Joel's wife was Rachel Ann Mairs, daughter of Dr. Joseph Mairs and Margaret Bell who also lived in WV.
Joel was born at the Muses Bottom region along the Ohio River of Mason County, Virginia, which later became Jackson County, WV.
He served in the Civil War as a Major and Surgeon in the Union Army's Missouri Militia's 66th Regiment, Companies F & S. (Field and Staff). His total service was 286 days spread between 1863-1865. Therefore, his grave deserves a Civil War marker.
Rachel and Joel had the following children.
Mary Magdeline Margaret DeWitt (Thomas)
1843 – 1881
Joseph Culbertson DeWitt MD
1845 – 1922
Thomas Byron By DeWitt MD
1848 – 1904
Margaret Josephine Josie Dewitt (McCullough)
1849 – 1937
William Henry Webster DeWitt
1854 – 1927
Mark Pinkney DeWitt
1858 – 1937
El Nora Elnora DeWitt (Hart)
1863 – 1907
As of 2022, we have found the burial locations of all of Joel and Rachel's children.
Joel's wife was Rachel Ann Mairs, daughter of Dr. Joseph Mairs and Margaret Bell who also lived in WV.
Joel was born at the Muses Bottom region along the Ohio River of Mason County, Virginia, which later became Jackson County, WV.
He served in the Civil War as a Major and Surgeon in the Union Army's Missouri Militia's 66th Regiment, Companies F & S. (Field and Staff). His total service was 286 days spread between 1863-1865. Therefore, his grave deserves a Civil War marker.
Rachel and Joel had the following children.
Mary Magdeline Margaret DeWitt (Thomas)
1843 – 1881
Joseph Culbertson DeWitt MD
1845 – 1922
Thomas Byron By DeWitt MD
1848 – 1904
Margaret Josephine Josie Dewitt (McCullough)
1849 – 1937
William Henry Webster DeWitt
1854 – 1927
Mark Pinkney DeWitt
1858 – 1937
El Nora Elnora DeWitt (Hart)
1863 – 1907
As of 2022, we have found the burial locations of all of Joel and Rachel's children.
Family Members
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Nancy DeWitt Lauck
1814–1857
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Lydia DeWitt Rowland
1819–1890
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Culberson DeWitt
1822–1844
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John DeWitt
1823–1849
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Alexander C Dewitt
1827–1874
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Thomas Buffington DeWitt Sr
1832–1891
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Henry Sherman DeWitt
1837–1910
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Lucinda Dewitt
1837 – unknown
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Phoebe Ann Dewitt Larkins
1842–1911
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Zadock Hannibow or Hannibal Dewitt
