William Peter Hitch
- Born: 26 Jan 1840, Madison Co., IL 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Marriage (1): Mahala Ann Pruitt on 17 Mar 1867 in Greene Co., IL 1
- Marriage (2): Sarah A. Cooksey on 12 Mar 1883 in Greene Co., IL 1
- Died: 06 Mar 1923, Greene Co., IL 8 9 10 11
- Buried: Abt 09 Mar 1923, Pinetree Cemetery, Patterson Township, Greene Co., IL 9 12
Served for Company H of the 91st Illinois Infantry during the Civil War.
In the Federal Census of 1900, William P. Hitch is listed in a household in Wilmington, Greene County, Illinois as follows: - William P. Hitch, born 1/1840 in IL - Sarah A. Hitch, born 9/1860 in IL - John P. Hitch, born 6/1881 in IL - Edward Hitch, born 3/1884 in IL - Harley Hitch, born 6/1888 in IL.
In the Federal Census of 1910, William P. Hitch is listed in a household in Wilmington, Greene County, Illinois as follows: - William P. Hitch, age 70, born in IL - Sarah A. Hitch, age 49, born in IL - Leta L. Hitch, age 9, born in IL.
In the Federal Census of 1920, William P. Hitch is listed in a household in Patterson, Greene County, Illinois as follows: - William P. Hitch, age 79, born in IL - Sarah A. Hitch, age 59, born in IL - Leta Hitch (female), age 18, born in IL.
On March 6, 1923, William P. Hitch died as listed on a Veterans Administration Pension Payment Card. It states that he died on 3/6/1923 with widow Sarah A. Hitch in Patterson, IL. He was a Private in Company H, 91st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Cert. No. 340125 (Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards (Index) 1907-1933; National Archives).
William married Mahala Ann Pruitt, daughter of William Pruitt and Elizabeth Gamble, on 17 Mar 1867 in Greene Co., IL.1 (Mahala Ann Pruitt was born on 23 Nov 1851,9 died on 18 Feb 1873 in Bluffdale, Greene Co., IL 9 and was buried about 21 Feb 1873 in Patterson Cemetery, Greene Co., IL 9.)
William next married Sarah A. Cooksey, daughter of John Cooksey and Polly A. Blackburn, on 12 Mar 1883 in Greene Co., IL.1 (Sarah A. Cooksey was born on 13 Sep 1860 in IL,9 13 14 15 16 died on 30 Apr 1945 in White Hall, Greene Co., IL 9 11 and was buried about 02 May 1945 in Pinetree Cemetery, Patterson Township, Greene Co., IL 9.)
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