William Straight Hitch ²

He had moved to Crawford Co., Kansas by at least 1890 when his first child was born.

In the Federal Census of 1900, William S. Hitch is listed in Crawford County, KS in a household as follows: - William S. Hitch, born 1/1865 in IN - Jennett C. Hitch, born 2/1868 in IL - Crawford W. Hitch, born 5/1890 in KS - Marie E. Hitch, born 10/1892 in KS.

In the Federal Census of 1910, William Hitch is listed in Girard, Crawford County, KS in a household as follows: - William Hitch, age 45, born in IN - Jeanet Hitch, age 43, born in IL - William C. Hitch, age 19, born in KS - Ella M. Hitch, age 17, born in KS.

In the Federal Census of 1920, William S. Hitch is listed in Girard, Crawford County, KS in a household as follows: - William S. Hitch, age 55, born in IN - Jeanette Hitch, age 52, born in IL.

William married Jeanette Christine Crawford, daughter of William Boyle Crawford and Agnes Telford Stevenson, on 29 Dec 1888 in Crawford Co., KS.¹ (Jeanette Christine Crawford was born on 15 Feb 1868 in Tilden, IL,^{1 7 8} died on 27 Jan 1937 in Girard, Crawford Co., KS ⁹ and was buried about 30 Jan 1937 in Girard Cemetery, Crawford Co., KS.)