Individual Details
James Dennis DeWitt
(12 Feb 1819 - 26 Apr 1874)
Events
| Birth | 12 Feb 1819 | Hardin, Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 10 Feb 1840 | Hardin, Kentucky, United States - Elizabeth Cofer | | ||
| Marriage | 16 Aug 1849 | Hardin, Kentucky, United States - Rachel Dorsey | | ||
| Census (family) | 13 Aug 1850 | Southern District No. 2, Hardin, Kentucky, United States - Rachel Dorsey |  | | |
| Census (family) | 26 Jun 1860 | Sonora PO, Hardin, Kentucky, United States - Rachel Dorsey | | | |
| Marriage | 30 Sep 1862 | Hardin, Kentucky, United States - Nancy Coombs | |||
| Census (family) | 14 Jul 1870 | Nolin Pct., Hardin, Kentucky, United States - Nancy Coombs | | | |
| Death | 26 Apr 1874 | Venon, Missouri, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Cofer (1819 - 1848) |
| Child | Thomas Maxey DeWitt (1841 - 1925) |
| Child | Sarah W DeWitt (1844 - ) |
| Child | Lucinda Bigler DeWitt (1846 - ) |
| Spouse | Rachel Dorsey (1821 - ) |
| Child | Ann A DeWitt (1852 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth DeWitt (1853 - ) |
| Child | Matilda DeWitt (1854 - ) |
| Child | Ada DeWitt (1855 - ) |
| Child | Nancy DeWitt (1858 - ) |
| Spouse | Nancy Coombs (1824 - ) |
| Father | Bennett Maxie DeWitt (1793 - 1840) |
| Mother | Lucinda Beigler (1797 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Agnes Agatha DeWitt (1816 - ) |
| Sibling | John Wesley DeWitt (1821 - 1842) |
| Sibling | Abigail DeWitt (1824 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Permelia Elizabeth DeWitt (1829 - ) |
| Sibling | Nannie Walker DeWitt (1832 - ) |
| Sibling | Bennett Maxie DeWitt Jr. (1835 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Lucinda DeWitt (1835 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Stephen Hardin DeWitt (1839 - 1889) |
Notes
Census (family)
74, 74 James D. DeWitt 31 M 2500, KYRachael 29 F KY
Thomas M. 8 M KY
Sarah 6 F KY
Lucinda DeWitt 4 F KY
Lucinda DeWitt 50 F KY
Bennett DeWitt 14 M KY
Lucinda DeWitt 14 F KY
Stephen DeWitt 11 M KY
Census (family)
214, 213, J D Dewitt, 41 M, Farmer, 6400, 1300, KYRachel, 38 F, KY
Thomas M., 18 M, KY
Sarah W., 16 F, KY
Lucinda B, 14 F, KY
Ann A, 8 F, KY
Elizabeth, 7 F, KY
Ada, 5 F, KY
Matilda, 3 F, KY
Nancy, 2 F, KY
Martha Dorsey, 26 F, KY
Francis Morrison, 22 M, Farm Laborer, KY
Census (family)
59, 57, Dewitt, James D, 51 MW, US Store Keeper, KYNancy, 46, FW, Keeps house, 800, 500, KY
James, 6, MW, at home KY
Susan, 4, FW, at home KY
Robert, 2 MW, at home KY
Hardin, Benjamin 21 MW, works on farm, 0 , 200, KY
William 19, MW, works on farm, KY
Rosa 15 FW, at home KY
Martin, 12 MW, at home KY
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1850 census.
2. "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965," database, Ancestry.com (: accessed 21 October 2020), James D. Dewitt & Elizabeth Cofer; citing Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky..
3. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 11 January 2014), James D. Dewitt and Rachael Dorsey, 16 Aug 1849.
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1850 > KENTUCKY > HARDIN > S DIST 2 Series: M432 Roll: 203 Page: 389.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > KENTUCKY > HARDIN > SONORA P O Series: M653 Roll: 371 Page: 128.
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > KENTUCKY > HARDIN > NOLIN PCT Series: M593 Roll: 467 Page: 372.