Samuel Elijah Dewitt

Brief Life History of Samuel Elijah

When Samuel Elijah Dewitt was born on 9 October 1844, in Monroe, Kentucky, United States, his father, Reverend Henry Harry DeWhitt, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Kelly Palmore, was 43. He married Malissa Jane Staples on 6 November 1873, in Chautauqua, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Elk, Kansas, United States in 1885 and Berry Township, Grant, Oklahoma, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 March 1928, in Pond Creek, Grant, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Pond Creek Cemetery, Pond Creek, Grant, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Elijah Dewitt
1844–1928
Malissa Jane Staples
1856–1936
Marriage: 6 November 1873
Laura E Dewhitt
1875–1875
Henry Leroy Dewitt
1876–1935
Effie Anna Dewitt
1878–1974
Frank Loren DeWitt
1881–1960
Lena Viola Dewitt
1883–1961

Sources (10)

  • S E Dewitt, "Kansas, State Census, 1885"
  • S E DeWitt, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
  • Samuel Elijah DeWitt, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

Dutch: nickname denoting someone with white or very fair hair, or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle Dutch witte + the definite article de.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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