West Virginia Pioneers

Family: Thomas Dewitt / Mary Magdalene Buffington (F613)



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  • Father | Male
    Thomas Dewitt

    Born  Abt 1790  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Mar 1879  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Dewitt Cemetery, Jackson co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married     
    Father  John DEWITT | F215 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy CULBERTSON | F215 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Mary Magdalene Buffington

    Born  Abt 1797  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Abt 1886   
    Buried     
    Father  Joel Buffington | F614 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Logan | F614 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Nancy DeWitt

    Born  14 Sep 1814  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Mar 1857  Carroll County, MO, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    Dr Joel DeWitt, MD

    Born  29 Jan 1816  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 May 1890  Sullivan Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Lydia DeWitt

    Born  4 Oct 1819   
    Died  17 May 1890  Sullivan Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Daniel A Rollins | F1215 
    Married  20 Mar 1839  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    John DeWitt

    Born  22 Oct 1823  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Oct 1849  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Dewitt Cemetery, Jackson co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Ann Romaine | F1798 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Male
    Alexander C DeWitt

    Born  5 Sep 1827  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jun 1874  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Miriam Carney | F1005 
    Married  16 Jan 1851  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Culbertson Dewitt

    Born  3 Apr 1827   
    Died  6 May 1844   
    Buried    Dewitt Cemetery, Jackson co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Buffington DeWitt

    Born  Abt 1828  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Male
    Zadock Hannibal DeWitt

    Born  Between 1830 and 1835   
    Died  Aft 1859   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Amanda Campbell | F18360 
    Married  31 Dec 1850  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Thomas Buffington Dewitt

    Born  27 Mar 1832  Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Oct 1891  Selma, Fresno, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Frances Carney | F1799 
    Married  1855  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Female
    Lucinda Dewitt

    Born  1836  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Aft 1870   
    Buried     

    Child 11 | Male
    Henry Sherman DeWitt

    Born  14 Feb 1837  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Apr 1910  Milan, Sullivan, MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Minerva Jane Milhoan | F822 
    Married  18 Dec 1862  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 12 | Female
    Phoebe Ann Dewitt

    Born  Jul 1842  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Jul 1911   
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Boles Larkins | F1378 
    Married  11 Oct 1860  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 

    • JCDR shows Thomas Dewitt died 3/12/1879, 88 years, d Muses Bottom
      Gravestone shows died 3/16/1879, age 90y
      ~~~
      from Michael Anthony:
      Thomas DeWitt was born about 1791 in Pennsylvania. He died on
      12 Mar 1879 in Muses Bottom, Jackson, West Virginia.1

      Mary Magdalene Buffington (daughter of Joel Buffington and
      Elizabeth Logan) was born about 1797 in Virginia. She died in
      1886 in Jackson County, West Virginia.
      ~~~
      1820 Mason Co, VA:
      Thomas Duett- 1m under 10, 1m 16-26, 2f under 10, 2f 16-26

      1830 Mason Co. VA
      Thomas Duett
      2m under 5 Alex C & Culbertson
      1m 5-10 John
      1m 10-15 Joel
      1m 30-40
      1f 5-10 Lydia
      1f 10-15 Nancy
      1f 20-30

      1840 Jackson, VA
      2m 0-5 Henry S,
      2m 5-10 Thomas B, Zadock
      1m 10-15 Alex C,
      1m 15-20 John
      1m 20-30 Joel
      1m 30-40
      1m 40-50
      1f 0-5 Lucinda
      1f 40-50

      1850 Jackson CoVA census, page 114, #810-817
      Deuite Thos 55 M Farmer Pa
      Deuite Magdaline 53 F Va
      Deuite Alexander 22 M Farmer Ohio
      Deuite Thos B 18 M Farmer Va
      Deuite Lucinda 14 F Va
      Deuite Henry 13 M Va
      Deuite Phoeba 9 F Va
      Deuite Jas 6 M Va
      Deuite Virginia 4 F Va
      Deuite John 2 M Va

      1860 Jackson VA pg 129
      Thomas, 65, PA
      Magdalene, 62, VA
      Lucinda, 23, Idiotic
      Henry S, 22
      Phoebe A 18
      Dallas J 16
      Virginia 14
      John C, 12

      1870 Jackson, WV pg 47
      Thomas 78, farmer, Muses Bottom, 15,000/700. PA
      Magdalene 75
      Lucinda 38
      James Dallas 24
      John C 20

      1880 Jackson, WV Grant Dist # 378-380
      Mary M, 93
      James Dallas, 30, GS
      John C, 29, GS
      Payne, Maria M, 55, boarder, KY
      Charles M, 40, boarder, WV
      Orr, Elizabeth, 25, domestic, VA
      Robinson, James B, 22, laborer, VA