Seated at the left is Edwin J. Edwards, 1867-1952, and standing next to him his wife, Edna Mae DeWitt Edwards, 1878-1943. On the grass are their children, Merle DeWitt Edwards, 1898-1977 (Jay's father), and Clyde E. Edwards, 1901-1975.

In the center is Ahab DeWitt, 1851-1940, and seated next to him, his wife (in white), Susan Alcorn Hamilton Dewitt, 1856-1918. The Dewitts and Hamiltons were initially from Clay Twp. and Scotch Grove area. Ahab and Susan retired from farming and moved to Monticello.

Standing is Eugene Hamilton DeWitt, 1891-1919. He operated a drug store in Monticello for some years, located on 1st Street west of the RR tracks.

Seated on the right are Roscoe A. DeWitt, 1874-1938, and his wife Winifred J. Tatman DeWitt.

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