hmtl5 Benjamin Franklin Dewitt b. 4 Oct 1863 Pettis County, Missouri d. 10 Nov 1949 Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Benjamin Franklin Dewitt

Male 1863 - 1949  (86 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Dewitt 
    • son of Benjamin DeWitt and Pernelia Potter [1]
    Born 4 Oct 1863  Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 10 Nov 1949  Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Buried 11 Nov 1949  Potter Cemetery, Clifton City, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Person ID I1881  Hedges
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2023 

    Family 1 Adelia Fay "Delia" Ross,   b. 13 Jul 1874, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1912, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1899  Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elia Mae Ross,   b. 13 Jul 1874, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1966, Dickerson Township, Lewis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Divorced 1924  [3] 
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F936  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Oct 1863 - Pettis County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Aug 1899 - Pettis County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Nov 1949 - Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Nov 1949 - Potter Cemetery, Clifton City, Cooper County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Benjamin F. DeWitt
      Benjamin F. DeWitt, 86 years old, died at the home of his son, Newton, DeWitt, 119 East Walnut street, at 12:30 o’clock Thursday morning. He had been bedfast for the past year.
      Mr. DeWitt was born near Beaman, Mo., October 4, 1863, the son of the late Benjamin and Pernelia Potter DeWitt. He has lived all his life in Pettis county, residing on a farm until 1919, when he came to Sedalia to make his home.
      Mr. DeWitt was married in August, 1899, to Miss Delia Fay Ross. Five children were born to this union, tow of whom, Frank DeWitt and John DeWitt, died in infancy.
      Mrs. DeWitt preceded him in death in March 1912.
      Surviving are two sons, Newton DeWitt and Lee DeWitt, Sedalia; one daughter, Mrs. Paul W. Bennett, Vandalia, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. Cevia McMullin, Beaman, Mo.
      Funeral services will be held at the Lamine Baptist church at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon.
      Rev. Walter P. Arnold, pastor of the East Sedalia Baptist church will officiate.
      Interment will be in the DeWitt family lot in Potter’s cemetery near Clifton City.
      The body is at the Ewing funeral home.
      The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Missouri. Friday, 11 November 1949.
      [1, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S7] Death certificate.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S43] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.


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