Researching John Witcher
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 211 people with the Witcher surname? In that year Witcher was ranked number 3368 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Witcher on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Witcher and the Witcher Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 236 people with the Witcher surname in the UK? Witcher is now ranked number 3820 for popularity in the UK. |
Witcher Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Witcher surname in the USA? Witcher is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called John Witcher
John Witcher
John Seashoal Witcher (July 15, 1839 – July 8, 1906) was an American farmer, politician and soldier from Cabell County, West Virginia (then in Virginia), who helped found the new Union state during the American Civil War and served one term in Congress representing West Virginia's 3rd congressional district as a Republican. After losing his re-election, however, he resumed his federal and U.S. Army career. In addition to serving as lieutenant colonel and brevet colonel of the 3rd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, Witcher also served a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and as the 3rd Secretary of State of West Virginia. On March 18, 1867, President Andrew Johnson nominated Witcher for appointment to the brevet grade of brigadier general, to rank from March 13, 1865; and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 28, 1867.
This distinguished U.S. officer is sometimes confused with Confederate Col. Vincent A. "Clawhammer" Witcher of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, a lawyer who commanded the 34th Virginia Cavalry Battalion and became especially known for his ruthlessness. Vincent Witcher's grandfather of the same name served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly but the younger lawyer Vincent Witcher twice lost elections for the Virginia House of Delegates after the war. Another similar Confederate bushwhacker was James Witcher of the Zollicoffer Mounted Rifles (a/k/a the Sullivan County, Tennessee Reserves). A Confederate bushwhacker stationed near Mud River (a tributary of the Guyandotte River along which this Union John Witcher grew up) and taking the name "John Witcher" also attacked (unsuccessfully) Union forces under Capt. John Reynolds at the Putnam County courthouse on the night of October 26, 1864.
Source: John Witcher, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Witcher
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