Bertha DeWitt1
b. Oct 6, 1887, d. Apr 2, 1961
| Father | Samuel Jackson DeWitt1,2,3 b. Sep 9, 1859, d. May 27, 1942 |
| Mother | Ida May Shellhorn1,4,3 b. Nov 27, 1861, d. Jun 14, 1944 |
Bertha DeWitt was born on Oct 6, 1887 in Cheyenne Co, KS.1,5,6,7,8,9
Bertha DeWitt was listed as a daughter in Samuel Jackson DeWitt's household on the 1900 Census in West Branch, Pawnee Co, NE.9
Bertha DeWitt married Warren Myron Webster circa 1905.10,2,4,5,3,6,7
Bertha was listed as Warren Myron Webster's wife on the 1910 Census in Empire Township, Ellsworth Co, KS.7
Bertha was listed as Warren Myron Webster's wife on the 1920 Census in Empire Township, Ellsworth Co, KS.6
Bertha Webster was listed as a wife in Warren Myron Webster's household on the 1930 Census in Empire Township, Ellsworth Co, KS.5
Bertha Webster lived in May, 1942 in Carneiro, Ellsworth Co, KS.2
Bertha Webster lived in Jun, 1944 in Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS.4
Bertha Webster died on Apr 2, 1961 in Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS, at age 73.1,8 She was buried at Carneiro Cemetery, in Carneiro, Ellsworth Co, in KS.8
Bertha DeWitt was listed as a daughter in Samuel Jackson DeWitt's household on the 1900 Census in West Branch, Pawnee Co, NE.9
Bertha DeWitt married Warren Myron Webster circa 1905.10,2,4,5,3,6,7
Bertha was listed as Warren Myron Webster's wife on the 1910 Census in Empire Township, Ellsworth Co, KS.7
Bertha was listed as Warren Myron Webster's wife on the 1920 Census in Empire Township, Ellsworth Co, KS.6
Group photo of Samuel Jackson DeWitt and Ida Shellhorn DeWitt taken on their 45th wedding anniversary at their home on 4th St., Salina, KS.
Information provided by Myra DeWitt, Gertrude DeWitt Small, and Jane DeWitt Smith, daughters of Lyle B and Hazel Smith DeWitt.
Back row: Lloyd DeWitt, oldest child of Ira and Katie; Merle DeWitt, Florence DeWitt Stites, Clyde DeWitt, Bertha DeWitt Webster, Bertha’s husband “Bud” Warren Myron Webster; Katie Grubb (Mrs. Ira) DeWitt; Ira DeWitt.
Middle Row: Oren Webster, oldest child of Bertha and “Bud” DeWitt; Russell DeWitt, 2nd child of Ira and Katie; “Babe” Fayette Weaver holding one of their twins, either Keith or Kenneth, and Mary Elizabeth “ Marie” Weaver holding the other twin. Keith and Kenneth’s date of birth is 10 July1925. Blanche Beatrice Parks DeWitt (Mrs. Clyde) holding son Dale. Lyle DeWitt (Just above his mother’s left shoulder); Lyle’s wife Hazel Smith DeWitt holding their 4th child, Jane, whose birthday is Nov 14, 1926. On Hazel’s left is Evangeline DeWitt (3rd child of Ira and Katie DeWitt).
Front Row: Gordon Webster, 2nd child of Bertha and “Bud” Webster; Lola Lee Stites, only child of Florence DeWitt Stites; Mary Ellen DeWitt (4th child of Ira and Katie);Gwen Weaver, oldest child of “Babe” and “Marie” Weaver ; Samuel J DeWitt, Ida DeWitt, Gertrude DeWitt (3rd child of Lyle and Hazel DeWitt); Myra DeWitt (2nd child of Lyle and Hazel) and Marian DeWitt, oldest daughter of Lyle and Hazel. At the end of the row, Ida Fay Webster, 3rd child of Bertha and “Bud”.
Photo courtesy Barbara Hettinger
Information provided by Myra DeWitt, Gertrude DeWitt Small, and Jane DeWitt Smith, daughters of Lyle B and Hazel Smith DeWitt.
Back row: Lloyd DeWitt, oldest child of Ira and Katie; Merle DeWitt, Florence DeWitt Stites, Clyde DeWitt, Bertha DeWitt Webster, Bertha’s husband “Bud” Warren Myron Webster; Katie Grubb (Mrs. Ira) DeWitt; Ira DeWitt.
Middle Row: Oren Webster, oldest child of Bertha and “Bud” DeWitt; Russell DeWitt, 2nd child of Ira and Katie; “Babe” Fayette Weaver holding one of their twins, either Keith or Kenneth, and Mary Elizabeth “ Marie” Weaver holding the other twin. Keith and Kenneth’s date of birth is 10 July1925. Blanche Beatrice Parks DeWitt (Mrs. Clyde) holding son Dale. Lyle DeWitt (Just above his mother’s left shoulder); Lyle’s wife Hazel Smith DeWitt holding their 4th child, Jane, whose birthday is Nov 14, 1926. On Hazel’s left is Evangeline DeWitt (3rd child of Ira and Katie DeWitt).
Front Row: Gordon Webster, 2nd child of Bertha and “Bud” Webster; Lola Lee Stites, only child of Florence DeWitt Stites; Mary Ellen DeWitt (4th child of Ira and Katie);Gwen Weaver, oldest child of “Babe” and “Marie” Weaver ; Samuel J DeWitt, Ida DeWitt, Gertrude DeWitt (3rd child of Lyle and Hazel DeWitt); Myra DeWitt (2nd child of Lyle and Hazel) and Marian DeWitt, oldest daughter of Lyle and Hazel. At the end of the row, Ida Fay Webster, 3rd child of Bertha and “Bud”.
Photo courtesy Barbara Hettinger
Bertha Webster was listed as a wife in Warren Myron Webster's household on the 1930 Census in Empire Township, Ellsworth Co, KS.5
DeWitt Siblings
Lyle DeWitt, Marie Weaver, Bertha Webster, Ira DeWitt, Merle Sherman, Clyde DeWitt, Florence Stites
Taken at a funeral -- either Samuel's, in 1942, or Ida's, in 1944
Photo courtesy Barbara Hettinger
Lyle DeWitt, Marie Weaver, Bertha Webster, Ira DeWitt, Merle Sherman, Clyde DeWitt, Florence Stites
Taken at a funeral -- either Samuel's, in 1942, or Ida's, in 1944
Photo courtesy Barbara Hettinger
Bertha Webster lived in May, 1942 in Carneiro, Ellsworth Co, KS.2
Bertha Webster lived in Jun, 1944 in Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS.4
From left: Lyle and Hazel DeWitt, Bud and Bertha Webster, Marie and Babe Weaver
Taken on front porch at Ralph and Ida Fay Farrington's, 904 N Paul, Ellsworth, KS on July 6, 1958
Photo courtesy of Warren Farrington
Taken on front porch at Ralph and Ida Fay Farrington's, 904 N Paul, Ellsworth, KS on July 6, 1958
Photo courtesy of Warren Farrington
Bertha Webster died on Apr 2, 1961 in Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS, at age 73.1,8 She was buried at Carneiro Cemetery, in Carneiro, Ellsworth Co, in KS.8
Bertha DeWitt Webster, Carneiro Cemetery, Kansas
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hettinger, October 2005
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hettinger, October 2005
Family | Warren Myron Webster b. July 11, 1883, d. December 10, 1963 |
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Citations
- [S175] Sharon Shellhorn Phelps, Descendants of Barnet DeWitt, online www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/h/e/sharon-s-phelps/index.html.
- [S590] Obituary, DeWitt, Samuel J., May 28, 1942, page 3, column 5.
- [S1543] Barbara Hettinger, "Re: Your Website (Group photo of Samuel Jackson DeWitt and Ida Shellhorn DeWitt)," e-mail to Julia Langel, September 9, 2004, Re: Your Website (Group photo of Samuel Jackson DeWitt and Ida Shellhorn DeWitt).
- [S765] The Salina Journal, June 15, 1944, page 12, column 4.
- [S1233] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Empire Township, ED 9, sheet 1B, line 75, dwelling 16, family 16, Kansas, Ellsworth County.
- [S1343] 1920 U. S. Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Empire Township, ED 32, sheet 4B, line 66, dwelling 75, family 78, Kansas, Ellsworth County.
- [S19] 1910 U. S. Census, Ellsworth County, Empire Township, ED 28, sheet 4B/2347 line 75, family 14.
- [S1618] Bertha DeWitt Webster Cemetery Marker, Carneiro Cemetery, Carneiro, Ellsworth Co, KS.
- [S1737] 1900 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Pawnee County, West Branch, ED 128, page 9A/170, line 36, dwelling 174, family 174, Nebraska, Pawnee County.
- [S175] Sharon Shellhorn Phelps, Descendants of Barnet DeWitt, online www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/h/e/sharon-s-phelps/index.html, could April 18, 1906, listed as Warren's birthdate, really be the marriage date?
- [S1890] Warren Farrington, "warren Farrington," e-mail to Julia Langel, March 5, 2011, warren Farrington.