Individual Details
Clinton P. DeWitt
(21 Jan 1835 - 31 Dec 1861)
Events
| Birth | 21 Jan 1835 | Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Oct 1855 | McKee Township, Adams, Illinois, United States - Elizabeth Ann "Ann" Durbin | | ||
| Census (family) | 1860 | McKee Township, Adams, Illinois, United States - Elizabeth Ann "Ann" Durbin |  | | |
| Military | 27 Aug 1861 | Private, Cavalry, regiment 3, Company G - American Civil War, Union Army, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Death | 31 Dec 1861 | Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Ann "Ann" Durbin (1839 - 1924) |
| Child | Douglas [George] DeWitt (1858 - 1944) |
| Child | Marvin Leroy DeWitt (1860 - 1948) |
| Father | Price DeWitt (1798 - 1854) |
| Mother | Sarah Albert (1802 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Angeline DeWitt (1820 - 1850) |
| Sibling | John Henry DeWitt (1822 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Zachariah DeWitt (1825 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Dewitt (1828 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Eveline DeWitt (1830 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Peter Price DeWitt (1837 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Delancy M. DeWitt (1837 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Aseneath "Senith" DeWitt (1840 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Lydia Leticia "Lida" DeWitt (1845 - 1928) |
| Sibling | William Price DeWitt (1847 - 1918) |
Notes
Census (family)
2205, 2223, Clinton DeWitt, 28, M, Farmer 300, 50 ILAnn 22, F IL
George 1, M IL
One household separates them from his mother Sarah DeWitt, then Franklin & sister Asenath Gunn.
Military
Th 3rd Illinois Calvary Regiment organized at Camp Butler, Ill., and mustered in August 27, 1861. They began their service in Fremont's Campaign against Springfield, Mo., October 23-November 2, 1861. Moved to Rolla November 13–19, and duty there till January, 1862.The Adjutant General's Report shows Dewitt, Clinton in the 3rd Cavalry, Company G, a private, Residence Mt. Sterling, enlisiting on Aug 21, 1861, mustering on Aug 26, 1861. In the remarks it states that he died at Rolla, Missouri, Dec. 31, 1861.
Ann Dewitt applied for a pension in Illinois, 31 May 1862.
DeWitt, Clinton P.
widow: DeWitt Ann
G. 3 Ill Cav.
1862, May 31, application No. 827, Cert # 3811
Death
Clinton died during the first year of his service in the Union Army's 3rd Illinois Cavalry Regiment leaving his wife, Elizabeth Ann (Durbin) and their children.Endnotes
1. Hoover, Lillian Pierson., DeWitt History. (From Lillian Pierson Hoover, Rt.1 Box 69, Huntsville IL. 62244 shared by James R. Carr
2. 1850 Federal Census of Scott County, Indiana p.336 (Abstracted by Myrna Hawley, ©1998 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 7th Census of the United States in 1850. Submitted by Myrna Hawley, Dec., 1998. http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/336.htm).
3. Hoover, Lillian Pierson, "DeWitt and Albert family history," e-mail messages from
4. Scott, Charlotte, "DeWitt, Clinton family group sheet," compiled Aug 25 2001 (). posted at WorldConnect, Rootsweb.com.
5. Illinois State Archives & the Illinois State Genealogical Society., Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900. (
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > Illinois > ADAMS > MCKEE Series: M653 Roll: 155 Page: 845.
7. Hoover, Lillian Pierson, "DeWitt and Albert family history," e-mail messages from