Son of John H. Hewitt and Leah Ruttan, born in New York City on 16 January 1834. John married 1st Francis Maria Mountfield on 13 November 1854 at or near Bloomfield, NJ. By 1860 they had moved to Indiana, and John appears to have been working in RR construction.
John was a civil war veteran, twice over. He enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. C, 20th Indiana Infantry Regt in July 1861. The unit fought at Hatteras Inlet in NC, and was involved in the engagement of the Monitor & Merrimac at Newport News, VA. In June 1862 he was promoted to 1st Sergeant. During the Summer & Fall of 1862, the unit fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Second Bull Run, and Chantilly. He briefly commanded the company in October 1862. The next month, in November, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. During Dec & Jan, the 20th Indiana fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg (a Union defeat), and were part of the abortive Mud March. In Feb 1863, he was given leave to go home and recuperate from sickness. (Home at that time was the town of Bourbon, Marshall co., IN.) In March 1863 he sent in a letter of resignation citing the fact that he'd been unfit for duty for 90 days; he was discharged in April 1863.
John then moved the family back to NJ. His own health was not good and his father may have been in declining health (dad would die in 1867). John, being the eldest son, very likely came home to help his mother. He worked as a painter in NJ.
During the stay in NJ, John answered the call to arms again: he enlisted as 1st Sergeant in Co. H, 39th NJ Infantry Regt in September 1864. It appears that John and his younger brother Abram enrolled in the same unit on the same day. This unit saw action during the siege of Petersburg, VA. [The company record book at NJ Archives indicates that John was wounded.] John & his brother mustered out on 17 June 1865.
After the war, John returned to Bourbon, IN where he resumed working as a painter & decorator. Around 1877, he and the family moved to Bourbon co., KS (near Fort Scott), where he continued to work as a painter. He & Maria had 8 children; 5 reached adulthood. Maria died at Fort Scott in Sept 1880.
John married 2nd Annie Finch on 9 July 1881. John & Annie were the parents of 5 children, and all reached adulthood. John's painting business (Hewitt & Son) continued operating in Fort Scott for decades; under his control, then his eldest son, followed by grandson, and G-grandson. John had at least two other occupations in Fort Scott: auctioneer, and he was a constable for several years in the 1880s.
In the early 1890s, John & family moved to the Chicago area, where he helped son William L. set up a painting business, and later established a painting business in his own name. The family lived on Wentworth ave. on the south side of Chicago, and lived there until John's death in 1915.
John was a civil war veteran, twice over. He enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. C, 20th Indiana Infantry Regt in July 1861. The unit fought at Hatteras Inlet in NC, and was involved in the engagement of the Monitor & Merrimac at Newport News, VA. In June 1862 he was promoted to 1st Sergeant. During the Summer & Fall of 1862, the unit fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Second Bull Run, and Chantilly. He briefly commanded the company in October 1862. The next month, in November, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. During Dec & Jan, the 20th Indiana fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg (a Union defeat), and were part of the abortive Mud March. In Feb 1863, he was given leave to go home and recuperate from sickness. (Home at that time was the town of Bourbon, Marshall co., IN.) In March 1863 he sent in a letter of resignation citing the fact that he'd been unfit for duty for 90 days; he was discharged in April 1863.
John then moved the family back to NJ. His own health was not good and his father may have been in declining health (dad would die in 1867). John, being the eldest son, very likely came home to help his mother. He worked as a painter in NJ.
During the stay in NJ, John answered the call to arms again: he enlisted as 1st Sergeant in Co. H, 39th NJ Infantry Regt in September 1864. It appears that John and his younger brother Abram enrolled in the same unit on the same day. This unit saw action during the siege of Petersburg, VA. [The company record book at NJ Archives indicates that John was wounded.] John & his brother mustered out on 17 June 1865.
After the war, John returned to Bourbon, IN where he resumed working as a painter & decorator. Around 1877, he and the family moved to Bourbon co., KS (near Fort Scott), where he continued to work as a painter. He & Maria had 8 children; 5 reached adulthood. Maria died at Fort Scott in Sept 1880.
John married 2nd Annie Finch on 9 July 1881. John & Annie were the parents of 5 children, and all reached adulthood. John's painting business (Hewitt & Son) continued operating in Fort Scott for decades; under his control, then his eldest son, followed by grandson, and G-grandson. John had at least two other occupations in Fort Scott: auctioneer, and he was a constable for several years in the 1880s.
In the early 1890s, John & family moved to the Chicago area, where he helped son William L. set up a painting business, and later established a painting business in his own name. The family lived on Wentworth ave. on the south side of Chicago, and lived there until John's death in 1915.
Son of John H. Hewitt and Leah Ruttan, born in New York City on 16 January 1834. John married 1st Francis Maria Mountfield on 13 November 1854 at or near Bloomfield, NJ. By 1860 they had moved to Indiana, and John appears to have been working in RR construction.
John was a civil war veteran, twice over. He enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. C, 20th Indiana Infantry Regt in July 1861. The unit fought at Hatteras Inlet in NC, and was involved in the engagement of the Monitor & Merrimac at Newport News, VA. In June 1862 he was promoted to 1st Sergeant. During the Summer & Fall of 1862, the unit fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Second Bull Run, and Chantilly. He briefly commanded the company in October 1862. The next month, in November, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. During Dec & Jan, the 20th Indiana fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg (a Union defeat), and were part of the abortive Mud March. In Feb 1863, he was given leave to go home and recuperate from sickness. (Home at that time was the town of Bourbon, Marshall co., IN.) In March 1863 he sent in a letter of resignation citing the fact that he'd been unfit for duty for 90 days; he was discharged in April 1863.
John then moved the family back to NJ. His own health was not good and his father may have been in declining health (dad would die in 1867). John, being the eldest son, very likely came home to help his mother. He worked as a painter in NJ.
During the stay in NJ, John answered the call to arms again: he enlisted as 1st Sergeant in Co. H, 39th NJ Infantry Regt in September 1864. It appears that John and his younger brother Abram enrolled in the same unit on the same day. This unit saw action during the siege of Petersburg, VA. [The company record book at NJ Archives indicates that John was wounded.] John & his brother mustered out on 17 June 1865.
After the war, John returned to Bourbon, IN where he resumed working as a painter & decorator. Around 1877, he and the family moved to Bourbon co., KS (near Fort Scott), where he continued to work as a painter. He & Maria had 8 children; 5 reached adulthood. Maria died at Fort Scott in Sept 1880.
John married 2nd Annie Finch on 9 July 1881. John & Annie were the parents of 5 children, and all reached adulthood. John's painting business (Hewitt & Son) continued operating in Fort Scott for decades; under his control, then his eldest son, followed by grandson, and G-grandson. John had at least two other occupations in Fort Scott: auctioneer, and he was a constable for several years in the 1880s.
In the early 1890s, John & family moved to the Chicago area, where he helped son William L. set up a painting business, and later established a painting business in his own name. The family lived on Wentworth ave. on the south side of Chicago, and lived there until John's death in 1915.
John was a civil war veteran, twice over. He enlisted as a Sergeant in Co. C, 20th Indiana Infantry Regt in July 1861. The unit fought at Hatteras Inlet in NC, and was involved in the engagement of the Monitor & Merrimac at Newport News, VA. In June 1862 he was promoted to 1st Sergeant. During the Summer & Fall of 1862, the unit fought in the Peninsula Campaign, Second Bull Run, and Chantilly. He briefly commanded the company in October 1862. The next month, in November, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. During Dec & Jan, the 20th Indiana fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg (a Union defeat), and were part of the abortive Mud March. In Feb 1863, he was given leave to go home and recuperate from sickness. (Home at that time was the town of Bourbon, Marshall co., IN.) In March 1863 he sent in a letter of resignation citing the fact that he'd been unfit for duty for 90 days; he was discharged in April 1863.
John then moved the family back to NJ. His own health was not good and his father may have been in declining health (dad would die in 1867). John, being the eldest son, very likely came home to help his mother. He worked as a painter in NJ.
During the stay in NJ, John answered the call to arms again: he enlisted as 1st Sergeant in Co. H, 39th NJ Infantry Regt in September 1864. It appears that John and his younger brother Abram enrolled in the same unit on the same day. This unit saw action during the siege of Petersburg, VA. [The company record book at NJ Archives indicates that John was wounded.] John & his brother mustered out on 17 June 1865.
After the war, John returned to Bourbon, IN where he resumed working as a painter & decorator. Around 1877, he and the family moved to Bourbon co., KS (near Fort Scott), where he continued to work as a painter. He & Maria had 8 children; 5 reached adulthood. Maria died at Fort Scott in Sept 1880.
John married 2nd Annie Finch on 9 July 1881. John & Annie were the parents of 5 children, and all reached adulthood. John's painting business (Hewitt & Son) continued operating in Fort Scott for decades; under his control, then his eldest son, followed by grandson, and G-grandson. John had at least two other occupations in Fort Scott: auctioneer, and he was a constable for several years in the 1880s.
In the early 1890s, John & family moved to the Chicago area, where he helped son William L. set up a painting business, and later established a painting business in his own name. The family lived on Wentworth ave. on the south side of Chicago, and lived there until John's death in 1915.
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