NameHenry Orth Witman
Birth22 Jan 1830
Death13 Feb 1892, Washington , DC
FatherJohn Otto Witman (1802-1884)
MotherCaroline Orth (1810-1848)
Misc. Notes
Henry Orth was educated in the public schools, and at Capt. Alden Partridge's Military and Scientific Institute, Harrisburg; studied medicine with his father and graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1851; for a number of years practiced his profession at Halifax; subsequently removing to Harrisburg, Pa.: in 1891 appointed medical examiner to the Pension Bureau at Washington City: during the war for the Union served as lieutenant of Company E, Sixth regiment, P. V. M., and captain of Company C, Thirty-sixth regiment, P. V. M.; he m., October 11, 1866, Frederica Krause, b. March 8, 1837; daughter of Judge Krause, of Norristown, Pa.
Spouses
1Frederica Krause
Birth3 Mar 1837
FatherJudge David Krause (1800-1871)
MotherCatharine Orr (1800-1875)
Marriage11 Oct 1866
ChildrenBertha (1867-)
 Caroline (1869-)
 Ralph (1872-)
 Alice (1875-)
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