Individual Details
John Harrod Dewitt Jr.
(14 Nov 1823 - 8 Nov 1888)
John DeWitt, one of the ten children of John and Polly (Barker) DeWitt, was born in Favette countv, Ohio, while his wife, Martha Rittenhouse, was born in Ross county, Ohio. He was a farmer and stock raiser and one of the most successful men of his township. At the time of his death. November 8, 1888, he owned four hundred and
fifty acres of fine farming land in Wayne township. His wife died in 1906, at the age of seventy-two......etc.
Events
| Birth | 14 Nov 1823 | Fayette, Ohio, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Aug 1851 | Ross, Ohio, United States - Martha A Rittenhouse | |||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Wayne Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States - Martha A Rittenhouse |  | | |
| Census (family) | 15 Jul 1870 | Wayne Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States - Martha A Rittenhouse | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Wayne Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States - Martha A Rittenhouse | | ||
| Death | 8 Nov 1888 | Fayette, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Burial | Dewitt Cemetery, Fayette, Ohio, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha A Rittenhouse (1834 - 1906) |
| Child | Pamelia Dewitt (1852 - 1852) |
| Child | Mary Jane "Janey" Dewitt (1855 - ) |
| Child | Arvilla Dewitt (1856 - 1884) |
| Child | Nelllie M Dewitt (1858 - 1938) |
| Child | Grant Dewitt (1862 - 1946) |
| Child | Frank Dewitt (1869 - 1946) |
| Child | Dewitt (1879 - ) |
| Father | John Herrod Dewitt (1785 - 1855) |
| Mother | Mary "Polly" Barker (1787 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Everline Dewitt (1809 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Hannah Jane Dewitt (1812 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Anderson Dewitt (1813 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Darlington Dewitt (1815 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Stephen Decatur Dewitt (1817 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Rachel Dewitt (1819 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Dewitt (1820 - 1820) |
| Sibling | Peter Wellington Greenup Dewitt (1822 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Jesse Mckay Dewitt (1826 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Candace Goldsbury Dewitt (1829 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
840, 839, John Dewitt, 36, M, Farmer, 1500, 800, OhioMartha , 37 F, OH
Mary J, 5 F, OH
Narvilla, 3 F, OH
Nellie N 1 F, OH
Thomas Dolin, M, Laborer, Ireland
Jesse Dewitt, 31 M, Farmer, 1200, 500, Ohio (brother)
844, 842, Green Dewitt, 39 M, Farmer, 700, 700, Ohio
Margaret J. 25 F, OH
Fleming 8 M, OH
Mary, 6 F, OH
Oralmuf 5 M, OH
John Co 3 M OH
Harrison Brockma 19 M. Laborer Virginia
Census (family)
195, 197, Dewitt, John, 46, MW, Farmer, 11250, 700, OH" , Martha, 36, FW, Keeping house, OH
" , Mary J, 15 FW, Helping keep house, OH
" , Arvilla, 12, FW, at school, OH
" , Nellie, 11, FW, at school, OH
" , Grant, 8, MW, at school, OH
" , Frank, 1 MW, OH
196, 198, Dewitt, Hazmer, 22, MW Day Laborer, - , 500, OH
" , Susan, 20, FW, Keeping house, OH
" , Preston, 4/12, MW, OH
197, 199, Dodds, Caroline, 43, FW, Keeping house (Prostitute), - ,100, OH
" , Moses, 21, MW, Day Laborer, OH
" , Hannah, 18 FW, Prostitute, OH
" , Mordica, 15, MW, Day Laborer, OH
" , James, 12, MW, Day Laborer, OH
" , Serrilda, 10, FW, at home, OH
" , Henry H, 7, MW, OH
Social commentary: never saw prostitute on a census before, especially 1870.
Census (family)
John DEWITT Self M Male W 56 OH Farmer KY PAMartha DEWITT Wife M Female W 47 OH Keeping House VA VA
Nellie DEWITT Dau S Female W 20 OH OH OH
Grant DEWITT Son S Male W 17 OH Works On Farm OH OH
Frank DEWITT Son S Male W 11 OH OH OH
Chares PAYNE Other S Male W 27 OH Works On Farm OH TN
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 census.
2. Allen, Frank M., editor, History of Fayette County, Ohio, her people, industries and institutions with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of old families.(Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1914. Sep 30, 2008.
3. Barb, "Dewitt Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 October 2011), Dewitt.
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > OHIO > FAYETTE > WAYNE TWP Series: M653 Roll: 959 Page: 372.
5. Allen, Frank M., editor, History of Fayette County, Ohio, her people, industries and institutions with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of old families.(Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 1914. Sep 30, 2008.
6. Barb, "Dewitt Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 October 2011), Dewitt.