William Henry Tittsworth was born in New York circa 1834. By 1861, he was living in Northern Ohio. Tittsworth enlisted 13 May 1861 at age of 27 at Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. Unfortunately, Tittsworth was one of many soldiers who battled with his officers just to correct his information on the muster rolls. For example, William Henry's age was listed as "30" on the original enrollment roster, and his surname varied from Tittsworth to Titswood, Titswith, Titsworth, and Titsward. He served in Company C, 24th Ohio Volunteer Regiment until 20 July 1862, when he received a medical discharge for illness. After recovering from his illness, he reenlisted on 6 November 1862 and served with the 7th Independent Company of Ohio Sharpshooters through 28 July 1865. Though he would not maintain contact with his old comrades from the 24th Ohio Infantry Regiment, William Henry Tittsworth remained a Union patriot for the remainder of his life.

Following his war service, William Henry Tittsworth moved to Michigan. At age 36, William Henry married a young bride, Fanny Carmer, who also was born in New York State. She was 17 when they married in Lenawee County, Michigan. A brother, Elias Tittsworth, also lived in the Lenawee County, Michigan.

William and Fanny had 3 children:

1) Oliver Tittsworth, born circa 1872,
2) Elias Tittsworth, born circa 1874,
3) Mary Tittsworth born circa, 1876.

By 1880, the Tittsworth family was living in Osceola County, Michigan. After Fanny Carmer Tittsworth's death in October, 1880, of typhoid fever, William Henry would remain a widower for the remainder of his life.

By 1887, William Henry Tittsworth was living in Luther, Lake County, Michigan. Age and disability forced him to apply for a war veteran's pension. By 1890, he had moved to the Old Soldiers Home in Kent County, Michigan.

William Henry Tittsworth died in the Old Soldiers Home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 8, 1899, at the age of 65. His last resting place is the Luther, Michigan, cemetery.

Sources:

24th O.V.I. Pension Index.
Ohio Adjutant General's Roster of Ohio Troops.
Whitelaw Reid, "Ohio in the War."

Additional biographical information provided by John Obermeyer, Maggie Skalka, and Edmund Russell.

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