Individual Details
William "Will" Dewitt
(1816 - Abt 1883)
Events
| Birth | 1816 | Anderson, Kentucky, United States | |||
| Marriage | 12 Sep 1842 | Anderson, Kentucky, United States - Mary Jane McGinnis | |||
| Census (family) | 14 Oct 1850 | Anderson, Kentucky, United States - Mary Jane McGinnis |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 1860 | Lawrenceburg P.O., Anderson, Kentucky, United States - Mary Jane McGinnis | | | |
| Marriage | 18 Jan 1870 | Anderson, Kentucky, United States - Martha B. Crook | | | |
| Census (family) | 16 Sep 1870 | 5th district, Anderson, Kentucky, United States - Martha B. Crook | | | |
| Census (family) | 1880 | Chester Magisterial District, ED 5, Anderson, Kentucky, United States - Martha B. Crook | | | |
| Death | Abt 1883 | Anderson, Kentucky, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Jane McGinnis (1827 - 1870) |
| Child | John W. Dewitt (1846 - ) |
| Child | James M. Dewitt (1847 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Granderson Dewitt (1848 - 1923) |
| Child | Sarah Mary Dewitt (1850 - 1919) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Edward O Dewitt (1854 - 1942) |
| Child | Calvin W. Dewitt (1856 - 1927) |
| Child | Charles W Dewitt (1858 - ) |
| Child | Levi Dewitt (1864 - ) |
| Spouse | Martha B. Crook (1819 - ) |
| Father | John Ross Dewitt (1784 - 1878) |
| Mother | Mary Worley (1787 - ) |
| Sibling | Matilda Dewitt (1807 - 1829) |
| Sibling | Calvin Dewitt (1808 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Mariam "Mary" DeWitt (1822 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
704, 724, William Dewitt, 33 M, farmer, 498, KYMary J. " 23 F, KY
John W. " 4 M, KY
James M. " 3 M, KY
Thomas G. " 2 M, KY
John R. Dewitt, 61 M, laborer, VA
Mary Dewitt, 61 F, VA
Census (family)
1049, 939, William Dewitt, 44 M, Farmer, 1600, 1800, KYMary J " , 33 F, KY
John W " , 16 M, Farm Laborer, KY
James M " , 14 M, KY, Insane
Thomas G " , 12 M, KY
Sarah M " , 10 F, KY
Mary E " , 8 F, KY
Edward " , 6 M, KY
Calvin " , 4 M, KY
Charles W " , 2 M, KY
Marriage
Crook could be from a previous marriage or maiden name.Census (family)
976, 989, Dewitt, William, 54, MW, Farmer, 2000, 500, KY" , Martha B, 51 F, FW, Keeping house, - , 300, KY
" , Thomas G, 22, MW, KY
" , Edward, 16 MW, KY
" , Calvin, 13 MW, KY
" , Charles W, 11, MW, KY
" , Levi, 6, MW, KY
Census (family)
64, 66, Dewitt, William, WM, 64, Farmer, KY VA VA" , Martha B WF, 62, Wife, Keeping house, KY KY VA
" , Charles W, WM, 22, Son, Farmer, KY KY KY
" , Catherine, WF, 20, Daughter-in-law, Keeping house, pneumonia, KY
Death
Executor's BondThe Commonwealth of Kentucky
Whereas, I, Calvin Dewitt have been appointed, and qualified as Executor of William Dewitt with wille armifed
Now, we, Calvin Dewitt principal, and Edward Dewitt, Chas W Dewitt, George A Cranfield, John Overstreet sureties, do hereby covenant ......
......
This 16th day of July 1883
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1850 > KENTUCKY > ANDERSON > NO TWP LISTED Series: M432 Roll: 190 Page: 239.
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > KENTUCKY > ANDERSON > LAWRENCEBURG P O Series: M653 Roll: 353 Page: 538.
3. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 23 March 2014), William Dewitt and Martha B. Crook, 18 Jan 1870.
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > KENTUCKY > ANDERSON > LAWRENCEBURG P O Series: M593 Roll: 444 Page: 303.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1880 > KENTUCKY > ANDERSON > CHESTER Series: T9 Roll: 401 Page: 335.