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DeWitt, Rebecca Ann

Birth Name DeWitt, Rebecca Ann
Gramps ID I0026
Gender female
Age at Death 77 years, 11 months, 30 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1848-10-28 Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Census 1850 Union Twp, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Census 1860 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1870 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Census 1880 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
5a
Census 1900 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
6a
Census 1910 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
7a
Census 1920 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
8a
Death 1926-10-27 Union Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Burial   Feighner Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father DeWitt, Clark Edward Sr. [I0045]1824-05-311889-01-09
Mother Ogle, Malinda [I3971]1827after 1855
    Sister     DeWitt, Sarah [I0848] 1846-02-08 1887-01-28
         DeWitt, Rebecca Ann [I0026] 1848-10-28 1926-10-27
    Sister     DeWitt, Elizabeth [I0849] 1853
    Brother     DeWitt, Lorenzo H. [I0850] 1855 1929-03-04

Families

    Family of Smith, Jeremiah W. and DeWitt, Rebecca Ann [F0246]
Married Husband Smith, Jeremiah W. [I0769] ( * 1846-03-22 + 1920-03-19 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1868-07-29 Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
9a
Marriage 1868-07-21 Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
10a
Event Note

The dates given by the Indiana Marriages index and Jeremiah Smith's obituary for his marriage to Rebecca Ann DeWitt differ by eight days, due to an error somewhere in the records.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Smith, Etta Viola [I3973]18691887-05-12
Smith, Rosanna [I0768]1871-04-171948-01-17
Smith, George Henry [I1473]1874-09-071959-05-14
Smith, Susan E. [I1150]18761903-02-11
Smith, Roy Clark [I1149]1882-04-241958-11-07
Smith, Lucille K. [I1148]1886-07-121972

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Narrative

[Obituary for Mr. Rebecca Ann Smith, from the Huntington Press, Thursday, 28 Oct 1926.]

Despondent over ill health, Mrs. Rebecca Ann Smith, 78 years of age, walked into a sheltered spot in a berry patch near the home of her son-in-law, Lewis Thomas, seven miles east of Huntington, where she lived, and drank several ounces of carbolic acid yesterday afternoon about 1:30 o'clock. She died a few minutes later.

The body was found by Mr. Thomas who, alarmed by the unexplained absence of his mother-in-law, had gone in search of her. When found, Mrs. Smith was lying on her back, the bottle of acid an arms length from her.

Seemingly, Mrs. Smith had contemplated committing suicide for some time. About a year ago, she had been affected by a skin ailment on her feet. Last week she remarked that this was troubling her again. She urged her son-in-law to get her a little carbolic acid for this had "helped it before and should help now."

VISITED GRANDDAUGHTER.

Tuesday the Thomas family went to the lakes and left Mrs. Smith with Mrs. Charles M. Paul of this city, a granddaughter. Mrs. Smith then gave Mr. Paul some money to purchase for her a little carbolic acid. He did not buy the acid, however, so when Mr. Thomas returned that evening, he bought it. That evening Mrs. Smith asked for the acid and Mrs. Thomas gave it to her, suspecting nothing. Later Mr. Thomas questioned her action, and his wife went into Mrs. Smith's room and diluted some water for her use on her feet. Mrs. Thomas started to take the bottle out of the room but Mrs. Smith remarked that the children might get it and that it could be placed behind her trunk. This was done. Afterward Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Smith sat and talked for some time.

As it was the custom of Mrs. Smith to go for a short walk after dinner, nothing was thought of her absence. She had been seen in front of the house and had then gone to the barn. Mrs. Thomas, becoming suspicious, went to her room to look for her and found the bottle of acid gone. She then called her husband.

ILL SEVERAL YEARS.

Mrs. Smith had suffered from tuberculosis for several years.

Mrs. Smith was born October 28, 1848 in Huntington county to Mr. and Mrs. Clark DeWitt, and was married to Jeremiah W. Smith. There were seven children. Her husband and three children have died. The surviving children are Mrs. Lewis Thomas, George H. Smith of Allen county, LeRoy Smith of Huntington, and Mrs. Lucile (Fred) Chaney of Fort Wayne. There is one brother, Lorenbo [sic] DeWitt. There are ten grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday at the Union church, the minister being the Rev. Charles Brown.

Burial was in the Feightner [sic] cemetery.

Narrative

See the notes for her husband, Jeremiah W. Smith.

Pedigree

  1. DeWitt, Clark Edward Sr. [I0045]
    1. Ogle, Malinda [I3971]
      1. DeWitt, Sarah [I0848]
      2. DeWitt, Rebecca Ann
        1. Smith, Jeremiah W. [I0769]
          1. Smith, Etta Viola [I3973]
          2. Smith, Rosanna [I0768]
          3. Smith, George Henry [I1473]
          4. Smith, Susan E. [I1150]
          5. Smith, Roy Clark [I1149]
          6. Smith, Lucille K. [I1148]
      3. DeWitt, Elizabeth [I0849]
      4. DeWitt, Lorenzo H. [I0850]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Huntington Press (Indiana) [S0082]
      • Date: 1926-10-28
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Copy of the clipping from the files of Jane Anne Thomas.

  2. US Census of 1850 [S0046]
      • Date: 1850-09-03
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHVX-2F2 : accessed 17 February 2015), Malinda Dewitt in household of Clark Dewitt, Union, Wells, Indiana, United States; citing family 37, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

        Event Year: 1850
        Event Place: Union, Wells, Indiana, United States
        Clark Dewitt M 22 Virginia
        Malinda Dewitt F 22 Virginia
        Sarah Dewitt F 4 Indiana
        Rebecca Dewitt F 2 Indiana

  3. US Census of 1860 [S0044]
      • Date: 1860
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4FK-RT5 : accessed 23 December 2014), Clark Dewitt, Union Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 113, household ID 759, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,267.

        Event Year: 1860
        Event Place: Union Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Clark Dewitt M 35 Ind
        Rebecca Dewitt F 23 Ohio
        Sarah Dewitt F 13 Ind
        Rebecca Ann Dewitt F 12 Ind
        Elizabeth Dewitt F 7 Ind
        Lorence H Dewitt M 5 Ind

  4. US Census of 1870 [S0020]
      • Date: 1870-07-28
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXXB-G1V : accessed 27 December 2014), Jeremiah Smith, Indiana, United States; citing p. 4, family 27, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 545,824.

        Event Year: 1870
        Event Place: Indiana, United States
        Jeremiah Smith M 23 Ohio
        Rebecca Smith F 21 Indiana
        Etta Viola Smith F 1 Indiana

  5. US Census of 1880 [S0045]
      • Date: 1880-06-02
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH9H-Y6R : accessed 27 December 2014), Rebecca A Smith in household of Jereman W Smith, Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States, 196; citing sheet 556B, film number 0285, NARA microfilm publication T9, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,254,285.

        Event Year: 1880
        Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Jereman W Smith Self M 34 Ohio, United States
        Etta V Smith Daughter F 10 Indiana, United States
        Rosanna Smith Daughter F 9 Indiana, United States
        George H Smith Son M 5 Indiana, United States
        Susan E Smith Daughter F 4 Indiana, United States
        William Suttlemyer Other M 20 Indiana, United States
        Rebecca A Smith Wife F 32 Indiana, United States

  6. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900-06-05
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM1T-C6L : accessed 27 December 2014), Jerry W Smith, Union Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,240,378.

        Event Year: 1900
        Event Place: Union Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Jerry W Smith Head M 54 Ohio
        Rebecka Smith Wife F 52 Indiana
        Roy C Smith Son M 18 Indiana
        Celia D Smith Daughter F 14 Indiana

  7. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910-04-19
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKP3-8JK : accessed 27 December 2014), Jeremiah W Smith, Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 107, sheet 2B, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,369.

        Event Year: 1910
        Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Jeremiah W Smith Head M 64 Ohio
        Rebecca Smith Wife F 61 Indiana
        Melvine R Middaugh Grandson M 14 Indiana

  8. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920-01-21
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF7V-VGG : accessed 27 December 2014), Rebecca A Smith in household of Jeremiah W Smith, Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 5A, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,820,437.

        Event Year: 1920
        Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Jeremiah W Smith Head M 73 Ohio
        Rebecca A Smith Wife F 71 Indiana
        Noah Ball Hired man M 41 Indiana

  9. Huntington Herald (Indiana) [S0014]
      • Date: 1920-03-20
      • Citation:

        Clipping from the files of Jane Anne Thomas; confirmed from the files at the Huntington County Library to be from the Huntington Herald.

  10. Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007 [S0302]
      • Date: 1868-10-03
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJ3-Q5V : 21 January 2016), Jeremiah Smith and Rebecca A Dewitt, 21 Jul 1868; citing Huntington, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,320,965.