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Ernest Jeffries Hewitt 1905 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Feb 1905

Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio

Death Date: 30 Nov 1988

Death Location: Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Father: Ernest Hewitt

Mother: Minnie Jeffries

Spouse(s): Ruth Bruns

Children(s): John Hewitt, Charles Hewitt

The story of Ernest Jeffries Hewitt began in 1905 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio. In 1910, Ernest Jeffries Hewitt resided in Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois. In 1920, Ernest Jeffries Hewitt resided in Evanston Ward 3, Cook, Illinois. Ernest Jeffries Hewitt married Ruth Elinor Bruns, and had children including John Jeffries Hewitt, Charles Walworth Hewitt. Ernest Jeffries Hewitt passed away in 1988 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Jeffries Hewitt began in 1905 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.
  • In 1910, Ernest Jeffries Hewitt resided in Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois.
  • In 1920, Ernest Jeffries Hewitt resided in Evanston Ward 3, Cook, Illinois.
  • Ernest Jeffries Hewitt married Ruth Elinor Bruns, and had children including John Jeffries Hewitt, Charles Walworth Hewitt.
  • Ernest Jeffries Hewitt passed away in 1988 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ernest Hewitt
1872 – 1940
Birth Location: Sublette, Lee County, Illinois
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Minnie Jeffries
1870 – 1967
Birth Location: Pickaway, Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Bruns
1912 – 2006
Birth Location: Iowa
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Children(s)

John Hewitt
1936 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Charles Hewitt
1943 – 1999
Birth Location: –
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Ernest Hewitt's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Hewitt
1905 – 1988
Birth Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
Parents
Ernest Wilder Hewitt
1872 – 1940
Sublette, Lee County, Illinois
Minnie (Effa) Jeffries
1870 – 1967
Pickaway, Ohio
Grandparents
George (Franklin) Hewitt
1851 – 1936
South Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Martha (Ernestine) Thompson
1848 – 1882
Troy Grove Township, LaSalle County, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Orrin Hewitt
1819 – 1854
Elvira Benton
– 1906
John Thompson
1823 – 1904
Clementine Eastman
1819 – 1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Thompson
1789 – 1870
Hannah Breeding
1797 – 1864
John Eastman
1796 – 1860
Sibyl Stevens
1792 – 1836

Ernest Hewitt's Descendants

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Ernest (Jeffries) Hewitt (27 Feb 1905 – 30 Nov 1988) m. Ruth (Elinor) Bruns (13 Aug 1912 – 03 Dec 2006)
  1. 1. John (Jeffries) Hewitt (19 Oct 1936 – )
  2. 2. Charles (Walworth) Hewitt (5 Apr 1943 – 1999)

Ernest Hewitt's Timeline

7 Records

1905
27 Feb 1905
Birth of Ernest Jeffries Hewitt in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
1910
1910
Age 5
Ernest Jeffries Hewitt resided here in Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois
Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois
1920
1920
Age 15
Ernest Jeffries Hewitt resided here in Evanston Ward 3, Cook, Illinois
Evanston Ward 3, Cook, Illinois
1930
1930
Age 25
Ernest Jeffries Hewitt resided here in New Trier, Cook, Illinois
New Trier, Cook, Illinois
1935
1935-1993
Age 30
Ernest Jeffries Hewitt resided here in Sarasota, FL
Sarasota, FL
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 35
Ernest Jeffries Hewitt resided here in New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
1988
30 Nov 1988
Age 83
Death of Ernest Jeffries Hewitt in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_783; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 16-305
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: 334-14-4566; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Evanston Ward 3, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_358; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 76; Image: .
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 503; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 2210; Image: 787.0.
    [7] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Evanston Ward 3, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Evanston Ward 3, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_358; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 76; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 503; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 2210; Image: 787.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Sarasota, FL
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_783; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 16-305

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_783; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 16-305

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1988
    Event Place: Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 334-14-4566; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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