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Peter Thomas Hitch Jr.
(1826-1896)
Mary Ann (Abigail) McCutchan
(1830-1894)
George Hitch
(1858-1934)
Mary E. Simpson
(1866-1933)
Vernon Kenneth Hitch
(1904-1987)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick

Vernon Kenneth Hitch

  • Born: 18 Sep 1904, Vanderburgh Co., IN 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Kirkpatrick on 02 Jul 1932 in Tippecanoe Co., IN 1
  • Died: 23 Jan 1987, Buck Creek, Tippecanoe Co., IN 5
  • Buried: Abt 26 Jan 1987, Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN
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Vernon Kenneth Hitch, 82, of West Lafayette, died at 1:02 AM Friday, Jan. 23, 1987, in Lafayette Home Hospital, following a one-month illness. Born Sept. 18, 1904, at Evansville, he was reared there and lived in Akron, OH, from 1932 until coming to Lafayette in 1986. His marriage was in Lafayette on July 2, 1932, to Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, who died May 5, 1986. Mr. Hitch was executive vice president of Akron Chemical Company in Akron, OH, until his retirement in 1986. An Army veteran of World War II, he served in the Army Reserves until 1969, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, John Purdue Club, President's Council at Purdue University, Sigma Chi fraternity, Lafayette Rotary Club, American Chemical Society, Purdue Alumni Association, and Retired Officer's Association. Surviving are a daughter, Nancy (Mrs. Duane) Swearingen of Northbrook, IL; and two grandchildren.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Mon 1/26/1987


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Vernon married Elizabeth Kirkpatrick on 02 Jul 1932 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.1 (Elizabeth Kirkpatrick was born on 25 Feb 1907 in OH,1 4 died on 05 May 1986 in Buck Creek, Tippecanoe Co., IN 6 and was buried about 08 May 1986 in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN.)


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Sources


1 Tippecanoe Co., IN Marriage Records (DAR).

2 Vanderburgh Co., IN Birth Records.

3 1920 IN Census, Listed as age 15 in the 1920 Vanderburgh Co., IN Census, born in IN.

4 Social Security Death Index (Name: Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011;).

5 Social Security Death Index (Name: Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011;), SSN 274-05-6487.

6 Social Security Death Index (Name: Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011;), SSN 275-42-0392.


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