Peter Hitt (1811 - 1892)

Born 5 Mar 1811 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Roley) Hitt — married Apr 1831 in Licking, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1892 at age 80 in Union, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Peter Hitt, son ofWilliam Hitt and Lydia "Liddy" (?), was born March 5, 1811 in Fauquier County, Virginia. Peter was married April 1831 in Licking County, Ohio to Mary Roley. He died February 17, 1892 in Taylor, Union, Ohio^[1][2]. He was buried in Broadway Cemetery, Broadway, Union, Ohio^[3].

Peter and Mary (Roley) Hitt had five children:

1. Nancy Ann Hitt m. Mathias Pheasant
2. Albert Thomas Hitt m. Mary Alamedia Curtiss
3. John Henry Hitt m. Sarah M Estel
4. Margaret Lydia Hitt m. Levi Trout
5. Elizabeth Louisa A Hitt m. James Shape

Census

1840 Federal Census Licking Township, Licking, Ohio, page 248A^[4]
Peter Hitt 20001 -- 110001; 1 in agriculture
male female
2 < 5 1
5-10 1
10-15
15-20
1 20-30
30-40 1
40-50

1850 Federal Census Licking Township, Licking, Ohio, Sept 6, 1850; page 213 ^[5]
1484/1569
Peter Hitt 39 M Va $--- Farmer
Mary Hitt 42 F Va
A. T. Hitt 16 M Oh Farmer
John H. Hitt 14 M Oh
Lydia M. Hitt 9 F Oh
E. C. Hitt 3 F Oh

1860 Federal Census p.o. New Way, Liberty Township, Licking, Ohio; July 9, 1860; page 105^[6]
900/845
Peter Hitt 48 M Va $6000/$750 Farmer
Mary Hitt 50 F Va
John Hitt 25 M
Lydia Hitt 20 F
Eliza Hitt 14 F

His son Albert Hitt (27, Ohio, Farmer, $--/$250) lives at 902/846.

1870 Federal Census p.o. Pharisburg, Leesburg Twp, Union, Ohio; July 26, 1870; page 5^[7]
38/39
Peter Hitt 59 MW Va $2400/$300 Farmer
Mary Hitt 66 FW Va Keeping house
John Hitt 36 MW Oh Works on Farm
Louisa A. Hitt 23 FW Oh Domestic Servant

1880 Federal Census ED 81, Sheet 190C, Pharisburg, Leesburg Township, Union, Ohio, page 81^[8]
314/314
Peter Hitt 69 MW Va Va Va Gardner
Mary Hitt 75 wife FW Va Va Va Keeping House
Emmet L. Hitt 10 grandson MW Oh Oh Oh At Home

Obituary

Wendi Scally (wscally at columbus.rr.com} transcribed a summary of the obituary. The following is the full obituary.

Obituary in The Marysville Tribune, Marysville, Ohio, Wednesday, March 2, 1892, page 8, Column 4^[9]

HITT - Peter Hitt was born in Fauquhar County, Virginia, March 5, 1811, and when seventeen years old he moved to Perry County, Ohio, with his father. They were there four years.
In 1831 he was married to Mary Rowley. They lived happily together for fifty years and two weeks. They were members of the Christian Church at Millcreek, and were baptized the same day and lived together till she was called away to that happy home where we will part no more. To them were born nine children, five girls and four boys, of which three girls and two boys are still living. They had twenty-nine grand children and twenty-four great grand children.
[The above was written by himself].
Grandpa Hitt, as he was familiarly called, lived for a number of years in Union county where he formed a great many acquaintances, and died near Broadway, Ohio, February 17th, 1892, loved and respected by all, aged 80 years, 11 moths, and 18 days.

Sources

1. ↑ Union County, Ohio Death Records Volume 3, page 82
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNS-FNTL : 1 March 2021), Peter Hitt, 17 Feb 1892; citing Death, Taylor, Union, Ohio, United States, source ID v 3 p 82, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 573,775.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #132834762 Peter Hitt
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTC-MDP : Thu Jul 20 19:48:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Hitt, 1840.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3S-Z7J : Mon Jul 17 20:52:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Hitt and Mary Hitt, 1850.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGV-29P : Mon Jul 17 22:28:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Hitt and Mary Hitt, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6L1-KRB : Mon Aug 21 23:39:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Hilt and Mary Hilt, 1870.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M83Q-ZSS : Thu Aug 03 12:20:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Hitt and Mary Hitt, 1880.
9. ↑ Obituary in The Marysville Tribune, Marysville, Ohio, Wednesday, March 2, 1892, page 8, Column 4