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Joseph Lemuel Dewitt 1894–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1894

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 27 Jul 1963

Death Location: Effingham, Georgia

Father: Melvin Dewitt

Mother: Sara Sheppard

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Children(s):

Joseph Lemuel Dewitt was born in 1894 in Georgia, the child of Melvin Asbury Dewitt And Sara Louise Sheppard. Joseph Lemuel Dewitt passed away in 1963 in Effingham, Georgia.

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Biography

  • Joseph Lemuel Dewitt was born in 1894 in Georgia, the child of Melvin Asbury Dewitt And Sara Louise Sheppard.
  • Joseph Lemuel Dewitt passed away in 1963 in Effingham, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Melvin Dewitt
1863–1927
Birth Location: Colleton County, SC
MD
Sara Sheppard
1870–1958
Birth Location: Georgia
SS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Dewitt's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Dewitt
1894–1963
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Melvin Asbury Dewitt
1863–1927
Colleton County, SC
Sara (Louise) Sheppard
1870–1958
Georgia
Grandparents
Jacob (Asbury) DeWitt
1839–1929
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Remley
1838–1898
Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Amanda (Ann) Canuet
1838–
Lemual Sheppard
1838–
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Dewitt
1822–1850
Adeline DeWitt
1820–
Edward Remley
1810–1853
Martha
1819–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Remley
1770–1840

Joseph Dewitt's Timeline

2 Records

1894
14 Dec 1894
Birth of Joseph Lemuel Dewitt in Georgia
Georgia
1963
27 Jul 1963
Age 69
Death of Joseph Lemuel Dewitt in Effingham, Georgia
Effingham, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1894
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1963
    Event Place: Effingham, Georgia
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