Re: Cornelius A. DeWitt lineage
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Cornelius A. DeWitt lineage
Sara DeWitt 10/13/12
Hi. I'm not related to this family.Here is a death record for Clarence:
Social Security Death Index about Clarence A. Dewitt
Name: Clarence A. Dewitt
Last Residence: 44903Mansfield, Richland, Ohio
Born: 25 Aug 1927
Died: 30 Nov 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)
According to a tree on Ancestry, Clarence's mother was Florence Edith Hile.So, this might be the Dewitt family in 1930:
1930 United States Federal Census about Clerance Dewitt
Name: Clerance Dewitt
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1928
Birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Home in 1930: Cass, Richland, Ohio
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Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Cornelius Dewitt
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Florence Dewitt
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Household Members:
Name Age
Cornelius Dewitt 59b. 1871 OH, parents b. OH; Laborer, Metal Shop
Florence Dewitt48 -wife- b. 1882 Penn, par b. Penn
Rena B Dewitt 13 -dau- b. 1917 OH
Dorothy Dewitt 8-dau- b. 1922 OH
Clerance Dewitt2-son- b. 1928 OH
And in 1940:
1940 United States Federal Census about Clarence De Witt
Name: Clarence De Witt
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Shelby, Richland, Ohio
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Street: W Main Street
House Number: 210 1/2
Farm: No
Sheet Number: 20B
Household Members:
Name Age
Florence De Witt51 -married- b. 1889 OH; Sewer, WPA
Clarence De Witt13 -son- b. 1927 OH
Going backwards, here is the family in 1920:
1920 United States Federal Census about Cornelius Dewitt
Name: Cornelius Dewitt
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1920: Plymouth, Richland, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Florence E Dewitt
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Cornelius Dewitt 49b. 1871 OH, parents b. OH; Polisher, Metal Works
Florence E Dewitt 29 -wife- b. 1891 Penn, par b. Penn
Rena Belle Dewitt 5 -dau- b. 1915 OH
This might be a marriage for Cornelius & Florence Edith:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," Cornelius Dewitt, 1915
name: Cornelius Dewitt
titles & terms: occupation-engineer
event: Marriage
event place (standardized): Richland, Ohio, United States
event place (other):
age: 45
birth date: 7 Jun 1870
birthplace: Plymouth, Ohio
father: Levi Dewitt
father's titles & terms:
mother: Emily Bodley
mother's titles & terms:
spouse: Florence M. Woodworth
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's age: 35
spouse's estimated birth year: 1880 (6 Mar)
spouse's birthplace: Pennsylvania
spouse's father: John H. Hile
spouse's father's titles & terms:
spouse's mother: Margaret Fulton
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
reference number: rn 9700
film number: 388747
digital folder number: 004016677
image number: 00299
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZRQ-6H5
Here is a death record for Cornelius:
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," Cornelius Dewitt, 1949
name: Cornelius Dewitt
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 11 Oct 1949
event place:
residence:
street address:
gender: Male
death age: 79y
marital status:
race: White
occupation:
birth date: 07 Jun 1870
birthplace: Plymouth Twp. Richland Co. Ohio
estimated birth year: 1870
burial date:
burial place:
cemetery:
father: Levi Dewitt
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace:
mother: Emily Bodley
mother's titles & terms:
Informant: Dorothy Barber
Cause of death: Cerebral haemorhage due to kidney trouble
film number: 2247100
digital folder number: 4109185
image number: 01627
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X62Q-GYP
It appears from the death certificate that he had died from a stroke, probably as you say in the bathroom.
Here is a marriage for Cornelius' parents:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," Levi Dewitt, 1868
name: Levi Dewitt
titles & terms: age 21
event: Marriage - 30 Jan 1868
event place (standardized): Richland, Ohio, United States
event place (other):
age:
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birth date:
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spouse: Emily (Emma) Bodley
spouse's titles & terms: age 16
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reference number: 1364
film number: 388739
digital folder number: 004016671
image number: 00436
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZ5R-8YW
Hope this helps.Annie