Emmett Francis Hitch ²

In the Federal Census of 1920, Emmett Hitch is indicated in New Castle County, Delaware in a household as follows: - Emmett Hitch, age 37, born in MD - Helen Hitch, age 32, born in NY - Frances Hitch, age 7, born in NY - Helen Hitch, age 3 11/12, born in NY - Eleanor Hitch, age 5 months, born in NY - Louise Guile, age 69, born in NY.

  Events

• Graduation, Abt 1909, Washington College, Chestertown, MD. ³

• Graduation, 1912, Cornell University. ³

• Occupation: Professor - Organic Chemistry, Between 1912 and 1914, Cornell University. ³

• Occupation: Professor - Organic Chemistry, 1914-1915, University Of Pittsburgh. ³

• Occupation: Chief Chemist, Between 1915 and 1918, Western Cartrage Co., Alton, IL. ³

• Occupation: Director of Synthetic Dye Department and Chief Chemist, Between 1918 and 1948, Dupont, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. ³

• Occupation: Professor - Organic Chemistry, Between 1948 and 1950, Perdue University. ³

• Occupation: Emissary of U.S. Government, Between 1950 and 1954, Athens, Greece. ³

• Occupation: Chemical Consultant, Between 1954 and 1956, Gates Engineering, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. ³

Emmett married Helen Evealina Guile, daughter of William Guile and Louise Elizabeth Livermore, in 1912.¹ (Helen Evealina Guile was born on 27 Mar 1888 in Penn Yan, NY,^{3 9 10} died in Oct 1971 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE ³ and was buried in Oct 1971 in Lombardy Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE ³.)