Dewitt Clinton Sockwell (1873 - 1955)

Born 26 Aug 1873 in Alabama

Ancestors

Died 19 Dec 1955 at age 82 in Denton, Texas

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Biography

Dewitt was born in 1874. He was the son of Edwin Sockwell and Martha Duncan. Dewitt Clinton Sockwell was born on August 26, 1874, in Colbert County, Alabama. He married Sally Terria McDaniel in 1900. They had three children during their marriage. He died on December 19, 1955, in Denton, Texas, at the age of 81.He passed away in 1955.

Children

1. Mabel Sockwell 1903–
2. DeWitt Clinton Sockwell 1904–
3. Howard Sockwell 1909

Clinton Sickwell in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Clinton Sickwell [Clinton Sockwell] Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1873 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1880: Saints, Colbert, Alabama Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's name: Martha Sockwell Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: At Home View image

Household Members:

Name Age

Martha Sockwell 42

Clinton Sickwell 7

Garner Duncan 76

D C Sockwell in the 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: D C Sockwell [D C Lockwell] Age in 1910: 35 Birth Year: abt 1875 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 2, Ellis, Texas Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sallie T Sockwell Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's name: Mattie Sockwell Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

D C Sockwell 35

Sallie T Sockwell 35

Dewitt Sockwell 9

Mabel Sockwell 7

Howard Sockwell 1 [1 5/12]

Mattie Sockwell 68

D C Sockwell in the 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: D C Sockwell [D C Lockwell] Age in 1910: 35 Birth Year: abt 1875 Birthplace: Alabama Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 2, Ellis, Texas Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sallie T Sockwell Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's name: Mattie Sockwell Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

D C Sockwell 35

Sallie T Sockwell 35

Dewitt Sockwell 9

Mabel Sockwell 7

Howard Sockwell 1 [1 5/12]

Mattie Sockwell 68

Dewitt Sockwell in the 1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Dewitt Sockwell Birth Year: abt 1876 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Precinct 1, Denton, Texas Map of Home: View Map Street address: Old Brewer Road Dwelling Number: 153 Family Number: 158 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 13500 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage: 22 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Occupation: Dairy Industry: Farm Class of Worker: Working on own account Employment: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members:

Name Age

Dewitt Sockwell 54

Sallie T Sockwell 54

Dewitt C Sockwell in the 1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Dewitt C Sockwell Respondent: Yes Age: 65 Estimated birth year: abt 1875 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Denton, Texas Map of Home in 1940: View Map Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Denton, Texas Residence in 1935: Rural, Denton, Texas Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 2A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 27 Occupation: Filling Station Operator House Owned or Rented: Owned Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2000 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 99 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Dewitt C Sockwell 65

Sally F Sockwell 66

Military

De Witt Clinton Sockwell in the U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: De Witt Clinton Sockwell [Dewitt Clinton Sockwell]

County: Titus

State: Texas

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1874

Race: White

Age: 44

Occupation: Farmer

Nearest Relative: Sally Tera Sockwell

Height/Build: Medium

Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue/Brown

Signature: yes

Died

Dewitt C Sockwell in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name: Dewitt C Sockwell

SSN: 466549636

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1874

Birth Place: Colbert, Alabama

Claim Date: 6 Apr 1953

Type of Claim: Life Claim

Notes: 19 Mar 1953: Name listed as DEWITT C SOCKWELL

Dewitt Clinton Sockwell in the Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

Name: Dewitt Clinton Sockwell

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1873

Age at Death: 82

Death Date: 19 Dec 1955

Burial Place: Denton (Denton County), Denton County, Texas, USA

Find A Grave Memorial# 93836594

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Sources

• Source Citation

Year: 1880; Census Place: Saints, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: 8; Family History Film: 1254008; Page: 506D; Enumeration District: 041; Image: 0786 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• Source Citation

Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Ellis, Texas; Roll: T624_1550; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1375563 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7884&h=27974240&ssrc=pt&tid=6556406&pid=24001561287&usePUB=true

• Source Citation

Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Denton, Texas; Roll: 2323; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 840.0; FHL microfilm: 2342057 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&indiv=try&h=64369050

• Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Denton, Texas; Roll: T627_4020; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 61-7 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1940usfedcen&h=154185953&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=6482

• Source Citation

Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Titus; Roll: 1983674 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=WW1draft&h=18147830&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=6224

• Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=Numident&h=6473191&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=2442

• Source Information

Ancestry.com. Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 4 February 2013. Linked to: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93836594&ref=acom

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