William Hitch

From "A Hitch Orchard", Daisy Hitch Davies, 1931: "William Hitch ran a boat to New Orleans. Lived at Pt. Pleasant, birthplace of President Grant. His mother is buried at Laurel, Ohio where her gravestone is marked, "Jane consort of Thomas Hitch.""

In the Federal Census of 1830, William Hitch is indicated in Hamilton County, Ohio (page 50, Cincinnati Township) in a household comprised of one male age 15-20, two males age 20-30 and one female age 15-20.

In the Federal Census of 1840, William Hitch is indicated in Clermont County, Ohio (page 182, Felicity Township) in a household comprised of one male age 5-10, one male age 30-40, one female under age 5, one female age 5-10 and one female age 30-40.

In the Federal Census of 1850, William Hitch is indicated in Clermont County, Ohio (page 32) in a household as follows: - William Hitch, age 46, bricklayer, born in KY - Ann L. Hitch, age 19, born in OH - Octava G. Hitch, age 16, born in OH - Cornelia W. Hitch, age 13, born in OH - Mary M. Hitch, age 9, born in OH - Belle F. Hitch, age 4, born in OH.

In the Federal Census of 1860, William Hitch is indicated in Clermont County, Ohio (page 550) in a household as follows: - William Hitch, age 56, plaster bricklayer, born in KY - Nancy Hitch, age 56, born in NY - Belle F. Hitch, age 14, born in OH - Thomas Hitch, age 87, born in MD.

William married Nancy (Nacky) Molden on 11 Dec 1828 in Clermont Co., OH.¹ (Nancy (Nacky) Molden was born in 1807,^{2 9 10} died on 14 Jul 1849 in Clermont Co., OH ^{2 11} and was buried about 17 Jul 1849 in Old Calvary Cemetery, Clermont Co., OH ¹².)

William next married Nancy (?) between 1851 and 1859. (Nancy (?) was born in 1804 in NY ¹³.)