Individual Details
Martha A Rittenhouse
(Feb 1834 - 1906)
Events
| Birth | Feb 1834 | Ross, Ohio, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Aug 1851 | Ross, Ohio, United States - John Harrod Dewitt Jr. | |||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Wayne Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States - John Harrod Dewitt Jr. |  | | |
| Census (family) | 15 Jul 1870 | Wayne Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States - John Harrod Dewitt Jr. | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Wayne Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States - John Harrod Dewitt Jr. | | ||
| Census | 19 Jun 1900 | Fayette, Ohio, United States | | | |
| Death | 1906 | Fayette, Ohio, United States | |||
| Burial | Dewitt Cemetery, Fayette, Ohio, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | John Harrod Dewitt Jr. (1823 - 1888) |
| 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 | Tillman Rittenhouse ( - ) |
| Mother | Permelia Tully ( - ) |
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
Census
257, 259, Dewitt, Jesse, Head, WM, Mar 1826, 74, Married 38 yrs, OH KY PA FarmerMary J, Wife, WF, Feb 1840, 60, M-38, 11 children born & living, OH PA VA
Minnie, Daughter, WF Feb 1865, 35, single, OH OH OH
Bird, Son, MW, June 1870, 29, single, OH OH OH Farm labor
Clay, Son, WM, Jan 1878. 22, single, OH OH OH
Ada, Daugher, WF, Feb 1882, single, OH OH OH
Florence, Daughter, WF, 1884, 15, single, OH OH OH
Willard, Son, WM, Aug 1886, 13, single, OH OH OH
258, 260, Grant Dewitt, Head, WM July 1862, 37, married 7 yrs, OH OH OH Farmer
Julie, Wife, WF, Nov 1872, 27, M-7 yrs, 3 children born & living, OH OH OH
Frank H, Son, WM, June 1893, 6, single, OH OH OH
John H. Son, WM, June 1894, 5, single, OH OH OH
259, 261, DeWitt, Frank, Head, WM, May 1869, 31, Married 6 yrs, OH OH OH, Farmer
Cora, Wife, WF, Feb 1872, 28, M-6 yrs, 1 child born & living, OH OH OH
Ninona, Daughter, WF, June 1895, 4, single, OH OH OH
Martha, Mother, WF, Feb 1830, 70, widow, 1 child born & living, OH OH OH
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. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > OHIO > FAYETTE > WAYNE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 1266 Page: 224.
4. Barb, "Dewitt Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 October 2011), Dewitt.
5. 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.
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > OHIO > FAYETTE > WAYNE TWP Series: T623 Roll: 1266 Page: 224.
7. Barb, "Dewitt Cemetery," database, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 October 2011), Dewitt.