Individual Details
Lafayette "Fayette" DeWitt
(1877 - 19 Nov 1897)
Lafe DeWitt died Friday night of typhoid fever. He was 20 years and 6 months old. Deceased was a member of the Christian church and one of the best boys in the neighborhood. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. William DeWitt. Rev. Henderson of Clayton preached the young man's funeral serman in the church and the remains were taken to the family cemetery at Kellerville Sunday.
Lafayette died the 19 Nov 1897 from typhoid fever. He is buried at the Lierly cemetery.
Lafayette died the 19 Nov 1897 from typhoid fever. He is buried at the Lierly cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 1877 | Illinois, United States |  | ||
| Death | 19 Nov 1897 | of typhoid fever |  | |
Families
| Father | William Price DeWitt (1847 - 1918) |
| Mother | Nancy Jane Carr (1846 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Rosetta "Rose" DeWitt (1868 - 1926) |
| 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 | 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) |
Notes
Death
Lafayette died of typhoid fever.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. Hoover, Lillian Pierson., DeWitt History. (From Lillian Pierson Hoover, Rt.1 Box 69, Huntsville IL. 62244 shared by James R. Carr
4. , Brown City History (:,), p. 395.