Individual Details
Rosetta "Rose" DeWitt
(1868 - Mar 1926)
Rosetta married Elmer Bennett. He was a preacher, they lived in Iowa and Indiana. She died in March 1926 and is buried in Lierly cemetery, Elmer died 1928 and is also at Lierly cemetery.
Rev. Elmer Bennett, who lives in Cynthiana, Indiana, where he has a pastorate, brought the remains of his wife to Timewell Thursday and the funeral was held in the Christian church by Rev. W. A. Taylor, of Bowen and burial was made in the family cemeytery south of Kellerville. Mrs. Bennett was Miss etta DeWitt and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William DeWitt. She leaves two sons, Ray Bennett and Robert Bennett, and besides her husband, many relatives in the community.
Rev. Elmer Bennett, who lives in Cynthiana, Indiana, where he has a pastorate, brought the remains of his wife to Timewell Thursday and the funeral was held in the Christian church by Rev. W. A. Taylor, of Bowen and burial was made in the family cemeytery south of Kellerville. Mrs. Bennett was Miss etta DeWitt and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William DeWitt. She leaves two sons, Ray Bennett and Robert Bennett, and besides her husband, many relatives in the community.
Events
| Birth | 1868 | Illinois, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 22 Oct 1885 | McKee Township, Adams, Illinois, United States - Rev. Elmer E. Bennett | | ||
| Death | Mar 1926 | |
Families
| Spouse | Rev. Elmer E. Bennett (1864 - 1928) |
| Child | Ray Bennett ( - ) |
| Child | Robert Bennett ( - ) |
| Father | William Price DeWitt (1847 - 1918) |
| Mother | Nancy Jane Carr (1846 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Clinton DeWitt (1870 - 1931) |
| Sibling | John Louis "Giles" DeWitt (1871 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Elva Nora DeWitt (1873 - 1951) |
| Sibling | Orsa Clair DeWitt (1875 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Lafayette "Fayette" DeWitt (1877 - 1897) |
| Sibling | William Bates "Willie" DeWitt (1881 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Alvah IshmeI DeWitt (1883 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Alvin D. DeWitt (1883 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Iva Mae DeWitt (1885 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Marvin Price DeWitt (1886 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Floyd Edward "Ed" DeWitt (1889 - 1972) |
Endnotes
1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints., Transcription of the United States Federal Population Census - 1880 (http://www.familysearch.org/ Oct. 2002).
2. Hoover, Lillian Pierson., DeWitt History. (From Lillian Pierson Hoover, Rt.1 Box 69, Huntsville IL. 62244 shared by James R. Carr
3. Illinois State Archives & the Illinois State Genealogical Society., Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900. (
4. Hoover, Lillian Pierson., DeWitt History. (From Lillian Pierson Hoover, Rt.1 Box 69, Huntsville IL. 62244 shared by James R. Carr