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Jacob Asbury DeWitt 1839–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1839

Birth Location: Colleton County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Jan 1929

Death Location: Springfield (Effingham County), Effingham County, Georgia, USA

Father: Joseph Dewitt

Mother: Adeline DeWitt

Spouse(s): Mary Waters, Elizabeth Remley

Children(s): Owen Dewitt, Henry DeWitt, John Dewitt, Melvin Dewitt, Cary Dewitt, George DeWitt, Alpheus DeWitt, Oder DeWitt, Gary DeWitt, Millard DeWitt, Dudley DeWitt, Adeline DeWitt, Susie Blackwell, Robert Blackwell, Ella Blackwell, Samuel Blackwell, Millard Dewitt, Dudley 🧬

Jacob Asbury DeWitt was born in 1839 in Colleton County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Dewitt And Adeline Dewitt. In 1850, Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided in St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, . In 1860, Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided in St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, . Jacob Asbury DeWitt married Elizabeth Ann Remley, Mary Isabelle Waters, and had children including Adeline Annie Dewitt, Alpheus Madison Dewitt, Cary Iodell Dewitt, Dudley Edward Dewitt, Ella Blackwell, Gary Dewitt, George Uel Dewitt, Henry Luther Dewitt, John Joseph Dewitt, Melvin Asbury Dewitt, Millard Dewitt, Millard Filmore Dewitt, Oder Elizabeth Dewitt, Owen Dewitt, Robert Blackwell, Samuel Addison Blackwell, Susie Blackwell. Jacob Asbury DeWitt passed away in 1929 in Springfield (Effingham County), Effingham County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Asbury DeWitt was born in 1839 in Colleton County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Joseph Dewitt And Adeline Dewitt.
  • In 1850, Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided in St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, .
  • In 1860, Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided in St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, .
  • Jacob Asbury DeWitt married Elizabeth Ann Remley, Mary Isabelle Waters, and had children including Adeline Annie Dewitt, Alpheus Madison Dewitt, Cary Iodell Dewitt, Dudley Edward Dewitt, Ella Blackwell, Gary Dewitt, George Uel Dewitt, Henry Luther Dewitt, John Joseph Dewitt, Melvin Asbury Dewitt, Millard Dewitt, Millard Filmore Dewitt, Oder Elizabeth Dewitt, Owen Dewitt, Robert Blackwell, Samuel Addison Blackwell, Susie Blackwell.
  • Jacob Asbury DeWitt passed away in 1929 in Springfield (Effingham County), Effingham County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Dewitt
1822–1850
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Adeline DeWitt
1820–
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Waters
1861–1932
Birth Location: Georgia
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Elizabeth Remley
1838–1898
Birth Location: Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Owen Dewitt
1867–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Henry DeWitt
1873–1962
Birth Location: Colleton County, South Carolina, United States of America
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John Dewitt
1866–1934
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Melvin Dewitt
1863–1927
Birth Location: Colleton County, SC
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Cary Dewitt
1870–1940
Birth Location: Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
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George DeWitt
1868–1952
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Alpheus DeWitt
1861–1892
Birth Location: Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
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Oder DeWitt
1876–1907
Birth Location: Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
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Gary DeWitt
1878–
Birth Location: Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
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Millard DeWitt
1879–1967
Birth Location: Chelsea, Beaufort, SC
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Dudley DeWitt
1881–1967
Birth Location: Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
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Adeline DeWitt
1900–1992
Birth Location: Tusculum, Effingham County, Georgia, USA
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Susie Blackwell
1886–1965
Birth Location: –
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Robert Blackwell
1888–
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Ella Blackwell
1893–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Samuel Blackwell
1895–1977
Birth Location: Savanah, Georgia, United States
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Millard Dewitt
1879–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Dudley 🧬
1881–1976
Birth Location: Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
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Jacob DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
Jacob DeWitt
1839–1929
Birth Place: Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joseph Dewitt
1822–1850
South Carolina, United States
Adeline DeWitt
1820–
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob DeWitt's Descendants

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Jacob (Asbury) DeWitt (23 Nov 1839–12 Jan 1929) m. Mary (Isabelle) Waters (14 Mar 1861–18 Mar 1932) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Remley (9 May 1838–28 March 1898)
  1. 1. Owen Dewitt 1867–
  2. 2. Henry (Luther) DeWitt 1873–1962 m. Florence (Edith) Frank 1881–1923
    1. 1. Maselo Dewitt 1916–
    2. 2. Marcella (Edith) DeWitt 1915–1990 m. Lou (Dean Risher Hinely) Sr 1910–1998
      1. 1. LouDean (Risher) Hinely 1936–2024 m. Dorothy (Mae) Arledge 1935–2013
    3. 3. Henry (Alphus) DeWitt 1903–1976
    4. 4. Eirvin (McCoy DeWitt) Sr 1906–1967 m. Lillian Mallard 1911–
    5. 5. Ezra (Asbury) DeWitt 1908–1947
    6. 6. Harold (Luther DeWitt) Sr 1910–1983 m. Grace (J) Dewitt 1917–1994
      1. 1. Catherine (E) Dewitt 1935–2010 m. Simon (Irvin) Deal 1921–2010
    7. 7. Leo (Frank) DeWitt 1919–1932
  3. 3. John (Joseph) Dewitt 1866–1934
  4. 4. Melvin (Asbury) Dewitt 1863–1927 m. Sara (Louise) Sheppard 1870–1958
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Amanda) Dewitt 1900–1985
    2. 2. Edgar (Eugene) DeWitt 1905–1988
    3. 3. Anna (Belle Dewitt) Folsom 1907–1975
    4. 4. William (Howard) Dewitt 1914–1996
    5. 5. Carl (Asbury) Dewitt 1892–1977
    6. 6. Joseph (Lemuel) Dewitt 1894–1963
    7. 7. Frederick (Lorenzo) Dewitt 1893–1973
    8. 8. Walter (Sheppard) Dewitt 1903–1966
    9. 9. Thomas (Henry) Dewitt 1896–1912
    10. 10. Robert (Ervin) Dewitt 1898–1929
  5. 5. Cary (Iodell) Dewitt 1870–1940
  6. 6. George (Uel) DeWitt 1868–1952
  7. 7. Alpheus (Madison) DeWitt 1861–1892 m. Emma (Dorithy) Hubbard 1870–1898
    1. 1. Effie (Elizabeth) DeWitt 1888–1986
    2. 2. Artelia (Evelyn) Dewitt 1890–1914
    3. 3. William (Edward) Dewitt 1886–1937
  8. 8. Oder (Elizabeth) DeWitt 1876–1907
  9. 9. Gary DeWitt 1878–
  10. 10. Millard (Filmore) DeWitt 1879–1967 m. Leony Dewitt 1889–
    1. 1. Marvin Dewitt 1906–
    2. 2. Ivy Dewitt 1907–
    3. 3. Mildred Dewitt 1910–
  11. 11. Dudley (Edward) DeWitt 1881–1967
  12. 12. Adeline (Annie) DeWitt 1900–1992 m. Jesse (Irvin) Moore 1899–1948
  13. 13. Susie Blackwell 1886–1965
  14. 14. Robert Blackwell 1888–
  15. 15. Ella Blackwell 1893–
  16. 16. Samuel (Addison) Blackwell 1895–1977
  17. 17. Millard Dewitt 1879–
  18. 18. Dudley (Edward Dewitt) 🧬 1881–1976

Jacob DeWitt's Timeline

10 Records

1839
23 Nov 1839
Birth of Jacob Asbury DeWitt in Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 11
Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided here in St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 21
Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided here in St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 31
Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided here in Verdier, Colleton, South Carolina, United States
Verdier, Colleton, South Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 41
Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided here in Bluffton, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Bluffton, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 61
Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided here in Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia, USA
Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia, USA
1908
1908
Age 69
Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided here in Savannah, Georgia, USA
Savannah, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 71
Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided here in Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia, USA
Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 81
Jacob Asbury DeWitt resided here in Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia, USA
Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia, USA
1929
12 Jan 1929
Age 90
Death of Jacob Asbury DeWitt in Tusculum, Effingham, Georgia, United States of America
Tusculum, Effingham, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1839
    Event Place: Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia; Roll: T625_255; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 50
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bluffton, Beaufort, South Carolina; Roll: 1221; Family History Film: 1255221; Page: 90C; Enumeration District: 044
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Verdier, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1492; Page: 291A; Image: 593; Family History Library Film: 552991
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia; Roll: 194; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1240194
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1218; Page: 308; Image: 126; Family History Library Film: 805218
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia; Roll: T624_185; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1374198
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: M432_851; Page: 200B; Image: 403
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: M432_851; Page: 200B; Image: 403

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: St Bartholomews Parish, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1218; Page: 308; Image: 126; Family History Library Film: 805218

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Verdier, Colleton, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Verdier, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1492; Page: 291A; Image: 593; Family History Library Film: 552991

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bluffton, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bluffton, Beaufort, South Carolina; Roll: 1221; Family History Film: 1255221; Page: 90C; Enumeration District: 044

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia; Roll: 194; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1240194

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Savannah, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia; Roll: T624_185; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1374198

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Militia District 10, Effingham, Georgia; Roll: T625_255; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 50

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Walterboro, Colleton, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Verdier, Colleton, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1492; Page: 291A; Image: 593; Family History Library Film: 552991

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1929
    Event Place: Tusculum, Effingham, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, Source Citation: Certificate number: 1434-K
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield (Effingham County), Effingham County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012
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