Individual Details
Elizabeth "Betsy" Atherton
(Abt 1794 - Aft 16 Jun 1870)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1794 | Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 10 Jul 1811 | Nelson, Kentucky, United States - Abraham Dewitt |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1820 | Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States - Abraham Dewitt | | | |
| Census (family) | 1830 | Hardin, Kentucky, United States - Abraham Dewitt | | | |
| Census (family) | 1840 | Hardin, Kentucky, United States - Abraham Dewitt | | | |
| Census | 10 Sep 1850 | Hamilton District, Larue, Kentucky, United States | | | |
| Census | 1 Sep 1860 | Hodgenville PO, Larue, Kentucky, United States | | | |
| Census | 16 Jun 1870 | Hodgenville PO, Larue, Kentucky, United States | | | |
| Death | Aft 16 Jun 1870 | Larue, Kentucky, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Abraham Dewitt (1791 - 1845) |
| Child | Phebe Ann Dewitt (1812 - 1897) |
| Child | Isaac DeWitt (1816 - ) |
| Child | Andrew Jackson Dewitt (1817 - ) |
| Child | George Washington DeWitt (1819 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Dewitt (1825 - ) |
| Child | Vardaman "Ward" DeWitt (1828 - 1911) |
| Child | Louisa A Dewitt (1834 - ) |
| Child | Jacob DeWitt (1834 - 1879) |
| Child | John P Dewitt (1840 - 1915) |
| Child | Mary E DeWitt (1844 - ) |
| Father | Benjamin Atherton (1765 - 1840) |
| Mother | Mary Unk ( - ) |
| Sibling | William Atherton (1786 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Nancy "Anne" Atherton (1787 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Eunice Atherton (1788 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Sarah E "Sally" Atherton (1790 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann "Polly" Atherton (1795 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Hannah Atherton (1795 - ) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Atherton (1802 - 1888) |
Notes
Marriage
Dewitt, Abraham & Betsey Atherton 10 July 1811 in Nelson Co. KYAbraham Dewitt m. Betsy Atherton (dau. Rev. Atherton) (Ann Dewitt mother
Abe) July 6, 1811
Betsy Atherton, daughter of Benjamin Atherton, married Abraham Dewitt in Nelson Co on 6 Jul 1811. Abraham was under age 21; consent for him was signed by his mother Mrs Ann Dewitt.
Census (family)
Benjamin Etherton 2 000/ 31101 01Abraham DeWitt 2 0 0 0 ? / 2 0 3 1 0
2 boys under 10 (Isaac 4, Andrew 2)
unreadable 45+
2 girls under 10 (Phebe 8,)
3 girls 16-26 (???)
1 female 26-45 (Betsy)
same page-
James DeWitt 3 1 0 0 ? / 3 1 1 1 0
3 boys and girls under 10, 1 boy & girl 10-15,
Census (family)
Abraham Dewit - (Family of 10)1 male under 5, (Vardaman 2)
2 males 5-10, (George 10, ?)
1 male 10-15, (Andrew ~13)
1 male 30-40, (Abraham 40)
1 female under 5, (Nancy ~4)
1 female 5-10, (Phebe, )
1 female 10-15,
1 female 15-20,
1 female 30-40. (Elizabeth 36)
His widowed mother is on the next pg.
could one daughter be an Elizabeth DeWitt, 21 in 1850, living with James M Hawkins, Hardin Co KY? And Angeline his wife 30 yrs?
Census (family)
Abraham Dewitt1 male under 5 (Jacob 3)
1 male 5-10 (Vardaman 12?
1 male 15-20 (Jackson 22?
1 male 40-50 (Abraham 50)
1 female 5-10 ( Louisa 6)
2 females 10-15 (Nancy &
1 female 50-60 (Betsey 46)
(Not sure about this, the ages aren't matching...)
Census
759, 759, Elz th, DeWitt, 40 F, 150 KYV DeWitt, 19 M, Farmer, KY
L A DeWitt, 16 F, KY
Jacob DeWitt 14 M, KY
Mary DeWitt, 8 F, KY
John DeWitt, 5 M, KY
Census
921, 911, Elizabeth Dewit, 66 F, Farmer, 100, 100, Kentucky, cannot read/writeJacob Dewit, 26 M, Laborer, KY
M E Dewit, 16 F, Domestic, KY
John Dewit, 15 M, Laborer, KY
Census
89, 89 DeWitt, Vardaman, 40 MW Farmer, 100, 100, Kentucky, Cannot read/writeNancy 41 FW, Keeping house, Kentucky
John F. 12 MW, Kentucky, Cannot read/write
Samuel 7 MW, Kentucky
Barnes, Sallie, 80, FW, Kentucky, Cannot read/write
Hazel, William 19, MW, Farm hand, Indiana, Cannot read/write
" , Nancy 21, FW, housework, Kentucky, Cannot read/write
90, 90 DeWitt, Jacob, 33, MW, Farm hand, Kentucky, Cannot read/write
Elizabeth, 76, FW, Keeping house, Kentucky, Cannot read/write
Mary 25, FW, Housework, Kentucky, Cannot read/write
Emley 2, FW, Kentucky
Keith, Nehemiah, 63, MW, Farmer, 0, 325, Kentucky, Cannote write
" , Mary, 64, FW, Keeping house, Kentucky
" , William, 25, MW, Farm hand, 0, 400, Indiana
Larey, Oliver, 26, MW, Farm hand, Kentucky
Bromes, Theodocia, 20, FW, house work, Kentucky
91, 91
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 & 1870 census.
2. Gazaway, Kathryn DeWitt, DeWitt family research. (Utopia, Texas: compiled by Kathryn DeWitt Gazaway, grannykk@peppersnet.com).
3. Quick Notes on early Central KY Families. Bullitt Co. Ky Genweb Online [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kybullit/bcqnmain.htm], accessed Aug 2009.
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1820 > KENTUCKY > NELSON > BARDSTOWN Series: M33 Roll: 19 Page: 169.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1830 > KENTUCKY > HARDIN > NO TWP LISTED Series: M19 Roll: 37 Page: 373.
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1840 > KENTUCKY > HARDIN > NO TWP LISTED Series: M704 Roll: 113 Page: 38 .
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1850 > KENTUCKY > LARUE > HAMILTON DIST Series: M432 Roll: 209 Page: 453 .
8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > KENTUCKY > LARUE > HODGENVILLE P O Series: M653 Roll: 380 Page: 317.
9. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > KENTUCKY > LARUE > EDLIN PCT Series: M593 Roll: 480 Page: 24.