Thomas Alexander Hitch

"Uncle Tom is a tall fine looking old gentleman with the bearing of a Senator. He lived for a time in Texas with his younger brother."

In the Federal Census of 1900, Thomas A. Hitch is listed in Crawford County, Illinois in a household as follows: - Thomas A. Hitch, born 10/1851 in IN - Elizabeth H. Hitch, born 5/1862 in IL - Roy Campbell, born 6/1885 in IL (step-son) - Arthur Campbell, born 2/1887 in IL (step-son).

Published in Robinson Argus Jan 23, 1907

State of Illinois, Crawford County, Circuit Court of Crawford County, March Term 1907

Eliza H. HITCH vs Thomas A. HITCH in Chancery - Divorce

Affidavit that the said defendant, Thomsa A. Hitch resides or hath gone out of the State of Illinois so that process cannot be served up on him, having been filed in the office of the Clerk of said Circuit Court of Crawford County, notice is hereby given to the said defendant Thomas A. Hitch, that the complainant has filed her bill of complaint in said court on the Chancery side thereof on the 27th day of November 1906 and that a summons thereupon issued out of said Court against said defendant returnable on the fourth day of March 1907 as is by law required.

Now therefore unless you, the said Thomas A. Hitch, shall personallly be and appear before the said Circuit Court of Crawford County, on the first day of the next term thereof, to be holden at the court house in the city of Robinson, in said county, on the fourth day of March 1907 and plead, answer, or demur to the said complainant's bill of complaint the same, and the matters and things therein charge and stated, will be taken as confessed and a decree entered against you according to the prayer of said bill. Dated at Robinson Illinois this 22 day of January 1907.

Thomas married Elizabeth (Lyda) H. Magill on 30 Jun 1897 in Crawford Co., IL.^{1 2} (Elizabeth (Lyda) H. Magill was born on 15 May 1861 in Palestine, Crawford Co., IL, died on 10 Dec 1948 in Palestine, Crawford Co., IL and was buried about 13 Dec 1948 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Palestine, Crawford Co., IL.)