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William Anderson Hitch
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William Anderson Hitch 1
- Born: 24 Oct 1874, Coahoma Co., MS 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Marriage (1): Pearle C. Cheairs
- Marriage (2): Donna Inez Carter about 1916
- Died: 26 Nov 1959, Sunflower Co., MS
"A Hitch Orchard" states that "William A. Hitch was living in Sunflower Co., Miss. in 1922. His father and mother were living with him at the time. His father writes very warmly of the second wife with whom he made his home, 'Who is a very fine lady . . . she had few equals and no superiors.'"
In the Federal Census of 1920, W.H. Hitch is listed in Coahoma County, Mississippi in a household as follows: - W.H. Hitch, age 25 - P.C. Hitch, age 27 - E.E. Chair, age 55, born in VA.
William married Pearle C. Cheairs, daughter of Samuel D. Cheairs and Ella E. (?). (Pearle C. Cheairs was born on 09 Jun 1883 in MS,8 9 died on 16 Nov 1910 in MS 9 and was buried about 19 Nov 1910 in Cherry Hill Cemetery, Coahoma Co., MS.)
William next married Donna Inez Carter, daughter of Charles Wesley Carter and Lela West, about 1916. (Donna Inez Carter was born on 27 Apr 1893 in MS 10 11 12 and died in 1963 in Sunflower Co., MS.)
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Sources
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"A Hitch Orchard", by Daisy Hitch, 1931.
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1900 MS Census, Listed as born in October 1874 in MS in the 1900 Panola Co., MS Census.
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1880 MS Census, Listed as age 5 in the 1880 Panola Co., MS Census, born in MS.
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Coahoma Co., MS Residents 1917-18 - includes birth dates/places.
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1920 MS Census, Listed as age 46 in Sunflower Co.
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1930 MS Census, Listed as age 55 in Sunflower Co.
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1940 MS Census, Listed as age 65 in Sunflower Co.
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1910 MS Census, Listed in the 1910 Coahoma Co., MS Census as age 27.
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Gravestone Record.
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1920 MS Census, Listed as age 32 in Sunflower Co.
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1930 MS Census, Listed as age 34 in Sunflower Co.
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1940 MS Census, Listed as age 44 in Sunflower Co.
