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Melvin Asbury Dewitt 1863–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1863

Birth Location: Colleton County, SC

Death Date: 17 Jan 1927

Death Location: Meldrim, Effingham County, Georgia

Father: Jacob DeWitt

Mother: Elizabeth Remley

Spouse(s): Sara Sheppard

Children(s): Elizabeth Dewitt, Edgar DeWitt, Anna Folsom, William Dewitt, Carl Dewitt, Joseph Dewitt, Frederick Dewitt, Walter Dewitt, Thomas Dewitt, Robert Dewitt

The story of Melvin Asbury Dewitt began in 1863 in Colleton County, SC. Melvin Asbury Dewitt married Sara Louise Sheppard, and had children including Anna Belle Dewitt Folsom, Carl Asbury Dewitt, Edgar Eugene Dewitt, Elizabeth Amanda Dewitt, Frederick Lorenzo Dewitt, Joseph Lemuel Dewitt, Robert Ervin Dewitt, Thomas Henry Dewitt, Walter Sheppard Dewitt, William Howard Dewitt. Melvin Asbury Dewitt passed away in 1927 in Meldrim, Effingham County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Asbury Dewitt began in 1863 in Colleton County, SC.
  • Melvin Asbury Dewitt married Sara Louise Sheppard, and had children including Anna Belle Dewitt Folsom, Carl Asbury Dewitt, Edgar Eugene Dewitt, Elizabeth Amanda Dewitt, Frederick Lorenzo Dewitt, Joseph Lemuel Dewitt, Robert Ervin Dewitt, Thomas Henry Dewitt, Walter Sheppard Dewitt, William Howard Dewitt.
  • Melvin Asbury Dewitt passed away in 1927 in Meldrim, Effingham County, Georgia.

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Melvin Dewitt's Ancestors

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Melvin Dewitt
1863–1927
Birth Place: Colleton County, SC
Parents
Jacob Asbury DeWitt
1839–1929
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Remley
1838–1898
Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Dewitt
1822–1850
South Carolina, United States
Adeline DeWitt
1820–
South Carolina, United States
Edward (White) Remley
1810–1853
St. Bartholomew Parish SC
Martha
1819–
Colleton, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Remley
1770–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvin Dewitt's Descendants

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Melvin (Asbury) Dewitt (31 Dec 1863–17 Jan 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

Melvin Dewitt's Timeline

3 Records

1863
31 Dec 1863
Birth of Melvin Asbury Dewitt in Colleton County, SC
Colleton County, SC
1891
1891
Age 28
Melvin Asbury Dewitt was married
None
1927
17 Jan 1927
Age 64
Death of Melvin Asbury Dewitt in Eden, Effingham, Georgia
Eden, Effingham, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1863
    Event Place: Colleton County, SC
    Record Source: Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1891

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1927
    Event Place: Eden, Effingham, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meldrim, Effingham County, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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