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William Howard Dewitt 1914–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1914

Birth Location: Effingham, GA

Death Date: 21 Aug 1996

Death Location: Florence, Florence, South Carolina, USA

Father: Melvin Dewitt

Mother: Sara Sheppard

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In 1914, William Howard Dewitt entered the world in Effingham, GA, born to Melvin Asbury Dewitt And Sara Louise Sheppard. William Howard Dewitt passed away in 1996 in Florence, Florence, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1914, William Howard Dewitt entered the world in Effingham, GA, born to Melvin Asbury Dewitt And Sara Louise Sheppard.
  • William Howard Dewitt passed away in 1996 in Florence, Florence, South Carolina, USA.

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William Dewitt's Ancestors

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William Dewitt
1914–1996
Birth Place: Effingham, GA
Parents
Melvin Asbury Dewitt
1863–1927
Colleton County, SC
Sara (Louise) Sheppard
1870–1958
Georgia
Grandparents
Jacob (Asbury) DeWitt
1839–1929
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Remley
1838–1898
Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Amanda (Ann) Canuet
1838–
Lemual Sheppard
1838–
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Dewitt
1822–1850
Adeline DeWitt
1820–
Edward Remley
1810–1853
Martha
1819–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Remley
1770–1840

William Dewitt's Timeline

2 Records

1914
8 Mar 1914
Birth of William Howard Dewitt in Effingham, GA
Effingham, GA
1996
21 Aug 1996
Age 82
Death of William Howard Dewitt in Florence, Florence, South Carolina, USA
Florence, Florence, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Effingham, GA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1996
    Event Place: Florence, Florence, South Carolina, USA

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