Joseph Allen Hitch

  Notes:

In the Federal Census of 1850, Joseph A. Hitch is indicated in Laurens County, South Carolina (page 321 in Laurens Township) in a household as follows: - Joseph A. Hitch, age 35, born in SC - Caroline Hitch, age 35, born in SC - Silas Hitch, age 5, born in SC - Ludy Hitch (male), age 2, born in SC.

In the Federal Census of 1860, J.A. Hitch is indicated in Laurens County, South Carolina (page 257, Brewerton Township) in a household as follows: - J.A. Hitch, age 36, born in SC - Caroline Hitch, age 38, born in SC - Silas Hitch, age 15, born in SC - W.C. Hitch, age 12, born in SC.

Sarah Hitch (Laurens, SC), in a May 9 1864 letter to Young H.E. Hitch writes, "Young Pitts, Leroys brother is somewhere in the armmy. the last account he was in the illenois in the hands of the yankeys. Leroys oldest son is in the armmy also Joseph A. Hitches oldest son is in the armmy. Joseph A.H. has been in it himself but is now at home sick. He got sick at the camp and I fear he never will get well any more."

Served as a Private in Company D, 5th SC State Troops (enlisted for 6 months at Boyd's Old Field, SC by W.J.M. Jones for term Aug 1 1863 to Nov 11 1863) and Company B, 9th SC Reserves (enlisted for 90 days at Clinton, SC by W.J.M. Jones, for term Nov 17 1863 to Feb 14 1864), CSA.

In the Federal Census of 1870, Joseph A. Hitch is indicated in Laurens County, South Carolina (page 236, household 981) in a household as follows: - Joseph A. Hitch, age 47, farmer, $200 in real estate, born in SC - Elizabeth Hitch, age 48, born in SC.

Joseph married Elizabeth Caroline Motes, daughter of Silas Motes and Elizabeth Green, on 22 Oct 1844 in Laurens Co., SC.¹ (Elizabeth Caroline Motes was born on 18 Sep 1821 in SC,^{1 6 7 8 9} died on 19 Sep 1903 in Laurens Co., SC ¹ and was buried about 22 Sep 1903 in Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Laurens Co., SC.)