Individual Details
Sarah E DeWitt
(Nov 1849 - )
Events
Families
Spouse | Franklin D "Frank" Florence (1834 - 1880) |
Child | Columbus Florence (1874 - 1893) |
Child | Mary A Florence (1878 - 1916) |
Father | Isaac DeWitt (1816 - ) |
Mother | Sarah "Sally" Deaver (1821 - 1897) |
Sibling | Abraham DeWitt (1843 - 1917) |
Sibling | J H DeWitt (1852 - ) |
Sibling | Cynthia A DeWitt (1854 - ) |
Sibling | Mary E DeWitt (1856 - ) |
Sibling | Rebecca J DeWitt (1858 - ) |
Sibling | William DeWitt (1862 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
FlorenceFranklin
38
Dewitt
Sarah E.
22
7/4/1872
Census
Sarah E is living with her parents in 1880, though her marriage record says she married in 1872. Her 1900 record says she is widowed, maybe before 1880?Isacc DEWIT Self M Male W 63 KY Farmer KY KY
Sarah DEWIT Wife M Female W 63 KY KY KY
Sarah E. DEWIT Dau W Female W 30 KY KY KY (Sarah's married name is Florence)
Mary E. DEWIT Dau W Female W 23 KY KY KY
Rebecca J. DEWIT Dau S Female W 20 KY KY KY
William DEWIT Son S Male W 17 KY Farm Hand KY KY
Columbus DEWIT Son S Male W 6 KY KY KY (This child's last name should be Florence, son of Sarah E.)
Mary A. DEWIT Dau S Female W 4 KY KY KY (This child's last name should be Florence, daughter of Sarah E.)
Joseph S. DEWIT Son S Male W 3 KY KY KY
I seriously doubt that the last three children are from 63 year old parents.
Sarah E, who married in 1872, and Mary E. both are listed as widows, but are listed here as Dewit, maybe the children should be Florence or Smith, not DeWitt. There is a burial record for a Columbus Florence in – Died 13 May 1893 at age 19 years* (NP) no stone- in Cemetery Union Christian Church Cemetery, LaRue Co. KY, that matches the age of this Columbus "DeWitt".
Isaac's sister Phebe Hazel is living nearby.
Census
41, 41, DeWitt, Isaac, Head, WM, Mar 1816, 84, Wd, KY KY VA, Farmer, Rent FarmFlorence, Sarah E, Daughter, WF, Nov 1849, 50, Wd, 2 children born 1 living, IN KY KY
Census
Elias Foley Head M 53 KentuckyThankful Foley Wife F 56 Missouri
John Fultz Head M 34 Kentucky
Mary A Fultz Wife F 32 Kentucky
Claude Fultz Son M 8 Kentucky
Sylvester Fultz Son M 6 Kentucky
Shirley Fultz Son M 4 Kentucky
Eugene Fultz Son M 2 Kentucky
Sarah Flourence Mother-in-law F 57 Kentucky
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1850 census.
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > KENTUCKY > LARUE > ATHERTONVILLE PCT Series: T623 Roll: 536 Page: 78.
3. Marriages in LaRue county 1843 thru 1879, John G. West online [http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8066/larumarr.html], accessed 2009.
4. "Kentucky, Marriages, 1785-1979," index, FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 20 February 2013), Franklin Florance and Sarah E. Dewitt, 04 Jul 1872.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > KENTUCKY > LARUE > ATHERTONVILLE PCT Series: T623 Roll: 536 Page: 78.