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Sarah Ann DeWitt 1852–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1852

Birth Location: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1939

Death Location: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Father: Calvin DeWitt

Mother: Nancy Shaw

Spouse(s): Ethelbert Hornsby, Franklin Drenning

Children(s): Doris Hornsby, Joseph Hornsby, James Hornsby, Glenn Hornsby, Jessie Hornsby, Lillian Hornsby

The story of Sarah Ann DeWitt began in 1852 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Sarah Ann DeWitt married Ethelbert Byrne Hornsby, Franklin Benjamin Drenning, and had children including Doris Hornsby, Glenn Harrison Hornsby, James Ethelbert Hornsby, Jessie W Hornsby, Joseph Daniel Joe Hornsby, Lillian Belle Hornsby. Sarah Ann DeWitt passed away in 1939 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Ann DeWitt began in 1852 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
  • Sarah Ann DeWitt married Ethelbert Byrne Hornsby, Franklin Benjamin Drenning, and had children including Doris Hornsby, Glenn Harrison Hornsby, James Ethelbert Hornsby, Jessie W Hornsby, Joseph Daniel Joe Hornsby, Lillian Belle Hornsby.
  • Sarah Ann DeWitt passed away in 1939 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Calvin DeWitt
1814–1872
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Nancy Shaw
1815–1879
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ethelbert Hornsby
1853–1933
Birth Location: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
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Franklin Drenning
1848–1933
Birth Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Doris Hornsby
1888–1950
Birth Location: Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, USA
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Joseph Hornsby
1885–1952
Birth Location: Hersey, Osceola, Michigan, USA
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James Hornsby
1880–1955
Birth Location: Hersey, Osceola, Michigan, USA
JH
Glenn Hornsby
1894–1967
Birth Location: Hersey, Osceola, Michigan, USA
GH
Jessie Hornsby
1883–1887
Birth Location: Hersey, Osceola, Michigan, USA
JH
Lillian Hornsby
1890–1891
Birth Location: Hersey, Osceola, Michigan, USA
LH

Sarah DeWitt's Ancestors

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Sarah DeWitt
1852–1939
Birth Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Parents
Calvin DeWitt
1814–1872
New York, United States
Nancy Shaw
1815–1879
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah DeWitt's Descendants

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Sarah (Ann) DeWitt (22 Sep 1852–15 Aug 1939) m. Ethelbert (Byrne) Hornsby (4 Oct 1853–3 Feb 1933) m. Franklin (Benjamin) Drenning (Jan 31 1848–Oct 1933)
  1. 1. Doris Hornsby 1888–1950 m. Fremont (Winton) Parker 1881–1943
    1. 1. Eleanor (Elaine) Parker 1924–1989 m. Monte (Karl) Foreman 1921–2002
    2. 2. Dale (D.) PARKER 1919–1987
    3. 3. Dorsey (Elvina) PARKER 1906–1987
    4. 4. Harold (W.) PARKER 1909–1998
    5. 5. Edna (Amy) Parker 1905–1995
  2. 2. Joseph (Daniel "Joe ") Hornsby 1885–1952 m. Aleta (Dora) Hart 1915–2004 m. Jessie (May) Gray 1888–1917 m. Gertrude (Evelyn) McCaslin 1899–1985 m. Edith (May) Emory 1892–1910
    1. 1. Helen (Lucille) Hornsby 1914–1987
    2. 2. Jean (Marsella) Hornsby 1924–2020
    3. 3. Cleobel Hornsby 1920–1998
    4. 4. Florine (Vinona) Hornsby 1922–2020 m. Ceil (Charles) Morgan 1918–1983
      1. 1. Michael (Ray) Morgan 1943–2010
  3. 3. James (Ethelbert) Hornsby 1880–1955
  4. 4. Glenn (Harrison) Hornsby 1894–1967
  5. 5. Jessie (W) Hornsby 1883–1887
  6. 6. Lillian (Belle) Hornsby 1890–1891

Sarah DeWitt's Timeline

2 Records

1852
22 Sep 1852
Birth of Sarah Ann DeWitt in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1939
15 Aug 1939
Age 87
Death of Sarah Ann DeWitt in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
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