John Wesley Hitch

John Wesley Hitch
(1794-1876)

Nancy (Ann) Simmons
(1793-1874)

Forman White
(1791-1868)

Mary Ann Rogers
(1799-1879)

Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Hitch
(1818-1898)

Laura Ann White
(1820-1918)

John Wesley Hitch
(1847-1917)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lillis Julia Prather

John Wesley Hitch

Born: Jun 1847, Clermont Co., OH ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Marriage (1): Lillis Julia Prather about 1872 in OH
Died: 23 Jun 1917, Warren Co., OH ⁵

From "A Hitch Orchard": (John Wesley Hitch) was a cattle man. Also, merchant and tobacco dealer. Resided at Bantam or Norwood, Ohio.

In the Federal Census of 1880, John Hitch is listed in Hamilton County, Ohio (page 385, St. Bernard Pct.) in a household as follows: - John Hitch, farmer, age 33, born in OH - Julia Hitch, age 32, born in OH - Mary Hitch, age 7, born in OH - George Hitch, age 5, born in OH - Frank Hitch, age 3, born in OH - Lily Hitch, age 2, born in OH - 4 servants.

In the Federal Census of 1900, John W. Hitch is listed in Hamilton County, Ohio in a household as follows: - John W. Hitch, born 6/1847 in OH - Julia Hitch, born 7/1848 in OH - George P. Hitch, born 5/1875 in OH - Frank Hitch, born 10/1876 in OH - Lilly L. Hitch, born 12/1877 in OH - Annie C. Hitch, born 12/1882 in OH - Clarence S. Hitch, born 6/1884 in OH.

In the Federal Census of 1910, John W. Hitch is listed in Clermont County, Ohio in a household as follows: - John W. Hitch, age 62, born in OH - Lillie M. Hitch, age 28, born in OH.

John married Lillis Julia Prather, daughter of James Hanson Prather Jr. and Clarissa Pratt, about 1872 in OH. (Lillis Julia Prather was born in Jul 1848 in OH,⁶ ⁷ died on 26 Feb 1909 in Bantam, Clermont Co., OH ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ and was buried about 01 Mar 1909 in Highland, KY.)

1 1850 OH Census, Listed as age 4 in the 1850 Clermont Co., OH Census, born in OH.

2 1880 OH Census, Listed as age 33 in the 1880 Hamilton Co., OH Census, born in OH.

3 1900 OH Census, Listed as born in June 1847 in OH in the 1900 Hamilton Co., OH Census.

4 1910 OH Census, Listed as age 62 in the 1910 Clermont Co., OH Census, born in OH.

6 1880 OH Census, Listed as age 32 in the 1880 Hamilton Co., OH Census, born in OH.

7 1900 OH Census, Listed as born in July 1848 in OH in the 1900 Hamilton Co., OH Census.

8 Julia Hitch Remembrance Card - 1909, copy sent to me by Lois Aszman (908 Edgedale Cricle, Brandon, FL 33510) in a package dated October 15, 1999.

9 OHCLERMO-L Mailing List, RootsWeb, Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 21:20:55 -0400, From: "Vonne Bricker" <java@TSO.Cin.IX.Net>, To: OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com, Message-Id: <199808210123.VAA27379@hTSO01.Cin.IX.net>.

10 E-Mail from Lois Aszman - 7/2/2000 (10:28 PM): Included a file with her genealogy through George Prather Hitch (1875-1954) and beyond.

John Wesley Hitch

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