James Edmond Hewitt (1857 - 1903)

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Catharine Davis — married 8 Nov 1885 in Chicago Cook County Illinois, USA

Descendants

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Biography

Jimmy was a Farm Laborer.

Jimmy fixed various Farm implements.

James was born on 1857 and passed away on 1903. He was son of John Hewitt and Sarah Gates.

Residence 1860 Humbolt Township, Humbolt, Iowa, United States; Birth Year (Estimated) 1857; Parents J.W. and Sarah.^[1]

Marriage James E. Hewitt and Hannah C. Davis Date/Place: 08 Nov 1885 Cook, Illinois ^[2]

Marriage of James E. Hewitt and Hannah C. Davis is at home of bride's sister Mrs. J. N. Burno by Rev Burke F Leavitt ^[3]

Genealogy of Hannah Catherine Davis | Sh#4589 | dau of Sh#1412

• Hannah parents: 1412: Jeremy Davis m1: Phebe Bowen m2: Keziah Davis (Hannah's mother)
• Hannah with Spouse and Children: 4589. Hannah Catharine, b. Edgerton, Rock Co., Wis., 3 Feb, 1855 ; m. 11, 8, 1885 James Edmond Hewitt ^[4]

Residence 1880 Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, United States; Birth Year (Estimated) 1857. Occupation: Farm Laborer; The head of household is Lucy L. Stone F 31 Michigan which could have been his employer (theory).^[5]

Residence 1900 Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States; Birth Jul 1857 Iowa; Widowed; Child: Edward G Hewitt Son M 13 Illinois. Note daughter Phebe is not listed because left (abt. Dec1899) to live with her Aunt Marmie. Please see Phebe for the bulk of the story.^[6]

James E Hewitt Death 17 Nov 1903 Livermore, Humboldt, Iowa, United States.^[7]

Find A Grave James Edmond Hewitt; BIRTH 21 Jul 1857 Humboldt County, Iowa, USA; DEATH 17 Nov 1903 (aged 46) Humboldt County, Iowa, USA; Spouse: Hannah Catherine Davis Hewitt 1855–1891 (m. 1885); Children:

1. Edward Gates Hewitt 1887–1959
2. Phebe Katherine Hewitt Polan 1889–1982^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M822-2TK : Mon Jul 17 23:29:06 UTC 2023), Entry for J W Hewitt and Sarah Hewitt, 1860.
2. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7XX-NYS : 25 January 2023), James E. Hewitt and Hannah C. Davis, 1885. No image available.
3. ↑ Seventh-Day Baptist Publishing Society. Sabbath Recorder Archives Alfred, NY 17 Dec 1885, Vol 41, Issue 51, p 5.2. [1]
4. ↑ Genealogy of Hannah Catherine Davis, published in "Genealogy of the Sharpless family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682, together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the researches by Henry Fishwick, P.H.S., and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester;and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882" by Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928. cn; Fishwick, Henry, 1835-1914; Chester, Joseph Lemuel, 1821-1882. Available online at Archive.org, (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofsharp00cope/page/558/mode/2up) page 558 and 559
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2V-TGG : 14 January 2022), James Hewitt in household of Lucy L. Stone, Humboldt, Humboldt, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMQ-VYK : 11 March 2022), James Hewitt, 1900.
7. ↑ "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMN-6Z3S : 17 March 2018), James E Hewitt, 17 Nov 1903; citing Death, Livermore, Humboldt, Iowa, United States, page 88, offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,401,936.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110932562/james-edmond-hewitt: accessed 19 July 2023), memorial page for James Edmond Hewitt (21 Jul 1857–17 Nov 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110932562, citing Union Cemetery, Livermore, Humboldt County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Geo Clinton (contributor 46936067).

• Descendants of Captain Thomas Hewitt of Stonington, Conn. Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996.

Research Notes

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