Stephen K. HAMPTON

                      WITWER GEN. OF AMERICA. Compiled by Reverend George Witwer. South Bend, Ind.
Ananias Clime Witwer. Geneaologist. Mishawaka, Ind. There first house was in Twin Falls Ind. where they bought 40 acres. They sold out profitably in 1877. They moved to Lafayette Ind. where they bought an 80 acre farm. They did well sold again and moved to Marshall Co. Ind. where they bought another 80 acre farm in Pretty Lake Ind. in 1895 Mrs. Hamptons health was failing they moved to Plymouth the count seat. of Marshall Co. Mrs. Emeline Witwer Hampton was called to rest Sept 1896 in Mackelrath Cem. near Twin Lakes Ind.
Witwer genealogy of America by Ananais Clime Witwer and Rev. Geo. Witwer  1909 So. Bend Indiana
Dr. Levi Sowers Witwer worked at home on the farm until he was 18 yrs. old,when a team ran away with him breaking his  right shoulder, and he was put under the care of the practical and noted Dr. Hoffman, of Philadelphia,Pa., and here, while under treatment by this noted doctor,Levi took the notion to become a
dr. himself and started to learn the profession and received his diploma in 1839.  Then he migrated to Stark Co. Ohio where he hung out his shingle and started his practice, and soon acquired the reputation of being a good  Dr. and had quite a large practice,and was being called from far and near.   miss Elizabeth Stambach caught his eye and  with her parents consent they were soon married. at Harrisburgh,Stark Co., Ohio. They live there until the spring of 1854,when they moved to East Liberty, Summit co., Ohio where he hung out his shingle again.  he did not seem to prosper so they moved to Marshall Co., Ind., where he bought 40 acres of land at wnat is now Twin Lakes, Ind.,where he hung out his shingle again and soon  acquired a good practice, and as his children were now grown they did the farming and clearing of the ground,  The Dr. prospered and took great pleasure in raising fruit trees.