Levitt, William James 'Red Bill'

1832 - 1908  (75 years)

• Name	Levitt, William James 'Red Bill'
  Birth	17 Aug 1832	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1880 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 08 1880 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, (District 150), Clay County, Illinois, image 09, page 08
  Occupation	Farmer
  Reference Number	LEVI.W001
  _FGRAVE	20854759
  Death	27 Apr 1908	Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Levitt Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County. Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Levitt, William James
  Person ID	I27492	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Levitt, Noah,   b. 9 Jun 1799, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky d. 9 Jan 1856, Clay County, Illinois (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Phillips, Mary,   b. 22 Oct 1811, Indiana d. 30 Nov 1898, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F11807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wammack, Lydia Ann 'Liddy',   b. 1 Jan 1837, Illinois d. 30 Apr 1902, Illinois (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1854  [1, 2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 7 months - She : 17 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Levitt, Martin,   b. 20 Jun 1855   d. 5 Mar 1865 (Age 9 years)   2. Levitt, Henry,   b. 24 May 1857   d. 17 Oct 1857 (Age 0 years)   3. Levitt, Sophronia,   b. 19 Sep 1858   d. 5 Mar 1865 (Age 6 years)   4. Levitt, Martha,   b. 1861, Illinois + 5. Levitt, Charles,   b. 15 Jul 1863, Illinois d. 22 Jul 1937, Texas (Age 74 years) + 6. Levitt, John I.,   b. 24 Jun 1864   d. 4 Dec 1928 (Age 64 years)   7. Levitt, Ora,   b. 1872, Illinois   8. Levitt, Anis,   b. 1874
  Family ID	F11802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Aug 1832 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 27 Apr 1908 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Levitt Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County. Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William James Levitt was born to Noah Levitt (6-9-1799 to 1-9-1856) and Mary Phillips Levitt (10-22-1811 to 11-30-1898). He married Lydia Ann Wammack on 3-16-1854. They were staunch members of the Christian Church and good business people. They lived one mile east of Sailor Springs on Levitt Prarie, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois. They were the parents of Charles Levitt. William James Levitt was known as "Red Bill".

  
  

• Sources

  [S16812] https://www.ancestry.com/i, 1880 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, Image 09, Page 08, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00052?usePUB=true&_phsrc=pxF16&pId=46440510) (Reliability: 2). [S7872] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Levitt, Charles, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42344987), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7873] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Levitt, William James, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=106584&GRid=20854759&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7874] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Levitt, Liddy A., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20854776), none. (Reliability: 2).