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John Henry Hitch
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John Henry Hitch 1
- Born: 28 Sep 1815, Laurens Co., SC 2 3 4
- Died: 27 Aug 1837, Laurens Co., SC 2 4 5
- Buried: Abt 30 Aug 1837, Hitch Cemetery, Laurens Co., SC 5
According to "House of Clark", Henry Hitch hung himself. The following is from the diary of Clark Berry Stewart:
August 27, 1837. Sunday. Went to Meeting to Bethany in the Evening when I returned home I heard that my friend Henry Hitch had hung himself dead upon a Dogwood tree!!!!!!:
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Sources
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"A Hitch Orchard", by Daisy Hitch, 1931.
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Bible Records of John Hitch of SC (DAR).
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1830 SC Census, Listed as age 10-15 in the 1830 Laurens Co., SC Census.
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Gravestone Record, His gravestone states he died on August 27, 1837 at age 21 years, 11 months, 9 days.
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SC Cemetery Records (DAR).
