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Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt (1834 - 1895)

Goldsmith Whitehouse "Todd" Hewitt
Born in Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama, USAmap
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Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 22 Dec 1858 in Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama, USAmap
Husband of — married 30 Oct 1868 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at about age 60 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USAmap
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Biography

Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt was born on 14 Feb 1834 in Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA, son of James Highnight Hewitt (1801 - 1858) and Eleanor Martha (Tarrant) Hewitt (~1804 - ~1854). His parents married 10 APR 1827 in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. [1] [2]

His siblings were:

  1. Francis Asbury Hewitt (1828 - 1907)
  2. Jack Shackleford Hewitt (1830 - 1904)
  3. James Tarrant Hewitt (1831 - 1879)
  4. Goldsmith Whitehouse Hewitt
  5. Elizabeth Ann Hewitt (1836 - 1852)
  6. Nancy Jane Hewitt (1840 - 1845)
  7. Mary Almira (Hewitt) Stimson (1844 - 1897)
  8. Robert Greene Hewitt (1846 - 1937)

Goldsmith (24) married Sarah Jane Hewitt Morrow (21) (1837 - 1863) on 22 Dec 1858 in Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. Their son was John James Hewitt (1859 - 1924). [3] [4]

Their children include...

  1. John James Hewitt

Goldsmith (34) married Harriet Earle (33) (1835 - 1927) on 30 Oct 1868. Their children were:

  1. Eleanor (Hewitt) Fitts (1870 - 1954)
  2. Harriet Smith Hewitt (1872 - 1950)
  3. Pauline Hewitt (1875 - 1877).

Residence

  • In 1850, Goldsmith was living in Greens, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. [5]
  • In 1860, Goldsmith was living in Elyton.
  • In 1865, Goldsmith was living in Alabama.
  • In 1866, Goldsmith was living in Alabama.
  • In 1880, Goldsmith was living in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA. [6]
  • In 1884, Goldsmith was living in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. [7].

In 1888, Goldsmith was living in 2030 5th Avenue/Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA[8] In 1888, Goldsmith was living in Birmingham. In 1889, Goldsmith was living in Birmingham. In 1890, Goldsmith was living in Birmingham.

Goldsmith died in 1895 in Birmingham aged ~61.

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Research Notes

Original Information

Name

Name: Goldsmith Whitehouse "Todd" /Hewitt/[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Name: Goldsmith Whitehouse (Todd) /Hewitt/

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Goldsmith Whitehouse "Todd" /Hewitt/.

Birth

Birth:
Date: 14 FEB 1834
Place: Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Birth:
Date: 14 FEB 1834
Place: Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 14 FEB 1834

Residence

Residence:
Date: 1884
Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States[39]
Residence:
Date: 1888
Place: 2030 5th Avenue/Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA[40]
Residence:
Date: 1890
Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA[41]
Residence:
Date: 1889
Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA[42]
Residence:
Date: 1880
Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA[43]
Residence:
Date: 1860
Place: Elyton, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA[44]
Residence:
Date: 1850
Place: Greens, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA[45]
Residence:
Date: 1866
Place: Alabama, USA[46]
Residence:
Date: 1865
Place: Alabama, USA[47]
Residence:
Date: 1888
Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA[48]

Military Service

Military Service:
Date: 28 JAN 1863
Place: Listed as a Casualty from the Battle of Murfreesboro/Montgomery Weekly Advertiser NewsPaper
Military Service:
Date: 1862
Place: Promoted to Captain of Company G, 28th Regiment, Alabama Infantry/
Military Service:
Date: 27 AUG 1862
Place: Enlistment Company B, 10th Regiment Alabama Infantry/Jefferson County, Alabama, USA[49]

Death

Death:
Date: 28 MAY 1895
Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA[50][51][52]
Death:
Date: 28 MAY 1895
Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 28 MAY 1895Array

Will

Will:
Date: 28 OCT 1884

Event

Event:
Type: U.S Representive for Alabama
Date: BET 1875 AND 1881
Place: Representive for 6th District/Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America[53]
Event:
Type: Endorsement for U.S. Congress
Date: 20 AUG 1874
Place: The Birmingham Iron Age endorses G.W. Hewitt for Congress/Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Event:
Type: Interment
Date: 29 MAY 1895
Place: Oak Hill Memorial Cemetery/Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

ELECTION

ELEC
Date: 1872
Place: Served in the Alabama State Senate from 1872 to1874. Resigned in 1874/Montgomery, Alabama, United States
ELEC
Date: 1886
Place: Served in the Alabama Legislature as a Representative for Jefferson County 1886-1887 session/Montgomery, Alabama, United States
ELEC
Date: 1871
Place: Served in the Alabama Legislature as a Representative for Jefferson County 1871-1872 session/Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
ELEC
Date: 1870
Place: Served in the Alabama Legislature as a Representative for Jefferson County 1870-1871 session/Montgomery, Alabama, United States
ELEC
Date: 1869
Place: Served in the Alabama Legislature as a Representative for Jefferson County 1869-1870 session/Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S74 Data: Text: Marriage date: 2 Apr 1827 Marriage place: Jefferson, Alabama
  2. ↑ Source: #S86 Data: Text: Marriage date: 10 Apr 1827 Marriage place: Jefferson
  3. ↑ Source: #S74 Data: Text: Marriage date: 22 Dec 1858 Marriage place: Jefferson, Alabama
  4. ↑ Source: #S86 Data: Text: Marriage date: 22 Dec 1858 Marriage place: Jefferson
  5. ↑ Source: #S91 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Greens, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: M432_7; Page: 214; Image: 428. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Greens, Jefferson, Alabama.
  6. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T9_17; Family History Film: 1254017; Page: 491.3000; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 0292. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
  7. ↑ Source: #S110 Data: Text: Residence date: 1884 Residence place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States.
  8. ↑ Source: #S39 Data: Text: Residence date: 1888-1890 Residence place: Birmingham, Alabama.
  9. ↑ Source: #S91 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Greens, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: M432_7; Page: 214; Image: 428. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Greens, Jefferson, Alabama .
  10. ↑ Source: #S128 Data: Text: Residence date: 1866 Residence place: Alabama.
  11. ↑ Source: #S128 Data: Text: Residence date: 1865 Residence place: Alabama.
  12. ↑ Source: #S61 Data: Text: Birth date: 1834 Birth place: Alabama,
  13. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T9_17; Family History Film: 1254017; Page: 491.3000; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 0292. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
  14. ↑ Source: #S93 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
  15. ↑ Source: #S51 Data: Text: Residence date: 1890 Residence place: Birmingham, AL
  16. ↑ Source: #S71 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1825 Birth place: Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Jefferson, Alabama.
  17. ↑ Source: #S16
  18. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Side served: Confederacy; State served: Alabama; Enlistment date: 27 Aug 1862. Data: Text: Birth date: 14 Feb 1834 Birth place: Death date: 27 May 1895 Death place: Jefferson County, Alabama Residence date: Residence place: Jefferson County, Alabama
  19. ↑ Source: #S5 Data: Text: Residence date: 1607-1943 Residence place: Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  20. ↑ Source: #S51 Data: Text: Residence date: 1888 Residence place: Birmingham, AL
  21. ↑ Source: #S110 Data: Text: Residence date: 1884 Residence place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States.
  22. ↑ Source: #S39 Data: Text: Residence date: 1888-1890 Residence place: Birmingham, Alabama.
  23. ↑ Source: #S90
  24. ↑ Source: #S87 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: M653_12; Page: 864; Image: 224. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama.
  25. ↑ Source: #S55 Data: Text: Birth date: February 14, 1834 Birth place: Death date: May 27, 1895 Death place:
  26. ↑ Source: #S51 Data: Text: Residence date: 1889 Residence place: Birmingham, AL
  27. ↑ Source: #S86 Data: Text: Marriage date: 22 Dec 1858 Marriage place: Jefferson
  28. ↑ Source: #S74 Data: Text: Marriage date: 22 Dec 1858 Marriage place: Jefferson, Alabama
  29. ↑ Source: #S76 Data: Text: Birth date: 14 Feb 1834 Birth place: Death date: 27 May 1895 Death place: Jefferson County, AL Residence date: Residence place: Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
  30. ↑ Source: #S149 Data: Text: Residence date: 1888 Residence place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
  31. ↑ Source: #S91 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Greens, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: M432_7; Page: 214; Image: 428. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Greens, Jefferson, Alabama.
  32. ↑ Source: #S61 Data: Text: Birth date: 1834 Birth place: Alabama,
  33. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T9_17; Family History Film: 1254017; Page: 491.3000; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 0292. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
  34. ↑ Source: #S71 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1825 Birth place: Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Jefferson, Alabama.
  35. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Side served: Confederacy; State served: Alabama; Enlistment date: 27 Aug 1862. Data: Text: Birth date: 14 Feb 1834 Birth place: Death date: 27 May 1895 Death place: Jefferson County, Alabama Residence date: Residence place: Jefferson County, Alabama
  36. ↑ Source: #S87 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: M653_12; Page: 864; Image: 224. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama.
  37. ↑ Source: #S55 Data: Text: Birth date: February 14, 1834 Birth place: Death date: May 27, 1895 Death place:
  38. ↑ Source: #S76 Data: Text: Birth date: 14 Feb 1834 Birth place: Death date: 27 May 1895 Death place: Jefferson County, AL Residence date: Residence place: Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
  39. ↑ Source: #S110 Data: Text: Residence date: 1884 Residence place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States.
  40. ↑ Source: #S39 Data: Text: Residence date: 1888-1890 Residence place: Birmingham, Alabama.
  41. ↑ Source: #S51 Data: Text: Residence date: 1890 Residence place: Birmingham, AL
  42. ↑ Source: #S51 Data: Text: Residence date: 1889 Residence place: Birmingham, AL
  43. ↑ Source: #S84 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T9_17; Family History Film: 1254017; Page: 491.3000; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 0292. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
  44. ↑ Source: #S87 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: M653_12; Page: 864; Image: 224. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Elyton, Jefferson, Alabama.
  45. ↑ Source: #S91 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Greens, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: M432_7; Page: 214; Image: 428. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1834 Birth place: Alabama Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Greens, Jefferson, Alabama.
  46. ↑ Source: #S128 Data: Text: Residence date: 1866 Residence place: Alabama.
  47. ↑ Source: #S128 Data: Text: Residence date: 1865 Residence place: Alabama.
  48. ↑ Source: #S149 Data: Text: Residence date: 1888 Residence place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
  49. ↑ Source: #S76
  50. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Side served: Confederacy; State served: Alabama; Enlistment date: 27 Aug 1862. Data: Text: Birth date: 14 Feb 1834 Birth place: Death date: 27 May 1895 Death place: Jefferson County, Alabama Residence date: Residence place: Jefferson County, Alabama
  51. ↑ Source: #S55 Data: Text: Birth date: February 14, 1834 Birth place: Death date: May 27, 1895 Death place:
  52. ↑ Source: #S76 Data: Text: Birth date: 14 Feb 1834 Birth place: Death date: 27 May 1895 Death place: Jefferson County, AL Residence date: Residence place: Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
  53. ↑ Source: #S55
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Acknowledgements

  • Hewitt-1422 was created by Robin McRae through the import of McRae Family Tree_2014-08-23.ged on Aug 23, 2014.




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