Clyde Henry DeWitt1
b. May 13, 1892, d. Mar 8, 1949
| Father | Samuel Jackson DeWitt1,2,3 b. Sep 9, 1859, d. May 27, 1942 |
| Mother | Ida May Shellhorn1,4,2,3,5 b. Nov 27, 1861, d. Jun 14, 1944 |
Clyde Henry DeWitt was born on May 13, 1892 in Richardson Co, NE.1,6,7
Clyde Henry DeWitt was listed as a son in Samuel Jackson DeWitt's household on the 1900 Census in West Branch, Pawnee Co, NE.5
Clyde was listed as a hired hand in Emma Halfiger's household on the 1920 Census in Wakeeney Township, Trego Co, KS.7
He married Blanche Beatrice Parks on Aug 26, 1920. The marriage was performed by Ira Leslie DeWitt.1,6,2,8,9,10
Clyde was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census in Wakeeney Township, Trego Co, KS. Clyde was a farmer, with his own farm. The family owned a radio set..6
Clyde Henry DeWitt lived in Jun, 1944 in Wakeeney, Trego Co, KS.4
Clyde Henry DeWitt moved in 1948 to WaKeeney, Trego Co, KS.9
Clyde Henry DeWitt died on Mar 8, 1949 at age 56.1,11 He was buried in Wakeeney Cemetery, Trego Co, KS.11
Clyde Henry DeWitt was listed as a son in Samuel Jackson DeWitt's household on the 1900 Census in West Branch, Pawnee Co, NE.5
Clyde was listed as a hired hand in Emma Halfiger's household on the 1920 Census in Wakeeney Township, Trego Co, KS.7
He married Blanche Beatrice Parks on Aug 26, 1920. The marriage was performed by Ira Leslie DeWitt.1,6,2,8,9,10
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
Clyde was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census in Wakeeney Township, Trego Co, KS. Clyde was a farmer, with his own farm. The family owned a radio set..6
Dale, Clyde, Barbara and Blanche DeWitt, circa 1938
Photo courtesy Barbara Hettinger
Photo courtesy Barbara Hettinger
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
Clyde Henry DeWitt lived in Jun, 1944 in Wakeeney, Trego Co, KS.4
Clyde Henry DeWitt moved in 1948 to WaKeeney, Trego Co, KS.9
Clyde Henry DeWitt died on Mar 8, 1949 at age 56.1,11 He was buried in Wakeeney Cemetery, Trego Co, KS.11
Clyde DeWitt
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hettinger
Photo courtesy of Barbara Hettinger
Family | Blanche Beatrice Parks |
| Children |
Citations
- [S175] Sharon Shellhorn Phelps, Descendants of Barnet DeWitt, online www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/h/e/sharon-s-phelps/index.html.
- [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).
- [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.
- [S1737] 1900 U. S. Census, Nebraska, Pawnee County, West Branch, ED 128, page 9A/170, line 36, dwelling 174, family 174, Nebraska, Pawnee County.
- [S1237] 1930 U. S. Census, Kansas, Trego County, Wakeeney, ED 9, sheet 5A, line 48, dwelling 105, family 105, Kansas, Trego County.
- [S1603] 1920 U. S. Census, Kansas, Trego County, Wakeeney Township, ED 239, sheet 2B/3989, line 78, dwelling 30, family 31, Kansas, Trego County.
- [S1623] Barbara DeWitt Ebbert, "DeWitt Hx," e-mail to Barbara Hettinger, August 30, 2005, DeWitt Hx.
- [S1543] Barbara Hettinger, "DeWitt fam Hx|March 30, 2009," e-mail to Julia Langel, containing image of funeral program, DeWitt fam Hx|March 30, 2009.
- [S1543] Barbara Hettinger, "Ira DeWitt family," e-mail to Julia Langel, April 12, 2009, Ira DeWitt family.
- [S1543] Barbara Hettinger, "DeWitt fam Hx|March 30, 2009," e-mail to Julia Langel, DeWitt fam Hx|March 30, 2009.
- [S2604] Salina Journal, August 20, 2016.