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GITTINGS, John T.
1870 - 1923 (52 years) Has 3 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
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Name GITTINGS, John T. Birth 8 Aug 1870 Caledonia Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA 
Gender Male Death 2 Jan 1923 Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA Person ID I1861 Edgoose Last Modified 25 Feb 2026
Father GITTINGS, William, b. Wales d. Aug 1911, Wales Mother .........., Elizabeth, b. Wales d. Abt 1904, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F993 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 EDGOOSE, Aristean, b. 5 Aug 1878, Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Sep 1906, Union Grove, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 28 years) Marriage 4 Jun 1902 Union Grove, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA Children 1. GITTINGS, Elinor May, b. 2 May 1904, Union Grove, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Sep 1936, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 32 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F991 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 SEARS, Stella May, b. 17 Sep 1873, Caledonia Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA d. 3 Jan 1953, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States Of America (Age 79 years) Marriage Dec 1910 Family ID F992 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes - GITTINGS, John T. (1870-1923)
From the 1905 Wisconsin State Census of Union Grove, Racine:
*John T. GITTINGS, head, aged 34, married, born in Wisconsin of Welsh parents, a lawyer, employed for 12 months during the past year, home rented;
Ernestine (sic) GITTINGS, wife, aged 26, born in Wisconsin of English and Illinois parents;
Elinor GITTINGS, daughter, aged 1, born in Wisconsin of Wisconsin born parents;
Lucinda A. EDGOOSE, mother-in-law, aged 67, widow, born in Illinois of New York born parents.
Newspapers.com: Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Wisconsin), 4 January 1923:
"DEATH OF J. T. GITTINGS WELL KNOWN LAWYER
John T. GITTINGS, 52 years old, well known attorney of Union Grove, died on Tueday morning at St. Mary's hospital in Racine from the result of a paralytic stroke received at his summer home at Eagle Lake, July 21, 1922.
John T. GITTINGS was born in the town of Caledonia, Aug. 9, 1870, and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William GITTINGS, pioneer settlers of Racine county. After graduating from the Racine High school in 1989, he entered the Wisconsin university, from which he graduated with the law class of 1894.
Mr. GITTINGS first engaged in the practice of law at Burlington, being associated with George W. WALLER for several years. Later he moved to Union Grove where he became a leading attorney, devoting most of his attention to corporation matterd the probating of estates.
Mr. GITTINGS was twice married, his first wife being Miss Aresteen EDGOOSE, whom he married in 1900. To them two children were born, Elinor May and John Halbert. Mrs. GITTINGS died in 1906 and in December 1910 Mr. GITTINGS was united in mage to Miss Stella M. SEARS, who with the two children survive him. He is also survived by two brothers, Christopher and Ward and two sisters, Mrs. John PUGH and Miss Elizabeth GITTINGS, all of Racine.
The funeral was held on Thursday from the Congregational church at Union Grove at 2 p. m., Rev. H. P. FREELING officiating.
(Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Wisconsin), 4 January 1923 accessed via Newspapers.com)
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- GITTINGS, John T. (1870-1923)