Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
1. | ?, Maybelle 'Belle' was born on 1 Oct 1861; died on 9 Oct 1906; was buried in Woods Cemetery, Bogota, Jasper County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Dewhirst, Orlando Thomas. Orlando (son of Dewhirst, James and Gray, Ruth D.) was born in 1868; died in 1946; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Dewhirst, Leonard C. ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Leonard Dewhirst, 80, of Dundas died 5:30a.m. Wednesday in Burgin Nursing Manor, Olney. Leonard married Birk, Lola on 3 Feb 1915. Lola was born on 13 Jul 1895 in Jasper County, Illinois; died on 30 Dec 1981 in Newton Rest Haven Nursing Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Dewhirst, E.K. ![]() |
4. | Dewhirst, Frankey L. ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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Notes: Lt. Vincent Dewhirst was killed June 12, 1944, in the battle of Utah Beach in the Normandy invasion. He was the first known casualty in WWII, from Jasper county. Lt. Dewhirst was born August 7, 1918 near shamrock Illinois. After completing his work in rural schools in his home community, He attended Newton Community High School for two years then went to Chicago where he graduated from the Sullivan high school of that city with the class of 1938. |
6. | Dewhirst, Clifford Birk ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: He was a member of the Blair Church and attended an elementary one-room schoolhouse before graduating from Newton High School in 1944. Clifford married Henry, Ellen Rose on 2 Feb 1952 in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Ellen was born on 23 Aug 1927 in Malta, DeKalb County, Illinois; died on 18 Feb 2014 in Newton, Jasper County, Illinois; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Dewhirst, Curt Vincent ![]() Other Events and Attributes:
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