Individual Details
Ellen Eleanor Jackson
(7 Aug 1821 - 27 Feb 1895)
Events
| Birth | 7 Aug 1821 | Pennsylvania, United States | |||
| Marriage | 8 Sep 1844 | Fayette, Ohio, United States - Darlington Dewitt |  | ||
| Census (family) | 15 Aug 1850 | Wayne Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States - Darlington Dewitt |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Pleasant Grove Township, Marion, Iowa, United States - Darlington Dewitt | |||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Franklin Township, Marion, Iowa, United States - Darlington Dewitt | | ||
| Death | 27 Feb 1895 | Pleasantville, Marion, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Darlington Dewitt (1815 - 1881) |
| Child | "Infant twin" Dewitt (1845 - 1845) |
| Child | "Infant twin" Dewitt (1845 - 1845) |
| Child | Milton A. Dewitt (1855 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
430, 430, Darlinton DeWitt, 35 M, Farmer, 4000, OhioElianes " , 26 F, , Pa
Marion K " , 4 M, Ohio
Edson D " , 2 M, Ohio
Census (family)
Darlington DEWITT Self M Male W 64 OH Farmer KY PAEleanor DEWITT Wife M Female W 60 PA Keeping House MD PA
Milton A. DEWITT Son S Male W 25 OH Farms OH PA
William A. DEWITT Son S Male W 23 OH Farmer OH PA
Harmon B. DEWITT Son S Male W 20 IA Farms OH PA
Homer S. DEWITT Son S Male W 14 IA OH PA
Death
Pleasantville News – Mrs. Eleanor Jackson DeWitt was born in Cumberland County. Penn., Aug. 7, 1821; died at Pleasantville, Iowa, Feb. 27, 1895. In early childhood with her parents she moved to Fayette County, Ohio, where she lived many years. In 1844 she was married to Darlington DeWitt. In 1859 they removed to the state of Missouri and thence to Pleasantville, Iowa, where she has made her home. She was the mother of ten children of whom eight sons survive her. Her husband preceding her to the better land September 1881. She was a kind and obliging neighbor, an affectionate mother and consistent member of the M.E Church for more than fifty years.Endnotes
1. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 11 July 2014), Darlington Dewitt and Ellen Jackson, 08 Sep 1844; citing Fayette Co., Ohio.