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William Edgar DeWitt 1851 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 November 1851

Birth Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 2 October 1909

Death Location: New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

Father: Benjamin DeWitt

Mother: Sarah Burhans

Spouse(s): Ella McCarty

Children(s): Edgar DeWitt, Abbie Dewitt, Erma Dewitt, Paul DeWitt, William Dewitt

The story of William Edgar DeWitt began in 1851 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA. In 1860, William Edgar DeWitt resided in Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA. William Edgar DeWitt married Ella Mae McCarty, and had children including Edgar Odell DeWitt, Abbie Blanche Dewitt, Erma G Dewitt, Paul Francis DeWitt, William McFalls Dewitt. William Edgar DeWitt passed away in 1909 in New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Edgar DeWitt began in 1851 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1860, William Edgar DeWitt resided in Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA.
  • William Edgar DeWitt married Ella Mae McCarty, and had children including Edgar Odell DeWitt, Abbie Blanche Dewitt, Erma G Dewitt, Paul Francis DeWitt, William McFalls Dewitt.
  • William Edgar DeWitt passed away in 1909 in New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin DeWitt
1817 – 1902
Birth Location: Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
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Sarah Burhans
1824 – 1899
Birth Location: Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ella McCarty
1855 – 1931
Birth Location: Rolling Prairie, Ind
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Children(s)

Edgar DeWitt
1878 – 1934
Birth Location: Indiana
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Abbie Dewitt
1880 – 1966
Birth Location: Indiana
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Erma Dewitt
1883 – 1888
Birth Location: Michigan
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Paul DeWitt
1885 – 1947
Birth Location: New Carlisle, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA
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William Dewitt
1892 – 1946
Birth Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte, Indiana, USA
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William DeWitt's Ancestors

Self
William DeWitt
1851 – 1909
Birth Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt
1817 – 1902
Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Sarah (Maria) Burhans
1824 – 1899
Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Egbert (R) Dewitt
1792 – 1851
Warwarsing, Ulster Cty, NY
Maria Bruyn
1784 – 1855
Ulster County, New York, United States of America
William Burhans
1798 – 1877
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Jane Depuy
1799 – 1875
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben DeWitt
1753 – 1800
Elizabeth DePuy
1753 – 1820
Benjamin Bruyn
1754 – 1822
Sarah Depuy
1751 –
Petrus Burhans
1770 – 1852
Helena Folant
1775 – 1833
Cornelius DEPUY
1769 – 1833
Sara VERNOOY
– 1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Egbert DeWitt
1699 – 1726
Mary Nottingham
1704 – 1759
Moses DePuy
1718 – 1802
Elizabeth Clearwater
1720 – 1789
Johannes Bruyn
1712 – 1755
Maria Schoonmaker
1727 – 1764

William DeWitt's Descendants

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William (Edgar) DeWitt (29 November 1851 – 2 October 1909) m. Ella (Mae) McCarty (24 August 1855 – 22 Feb 1931)
  1. 1. Edgar (Odell) DeWitt (1878 – 1934) m. Alta (Belle) Magnus (4 Sep 1890 – 2 Dec 1935)
    1. 1. Harold Dewitt (May 1900 – )
    2. 2. Bessie (M) Dewitt (abt 1903 – )
    3. 3. Edgar (Beverly) Dewitt (4 May 1913 – 19 Apr 1976)
  2. 2. Abbie (Blanche) Dewitt (16 May 1880 – 18 Jun 1966) m. Elmer (E) Hovarter (abt 1880 – 05 Sept 1948)
    1. 1. Harold (D) Hovarter (19 Dec 1906 – 2 Jun 1974)
    2. 2. Berniece (Clementine) Hovarter (17 Jul 1909 – 22 Mar 1997)
  3. 3. Erma (G) Dewitt (Sep 1883 – Bet. 1888–1982) m. Webster (Willis) WEIDMAN
  4. 4. Paul (Francis) DeWitt (27 March 1885 – 19 July 1947) m. Bernice Haslett (12 March 1889 – 19 December 1980)
    1. 1. Claude (William) Dewitt (25 October 1908 – 9 October 1976) m. Irene (Elizabeth) Imhoff (3 March 1911 – 4/7/86)
      1. 1. James (A De) Witt (abt 1939 – )
    2. 2. Evelyn (Bernadine) DeWitt (abt 1911 – 15 Oct 1999) m. William (Harold) Storm (6 Sep 1910 – 26 Oct 1989)
      1. 1. Karen (Lou) Storm (21 Aug 1940 – 1 Oct 2005) m. Charles (D) Lamb (9 Jan 1937 – ) m. Francis (W) Weir (1935 – ) m. Francis (Wayne) Weir (5 Feb 1935 – 27 June 2020)
        1. 1. Pollyana (Lamb) Hansen ( – Abt 2019)
    3. 3. Paul (Haslett) DeWitt (abt 1913 – 16 May 2003) m. Hortense (Louise) Haworth (16 Sep 1913 – 03 Sep 1997)
      1. 1. Paul (("Pat") Haworth) DeWitt (1 Jan 1942 – ) m. Cathline Dewitt
      2. 2. Michael DeWitt
    4. 4. Donnabelle DeWitt (12 Aug 1915 – 5 Jun 2002) m. Louis (Earl) Stover (30 Apr 1919 – 26 Jul 1997) m. Herbert (Denis) Bare (2-28-1904 – 20 Nov 1974) m. George (Franklin) Lashmit (11 Jan 1910 – 9 Jul 1982) m. Baker m. Louis (Earl) Stover
      1. 1. Dorlea Stover (10 Apr 1936 – 8 Nov 1988)
      2. 2. Margaret (Elouise) Stover (17 Apr 1938 – 17 Apr 1938)
    5. 5. Margaret (Ella) DeWitt (24 Sep 1918 – 14 Jan 2003) m. Charles (John Renkes) Jr (25 Oct 1913 – 18 October 1974) m. Virgil (Clifford) Todd (9 Oct 1915 – 5 Sep 1978) m. William (Newlin) Kelly (1928-06-20 – 2008-06-22) m. Hymie Ford m. David Larkin m. Paul Dreyer m. Paul Dreyer m. David Larkin
      1. 1. Charlotte (Joan) Renkes (abt 1939 – 20 Apr 2020) m. Walter (Dallas) Laisure (25 Feb 1935 – 5 Jun 1995)
        1. 1. Jeanise (Lynn) Laisure (11/22/1964 – )
        2. 2. John (Lewis) Laisure (9 Jun 1967 – 9 Jun 1967)
        3. 3. William (Dewitt) Laisure (1969 – ) m. Lisa (Renee) Jones (abt 1969 – )
      2. 2. Timothy (DeWitt) Todd (November 27, 1950 – ) m. Kathryn (Marie) Claymiller (9 Dec 1949 – ) m. Noemi (Aransado) Tatoy (11/28/1977 – )
        1. 1. Randy (DeWitt) Todd (23 Sep 1972 – ) m. Alicia (Marie) Dinkeldein (abt 1975 – ) m. Tobey (Anne) Foster (Sep 1975 – ) m. Angela (19 August 1980 – )
        2. 2. Angela (Margaret) Todd (01 Mar 1974 – )
        3. 3. Noessel (Aransado) Todd (10/04/2000 – ) m. Abbey (Roze) Tart (05/28/2002 – )
        4. 4. MaeAntonette (Aransado) Todd (March 25, 2003 – )
        5. 5. Timothy (Aransado) Todd (November 27, 2006 – )
        6. 6. Thomas (Manuel) Todd (28 Nov 2008 – )
    6. 6. Raymond (Odell De) Witt (5 Nov 1921 – 31 May 2006) m. Mildred (Annette) VanderVen (13 Feb 1922 – 21 Sep 2008) m. Doris (Jean) Tressler (13 Jun 1936 – 21 Oct 2006)
      1. 1. Nancy (Rae) Dewitt (Jan 1947 – ) m. Jerry (Ronald) Sain
        1. 1. Stephanie (Lee) Sain (28 Feb 1969 – ) m. Joseph Ferguson (abt 1968 – )
      2. 2. Cathy (Ann) Dewitt (abt 1947 – ) m. Denis (Richard) Anderson (abt 1946 – )
      3. 3. Mary (E.) DeWitt (20 Apr 1951 – ) m. Jack (Lee) Smallwood (30 Jul 1947 – 20 Mar 2021)
      4. 4. Dana (A De) Witt (abt 1970 – ) m. Jacqueline (S.) Carr
      5. 5. Lee (De) Witt
      6. 6. Carol Otteson
    7. 7. Rexford (Orin De) Witt (1921 – 26 Nov 1921)
  5. 5. William (McFalls) Dewitt (14 Feb 1892 – 30 May 1946)

William DeWitt's Timeline

8 Records

1851
29 Nov, 1851
Birth of William Edgar DeWitt in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
1851
29 November 1851
Birth of William Edgar DeWitt in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
William Edgar DeWitt resided here in Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
William Edgar DeWitt resided here in Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
William Edgar DeWitt resided here in Olive, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Olive, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
William Edgar DeWitt resided here in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1909
2 Oct 1909
Age 58
Death of William Edgar DeWitt in New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
1909
2 October 1909
Age 58
Death of William Edgar DeWitt in New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov, 1851
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Olive, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 308; Page: 251D; Enumeration District: 155
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana; Roll: M593_334; Page: 108B; Family History Library Film: 545833
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0061
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana; Roll: M653_275; Page: 274; Family History Library Film: 803275
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1909; Roll: 11
    [7] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 November 1851
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana; Roll: M653_275; Page: 274; Family History Library Film: 803275

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Kankakee, La Porte, Indiana; Roll: M593_334; Page: 108B; Family History Library Film: 545833

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Olive, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Olive, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 308; Page: 251D; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0061

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1909
    Event Place: New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1909; Roll: 11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 October 1909
    Event Place: New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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