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William Dewitt 1828–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1828

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1889

Death Location: Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas, USA

Father: Daniel DeWitt

Mother: Rebecca Thornburgh

Spouse(s): Ann Dewitt

Children(s): Wesley DeWitt, Eli DeWitt, Mary DeWitt, Elmira DeWitt, Elisha DeWitt, Daniel DeWitt, Sylvester DeWitt

William Dewitt was born in 1828 in Indiana, USA, the child of Daniel W Dewitt And Rebecca Thornburgh. In 1850, William Dewitt resided in District 24, Delaware, Indiana, USA. William Dewitt married Ann Dewitt, and had children including Daniel W Dewitt, Eli Marion Dewitt, Elisha Jolly Dewitt, Elmira Ellen Dewitt, Mary Juliett Julia Dewitt, Sylvester Hueston Dewitt, Wesley Elmer Dewitt. William Dewitt passed away in 1889 in Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Dewitt was born in 1828 in Indiana, USA, the child of Daniel W Dewitt And Rebecca Thornburgh.
  • In 1850, William Dewitt resided in District 24, Delaware, Indiana, USA.
  • William Dewitt married Ann Dewitt, and had children including Daniel W Dewitt, Eli Marion Dewitt, Elisha Jolly Dewitt, Elmira Ellen Dewitt, Mary Juliett Julia Dewitt, Sylvester Hueston Dewitt, Wesley Elmer Dewitt.
  • William Dewitt passed away in 1889 in Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel DeWitt
1796–1873
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
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Rebecca Thornburgh
1802–1875
Birth Location: Greene Co, TN, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ann Dewitt
1823–1890
Birth Location: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Wesley DeWitt
1853–1926
Birth Location: Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, USA
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Eli DeWitt
1854–1936
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Mary DeWitt
1857–1942
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Elmira DeWitt
1858–1953
Birth Location: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA
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Elisha DeWitt
1860–1925
Birth Location: IN, USA
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Daniel DeWitt
1864–1886
Birth Location: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
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Sylvester DeWitt
1851–1916
Birth Location: Delaware County, Indiana, USA
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William Dewitt's Ancestors

Self
William Dewitt
1828–1889
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
Daniel W DeWitt
1796–1873
Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Rebecca Thornburgh
1802–1875
Greene Co, TN, USA
Grandparents
Mercy Massey
1765–1813
Patterson Creek, Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dewitt's Descendants

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William Dewitt (13 Dec 1828–25 Nov 1889) m. Ann Dewitt (24 Oct 1823–20 Jan 1890)
  1. 1. Wesley (Elmer) DeWitt 1853–1926 m. Belle (Lavisa) Black 1855–1936
    1. 1. Harry (Claude) DeWitt 1892–1962
    2. 2. James (Edward) DeWitt 1877–1964 m. Bertha (May) Mount 1884–
      1. 1. Paul (Mount) DeWitt 1903–1983 m. Coralie (Fay) Donart 1905–1963 m. Jennie Major 1913–2003
        1. 1. Floraline (Nadine Dewitt) (Derr) 1924–1997
        2. 2. Paul (Warren) Dewitt 1925–1993
      2. 2. Fleeta (B) Dewitt 1905–
      3. 3. Philip (James) Dewitt 1906–1953
      4. 4. Ferrel (R) Dewitt 1909–
      5. 5. Fern (M) Dewitt 1915–1991
      6. 6. Maxine (L) Dewitt 1918–
    3. 3. Martha (Ann DeWitt) (Slater) 1886–1970
    4. 4. Tessa (E.) DeWitt 1895–1897
    5. 5. Charles DeWitt 1882–
    6. 6. Nannie DeWitt 1884–
    7. 7. Hattie DeWitt 1890–
    8. 8. Nora (M) DeWitt 1881–1966 m. Frank (Otto) Dalton 1882–
      1. 1. Franklin Dalton 1901–
      2. 2. Elmer (William) Dalton 1903–1970 m. Opal Dalton 1904–
        1. 1. Nora (S) Dalton 1924–
        2. 2. Bonnie (Louisa) Dalton 1925–1993
      3. 3. Bell Dalton 1907–
  2. 2. Eli (Marion) DeWitt 1854–1936 m. Frances (Emaline) DeWitt 1866–1931
    1. 1. Rosa (H) Armstrong 1887–
  3. 3. Mary (Juliett Julia) DeWitt 1857–1942
  4. 4. Elmira (Ellen) DeWitt 1858–1953 m. Luther (Knox) Jr 1850–1931
    1. 1. Charles (Raymond) Knox 1884–1967
    2. 2. Joseph (Howard) Knox 1881–1960
    3. 3. Thomas (Edwin) Knox 1882–1967
    4. 4. Annie (Ellis Knox) (Yoakum) 1894–1984
    5. 5. Stella (Mae) Knox 1887–1981 m. Milton (Anslum) Trimmell 1884–1938
      1. 1. Bonnie (Ellis) Trimmell 1915–1979
      2. 2. Lucille (Trimmell) (Berckefeldt) 1906–
      3. 3. Luther (Anslum) Trimmell 1907–1983 m. Thelma (P) Trimmell 1910–1994
        1. 1. Hyla (Claudine) Trimmell 1931–1985
      4. 4. Victor (T) Trimmell 1910–1983 m. Margaret (M) Neville 1913–1996
      5. 5. Ruby (M) Trimmell 1913–
      6. 6. Dale Trimmell 1918–
      7. 7. Milton (W) Trimmell 1918–
      8. 8. William (S) Trimel 1920–
  5. 5. Elisha (Jolly) DeWitt 1860–1925 m. Sarah (Emma) Cumpton 1864–1949
    1. 1. James (Edward) DeWitt 1887–1937
    2. 2. Maude (J) Dewitt 1897–1917
    3. 3. Lewis (M) Dewitt 1889–
    4. 4. Mollie DeWitt 1886– m. David (Henry) Payne 1884–
      1. 1. Monta (Oran) Payne 1923–1938
      2. 2. Elsie Payne 1910–
      3. 3. Elva (Jesse) Payne 1910–1959 m. Lillian (P.) Payne 1913–2006
      4. 4. Christine (Bertha) Payne 1911–1995 m. John (H or R) Tanner 1905–
      5. 5. Geneva (E) Payne 1916–
      6. 6. Lewis (Edward) Payne 1920–1982
      7. 7. Norma (June) Payne 1925–2013 m. Kenneth (Wayne) Gooden 1918–1983
    5. 5. Bertha DeWitt 1884–1972 m. James (Frederick) Sillaway 1876–1918 m. John Hutson 1885–
      1. 1. Lena (Elsie) Sillaway 1916–1936
      2. 2. Jolley (Whitney) Sillaway 1901–1921
      3. 3. William (LeRoy) Sillaway 1906–1968
      4. 4. Pansy Sillaway 1912–
      5. 5. Maxine Hutson 1925–
      6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Hutson 1925–1998
  6. 6. Daniel (W) DeWitt 1864–1886
  7. 7. Sylvester (Hueston) DeWitt 1851–1916 m. Sarah (J) Furguson 1853–1891 m. Alma Stringham 1856–1934 m. Sarah (C) Ridenour 1859–1879
    1. 1. Infant (Son) Dewitt 1879–1880
    2. 2. William (Berry) DeWitt 1878–1881

William Dewitt's Timeline

9 Records

1828
13 Dec 1828
Birth of William Dewitt in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1850
10 Jan 1850
Age 22
William Dewitt was married in Delaware, Indiana, USA
Delaware, Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 22
William Dewitt resided here in District 24, Delaware, Indiana, USA
District 24, Delaware, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 32
William Dewitt resided here in Atlanta, Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA
Atlanta, Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 35
William Dewitt resided here in Atlanta, Illinois, United States
Atlanta, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 42
William Dewitt resided here in Toronto, Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, USA
Toronto, Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
William Dewitt resided here in Toronto, Woodson, Kansas, United States
Toronto, Woodson, Kansas, United States
1885
1 Mar 1885
Age 57
William Dewitt resided here in Toronto, Woodson, Kansas, USA
Toronto, Woodson, Kansas, USA
1889
25 Nov 1889
Age 61
Death of William Dewitt in Toronto, Woodson, KS, USA
Toronto, Woodson, KS, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1828
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Toronto, Woodson, Kansas; Roll: 400; Family History Film: 1254400; Page: 196C; Enumeration District: 061; Image: 0072
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1850
    Event Place: Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 24, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 24, Delaware, Indiana; Roll: 143; Page: 339a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Atlanta, Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois; Page: 67; Family History Library Film: 803200

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Atlanta, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Toronto, Neosho Falls, Woodson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Toronto, Woodson, Kansas; Roll: M593_443; Page: 500A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Toronto, Woodson, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Toronto, Woodson, Kansas; Roll: 400; Family History Film: 1254400; Page: 196C; Enumeration District: 061; Image: 0072

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Toronto, Woodson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_142; Line: 16

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1889
    Event Place: Toronto, Woodson, KS, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Kansas, Find A Grave Index, 1854-2012
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