Glendora Dewitt

(November 10, 1880 - November 3, 1928)
Glendora Dewitt|b. Nov 10, 1880\nd. Nov 3, 1928|p98.htm|John Jefferson Dewitt|b. Aug 8, 1858\nd. May 29, 1941|p186.htm|Hulda Joann Rogers|b. Jun 22, 1856\nd. Aug 24, 1912|p187.htm|James Dewitt|b. Apr 8, 1823\nd. Jan 6, 1886|p193.htm|Sarah K. Kinsey|b. about 1827|p194.htm|||||||
     Glendora Dewitt was born on Wednesday, November 10, 1880 in Vernon County, Wisconsin, daughter of John Jefferson Dewitt and Hulda Joann Rogers.3,4,2

Glendora married Edward Wilkinson, son of Thomas (III) Wilkinson and Harriet A. English, before April 23, 1900.5

On August 18, 1926, her son, John, married Myrtle Agnes Martelle.6,7

Glendora died on Saturday, November 3, 1928. She was 47 years old.8
Glendora Wilkinson's Gravestone
She was laid to rest next to her husband in the Hillside Cemetery in Wilton, Monroe County, Wisconsin.9,8
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Front - Glendora, Carl, Edward Back- John, Grace

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Glendora Wilkinson

Children of Glendora Dewitt and Edward Wilkinson

Citations

  1. [S66] Rynes Family Tree from the :611164 Database on RootsWeb WorldConnect, online URL is on file,. Hereinafter cited as RWDB: 611164; Rynes. Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  2. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900, Wisconsin, Vernon, Forest, Series: T623 Roll: 1820 Page: 61.
  3. [S12] Family History Library, Online: FamilySearch.org, LDS Research Center . Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  4. [S86] (viewed by SJN) John Wilkinson Death Reg entry, County Records, Monroe County Recorders Office, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  5. [S129] 1910 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1910 Wisconsin, Monroe, Wellington - Series: T624 Roll: 1729 Page: 297.
  6. [S93] Certificate of Marriage for John Wilkinson and Myrtle Martelle, Thomas Wilkinson Research Compilation, Wilkinson Family Photo and History Album, Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Hereinafter cited as Certificate of Marriage.
  7. [S90] Interview with Thomas Wilkinson (Gunnison, Colorado), by Susan J. Noyes, 08 May 2004. Susan Noyes' Research Compilation (Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA), Family Tree Chart.
  8. [S16] Cemetery Marker/Gravestone Hereinafter cited as "Cemetery Marker."
  9. [S90] Interview with Thomas Wilkinson (Gunnison, Colorado), by Susan J. Noyes, 08 May 2004. Susan Noyes' Research Compilation (Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA).
  10. [S44] Interview with Helen Burkart (Dubuque, Iowa), by Susan J. Noyes, 1990, 2003, 2004, 2005. , Photograph in Helen Burkart's Collection.
 


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