Robert Ross Hitch ⁴

In the Federal Census of 1850, Robert Hitch is indicated on page 150, Deerfield Township, Ross County, Ohio in a household as: - Robert Hitch, age 36, woolen manufacturer, born in DE - Elizabeth Hitch, age 25, born in OH - John W. Hitch, age 6, born in OH - Martha I. Hitch, age 4, born in OH* - Lewis R. Hitch, age 1, born in OH - William H. Hitch, age 2, born in OH - Diantha Castle, age 18, born in OH *Note-sex indicated as male(?)

In the Federal Census of 1860, Robert Hitch is listed on page 153 in a household in Deerfield Township, Ross County, Ohio as: - Robert Hitch, manufacturer, age 45, born in DE - Diantha Hitch, age 28, born in OH - John W. Hitch, woolen mfr age 16, born in OH - Martha J. Hitch, age 13, born in OH - William B. Hitch, age 10, born in OH - Lewis R. Hitch, age 7, born in OH - Ann M. Hitch, age 5, born in OH - Robert F. Hitch, age 3, born in OH - Nancy B. Hitch, age 1, born in OH.

In the Federal Census of 1880, Robert Hitch is listed on page 206 in a household in Ross County, Ohio as: - Robert Hitch, woolen manufacturer, age 66, born in DE - Diantha Hitch, age 50, born in OH - Benton Hitch (male), farm labor, age 32, born in OH - Filmore Hitch (male), farm labor, age 23, born in OH - Austin Hitch, weaver, age 19, born in OH - Edward C. Hitch, farm labor, age 15, born in OH - Lizzie F. Hitch, age 12, born in OH.

Robert married Elizabeth Truax on 07 Sep 1843 in Pickaway Co., OH.^{1 2 3} (Elizabeth Truax was born on 13 Nov 1824 in OH,^{2 8 9} died on 17 Dec 1850 in Ross Co., OH ^{10 11 12} and was buried about 20 Dec 1850 in Browns Chapel Cemetery, Ross Co., OH ¹².)

Robert next married Diantha Castle, daughter of John Castle and Elizabeth Parker, on 28 May 1853 in Pickaway Co., OH.¹ (Diantha Castle was born on 10 Dec 1832 in OH ^{2 13} and died in 1892 ².)