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Note: Art Witt: William H. Witt was born February 12, 1888, the son of John H. Witt and Marie (Heidtmann) Witt. He was born at the family home one and one-half miles east of Bison, KS. On December 16, 1914, he married Louise Hildebrand. They bought the homestead from his mother in 1927. On this farm, they reared their four children, Helen, Arthur, Ruth, and Ethel. The family was active in the Baptist Church of Bison. William (Bill) and Louise moved to a home north of Bison in 1047 and Arthur moved his family to the Witt farm homestead from Lane Co., KS. Arthur purchased the farm from William and Louise in 1952. William especially like his mules and farmed with them until buying a tractor in 1929. -------------------- Ruth Witt Stude: My father, William Henry August ("Bill") Witt was born on Feb. 12, 1888 in Rush Co., Lone Star township, near Bison. I think that Dad had only about four years of school. He was a farmer. In the winter when we needed a ride from school, we knew we could find Dad. There was a creamery a little ways north of the schoolhouse where the fellows played checkers. Dad spent hours with his book "Hoyle's Games" to figure out new plays to try on the fellows the next time. (See book "Ruth Elaine Witt Stude and Family" for more stories.) ------------------- Merle Witt: The original Witt homestead claim was staked in Rush County in 1883 at Olney, KS. by John Witt. Bison did not yet exist at that time. Olney no longer exists now. In 1888 the homestead requirements were met such that a deed was issued at the Wakeney land office. The next Witt purchase of land was in Lane County in 1922 by Bill Witt paying $3,000 for the north 2 quarters that are now in CRP. The next purchase of 3 quarters was by Art Witt in 1943. Art Witt later traded some land with Bill Witt in 1951 so that Bill Witt then owned 3 quarters in Lane County. That explains the background of the 3 quarters of land that were divided by Louise Witt in 1967 to her 4 children. It was later planted to grass and enrolled into the USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) beginning in 1988.[Hildebrand, Franz family.FTW]
Art Witt: William H. Witt was born February 12, 1888, the son of John H. Witt and Marie (Heidtmann) Witt. He was born at the family home one and one-half miles east of Bison, KS. On December 16, 1914, he married Louise Hildebrand. They bought the homestead from his mother in 1927. On this farm, they reared their four children, Helen, Arthur, Ruth, and Ethel. The family was active in the Baptist Church of Bison. William (Bill) and Louise moved to a home north of Bison in 1047 and Arthur moved his family to the Witt farm homestead from Lane Co., KS. Arthur purchased the farm from William and Louise in 1952. William especially like his mules and farmed with them until buying a tractor in 1929. -------------------- Ruth Witt Stude: My father, William Henry August ("Bill") Witt was born on Feb. 12, 1888 in Rush Co., Lone Star township, near Bison. I think that Dad had only about four years of school. He was a farmer. In the winter when we needed a ride from school, we knew we could find Dad. There was a creamery a little ways north of the schoolhouse where the fellows played checkers. Dad spent hours with his book "Hoyle's Games" to figure out new plays to try on the fellows the next time. (See book "Ruth Elaine Witt Stude and Family" for more stories.) ------------------- Merle Witt: The original Witt homestead claim was staked in Rush County in 1883 at Olney, KS. by John Witt. Bison did not yet exist at that time. Olney no longer exists now. In 1888 the homestead requirements were met such that a deed was issued at the Wakeney land office. The next Witt purchase of land was in Lane County in 1922 by Bill Witt paying $3,000 for the north 2 quarters that are now in CRP. The next purchase of 3 quarters was by Art Witt in 1943. Art Witt later traded some land with Bill Witt in 1951 so that Bill Witt then owned 3 quarters in Lane County. That explains the background of the 3 quarters of land that were divided by Louise Witt in 1967 to her 4 children. It was later planted to grass and enrolled into the USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) beginning in 1988.
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