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Robert James DeWitt 1935–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1935

Birth Location: Masontown, Preston, West Virginia

Death Date: 05 Jun 2009

Death Location: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States

Father: James *

Mother: Effie Benson

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Robert James DeWitt was born in 1935 in Masontown, Preston, West Virginia, the child of James Buckner Dewitt And Effie M Pearl Benson. In 1935, Robert James DeWitt resided in Rural, Preston, West Virginia. In 1940, Robert James DeWitt resided in Valley District, Masontown, Preston, West Virginia. Robert James DeWitt passed away in 2009 in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert James DeWitt was born in 1935 in Masontown, Preston, West Virginia, the child of James Buckner Dewitt And Effie M Pearl Benson.
  • In 1935, Robert James DeWitt resided in Rural, Preston, West Virginia.
  • In 1940, Robert James DeWitt resided in Valley District, Masontown, Preston, West Virginia.
  • Robert James DeWitt passed away in 2009 in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States.

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Robert DeWitt's Ancestors

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Robert DeWitt
1935–2009
Birth Place: Masontown, Preston, West Virginia
Parents
James Buckner DeWitt *
1895–1992
Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia
Effie (M. "Pearl") Benson
1892–1969
Bruceton Mills, Preston County, West Virginia
Grandparents
John (Wesley Dewitt) *
1866–1908
Preston County, West Virginia
Sarah (Jane Mellisa) Stump
1866–1934
Preston County, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Barnabas *
1831–1941
Sarah Bucklew
1841–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry DeWitt
1795–1860
Elizabeth Jackson
1791–1863

Robert DeWitt's Timeline

4 Records

1935
23 Jun 1935
Birth of Robert James DeWitt in Masontown, Preston, West Virginia
Masontown, Preston, West Virginia
1935
1935
Robert James DeWitt resided here in Rural, Preston, West Virginia
Rural, Preston, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 5
Robert James DeWitt resided here in Valley District, Masontown, Preston, West Virginia, USA
Valley District, Masontown, Preston, West Virginia, USA
2009
05 Jun 2009
Age 74
Death of Robert James DeWitt in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States
Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1935
    Event Place: Masontown, Preston, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Preston, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Valley District, Masontown, Preston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jun 2009
    Event Place: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States

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