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Edgar Odell DeWitt 1878–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1878

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 1934

Death Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: William DeWitt

Mother: Ella McCarty

Spouse(s): Alta Magnus

Children(s): Harold Dewitt, Bessie Dewitt, Edgar Dewitt

Edgar Odell DeWitt was born in 1878 in Indiana, the child of William Dewitt And Ella Rosa Mccarty. In 1880, Edgar Odell DeWitt resided in Olive, St Joseph, Indiana, USA. Edgar Odell DeWitt married Alta Belle Magnus, and had children including Bessie M Dewitt, Edgar Beverly Dewitt, Harold Dewitt. Edgar Odell DeWitt passed away in 1934 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edgar Odell DeWitt was born in 1878 in Indiana, the child of William Dewitt And Ella Rosa Mccarty.
  • In 1880, Edgar Odell DeWitt resided in Olive, St Joseph, Indiana, USA.
  • Edgar Odell DeWitt married Alta Belle Magnus, and had children including Bessie M Dewitt, Edgar Beverly Dewitt, Harold Dewitt.
  • Edgar Odell DeWitt passed away in 1934 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edgar DeWitt's Ancestors

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Edgar DeWitt
1878–1934
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
William DeWitt
1851–1909
Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Ella (Rosa) McCarty
1855–1931
Rolling Prairie, Ind
Grandparents
Benjamin (Bruyn) DeWitt
1817–1902
Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Sarah (M) Burhans
1824–1899
Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, USA
William (Augustus) McCarty
1825–1890
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Corina Mccarty
1837–
Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Reuben DeWitt
1753–1800
Elizabeth Depuy
1753–1820
William Burhans
1798–1877
Jane Depuy
1799–1875
Charles McCarty
1794–1872
Mary McCarty
1803–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Egbert DeWitt
1699–1726
Maria Nottingham
1704–1759
Moses Depuy
1798–1816
Petrus Burhans
1770–1852
Helena Folant
1775–1833
Cornelius DEPUY
1769–1833
Sara VERNOOY
–1832
Benjamin McCarty
1763–1828
Mary Smallwood
1766–1865

Edgar DeWitt's Descendants

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Edgar (Odell) DeWitt (1878–1934) m. Alta (Belle) Magnus (4 Sep 1890–2 Dec 1935)
  1. 1. Harold Dewitt 1900–
  2. 2. Bessie (M) Dewitt 1903–
  3. 3. Edgar (Beverly) Dewitt 1913–1976

Edgar DeWitt's Timeline

5 Records

1878
25 Jan 1878
Birth of Edgar Odell DeWitt in Indiana
Indiana
1878
1878
Birth of Edgar Odell DeWitt
None
1880
1880
Age 2
Edgar Odell DeWitt resided here in Olive, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Olive, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
1934
1934
Age 56
Death of Edgar Odell DeWitt in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
1934
1934
Age 56
Death of Edgar Odell DeWitt
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Olive, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 308; Page: 251D; Enumeration District: 155
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1878

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Olive, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Olive, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 308; Page: 251D; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1934

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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