Individual Details

Elva Nora DeWitt

(1873 - 23 Jan 1951)

Elva Nora was a maiden lady, blind from about 2 1/2 yrs. She learned to read Braille from a lady coming from Jacksonville to her home in Timewell. She had the Bible in Braille. It was always fun to visit in her home. She was a good cook, even had a waffle iron. There was a pump organ in the front room and two victrolas in her bedroom (one cylinder and one used large flat-round records). She had lots of Uncle Josh cylinders, they were funny. In late years, Mrs.Cave from Liberty came and sat with her some. She died 23 Jan 1951 and is buried in Mounds cemetery.

Events

Birth1873Illinois, United States
Death23 Jan 1951
BurialMounds Cemetery, Timewell, Brown, Illinois, United States

Families

FatherWilliam Price DeWitt (1847 - 1918)
MotherNancy Jane Carr (1846 - 1900)
SiblingRosetta "Rose" DeWitt (1868 - 1926)
SiblingClinton DeWitt (1870 - 1931)
SiblingJohn Louis "Giles" DeWitt (1871 - 1894)
SiblingOrsa Clair DeWitt (1875 - 1956)
SiblingLafayette "Fayette" DeWitt (1877 - 1897)
SiblingWilliam Bates "Willie" DeWitt (1881 - 1953)
SiblingAlvah IshmeI DeWitt (1883 - 1957)
SiblingAlvin D. DeWitt (1883 - 1883)
SiblingIva Mae DeWitt (1885 - 1886)
SiblingMarvin Price DeWitt (1886 - 1961)
SiblingFloyd 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 6/2000).

3. , "Mounds Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 October 2011), .

4. Hoover, Lillian Pierson., DeWitt History. (From Lillian Pierson Hoover, Rt.1 Box 69, Huntsville IL. 62244 shared by James R. Carr 6/2000).

5. , Brown City History (:,), p. 395.

6. , "Mounds Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 October 2011), .