Merle May DeWitt1
b. Jul 4, 1890, d. Feb 17, 1970
| 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 |
Merle May DeWitt was born on Jul 4, 1890 in Dubois, Richardson Co, NE.5,6,7,3
Merle May DeWitt was listed as a daughter in Samuel Jackson DeWitt's household on the 1900 Census in West Branch, Pawnee Co, NE.8
Merle May DeWitt was listed as a daughter in Samuel Jackson DeWitt's household on the 1930 Census in 225 South Fourth, Salina, Saline Co, KS.3
Merle May DeWitt married Alson William Sherman on Nov 24, 1938.1,2,9
They resided in Salina, Saline Co, KS, in May, 1942, in 534 S. Tenth.2
She resided in Salina, Saline Co, KS, in Jun, 1942, in 611 West Grand.4
Merle May Sherman was registered nurse.10
Merle May Sherman was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, in Salina, Saline Co, KS.10
Merle May Sherman moved in Nov, 1969 to Good Samaritan, Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS.10
Merle lived in Feb, 1970 in 916 University, Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS.10
Merle May Sherman died on Feb 17, 1970 in Good Samaritan, Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS, at age 79.1,10,11 An obituary was published on Feb 18, 1970 in The Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.10
Merle's funeral was held on Feb 19, 1970 at Guy R. Ryan Sons mortuary in Salina, Saline Co, KS; the Rev. Donald Crenshaw officiated.10 She was buried circa Feb 19, 1970 at Roselawn Cemetery, in Salina, Saline Co, in KS. Section E.10,11
Merle May DeWitt was listed as a daughter in Samuel Jackson DeWitt's household on the 1900 Census in West Branch, Pawnee Co, NE.8
Florence, Marie, Ida, Merle, Katie DeWitt
Photo courtesy Barbara Hettinger
Photo courtesy Barbara Hettinger
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
Merle DeWitt
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hettinger
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hettinger
Merle May DeWitt was listed as a daughter in Samuel Jackson DeWitt's household on the 1930 Census in 225 South Fourth, Salina, Saline Co, KS.3
Samuel and Ida Dewitt, Merle Dewitt
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hettinger
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hettinger
Merle May DeWitt married Alson William Sherman on Nov 24, 1938.1,2,9
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
They resided in Salina, Saline Co, KS, in May, 1942, in 534 S. Tenth.2
She resided in Salina, Saline Co, KS, in Jun, 1942, in 611 West Grand.4
Merle May Sherman was registered nurse.10
Merle May Sherman was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, in Salina, Saline Co, KS.10
Merle May Sherman moved in Nov, 1969 to Good Samaritan, Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS.10
Merle lived in Feb, 1970 in 916 University, Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS.10
Merle May Sherman died on Feb 17, 1970 in Good Samaritan, Ellsworth, Ellsworth Co, KS, at age 79.1,10,11 An obituary was published on Feb 18, 1970 in The Salina Journal in Salina, Saline Co, KS.10
Merle's funeral was held on Feb 19, 1970 at Guy R. Ryan Sons mortuary in Salina, Saline Co, KS; the Rev. Donald Crenshaw officiated.10 She was buried circa Feb 19, 1970 at Roselawn Cemetery, in Salina, Saline Co, in KS. Section E.10,11
Merle DeWitt Sherman
Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina KS
Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina KS
Family | Alson William Sherman b. January 18, 1883, d. August 5, 1958 |
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.
- [S1062] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Saline County, Salina, ED 85-19, sheet 16A/213, line 23, 225 South Fourth, dwelling 353, family 412, Kansas, Saline County.
- [S765] The Salina Journal, June 15, 1944, page 12, column 4.
- [S175] Sharon Shellhorn Phelps, Descendants of Barnet DeWitt, online www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/h/e/sharon-s-phelps/index.html, this source says 1891.
- [S659] The Salina Journal, February 18, 1970, page 31, column 4, the obituary says the birth year is 1890.
- [S715] Merle DeWitt Sherman Cemetery Marker, Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina, Saline Co, KS, the cemetery marker also says 1890.
- [S1737] 1900 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Pawnee County, West Branch, ED 128, page 9A/170, line 36, dwelling 174, family 174, Nebraska, Pawnee County.
- [S764] The Salina Journal, August 6, 1958, page 12, column 5.
- [S659] The Salina Journal, February 18, 1970, page 31, column 4.
- [S715] Merle DeWitt Sherman Cemetery Marker, Roselawn Memorial Park, Salina, Saline Co, KS.