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DeWitt Smith 1860–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 APR 1860

Birth Location: Tazewell County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 29 JAN 1924

Death Location: Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA

Father: Uncle Smith

Mother: Eliza Andrews

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DeWitt Smith was born in 1860 in Tazewell County, Illinois, USA, the child of Uncle Elias Smith And Eliza Jane Andrews. In 1870, DeWitt Smith was recorded in the census in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA. In 1920, DeWitt Smith was recorded in the census in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA. DeWitt Smith married Minnie Bell Willis. DeWitt Smith passed away in 1924 in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • DeWitt Smith was born in 1860 in Tazewell County, Illinois, USA, the child of Uncle Elias Smith And Eliza Jane Andrews.
  • In 1870, DeWitt Smith was recorded in the census in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, DeWitt Smith was recorded in the census in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA.
  • DeWitt Smith married Minnie Bell Willis.
  • DeWitt Smith passed away in 1924 in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA.

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DeWitt Smith's Ancestors

Self
DeWitt Smith
1860–1924
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Uncle Elias Smith
1831–1917
Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Eliza (Jane) Andrews
1839–1921
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Ebenezer) Smith
1777–1843
New York, USA
Margaret Breckenridge
–1842
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

DeWitt Smith's Timeline

5 Records

1860
13 APR 1860
Birth of DeWitt Smith in Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 10
DeWitt Smith appeared in census in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
DeWitt Smith appeared in census in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA
Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
DeWitt Smith was employed in Washington County, Oregon, USA
Washington County, Oregon, USA
1924
29 JAN 1924
Age 64
Death of DeWitt Smith in Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA
Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 APR 1860
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 Census of United States of America, Illinois, Tazewell, Morton, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 Census of United States of America, Illinois, Tazewell, Morton, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870 Schedule; Online Images, Sheet 6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1924
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Washington County, Oregon, USA

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