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Facts and Events
| Name[1][2] |
Amos Thompson DeWitt, I |
| Alt Name |
Pa Amos |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[3][4][5][6] |
18 Jan 1849 |
Solomon Monroe Farm, Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana |
| Other[16] |
4 Sep 1850 |
Howard Co., Center Twp., IndianaCensus 1850 - free |
| Other[17] |
Abt 1860 |
moved with parents from Indiana to Grand Prarie, Franklin Co., ArkansasSchool attendance record |
| Other[18] |
24 Jun 1870 |
Franklin County, Mill Creek Twp., Ozark Post Office, ArkansasCensus 1870 |
| Marriage |
22 Feb 1873 |
Franklin Co., Arkansasto Bradley W. Hudson |
| Marriage |
18 May 1876 |
Charleston, Franklin Co., Arkansasto Sarah Ann Hudson |
| Other[19] |
9 Jun 1880 |
Hurricane Twp., Franklin Co., ArkansasCensus 1880 |
| Other[20][21] |
9 Jun 1900 |
Franklin County, Hurricane Twp., ArkansasCensus 1900 |
| Other[22] |
18 Apr 1910 |
Franklin County, Hurricane Twp., ArkansasCensus 1910 |
| Will[23] |
27 Aug 1915 |
Peterpender, Franklin County, Arkansas |
| Occupation[11][12] |
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Farmer who grew cherries, apricots, plums, apples, Indian red peaches, and grapes |
| Occupation[13] |
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Justice of the Peace |
| Occupation[14][15] |
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School teacher |
| Death[7][8] |
23 Nov 1915 |
Peter Pender, Franklin County, Arkansas |
| Burial[9][10] |
1915 |
King Cemetery, Peter Pender, Franklin Co., Arkansas |
| Probate[24] |
3 Feb 1916 |
Franklin County, Arkansas |
| Reference Number |
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80 |
According to the Sallie DeWitt 1981 genealogy (page 12), Amos Thompson DeWitt I moved to Arkansas from Crawfordsville, Indiana with his parents when he was in his early teens. He remained there for the rest of his life. He attended school in Grand Prarie Arkansas, and was instructed by Professor Graham, of London England. He had a "great and good" influence on Franklin County. He was a school teacher, the Justice of the Peace (he held court in his blacksmith shop), and farmer. There is a poor copy of a land grant, signed by President Franklin Pierce on 9/1/1856, in the Sallie DeWitt 1981 Genealogy, which grants property to Amos DeWitt in Franklin County, Arkansas. The grant was recorded at the Land Office in Clarksville, Arkansas, and is contained in Volume 50.
According to probate records in the Franklin County Clerk's office (Ozark branch), Amos was appointed guardian of his wife's sister, Nellie P. Hudson, after Herod Hudson died.
Also from the Sallie DeWitt 1981 Genealogy, "From stories passed down,'Pa Amos' was most demanding of his own children - but by reputation, spoiled the grandchildren; seeing that at meals they were fed first and enjoying all their antics." Word was passed down to Jerry D. Abshier, through some of his DeWitt cousins and second-cousins still living in Franklin County Arkansas in 2001 (Carolyn DeWitt - grandaughter of Mills DeWitt), that son Lee DeWitt did not get along well with his father A.T. (even though Lee later named one of his sons A.T.). The Amos Thompson DeWitt farm grew cherries, apricots, plums, apples, Indian red peaches, and grapes. He suffered with stomach problems for many years and reached the age of 66 years before his death.
Amos Thompson's probate packet was located at the Franklin County Courthouse in Charleston, AR in May 2005 by Jerry D. Abshier. Many of the probate documents (including the "Proof of Will") were signed by David P. and Lee G. King. The Kings were neighbors of the DeWitts, as evidenced by their position on the 1870 and 1880 census sheets immediately after the DeWitt listings. Amos Thompson named wife Sallie and sons Mills and Bob to be the executors of his will. In the probate packet, there was a copy of A.T.'s will and a legal note written by Sallie and Mills stating that they declined to serve as executors, leaving Bob DeWitt as the executor of the estate.
Amos Thompson is interred at the King cemetary at Peter Pender, Franklin County, Arkansas.
References
- ↑ Sallie Lee DeWitt. Research by Sallie DeWitt. (1981)
ppg. 11A, 12, 71, 73. - ↑ Clark, Sue and McPhail, Virginia. Franklin County Arkansas Cemeteries. (1997)
pg. 120.
- ↑ Jerry D. Abshier. DeWitt, Amos Thompson, Tombstone inscription. (Photographed June 2001).
- ↑ Sallie Lee DeWitt. Research by Sallie DeWitt. (1981)
ppg. 11A, 12, 73.
- ↑ 1870 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Mill Creek Twp., Ozark P.O., Arkansas
pg. 39.
- ↑ 1880 U.S. Census, Hurricane Twp., Franklin Co., Arkansas. (HeritageQuest)
pg. 808.
- ↑ Jerry D. Abshier. DeWitt, Amos Thompson, Tombstone inscription. (Photographed June 2001).
- ↑ Sallie Lee DeWitt. Research by Sallie DeWitt. (1981)
ppg. 11A, 12, 73.
- ↑ Copyright 1983 by Mrs. Louise Byrum, Route 1, Charleston, AR 72933. Cemetery Listings, Branch Area. (Published by Franklin County Early History Council)
pg 17.
- ↑ Sallie Lee DeWitt. Research by Sallie DeWitt. (1981)
ppg. 12, 73.
- ↑ Ellen DeWitt Baker. Family Bible - Barbara (Beachum) Kanipe. (Presented as a gift on 5/25/1956).
- ↑ Sallie Lee DeWitt. Research by Sallie DeWitt. (1981)
pg. 73.
- ↑ Ellen DeWitt Baker. Family Bible - Barbara (Beachum) Kanipe. (Presented as a gift on 5/25/1956).
- ↑ Ellen DeWitt Baker. Family Bible - Barbara (Beachum) Kanipe. (Presented as a gift on 5/25/1956).
- ↑ Sallie Lee DeWitt. Research by Sallie DeWitt. (1981)
pg. 12.
- ↑ 1850 US Census, Howard Co., Center Twp., Indiana. (Heritagequest online)
pg. 457.
- ↑ Sallie Lee DeWitt. Research by Sallie DeWitt. (1981)
pg. 12.
- ↑ 1870 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Mill Creek Twp., Ozark P.O., Arkansas
pg. 39.
- ↑ 1880 U.S. Census, Hurricane Twp., Franklin Co., Arkansas. (HeritageQuest)
pg. 808.
- ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Hurricane Twp., Arkansas
T623, R58, P58, sheet 4B.
- ↑ 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Hurricane Twp., Arkansas.
- ↑ 1910 U.S. Census, Franklin Co., Hurricane Twp., Arkansas
Series T624, roll 50, part 1, sheet 2A.
- ↑ Jerry D. Abshier. DeWitt, Amos Thompson, Will.
- ↑ DeWitt, Amos Thompson, Probate File.
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