Otis Little Hitch
- Born: 10 Jan 1838, Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA 1 2 3 4 5
- Marriage (1): Florence C. Davis
- Died: 24 Oct 1929, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA 1
From "A Hitch Orchard", Daisy Hitch Davies, 1931: Otis Little Hitch's wife was still living in New Bedford, MA. in 1930. He worked as a sail maker with his father until the time of the Civil War when shipping was at a low ebb. He then went to Washington to make tents for the army. His brother Charles went to Philadelphia and his brother Hardy to Brooklyn for the same purpose. Otis was made a member of the home guard in Washington, D.C. for defense of the city against the rebels.
He was present at Ford's Theater when Pres. Lincoln was shot and saw his body carried out of the building. After the war he went in to the carpet, shade and upholstery business in New Bedford, MA. with Henry Alay and Hitch. After his partner's death, he carried on the business alone until he retired at the age of 78 years."
In the Federal Census of 1900, Otis L. Hitch was listed in a household in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts as follows: - Otis L. Hitch, born 1/1838 in MA - Florence C. Hitch, born 4/1851 in MA - Sarah J. Davis, born 8/1822 in ME (mother-in-law)
In the Federal Census of 1920, Otis L. Hitch was listed in a household in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts as follows: - Otis L. Hitch, age 81, born in MA.
Otis married Florence C. Davis, daughter of (?) Davis and Sarah J. (?). (Florence C. Davis was born in Apr 1851 in MA 6 and died after 1930.)
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