Jessie Ann Welborn and Charles William Hewitt

PROFESSOR CHARLES WILLIAM HEWITT, son of PAULINA CHILD and WALTER BACON HEWITT, was born October 6, 1836 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan,⁷³²⁰ and died January 28, 1894.^{216, 1543} He is buried in Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana.^{216, 219}

He married JESSIE ANN WELBORN on October 16, 1879 in Henry County, Indiana,^{197, 1675} daughter of JANE ELIZA SCOTT and PETER CLINARD WELBORN. She was born September 4, 1850 in Henry County, Indiana,^{1090, 4931} and died March 11, 1934 in Knightstown, Henry, Indiana.^{216, 1090, 4931} She is buried in Glen Cove Cemetery, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana.^{216, 1090, 1075, 4931}

• Descendant Reports
  • Edward Erwin Descendant Report (Ancestor of Jessie A. Welborn)
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Jessie A. Welborn)
  • Jacob Clements Descendant Report (Ancestor of Jessie A. Welborn)
  • William Campbell Descendant Report (Ancestor of Jessie A. Welborn)
  • Francis Stuart Descendant Report (Ancestor of Jessie A. Welborn)

Children of JESSIE ANN WELBORN and PROFESSOR CHARLES WILLIAM HEWITT:

1. DONALD SCOTT HEWITT, b. September 23, 1888, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana;^{1186, 4931, 915} m. RUBY LUCILLE LEAVELL on February 20, 1913 in Henry County, Indiana¹⁹⁷; d. December 5, 1981, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana.^{216, 4931}

Personal Information

• Jessie Ann Welborn and Augusta Virginia Welborn were members of the Knightstown Presbyterian Church, Henry County, Indiana (December 6, 1866). ¹⁵⁴³

• Charles William Hewitt was a member of the Knightstown Presbyterian Church, Henry County, Indiana (December 13, 1873). ¹⁵⁴³

Military Service

Work History

Newspaper Articles

Cincinnati Daily Gazette, July 14, 1879⁴⁴⁰⁵

KNIGHTSTOWN, IND.

On the 29th of May the School Trustees of Knightstown Academy held a meeting and elected M. Seiler, of Auburn, Ind., as Superintendent of the schools, in place of Prof. Charles Hewitt, who had held the position satisfactorily for nine years past, and whose qualifications are beyond question of cavil. The matter was kept very quiet until the term of office of one of the Trustees expired, and his successor was chosen, when it leaked out. The citizens were indignant over the matter, and got up a petition signed by about 225 names, requesting the Trustees to resign. The petition was presented in due form, but was never acted upon or returned, Thus the matter stands.

Obituaries

Indianapolis News, February 2, 1894⁴⁴⁰⁴

The G. A. R., I. O. O. F., high school alumni and pupils of the public schools attended the funeral of the late Prof. Charles Hewitt, for many years superintendent of the Knightstown schools.

Knightstown Banner, March 16, 1934¹⁰⁹⁰

Mrs. Hewitt, Prominent Club Worker, Dies

Mrs. Jessie A. Hewitt, aged 83 years, passed away at her home, 138 South Madison street, at 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning, death bringing to a close an illness of about four weeks of senility and heart trouble.

Mrs. Hewitt was born September 4, 1850, near Spiceland, and was the daughter of Peter C. and Jane Scott Welborn, a pioneer family of Henry county.

Early in life she was united in marriage to Prof. Charles Hewitt, who for 20 years was principal of the Knightstown high school.

Mrs. Hewitt was a member of the Presbyterian Church, D. A. R., W. R. C., Shakespeare Club, and for 30 years was the active president of the Church Workers' Society of Bethel Presbyterian Church of Knightstown. She was one of the most prominent women of this city, and was well and favorably known.

Deceased is survived by one son, Donald Hewitt, with whom she made her home; one step-son, Walter Hewitt, of Oshkosh, Wis.; three grand-children, Billy, Bobbie and Betty Hewitt; two brothers, Captain Luther and William Welborn, and two sisters, Mrs. A. O. Morris of Knightstown, and Mrs. W. L. Manson of Brookline, Mass.

Funeral services for Mrs. Hewitt were held from her late home at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, March 13, the Rev. D. W. MacMillan, pastor of Bethel Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial was at Glencove cemetery in charge of H. C. Gordon, funeral director.

Cemetery Pictures



Glencove Cemetery, Knightstown, Henry, Indiana

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 1, 1860213	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Peter Clinard Welborn Jane Eliza Scott Mary Frances Welborn William Clement Welborn Jessie Ann Welborn Augusta Virginia Welborn Luther Scott Welborn Nannie Narcissa Welborn
June 30, 1870212	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Peter Clinard Welborn Jane Eliza Scott William Clement Welborn Jessie Ann Welborn Augusta Virginia Welborn Luther Scott Welborn Nannie Narcissa Welborn Charles Eugene Welborn
June 18, 1880211	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Charles William Hewitt Jessie Ann Welborn
June 18, 1900210	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Jessie Ann Welborn Donald Scott Hewitt
May 9, 1910209	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Jessie Ann Welborn Donald Scott Hewitt
January 19, 1920208	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Jessie Ann Welborn Donald Scott Hewitt Ruby Lucille Leavell
April 3, 193016	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Donald Scott Hewitt Ruby Lucille Leavell Charles William Hewitt Daughter Daughter Jessie Ann Welborn