Advertisement
Advertisement
A photo of Dewitt Smith
Add photo

Dewitt Smith 1914 - 2003

Dewitt Smith of Gastonia, Gaston County, NC was born on November 13, 1914, and died at age 88 years old on June 29, 2003.
Dewitt Smith
Gastonia, Gaston County, NC 28054
November 13, 1914
June 29, 2003
Male
Looking for another Dewitt Smith?
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
This page exists for YOU
and everyone who remembers Dewitt.
Share what you know,
even ask what you wish you knew.
Invite others to do the same,
but don't worry if you can't...
Someone, somewhere will find this page,
and we'll notify you when they do.

Dewitt Smith's History: 1914 - 2003

Uncover new discoveries and connections today by sharing about people & moments from yesterday.
  • 11/13
    1914

    Birthday

    November 13, 1914
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • 06/29
    2003

    Death

    June 29, 2003
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Advertisement
  • Did you know?
    Dewitt Smith lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
  • share
    Memories
    below
Advertisement
Advertisement

Add Memories, Stories & Photos about Dewitt

Be the 1st to share and we'll let you know when others do the same.
Did you know?
In 1914, in the year that Dewitt Smith was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
Did you know?
In 1924, Dewitt was just 10 years old when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
Advertisement

Dewitt Smith's Family Tree & Friends

Dewitt Smith's Family Tree

Parent
Parent
Partner
Child
Sibling
Advertisement
Advertisement
Friendships

Dewitt's Friends

Friends of Dewitt Friends can be as close as family. Add Dewitt's family friends, and his friends from childhood through adulthood.
Advertisement
Advertisement
 Followers & Sources
ADVERTISEMENT BY ANCESTRY.COM
Advertisement
Other Biographies

Other Dewitt Smith Biographies

Other Smith Family Biographies

Advertisement
Advertisement
Back to Top