DeWitt, Spencer 1a

Birth Name DeWitt, Spencer
Gender male
Age at Death 58 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 23 Aug 1828 Millersburg, Holmes, Ohio, United States of America    
Note

Some researchers have his date of birth as 23 December 1830. His tombstone has his age at death as 57 years 1 month which would place his date of birth in July 1829.

Census 1 Jun 1850 Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America David Dewitt Household, 1850 Census 2a
  Page No.: 392 2a
  Sheet No.: 197 2a
  County of: Mahaska 2a
  State of: Iowa 2a
  Enumeration Date: 13 September 1850 2a
  Line No.: 12-21 2a
  Family No.: 579 2a
  Name: DeWitt, Spencer 2a
  Age: 19 2a
  Sex: M 2a
  Occupation: Farmer 2a
  Place of birth: Ohio 2a
Census 3 Mar 1856 White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America Spencer DeWitt Household, 1856 Iowa Census 3a
  Name: DeWitt, Spencer 3a
  Age: 26 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Married: / 3a
  Years resident in the state: 6 3a
  Place of birth: Ohio 3a
  Occupation: Farmer 3a
  Native voters: / 3a
  Militia: / 3a
  Owners of land: / 3a
  Acres of improved land: 1 3a
  Acres of unimproved land: 6 3a
  Acres of spring wheat: 8 3a
  Bushels harvested (spring wheat): 65 3a
  Acres of corn: 14 3a
  Bushels harvested (corn): 700 3a
  Acres of potatoes: 1/4 3a
  Bushels harvested (potatoes): 20 3a
  Number of hogs sold: 3 3a
  Value of hogs sold: 16 3a
  Number of cattle sold: 1 3a
  Value of cattle sold: 26 3a
  Pounds of butter manufactured: 150 3a
  Pounds of wool: 27 3a
  Value of domestic manufactures: 10 3a
Census 1 Jun 1860 White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America Spencer DeWitt Household, 1860 Census 4a
  Page No.: 261 4a
  Sheet No.: 377 4a
  Minor Civil Division: White Oak township 4a
  County of: Mahaska 4a
  State of: Iowa 4a
  Enumeration Date: 10 August 1860 4a
  Post Office: Oskaloosa 4a
  Line No.: 19-21 4a
  Family No.: 1859 4a
  Name: DeWitt, Spencer 4a
  Age: 28 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Occupation: Farmer 4a
  Value of personal estate: 300 4a
  Place of birth: Ohio 4a
Census 1 Jun 1870 White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America S. Dewitt Household, 1870 Census 5a
  Page No.: 20 5a
  Minor Civil Division: White Oak township 5a
  County of: Mahaska 5a
  State of: Iowa 5a
  Enumeration Date: 21 July 1870 5a
  Post Office: White Oak, Iowa 5a
  Line No.: 6-12 5a
  Family No.: 135 5a
  Name: Dewitt, S. 5a
  Age: 41 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Occupation: Farmer 5a
  Value of real estate: 500 5a
  Value of personal estate: 850 5a
  Place of birth: Ohio 5a
  Male citizen 21 and over: / 5a
Census 1 Jun 1880 White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America Spencer Dewitt Household, 1880 Census 6a
  Page No.: 18 6a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 1 6a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 177 6a
  Minor Civil Division: White Oak township 6a
  County of: Mahaska 6a
  State of: Iowa 6a
  Enumeration Date: 26 June 1880 6a
  Line No.: 45-50 6a
  Family No.: 189 6a
  Name: Dewitt, Spencer 6a
  Color: W 6a
  Sex: M 6a
  Age: 50 6a
  Married: / 6a
  Occupation: Farmer 6a
  Place of birth: Ohio 6a
  Place of birth of father: Maryland 6a
  Place of birth of mother: Maryland 6a
Census 1 Jan 1885 White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America Spencer Dewitt Household, 1885 Iowa Census 7a
  Township of: White Oak 7a
  County of: Mahaska 7a
  Name: Dewitt, Spencer 7a
  Township: 75 7a
  Range: 14 7a
  Section: 22 7a
  Street and Number: NE SW 7a
  Age: 56 7a
  Sex: M 7a
  Marital Status: M 7a
  Occupation: Farmer 7a
  Place of birth, state or territory: Ohio 7a
  Father (N, Native; F, Foreign): N 7a
  Mother (N, Native; F, Foreign): N 7a
  Entitled to vote: / 7a
Death 23 Aug 1886 White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America    
Burial   White Oak Grove Cemetery, Mahaska, Iowa, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father DeWitt, David3 Jun 179823 Dec 1865
Mother Starner, Rachel5 Feb 1806about 1880
         DeWitt, Spencer 23 Aug 1828 23 Aug 1886
    Brother     DeWitt, Allen Emory 31 Oct 1831 28 Mar 1907
    Sister     DeWitt, Polly about 1833
    Sister     DeWitt, Sarah 9 May 1836 14 Sep 1934
    Brother     DeWitt, Clinton 12 Dec 1837 24 Oct 1913
    Brother     DeWitt, Homer about 1839
    Sister     DeWitt, Olivia about 1841
    Sister     DeWitt, Melissa about 1844
    Brother     DeWitt, Simon about 1846

Families

Family of DeWitt, Spencer and Morrow, Margaret L.
Married Wife Morrow, Margaret L. ( * 7 Mar 1833 + 15 Jan 1899 )
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
DeWitt, Mary J.about Aug 18515 Mar 1860
DeWitt, Louis H.about Apr 18555 Mar 1860
DeWitt, Selah A.about Sep 18575 Mar 1860
DeWitt, Rachel Louisaabout 18596 Aug 1882
DeWitt, Sarah Rebecca7 Sep 186228 Mar 1940
DeWitt, Margaret Ellenabout Oct 1866about 1959
DeWitt, Abbyabout 1868
DeWitt, Letty A.about 1868
DeWitt, Otleyabout 1868
DeWitt, Alice Francis13 Feb 18707 Nov 1958
DeWitt, Albin F.13 Feb 1870about 1940
DeWitt, Theodore Spencerabout Feb 187214 May 1913
DeWitt, John D.21 Feb 187411 Oct 1960

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 62839573
  2. U.S. 1850 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1850
      • Page: Iowa, Mahaska county, Page 392/197, Lines 12-21
      • 1850 Census, Mahaska county, Iowa
  3. 1856 Iowa State Census
      • Date: 3 Mar 1856
      • Page: White Oak township, Mahaska county, Pages 630 & 631, Lines 1-4
      • 1856 Iowa Census, White Oak township, Mahaska county
  4. U.S. 1860 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1860
      • Page: Iowa, White Oak township, Mahaska county, Page 261, Lines 19-21
      • 1860 Census, White Oak township, Mahaska county, Iowa
  5. U.S. 1870 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1870
      • Page: Iowa, White Oak township, Mahaska county, Page 20, Lines 6-12
      • 1870 Census, White Oak township, Mahaska county, Iowa
  6. U.S. 1880 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1880
      • Page: Iowa, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 177, Page 18, Lines 45-50
      • 1880 Census, White Oak township, Mahaska county, Iowa
  7. 1885 Iowa State Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1885
      • Page: White Oak township, Mahaska county, 674, Lines 1-7
      • 1885 Iowa Census, White Oak township, Mahaska county

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