Tritt - Whitley Family Collection

2005
Manuscript Collection #1069
Creator(s)
Physical description
0.003 Cubic Feet, 2 items
Preferred Citation
Tritt - Whitley Family Collection (#1069), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions

Bryant L. Tritt was born on December 7, 1903 in Gaston County North Carolina. He kept a collection of family bibles. The collection spans 1778-1970 and includes photocopies of genealogical records from Tritt and his wife's family Bibles listing births, deaths, and marriages, etc. The Strength of the collection is the Tritt-Whitley family of Gaston County, Davie County, and Davidson County, North Carolina genealogical records.


Biographical/historical information

Bryant L. Tritt was born in December 7, 1903 in Gaston County, North Carolina to William August Tritt and Lillie Guin. He married Leona May Whitley, who was born in Davie County in February 13, 1906, on November 29, 1924. Bryant L. Tritt died in 1978 while Leona May Whitley passed away on November 29, 1997. The collection contains records from the Tritt-Whitley family bibles in North Carolina.


Scope and arrangement

The collection consists of photocopies of genealogical records from the family bibles of Bryant L. Tritt and his wife, Leona May Whitley. The records start in 1778 and end in 1970, listing births, deaths, and marriages, etc. in the Tritt-Whitley family of Gaston County, Davie County, and Davidson County, North Carolina.


Administrative information
Custodial History

April 26, 2006, 2 items, 0.003 cubic feet; Collection (2005) of genealogical records from the family bibles of Bryant L. Tritt, 1924-1970, and his wife, Leona May Whitley, 1778-1946, listing births, deaths, and marriages, etc. in the Tritt family of Gaston County, Davie County, and Davidson County, North Carolina. Photocopies. Donor: Mr. William E. "Mickey" Elmore

Source of acquisition

Gift of Mr. William E. "Mickey" Elmore

Processing information

Encoded by Lindsay Flood, March 28, 2008

Processed by Aleck Tan, February 2020

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.


Key terms
Family Names
Tritt family
Whitley family

Container list
Box 1 Folder a Genealogical records from the family bibles of Bryant L. Tritt and wife Leona May Whitley, dating between 1778-1970, 1778-1970