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Columbus James Hitch
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Columbus James Hitch
- Born: 10 Sep 1890, MD 1 2 3 4 5
- Marriage (1): Mazie (?) about 1912 in MD
- Marriage (2): Etta C. Winder after 1930 in MD
- Died: 08 Jun 1972, Provident Hospital, Baltimore, MD 6 7
- Buried: 11 Jun 1972, Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Polks Road, Somerset Co., MD
WW I registration lists him as medium height and build and a negro, born in Mt. Vernon, MD. He has a wife and two children. World War II Draft Registration lists him as age 51, 6' tall, 182 lbs with a ruddy complexion. Though listed here as "white", it is believed that there is little doubt that this was Columbus J. Hitch, son of Dennis Hitch, African American. The record is from Apr 1942.
According to an article in the Feb 25 1971 Daily Times (Salsibury, MD), Columbus lived alone when his house on Polks Road burned down the day before. His obituary is in the Jun 9 1972 Daily Times and states he was 80, son of the late Dennis and Annie Hitch and the husband of the late Etta Winder Hitch. He had three step children surviving, 3 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Columbus married Mazie (?) about 1912 in MD. (Mazie (?) was born in 1899 in MD 8 and died in 1923-1930 in MD 9.)
Columbus next married Etta C. Winder after 1930 in MD. (Etta C. Winder died on 20 Jun 1968 in Polks Road, Mt. Vernon, Somerset Co., MD 10 and was buried on 23 Jun 1968 in Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Polks Road, Somerset Co., MD.)
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1930 MD Census, Listed as widowed, age 37, in Mt. Vernon, Somerset Co., MD.
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1920 MD Census, Listed as age 20 in Mt. Vernon, Somerset Co., MD.
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1900 MD Census, Listed as Columbus J. Hitch, born Sep 1890, in Mt. Vernon, Somerset Co., MD.
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1910 MD Census, Listed as Columbus Hitch, age 18, in Mt. Vernon, Somerset Co., MD.
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World War II Draft Registrations..
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Social Security Death Index (Name: Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011;).
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(Daily Times, Salisbury, MD).
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1920 MD Census, Listed as age 21 in Mt. Vernon, Somerset Co., MD.
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1930 MD Census, Her husband is listed as widowed in the 1930 Census but there is a 7 year old child. This estimates the death year for her as 1923-1930.
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(Daily Times, Salisbury, MD).
