DeWitt Hewitt Erskine (1834 - 1877)

Born 27 Dec 1834 in West Union, Steuben, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Oct 1877 at age 42 in Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA

Biography

Father Howard F Erskine^[1]

Mother Mary Davis

DeWitt H. Erskine was born 1834 in New York, and died 23 Oct 1877 in Hudson, Lenawee Co., Mi.

Children of DeWitt H. Erskine are:

1. Christiana Mary Erskine

2. Rhoda Jane Erskine

3. Catharine Place Erskine^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Howard Erskine Age in 1870: 73 Birth Date: abt 1797 Birthplace: New York Dwelling Number: 298 Home in 1870: Hudson, Lenawee, Michigan Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Hudson Occupation: Farmer Father of Foreign Birth: Yes Mother of Foreign Birth: Yes Cannot Write: Yes Male Citizen Over 21: Yes Personal Estate Value: 420 Real Estate Value: 400 Inferred Spouse: Mary Erskine Household Members Age Howard Erskine 73 Mary Erskine 73
2. ↑ Descendents of 7th Day Baptist William Davis

• 1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Hewitt Askins [Erskine] [Dewitt Erskine] Gender: Male Race: White Age: 16 Birth Year: abt 1834 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: West Union, Steuben, New York, USA Occupation: Laborer Industry: Industry Not Reported Attended School: Yes Line Number: 27 Dwelling Number: 1820 Family Number: 1852 Household Members Age Howard Askins 52 Mary Askins 52 Hewitt Askins 16 Erastus Askins 12 Esthina Askins 10 Esther Askins 8

• 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Dewitt Erskines Age: 26 Birth Year: abt 1834 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Place: New York Home in 1860: Wakeman, Huron, Ohio Post Office: Wakeman Dwelling Number: 1181 Family Number: 1171 Household Members Age James Lyons Elizabeth Lyons 33 Hannah Lyons 14 Charles H Lyons 12 Alonzo Lyons 8 Mary Lyons 7 Sarah Jane Lyons 4 William Lyons 6/12 Dewitt Erskines 26

• Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

Name: Dewitt Erskins Gender: Male Marriage Date: 13 Nov 1861 Marriage Place: Huron, Ohio, USA Spouse: Catharine P. Joyce Film Number: 000410260

• U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

Name: Dwitt H Erskine Birth Year: abt 1833 Place of Birth: New York Age on 1 July 1863: 30 Race: White Marital Status: Unmarried (Single) Residence: Wakeman, Ohio Congressional District: 9th Class: 1

• 1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Dewitt Erskine Age in 1870: 35 Birth Date: abt 1835 Birthplace: Ohio Dwelling Number: 296 Home in 1870: Hudson, Lenawee, Michigan Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Hudson Occupation: Farm Laborer Male Citizen Over 21: Yes Personal Estate Value: 200 Inferred Spouse: Catharine Erskine Inferred Children: Christina M Erskine Rhoda G Erskine Catharine Erskine Household Members Age Dewitt Erskine 35 Catharine Erskine 25 Christina M Erskine 9 Rhoda G Erskine 6 Catharine Erskine 3

• Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

Name: Dewitt Erskine Gender: Male Race: White Age: 40 Birth Date: abt 1835 Birth Place: New York Marriage Date: 1 Sep 1875 Marriage Place: Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA Residence Place: Hudson, Michigan Spouse: Helen Myers Record Number: 364 Save Cancel Source Citation Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 11; Film Description: 1874 Wayne-1875 Livingston

• U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

Name: Dewitt H Erskine Birth Date: 27 Dec 1834 Birth Place: West Union, Steuben County, New York, United States of America Death Date: 23 Sep 1877 Death Place: Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America Cemetery: Brown Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America Has Bio?: Y URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79418300/dewitt-h-erskine Save