The 1900 census lists Dwight as the grandson of John C.S. Burritt. It seems he is the son of Mattie Geneva (Wells) Burritt and an unknown father which would more accurately make Dwight the stepson of John C.S. Burritt. "Wells" was Geneva's maiden name, not necessarily the surname of Dwight's bioilogical father, as indicated by the 1880 census showing the 15 year old Geneva living with her parents who have the Wells surname.