DeWITT, Benjamin F. 1837 - 1916

DEWITT, CRENSHAW, HALL

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:28

"The Fairfield Daily Journal"
Wednesday, August 23, 1916
Page 2, Column 1

B. F. DEWITT DEAD

B. F. DeWITT, one of the older residents of Jefferson county, passed away yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. C. CRENSHAW who resides twelve miles southeast of the city.

Mr. DeWITT, who was past eighty years of age, has been in poor health for several years and his death was not unexpected. He is survived by the following children: Homer DeWITT, of Mt. Pleasant; Frank DeWITT, of Stockport; Hoseas DeWITT, of Des Moines, and Mrs. W. C. CRENSHAW, at whose home he died.

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Note: Interment was in Wright Cemetery. His wife was Harriet HALL who died in 1912 and is buried with him.