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Lafayette DeWitt 1857–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JAN 1857

Birth Location: Pike Co., Il., USA

Death Date: 11 NOV 1948

Death Location: Los Angeles Co., Ca., USA

Father: John DeWitt

Mother: Mary Hawkins

Spouse(s): Mary Hollenkamp

Children(s): John DeWitt, Clarence DeWitt, Olive DeWitt, Minna DeWitt, Albert DeWitt, Grace DeWitt, Mary DeWitt, Adeline DeWitt, Lafayette DeWitt, Nellie DeWitt

Lafayette DeWitt was born in 1857 in Pike Co., Il., USA, the child of John Henry Dewitt And Mary Jane Hawkins. In 1860, Lafayette DeWitt was recorded in the census in Perry Twp., Pike Co., IL., USA. In 1870, Lafayette DeWitt was recorded in the census in 4th Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA. Lafayette DeWitt married Mary Augusta Hollenkamp, and had children including Adeline Dewitt, Albert Arthur Dewitt, Clarence Douglas Dewitt, Grace Lillian Dewitt, John Henry Dewitt, Lafayette Gilbert Dewitt, Mary Jeanette Dewitt, Minna Charlotte Dewitt, Nellie Adeline Dewitt, Olive May Augusta Dewitt. Lafayette DeWitt passed away in 1948 in Los Angeles Co., Ca., USA.

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Biography

  • Lafayette DeWitt was born in 1857 in Pike Co., Il., USA, the child of John Henry Dewitt And Mary Jane Hawkins.
  • In 1860, Lafayette DeWitt was recorded in the census in Perry Twp., Pike Co., IL., USA.
  • In 1870, Lafayette DeWitt was recorded in the census in 4th Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA.
  • Lafayette DeWitt married Mary Augusta Hollenkamp, and had children including Adeline Dewitt, Albert Arthur Dewitt, Clarence Douglas Dewitt, Grace Lillian Dewitt, John Henry Dewitt, Lafayette Gilbert Dewitt, Mary Jeanette Dewitt, Minna Charlotte Dewitt, Nellie Adeline Dewitt, Olive May Augusta Dewitt.
  • Lafayette DeWitt passed away in 1948 in Los Angeles Co., Ca., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John DeWitt
1822–1892
Birth Location: Ky., USA
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Mary Hawkins
1828–1905
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Ky., USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hollenkamp
1859–1905
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
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Children(s)

John DeWitt
1880–1939
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
JD
Clarence DeWitt
1882–1937
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
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Olive DeWitt
1884–1985
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
OD
Minna DeWitt
1886–1970
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
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Albert DeWitt
1886–1886
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
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Grace DeWitt
1886–1886
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
GD
Mary DeWitt
1888–1888
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
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Adeline DeWitt
1892–1893
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
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Lafayette DeWitt
1893–1974
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
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Nellie DeWitt
1895–1961
Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
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Lafayette DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
Lafayette DeWitt
1857–1948
Birth Place: Pike Co., Il., USA
Parents
John Henry DeWitt
1822–1892
Ky., USA
Mary (Jane) Hawkins
1828–1905
Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Ky., USA
Grandparents
Price DeWitt
1798–1854
LaRue Co., Ky., USA
Sarah Albert
1802–1888
N.Y., USA
William (Hardin) Hawkins
Letitia (Van Meter) Chenoweth
Great-Grandparents
Peter DeWitt
–1841
Nancy Brown
George Albert
Asenath Skinner
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac DeWitt
1741–1822
Jerusha Price
1741–1813

Lafayette DeWitt's Descendants

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Lafayette DeWitt (11 JAN 1857–11 NOV 1948) m. Mary (Augusta) Hollenkamp (24 AUG 1859–2 NOV 1905)
  1. 1. John (Henry) DeWitt 1880–1939 m. Adelaide Neuhaus 1880–1911 m. Claudia (Frances) Kelly 1872–
    1. 1. Gladys (Catherine) DeWitt 1902–1995 m. Franklin (Tony) Eisenbach 1897–
    2. 2. Marie (Patricia) DeWitt 1904– m. Lee Peck
  2. 2. Clarence (Douglas) DeWitt 1882–1937 m. Myrtle Love 1890–1981
    1. 1. Marie (Bertha) DeWitt 1915–1989 m. Oscar (P.) Collatz 1905–1966
  3. 3. Olive (May Augusta) DeWitt 1884–1985 m. Charles (William) Prouty 1893–1989
    1. 1. Charles (Dewitt) Prouty 1924–
  4. 4. Minna (Charlotte) DeWitt 1886–1970 m. Charles (Lewis) Barker 1881–
    1. 1. Charles (L.) Barker 1908–1908
    2. 2. Marcella (D.) Barker 1909–1919
  5. 5. Albert (Arthur) DeWitt 1886–1886
  6. 6. Grace (Lillian) DeWitt 1886–1886
  7. 7. Mary (Jeanette) DeWitt 1888–1888
  8. 8. Adeline DeWitt 1892–1893
  9. 9. Lafayette (Gilbert) DeWitt 1893–1974 m. Nellie Dorney 1894–
    1. 1. Dixie (Jean) DeWitt 1918–2003 m. George (Taylor) Bolton 1908–1992
    2. 2. Jayne (C.) DeWitt 1921–
    3. 3. Mary (E.) DeWitt 1923– m. Jack (M.) Calegari 1920–
  10. 10. Nellie (Adeline) DeWitt 1895–1961

Lafayette DeWitt's Timeline

7 Records

1857
11 JAN 1857
Birth of Lafayette DeWitt in Pike Co., Il., USA
Pike Co., Il., USA
1860
4 SEP 1860
Age 3
Lafayette DeWitt appeared in census in Perry Twp., Pike Co., IL., USA
Perry Twp., Pike Co., IL., USA
1870
16 JUN 1870
Age 13
Lafayette DeWitt appeared in census in 4th Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
4th Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
1900
8 JUN 1900
Age 43
Lafayette DeWitt appeared in census in 4th Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
4th Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
1910
19 APR 1910
Age 53
Lafayette DeWitt appeared in census in 1st Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
1st Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA
1920
9 JAN 1920
Age 63
Lafayette DeWitt appeared in census in Pct. 567, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., Ca., USA
Pct. 567, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., Ca., USA
1948
11 NOV 1948
Age 91
Death of Lafayette DeWitt in Los Angeles Co., Ca., USA
Los Angeles Co., Ca., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1857
    Event Place: Pike Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 NOV 1948
    Event Place: Los Angeles Co., Ca., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 4 SEP 1860
    Event Place: Perry Twp., Pike Co., IL., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 16 JUN 1870
    Event Place: 4th Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1900
    Event Place: 4th Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 19 APR 1910
    Event Place: 1st Ward, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky., USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 9 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Pct. 567, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., Ca., USA
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