John Phoebus (Abt 1744-1815)

Margaret Muir (-Bef 1815)

Thornton Covington Phoebus (1807-1871)

Mary E. Wilson (1811-1872)

Sarah Amanda Phoebus (1836-1904)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Robert John Hitch Kirby Atwood Wilson Hitch+ Mary Louise Hitch+ Robert Thornton Phoebus Hitch+ Beverly Tubman Hitch+ Sarah Amanda Phoebus Born: 20 Oct 1836, Somerset Co., MD 3 4 5 6 7 8 Marriage (1): Robert John Hitch on 11 Jan 1865 in Somerset Co., MD 1 2 Died: 25 Dec 1904, Wicomico Co., MD 3 9 Buried: Abt 28 Dec 1904, Allen Church Cemetery, Allen, Wicomico Co., MD    In her Maryland Death Certificate, it states "Amanda Hitch, born in Maryland, died on December 25, 1904 of pneumonia, age 68 years, 2 months, 5 days. Father and mother were Thornton and Mary (Wilson) Phoebus. The record is very hard to read.    From her Death Certificate: Amanda Hitch, died of pneumonia on 12/25/1904, age 68-2-5. (Very hard to read record!) Sarah married Robert John Hitch, son of Robert? Tubman Hitch and Mary C. Malone, on 11 Jan 1865 in Somerset Co., MD.1 2 (Robert John Hitch was born on 17 Nov 1833 in Somerset Co., MD,3 10 11 12 13 14 died on 28 Apr 1901 in Allen, Wicomico Co., MD 3 15 16 and was buried about 01 May 1901 in Allen Church Cemetery, Allen, Wicomico Co., MD.)

1 Somerset Co., MD Marriage Records.

2 Notes sent from Henry A. Hitch in Litchfield Park, AZ, The marriage date of January 11, 1865 comes from a copy of the Hitch Family Bible records he sent to me.

3 Gravestone Record.

4 1870 MD Census, Listed as age 30 in the 1870 Wicomico Co., MD Census, born in MD.

5 1880 MD Census, Listed as age 43 in the 1880 Wicomico Co., MD Census, born in MD.

6 1900 MD Census, Listed as born in October 1836 in MD in the 1900 Wicomico Co., MD Census.

7 1860 MD Census, Listed as Amanda Phoebus, age 23, in Trappe District, Somerset Co., MD.

8 1850 MD Census, Listed as Sarah Phoebus, age 14, in Dames Quarter District, Somerset Co., MD.

9 MD Death Certificate, Her death certificate states that she died of pneumonia on December 25, 1904 in Wicomico Co., MD, age 68 years, 2 months, 5 days. Further, it states her father was Thornton Phoebus and mother was Mary Wilson.

10 1850 MD Census, Listed as age 16 in the 1850 Somerset Co., MD Census, born in MD. Listed as "John" Hitch with his mother Mary.

11 1870 MD Census, Listed as age 36, farmer, in the 1870 Wicomico Co., MD Census, born in MD.

12 1880 MD Census, Listed as age 46 in the 1880 Wicomico Co., MD Census, born in MD.

13 1900 MD Census, Listed as born in November 1833 in MD in the 1900 Wicomico Co., MD Census.

14 1860 MD Census, Listed as a farmhand, age 26, in the 1860 Somerset Co., MD Census, born in MD. Listed with the Levi Malone family, his uncle's family.

15 Notes sent from Henry A. Hitch in Litchfield Park, AZ, The death date of April 28, 1901 comes from a copy of the Hitch Family Bible records he sent to me.

16 MD Death Certificate, His death certificate states he died at Allen, MD, age 67 years, 5 months, 9 days with 4 children living. Listed under Richard J. Hitch.