Sunday’s Obituary~John Wesley Bittle

J. W. Bittle
Special to The State
Chesterfield. April 9.- J. W. Bittle, who lived near town, died on Thursday and was buried in the family burying ground on the 7th. Mr. Bittle served through the war in Company A, Fourth cavalry, S.C.V. He had been in bad health for several years. He was almost 72 years old.¹

John Wesley Bittle was married to Ellen Cenora J. Smith daughter of  Ferguson Hale Smith and Catherine Melton. They had 6 children; four daughters and 2 sons.
John Wesley died on 6 April 1911.




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[1] J. W. BITTLE obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 10 April 1911, page 7, column 2.