He was born in July 1840, in New York. [sources: date: 4 (1839), 9 (40 in 1880), 10 (59 in 1900), 11 (67 in 1920), 15 (1841), 19 (31 in 1870). place: 9, 10, 11, 12, 19]
He graduated from the University of Buffalo Medical Department in 1865. [source: 4]
When he enlisted, he was living in Warren County. [source: 6 (no state mentioned)]
He also served in Baldwin's Independent Company of the Pennsylvania Militia Infantry. [source: 2]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 29 June 1865, as an assistant surgeon on the headquarters staff, near Washington DC. He was enlisted and mustered in by Captain Sawyer. He replaced George Oldmixon, who was discharged on 27 March 1865. [sources: 1, 3, 6, 13, 16, 17]
He mustered out on 10 July 1865 with the regiment. He was an Assistant Surgeon. [sources: 1, 3, 6, 16, 17]
He married Anna [unknown family name]. She was born in 1842/43, in New York. [sources: 9, 19]
In 1870, he was living in Summerfield, St Clair County, Illinois. He was living with his (presumed) wife Anna. He was a physician, and owned $300 in personal propert. [source: 19]
He was licensed in 1877. [source: 4]
In 1880, he was living in Summerfield, St Clair County, Illinois. He was a physician. His wife, Anna Hewitt, was living with him. A servant, Caroline Morkel, was also living with them. [source: 9]
He married Bertha [unknown family name] in 1887/1888. This was his second marriage and her first. She was born in January 1865, in Illinois. They apparently had four children, including:
[sources: 7, 10 (4 children, 2 living in 1900), 11 (4 children, 2 living in 1910)]
He applied successfully from Illinois for a pension on 31 August 1894 and on 6 March 1907. [sources: 2, 7]
In 1900, he was living in Summerfield, Illinois. He was a physician. He was living with his wife Bertha and children Herbert and Gladys. [source: 10]
In 1909, he was living in Summerfield, Illinois, which had a population of 360. [source: 4]
In 1910, he was living on St Louis Street, in Lebanon Township, St Clair County, Illinois. He was a physician. He was living with his wife Bertha and children Herbert and Gladys. [source: 11]
He died on 26 February 1912, at Lebanon, [St Clair County], Illinois. His death was reported to the American Medical Assocation on 5 March 1912. He was buried in the College Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, St Clair County, Illinois. [sources: 2, 5, 15]
His widow, Bertha Hewitt, applied successfully for a pension on 11 March 1912. She initially received $12 per month, effective 11 March 1912; the pension certificate was dated 10 July 1912. She also received $2 per month for their child Gladys, through 15 March 1913. [sources: 2, 7, 20]
Effective 6 October 1917, Bertha's pension was increased to $25 per month. [source: 20]
In 1920, his widow, Bertha Hewitt, was living in East St Louis, Illinois, with her daughter and son-in-law Gladys and Edgar Agles. [source: 12]
Effective 1 May 1920, Bertha's pension was increased to $30 per month, under the Act of 1 May 1920. [source: 20]
In 1930, his widow, Bertha Hewitt, was living at 810 32nd [?] Street, East St Louis, Illinois, with her daughter Gladys Agles and her family. [source: 14]
In 1940, his widow, Bertha Hewitt, was living at 810 North 32nd Street, East St Louis, Illinois, with her daughter Gladys Agles and her family. [source: 18]
His widow, Bertha Hewitt, died in 1949. She was buried in the College Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, St Clair County, Illinois. [source: 15]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 pension index, by regiment (James H Hewitt)
4 American Medical Directory, page 300. Second edition. Chicago: American Medical Association, 1909.
5 American Medical Directory, page 1461. Third edition. Chicago: American Medical Association, 1912.
6 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 16 May 2004 (James H Hewitt)
7 pension index, by name, searched 21 May 2004 on Ancestry (James H Hewitt)
8 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 22 May 2004 (James H Hewitt)
9 1880 US census, Illinois, St Clair County, Summerfield Village, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 40, microfilm series T9, film 0247, page 189D = 8 handwritten] (James H Hewitt)
10 1900 US census, Illinois, St Clair County, Lebanon Township, Summerfield Vilage, supervisor's district 15, enumeration district 112, page 3A = 3 handwritten (J H Hewitt)
11 1910 US census, Illinois, St Clair County, Lebanon Township, Lebanon [?] City ward 3, supervisor's district 13 [?], enumeration district 145, microfilm series T624, film 323, page 158 A (James H Hewitt)
12 1920 US census, Illinois, St Clair County, E St Louis 6th ward, supervisor's district 14, enumeration district 162, microfilm series T625, film 404, page 162 (Bertha Hewitt)
13 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 1 July 1865 (James H Hewitt)
14 1930 US census, Illinois, St Clair County, East St Louis City, supervisor's district 25, enumeration district 82-57, microfilm series T626, film 556, page 222 = 6 A handwritten] (Bertha Hewitt)
15 Find a grave, memorial 11758245 (accessed 21 Sep 2010) (includes a photograph of the headstone) (Dr James H Hewitt) [identification based on name, death date, title, and spouse]
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James H Hewitt)
17 muster-out roll, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, record group 19, series 19.11, records of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs (James H Hewitt)
18 1940 US census, Illinois, St Clair County, East St Louis, block 81, enumeration district 82-85, microfilm series T627, film 881, page 1075 = 14 B handwritten (FamilySearch) (Bertha Hewitt)
19 1870 US census, Illinois, St Clair County, Summerfield, microfilm series M593, film 279, page 182 recto = 17 handwritten (James H Hewitt)
20 Veterans administration pension payment cards, 1907-1933 (Bertha Hewitt)
| line | 10 | 11 |
| Dwelling-house number | 127 | |
| Family number | 128 | |
| Name | Hewitt James H | " Anna |
| Age | 31 | 27 |
| Sex | M | F |
| Color | " [sc. W] | " |
| Occupation | Physician | Keep'g house |
| Real estate value | ||
| Personal estate value | 300 | |
| Birthplace | N. York | " " |
| Father foreign born | ||
| Mother foreign born | ||
| Birth month if born within year | ||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||
| Attended school past year | ||
| Can't read | ||
| Can't write | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| street name | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling visit # | 46 | ||
| family visit # | 50 | ||
| name | Hewitt James H. | - Anna | Markel [?] Caroline |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| age | 40 | 40 | 17 |
| month born if born in year | |||
| relationship | Wife | Servant | |
| single | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |
| widowed/divorced | |||
| married during year | |||
| occupation | Physician | Keeping House | Servant |
| months unemployed | |||
| currently ill? | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf/dumb | |||
| idiotic | |||
| insane | |||
| disabled | |||
| school this year | |||
| can't read | |||
| can't write | |||
| birthplace | New York | New York | Illinois |
| father's birthplace | New York | New York | Prussia |
| mother's birthplace | New York | New York | Prussia |
| line | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 65 | |||
| family number | 65 | |||
| name | Hewitt, J.H | - Bertha | - J Herbert | - Gladys F |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F |
| birth date | July 1840 | Jan 1865 | Dec 1888 | Mar 1897 |
| age | 59 | 35 | 11 | 3 |
| married? | M | M | S | S |
| # years married | 12 | 12 | ||
| [in Hewitt's row, '12' is written above a crossed-out '35', which may be the number of years since his first marriage] | ||||
| mother of how many children? | 4 | |||
| # of children living | 2 | |||
| birthplace | New York | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
| father's birthplace | New York | Germany | New York | New York |
| mother's birthplace | New York | Germany | Illinois | Illinois |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Physician | At school | ||
| # months not employed | ||||
| # months in school | 8 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | |
| owned/rented | O | |||
| free or mortgaged | F | |||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule | ||||
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| street | St Louis Street | |||
| house nr | ||||
| dwelling nr | 206 | |||
| family nr | 218 | |||
| name | Hewitt James H | - Bertha | - J. Herbert | - Gladys |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | daughter |
| sex | M | F | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| age | 67 | 42 | 21 | 13 |
| marital status | M2 | M1 | S | S |
| #years present marriage | 22 | 22 | ||
| mother of # children | 4 | |||
| mother of # living children | 2 | |||
| birthplace | New York | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
| father's birthplace | New York | Germany | New York | New York |
| mother's birthplace | Rhode Island | Germany | Illinois | Illinois |
| immigrated | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Physician | none | none | |
| nature of industry etc. | ||||
| employer etc. | OA | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | yes [?] | yes [?] | ||
| owned/rented | R | |||
| owned free or mortagaged | ||||
| farm/house | H | |||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||
| civil war vet | [blank] | |||
| blind | ||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||
| line | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 |
| street | [illegible] | |||
| house number | 811 [??] | |||
| dwelling visit number | 158 | |||
| family visit number | 159 | |||
| name | Agles Edgar H | - Gladys | - Edgar Allen | Hewitt Bertha |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Mother-in-law |
| own/rent | O | |||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | M | |||
| sex | M | F | M | F |
| race | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 22 [?] | 22 | 3/12 [?] | 54 |
| marital status | M | M | S | W |
| year of immigration | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| year of naturalization | ||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | |
| birth place | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
| native language | ||||
| father's birthplace | Illinois | New York | Illinois | Germany |
| father's native language | German | |||
| mother's birthplace | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Ger. |
| mother's native language | German | |||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| occupation | Mechanic | none | none | none |
| industry, business | Alum [?] [an illegible word] Co [?] | |||
| employment status | W | |||
| number of farm schedule | ||||
| line | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 |
| street | 32nd Street [?] | ||||
| house number | 810 | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 134 | ||||
| family visit # | 138 | ||||
| name | Agles Edgar | - Gladys | - Edgar | - James | Hewitt Bertha |
| relation | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Mother in law |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| value or rent | 4500 | ||||
| radio | R | ||||
| farm | No | [check mark] | [check mark] | [check mark] | [check mark] |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 37 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 65 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | Wd |
| age 1st marriage | 24 | 19 | |||
| school/college since 9/29 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| can read & write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birthplace | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
| father's birthplace | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Germany |
| mother's birthplace | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Germany |
| native language | |||||
| immigration year | |||||
| naturalization | |||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| occupation | Copper Smith | None | None | None | None |
| industry | Land Plank [?] | ||||
| worker class | W | ||||
| at work yesterday | Yes | ||||
| unemployment schedule # | |||||
| veteran? | No | ||||
| war | |||||
| farm schedule # | |||||
| line no. | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 |
| street | North 32nd Street | ||||
| house number | 810 | ||||
| household visit # | 313 | ||||
| owned/rented | R | ||||
| value or rent | 30 | ||||
| farm? | No | ||||
| name | Agles, Edgar H | - Gladys | - Edgar A. | - James H. | Hewitt, Bertha |
| relation | Head | Wife | Son | Son | Mother in law |
| sex | M | F | F [sic] | F [sic] | M [sic] |
| color/race | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 47 | 43 | 20 | 18 | 75 |
| marital status | M | M | S | S | Wd |
| school/college last year? | no | no | yes | yes | no |
| highest grade finished | H.2 | H.4 | C.2 | C.1 | C.2 |
| birthplace | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
| citizenship if foreign born | |||||
| 1935 city | Same House | Same House | Same House | Same House | Same House |
| 1935 county | |||||
| 1935 state/country | |||||
| 1935 farm? | |||||
| at work for pay/profit 24-30 March? | yes | no | no | no | no |
| assigned to emergency work 24-30 March? | - | no | no | no | no |
| seeking work? | - | no | no | no | no |
| if no to previous three, have a job? | - | no | no | no | no |
| if no to previous four, status? | - | H | S | S | U |
| if work for pay/profit #hrs worked 24-30 Mar? | 40 | ||||
| if emergency/seeking work, #wks unemployed | |||||
| occupation | Sheet Metal Worker | ||||
| industry | Aluminum Refinery | ||||
| worker class | W | ||||
| # weeks worked in 1939 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| income in 1939 | 1408 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 0 |
| income >$50 other than money wages/salary? | no | no | no | no | no |
| farm schedule # | |||||
| NUMBER OF EACH GRADE. | 1 | ||
| NAMES. PRESENT AND ABSENT. | James H Hewitt | ||
| RANK. | Asst Surg | ||
| AGE. | |||
| JOINED FOR SERVICE AND ENROLLED AT GENERAL RENDEZVOUS--COMMENCEMENT OF FIRST PAYMENT BY TIME. | WHEN. | June 29 /65 | |
| WHERE. | near Washington DC | ||
| BY WHOM. | Cap Sawyer [?] | ||
| PERIOD. | 3 yrs | ||
| MUSTERED INTO SERVICE. | WHEN. | June 29 /65 | |
| WHERE. | near Washington DC | ||
| BY WHOM. | Cap Sawyer | ||
| LAST PAID. | BY PAYMASTER. | ||
| TO WHAT TIME. | |||
| TRAVELING. | To place of rendezvous, No. of miles. | ||
| From place of discharge home, No. of miles. | |||
| Clothing Act | Due U.S | ||
| Due Soldier | |||
| AMOUNT for clothing in kind, or in money advanced. | |||
| VALUE OF equipments, arms &c., received from the United States, to be paid for if lost or destroyed. | |||
| Bounty | Paid | ||
| Due | |||
| REMARKS | |||
| Mustered in as Asst Surgeon vice Oldmixon discharged | |||
| CLASS. | RATE. | DATE OF COMMENCEMENT. | DATE OF CERTIFICATE |
| Orig | 12 | 11 Mch 1912 | 10 July 1912 |
| INC | 25 | OCTOBER 6, 1917 | |
| Inc | 30 | May 1, 1920 |
| NAME. | COMMENCEMENT. | ENDING |
| Gladys F | 11 Mch 1912 | 15 Mch 1913 |