Individual Details

Family papers dated June 8th, 1915 - Jerome Waverly DeWitt, oldest son, married Minnie J. Herndon at Lawrenceburg, Ky., Anderson Co.; they have four children dead, and one son, Chester Herndon Dewitt, still living. Chester Herndon DeWitt has one son, Miles Herndon DeWitt. All residing in Melrose, New Mexico, and in the dry goods and general merchandise business.
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Apr 8 1910

Dear Bro Lafe & family
Your letter of 5th with two notes to sign to hand, I am busy packing up so I can ship our Remnents of Household Goods
hope to get off next week to Melrose N. Mexico Glad to hear all is well
Lafe be careful & don't get out two many notes or we may have trouble. I am in no shape to pay any thing in cash I do hope your business will be profitable & you can make some money as you are attentive & work awful hard. Give my love to Olive Lafe Minnie & Clarence(?) & all.
Excuse -- Now 11 PM - will mail letter tomorrow
good night - write soon your bro
J DeWitt
add -- Melrose New Mexico
I fear I have spoilt the signites(?) to one note forgot what I was doing,
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On stationary from : The Alamo Hotel, The popular hotel of the Pikes Peak region.

Colorado Springs, Colo. Nov 1st, 1921

Mr Lafe DeWitt
216 ------ Bldg
Los Angeles, California
Your nice letters also one from Dear Olive also (1) from sister Annie Hall; and one from sister Luella Birch - received a few weeks back so glad to hear all was well : I had another slight attack of ____ & pneumonia last week and had to keep my bed for (2) days but felt much better to day - I have a dandy good woman that under stands just how to handle a sick man : Harolds wife Bessie went down here to visit - her father and mother and she is undecided & make her home at Melrose , New Mexico for a while. Weather past 8 weeks had been awful fine but - we are beginning to look and expect some bad weather. Pikes Peaks and other tall mountains are covered with snow & have been for a time the air & water here is fine we have an awful nice clean little City up about 40,000 Lafe; I have no news with ______ - Alice Jones me in ? lots of love & best wishes to you & wife and all other relatives excuse last ----
Lastingly your old brother
J W DeWitt
331 So Nevada Ave
Colorado Springs, Colo.
I sent you a Kodack picture of Alice & my self in former letter also Wm Ed and sister Annie

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Birth	4 Sep 1845	Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Marriage	5 Sep 1867	Anderson, Kentucky, United States - Mildred J. "Minnie" Herndon
Census	1870	4th Ward, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Census (family)	7 Jun 1880	6th Ward, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - Mildred J. "Minnie" Herndon
Census (family)	6 Jun 1900	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - Mildred J. "Minnie" Herndon
Residence	1915	New Mexico, Curry Co., New Mexico,
Census (family)	2 Jan 1920	Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States - Mildred J. "Minnie" Herndon
Residence	Nov 1921	331 So. Nevada Ave - Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Death	Mar 1922	Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Burial	5 Mar 1922	Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States

Spouse	Mildred J. "Minnie" Herndon (1847 - 1920)
Child	Lizzie DeWitt (1870 - 1900)
Child	Jerome Leo DeWitt (1877 - 1880)
Child	Chester Herndon "Harold" DeWitt (1883 - )

Father	John Henry DeWitt (1822 - 1892)
Mother	Mary Jane Hawkins (1828 - 1905)
Sibling	John Hardin DeWitt (1851 - 1921)
Sibling	Mary Belle DeWitt (1853 - 1884)
Sibling	Lafayette DeWitt (1857 - 1948)
Sibling	William Chenoweth DeWitt (1859 - 1861)
Sibling	Sarah Parthena "Sallie" DeWitt (1862 - 1947)
Sibling	William Elliston DeWitt (1864 - 1933)
Sibling	Angelina Hawkins "Annie" DeWitt (1867 - 1949)
Sibling	Henry DeWitt (1870 - 1870)
Sibling	Louella DeWitt (1871 - 1961)
Sibling	Edward Andrus DeWitt (1874 - 1965)

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