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Matthew Pleasant Dewitt 1857–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1857

Birth Location: Campbellsville, Taylor, Ky

Death Date: 29 Jun 1926

Death Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Ks

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Nancy Hedgespeth

Spouse(s): Alice Whitehead

Children(s): Ralph Dewitt, John Dewitt, Fannie Dewitt, Opal Dewitt, Mary Dewitt, Florence Dewitt, Wallace Dewitt, Alice Dewitt, George Dewitt, Ruth Dewitt

In 1857, Matthew Pleasant Dewitt entered the world in Campbellsville, Taylor, Ky, born to John B Dewitt Jr And Nancy Ann Hedgespeth. Matthew Pleasant Dewitt married Alice Atwood Whitehead, and had children including Alice Louise Dewitt, Fannie Eugene Dewitt, Florence Dewitt, George Vinson Dutch Dewitt, John Earl Dewitt, Mary Helen Dewitt, Opal Mildred Dewitt, Ralph Matthew Big Dewitt, Ruth Ernestine Dewitt, Wallace Atwood Tag Dewitt. Matthew Pleasant Dewitt passed away in 1926 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Ks.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Matthew Pleasant Dewitt entered the world in Campbellsville, Taylor, Ky, born to John B Dewitt Jr And Nancy Ann Hedgespeth.
  • Matthew Pleasant Dewitt married Alice Atwood Whitehead, and had children including Alice Louise Dewitt, Fannie Eugene Dewitt, Florence Dewitt, George Vinson Dutch Dewitt, John Earl Dewitt, Mary Helen Dewitt, Opal Mildred Dewitt, Ralph Matthew Big Dewitt, Ruth Ernestine Dewitt, Wallace Atwood Tag Dewitt.
  • Matthew Pleasant Dewitt passed away in 1926 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Ks.

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Matthew Dewitt's Ancestors

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Matthew Dewitt
1857–1926
Birth Place: Campbellsville, Taylor, Ky
Parents
John B Dewitt Jr.
1830–1902
Green County, Kentucky
Nancy (Ann) Hedgespeth
1835–1893
Green County, Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Baughn) DeWitt
1799–1860
Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia
Mary ("Polly") Spurling
1800–1859
Fairfax Co., Virginia
Matthew (*) Hedgespeth
1805–1859
Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sally Hedgespeth) Hedgespeth
1804–1870
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron DeWitt
1770–1827
James Hedgpeth
1784–1850
RUTH JONES
1786–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dewitt
1744–1824
Abigail Maxey
1747–1829
Lemuel Hedgpeth
1757–1840
Lydia Holland
1759–1840

Matthew Dewitt's Descendants

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Matthew (Pleasant) Dewitt (16 May 1857–29 Jun 1926) m. Alice (Atwood) Whitehead (3 March 1869–1 June 1947)
  1. 1. Ralph (Matthew "Big") Dewitt 1895–1961 m. Vera (Doris) Hittle 1895–1971
    1. 1. Vera (Florence De) Witt 1916–1972 m. Lloyd (Andrew) Winters 1905–1973
      1. 1. Marlena (Ann) Winters 1937–1990 m. Manuel Lopez 1924–1987
    2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Dewitt 1918–1965 m. Willis Sperry 1914–1961
  2. 2. John (Earl) Dewitt 1888–1963
  3. 3. Fannie (Eugene) Dewitt 1889–1994
  4. 4. Opal (Mildred) Dewitt 1891–1988
  5. 5. Mary ("Helen") Dewitt 1894–1981
  6. 6. Florence Dewitt 1897–1897
  7. 7. Wallace (Atwood "Tag") Dewitt 1898–1990
  8. 8. Alice (Louise) Dewitt 1901–
  9. 9. George (Vinson "Dutch") Dewitt 1904–1966
  10. 10. Ruth (Ernestine) Dewitt 1911–

Matthew Dewitt's Timeline

2 Records

1857
16 May 1857
Birth of Matthew Pleasant Dewitt in Campbellsville, Taylor, Ky
Campbellsville, Taylor, Ky
1926
29 Jun 1926
Age 69
Death of Matthew Pleasant Dewitt in Wichita, Sedgwick, Ks
Wichita, Sedgwick, Ks

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1857
    Event Place: Campbellsville, Taylor, Ky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Ks

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