DeWitt
Reger
and
Rachel Ann Mairs)
b. 6 Jun 1799 in Upshur Co., VA
... son of Anthony Reger & Anna Susannah Simmons
(also... in French Creek, Rockingham Co, VA)
d. 24 Jul 1866 in Sullivan Co, MO) (FindAGrave)
and
Mary Martha Busby)
(second wife) -- see SIBLINGS
b: 17 Jul 1825 in Markleville, IN
m. 23 Nov 1845 in Pendleton, Madison Co, IN
or Lewis, WV
d. 20 Jun 1875 in Reger, Sullivan Co, MO)
b. 8 May 1854
in Reger, Sullivan Co., MO
(Death Cert states 1853.)
d. 1 Apr 1927 (see obit)
in Kirksville, Adair County, MO (ref)
buried in Henry Cemetery, Reger, MO
(Death Cert) (FindAGrave)
Living in Milan, Sullivan Co, MO in 1860
Living in Bowman Twnshp, Sullivan Co. in 1900 & 1910 census.
He was a presiding judge of the Sullivan Co court in 1912
according to A History of Northeast Missouri by Walter Williams, 1913
16 Nov
1876
as listed in
Marriage
Records of
Sullivan
Co, MO
1859-1880
pg 67
Meet the
children.
b. 15 Sep 1857
in Sullivan Co, MO
d. 21 May 1931
in Sullivan Co, MO (Death Cert)
buried Henry Cemetery, Reger, MO (FindAGrave)
(Note: Lura V. DeWitt is living with Fred and
Jennie (daughter) Reed
in 1930 in Bowman Twnshp, Sullivan Co. MO)
Her siblings were: (SIBLINGS)
 | Photo obtained from
the 1956 edition of the Reger Methodist Church from the collection of Joel S. DeWitt, Jr. Inscription: Mr. and Mrs. W.H.W. DeWITT One of our first Trustees and this is a picture of he and his wife in their early years in the home he built one mile north of Reger, now stands as a landmark, and owned by Robert Stephenson. A younger photo of Web is found below. (see WIlliam's obit) Some more information including maps about Reger, Mo can be found at: See photo of the house in 1972 below. See younger photo of Lura below. |
| Children of William Henry Webster DeWitt | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issue: | Sex | Born | Birthplace | Died | Deathplace | Married | Date | Children |
| Children
of William Henry Webster DeWitt (b. 8 May 1854 d. 1 Apr 1927)
(FindAGrave) and Lura (Laura) Victoria Reger (b. 15 Sep 1857 d. 21 Aug 1931) (FindAGrave) married 16 Nov 1876 | ||||||||
| Clarence J (see photo below) He is listed as Clawrence in 1910 census. Lived near Reger, MO in 1947 at the time of his father's death. (See obit below) | M | 25 Dec 1877 | Reger, Sullivan Co., MO In 1917, living with wife in Green City, Sullivan Co, MO according to his draft card. | 14 Jun 1948 (Death Cert.) | Reger, Sullivan Co., MO buried in Henry Cemetery, Reger, Sullivan Co., MO Buried in Henry Cemetery, Reger, Sullivan Co, MO | Dora Alta Miller b 4 Oct 1877 in Harris, MO d. 12 Mar 1945 in Milan, MO (Death Cert.) Buried in Henry Cemetery, Reger, Sullivan Co, MO f. Daniel Miller m. Emman Duley | 27 Mar 1904 | Arthur Webster Miller b 4 Nov 1905 in Reger, Sullivan Co, MO d. 17 Dec 1922 in hunting accident (Death Certificate) Buried in Henry Cemetery, Reger, Sullivan Co, MO Clarence Donald b 28 Aug 1907 MO d 13 Feb 1958 CA m Mildred Fields Children: - Gary Donald b 17 Nov 1943 CA - Linda Lou b 15 Apr 1958 m. Randall R Lindley John Edward b 23 Oct 1909 d. 12 Oct 1965 NM m Betty Welch Children: - Betty Sue m Virginia Lee Brockman 16 Sep 1942 Kirksville, MO b. 1920 Children: - Alta Louise b 30 May 1943 - Nancy Margaret b 19 Sep 1946 - John Webster b. 14 Feb 1948 Dr. Ralph Ogden (photo1921) b. 10 Mar 1912 d. 11 Feb 1984 m. Anna May Myers b. 23 Aug 1912 MO d. 6 Nov 2006 Children: - Ralph Ogden b. 30 Jun 1942 - Barbara Ann b. 6 Jul 1945 RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR |
| Mabel Clara (on FindAGrave) Mabel C. lived near Green City, Sullivan Co, MO in 1927 at the time of her father's death. (See obit below) aka Clara 'Mabel' Mabel as second name came from 1900 census where she is living with her parents.
| F | 4 Sep 1879 | Reger, Sullivan Co., MO | 17 Sep 1967 | in Milan, Sullivan Co. MO buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery Green City, Sullivan Co., MO (FindAGrave) | Robert I. Zeigler b. 24 Sep 1876 in MO d. 30 Apr 1931 in Sullivan Co MO (Death Certificate) (FindAGrave) On 7 Jun 1900 he working at age 23 as a day laborer on Red Roach's farm in Bowman Township, Sullivan Co, MO Parents listed as Salmon Zigler and Amanda M. Zigler in 1880 father's birthplace was PA and mother's birthplace was MO | 15 Feb 1903 | Mary Dorothy or Dorothy M. b. 25 Dec 1903 in MO d. 12 Oct 1994 (FindAGrave) Catherine E or L b. Abt 1914 in MO d. Aft 1930 Gertrude b. Abt 1916 in MO d. Aft 1930 I could not find them for a long time because I was spelling their last name Ziegler. In 1910 Robert and Mabell C are living as Robert W. Ziegler in Duncan township, Sullivan Co, MO with daughter Dortha (age 6) In 1920 and 1930 they are living as the Zeigler family in Penn Township (1920), Green City, Sullivan Co, MO Death Certificate of Robert states spelling as Zeigler. See also FindAGrave links above. |
| Mary Ann Lived near Laredo, MO in 1927 at the time of her father's death. (See obit below) | F | 14 Jan
1882 (Death Cert.) | Reger, Sullivan Co., MO | 10 Mar 1949 in Trenton, Grundy Co, MO (Death Cert.) | Rural Dale Cemetery, Trenton, Grundy Co. MO (FindAGrave) | Dr. John Clifton Humphreys b. 18 Oct 1882 in MO d. 16 Aug 1951 in Trenton, Grundy Co, MO (Death Cert.) He was a retired veterinarian. f. Thomas Humphreys m. Eliza Pickens John's middle name on wife's death cert. (FindAGrave) | 4 May 1904 | Mildred Jo b. 1906 d. Aft 1930 Mary Virginia b. 1911 d. Aft 1951 m. Frank M Kercheval She was listed as Virginia and was informant on father's death cert. Margaret Lois b. 1915 d. Aft 1930 m. Adolph Langstadt She was listed as informant on mother's death cert. from 1930 census living in Wilson Twnship, Grundy Co, MO |
| Vern Irene (living with parents in 1910 census) Lived near Reger, MO in 1927 at the time of her father's death. (See obit below) | F | 25 Apr 1884 | Reger, Sullivan Co., MO (from Birth Record) | 24 Feb 1951 (Death Cert.) | died in Milan, Sullivan Co, MO Buried in Henry Cemetery, Reger, Sullivan Co, MO (FindAGrave) | William Romulus Van Fossen b. 2 Oct 1879 in MO d. 28 Aug 1956 Milan, Sullivan Co, MO Buried in Henry Cemetery, Reger, Sullivan Co, MO (Death Cert.) (FindAGrave) f. James Ira VanFossen m. Hannah Christine Glaze | 2 Apr
1911 | William DeWitt b. 27 Oct 1912 d. 6 May 1913 Buried in Henry Cemetery, Reger, Sullivan Co, MO (FindAGrave) Marion b. 1918 d. Aft 1930 Christine b. 1920 d. Aft 1930 A Christine Houston was the informant on William VanFossen's Death Cert. Clarence b. 1922 d. Aft 1930 from 1930 census living in Taylor Twnship, Sullivan Co, MO |
| Josephine "Josie" Lived near Reger, MO in 1927 at the time of her father's death. (See obit below) | F | 29 May 1888 | MO | 20 Jan 1971 | Fields Cemetery, near Reger, Sullivan Co., MO (FindAGrave) | James Monroe "Bub"
Fields b. 1 Jul 1878 in MO d. 17 Jan 1931 Reger, Sullivan Co., MO (Death Cert.) buried in Fields Cem, near Reger (FindAGrave) f. Perry Banion Fields m. Sarah Rebakah Maggart (1833-1911) Obit for Sarah Sarah was a pioneer settler of Sullivan Co, MO. She married P.B.Fields. Only children survive, John Jeff, Jacob, James, Mrs. William Sayers, Mrs. Alice Taylor, Mrs. Julia Knifong and Mrs. Mora Shepherd. | 1 Dec 1908 | - none living with them in 1930 census in Duncan Twnshp, Sullivan Co. MO |
| Jennie (living with parents in 1910 census) Lived near Reger, MO in 1927 at the time of her father's death. (See obit below) (Note: Her mother Lura V. DeWitt was living with Fred and Jennie Reed in 1930 in Bowman Twnshp, Sullivan Co. MO) | F | 6 Jul 1891 | Sullivan Co, MO (from Birth Record) | Aft 1930* | ? I can not find her in Reed listing for MO. (ref) | Fred Reed b. 1894 in MO d. Aft 1930 A Fred Reed died at age 60 in St. Louis on 13 Mar 1954. He was born in 1894. Wife and parents not given in death cert. | 9 Dec 1917 | Francis H. b. 1919 MO d. Aft 1930 Amber b. 1922 MO d. Aft 1950 An Amber Josephine Reed married Robert Dawson Maxwell on 18 Aug 1950 in Buchanan Co, MO Robert b. 1926 MO d. Aft 1930 (from 1930 census) living in Bowman Twnshp, Sullivan Co, MO |
| John Webster (see photo) | M | 4 Jun 1895 | ? | 10 Sep 1904 (from father's obit and tombstone) | Henry Cemetery, Reger MO | - | - | - |
| Note:
Information provided by John and Lucille Shatto, April 9, 1984 in letter
to Joel S. DeWitt, Jr. Additional information derived from the 1920 and 1930 census records, and OneWorldTree at Ancestry.com. William Henry DeWitt's Obituary Milan Republican 7 Apr 1927 (William Henry Webster DeWitt) Another DeWitt mystery:
To see the 1920 Census
Records that listed Webster and Lura: 1920
Census
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Photos:
 Photo obtained from Find A Grave.com which obtained the photo from: "The Complete History of Sullivan County Missouri, Volume I, 1836-1900 Compiled & Written by Gladys Wells Crumpacker Publisher "History Publications Inc." Milan, Mo. |  Photo obtained from Find A Grave.com which obtained the photo from: "The Complete History of Sullivan County Missouri, Volume I, 1836-1900 Compiled & Written by Gladys Wells Crumpacker Publisher "History Publications Inc." Milan, Mo. |
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Photo obtained
from the 1956 edition
of the Reger Methodist Church from the collection of Joel S. DeWitt, Jr. Inscription: W.
H. W. DeWITT
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 | Photo
obtained from
the 1956 edition of the Reger Methodist Church Messenger. from the collection of Joel S. DeWitt, Jr. Inscription: A
FORMER SUNDAY
CLARENCE
J. DeWITT
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| Return to Top Return to DeWitt Genealogy  | Photo from Doris & Joel S. DeWitt, Sr. collection On the back, they wrote: John DeWitt, son of Web DeWitt Sadly this cute boy only lived until 1904. He was born in 1895. |
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Ralph DeWitt in the back row!
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Return to Top This is Web DeWitt's house taken in 1972 by Joel DeWit, Jr. near Reger. MO. (Click on image to see larger view.) Directly behind this view is the road to the Joel DeWitt brick farmhouse and the Mark Pinkney white farm house. (See Reger website.) Compare this view of the porch to the framework on the porch in the photo below. | |
| Photo obtained from
the 1956 edition of the Reger Methodist Church from the collection of Joel S. DeWitt, Jr. Inscription: Mr. and Mrs. W.H.W. DeWITT One of our first Trustees and this is a picture of he and his wife in their early years in the home he built one mile north of Reger, now stands as a landmark, and owned by Robert Stephenson. |
