Thomas Hewitt (b. 1833)

HEWITT, VANHOUGHTON

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 6/26/2005 at 23:05:42

Hewitt, Thomas, farmer, Section 35; PO Eden; born in Ireland in 1833. Married Amelia Vanhoughton in 1864; she was born in New York State and died in 1871; has three children living --- Ellsworth, John, and Annie M.; lost one child -- Amelia; came to this country in 1859 and settled in Wisconsin, where he lived until he came to this county in 1861, and settled on his present estate of 120 acres, valued at $25 per acre.

Page 627, "1878 History of Fayette County, Iowa"
Eden township