Oswell Hitt and Rachel Altman


Husband Oswell Hitt 

           Born: Abt 1812 - South Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1877 - Wood Co., Texas 1
         Buried: 


         Father: John Hitt (1790/1792-1846)
         Mother: Sarah Frances Ball (1790/1794-1848) 1


       Marriage: 29 Mar 1838 - Sumter Co., Alabama 2 3

Wife Rachel Altman 

           Born: Abt 1825 - Alabama or South Carolina
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         Father: John Altman (1780/1790-      )
         Mother:


Children
1 M John W. Hitt 

           Born: Abt 1843 - Alabama
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2  M  Nathan Hitt





           Born: Abt 1845 - Alabama
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3  F  Mary Hitt





           Born: Abt 1845 - Alabama
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4  M  Alfred V. Hitt





           Born: Abt 1848 - Alabama
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5  M  James Lafayette Hitt





           Born: Abt 1850 - Alabama
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6  F  Ardalla Hitt





           Born: Abt 1852 - Alabama
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7  M  William L. Hitt





           Born: Abt 1855 - Alabama
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8  F  Sarah A. Hitt





           Born: Abt 1857 - Alabama
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9  M  Harvey B. Hitt





           Born: Abt 1858 - Texas
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10  M  Quincy S. Hitt





           Born: Abt 1862 - Texas
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11  M  William S. Hitt





           Born: Abt 1864 - Texas
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12  M  Rohny G. Hitt





           Born: Abt 1864 - Texas
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General Notes: Husband - Oswell Hitt



CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Sumter Co., Alabama; pg 77
  Aswell Hitt 00001 -- 1001;  3 slaves
   male      female
          < 5  1
         5-10
        10-15
        15-20  1
     1  20-30
        30-40       </pre>

He is in the sequence David Hill, Ephraim L. Banks, x, Marshall Hitt, x, Nancy Hitt, Drury Sims, 9x, John Altman, 4x, John Hitt, Laz Hitt, Aswell Hitt, Alford Hitt, Willis Ball, Moore Stephens, x, x, Henry Hitt, Benj'n Hitt, 6x, Richard Hitt.

The Hitts are David (1800-1880), Marshall (1802-1870/80), John (1790-1846), Lazarus (1814-1872), Oswell (1812-1877), Alfred (1819-1866), Henry H. (1812- ), Benjamin B. (1786-1850), and Richard (1812-1843).

<pre>1850 Sumter Co., Alabama, Scatering; Jan 6; pg 667
1179/1209
  Oswell   Hitt 39  M  Al  $--  Farmer
  Rachail    "  25  F  SC
  Olive      "  11  F  SC
  John W.    "   7  M  Al
  Nathan     "   5  M  Al
  Mary       "   5  F  Al
  Alfred V.  "   3  M  Al   </pre>

In the Slave Schedule (Brewersville & New York Division; Jan 6) he is the owner of 3 slaves (black male, 40; black female, 14; black female, 7).

<pre>1860 Smith Co., Texas, Mt. Carmel Beat, p.o. Mt. Carmel; July 23; pg 69
462/466
  Aswell  Hitt  48  MW  SC  $1400/$2000  Farmer
  Rachel    "   38  FW  Al
  John      "   19  MW  Al               Farm Laborer
  Mary      "   14  FW  Al  (twin)
  Nathan    "   14  MW  Al  (twin)
  Alfred    "   12  MW  Al
  Lafayett  "   10  MW  Al
  Ardalla   "    8  FW  Al
  Wm        "    6  MW  Al
  Henry     "    2  MW  Tx   </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 1 slave (black male, 45).  He is in the sequence Lazarus Hitt, x, James Thorn, J. W. Hitt, Aswell Hitt, x, Henry Hitt, Thos. Jarmon, x, x, John Hicks.

<pre>1870 Wood Co., Texas, Precinct No 5th, p.o. Quitman; Sept 15; pg 2
15/15
  Dowell   Hitt  58  MW  SC  $2240/$600  Farmer
  Rachal     "   45  FW  SC              Keeping House
  J. W.      "   26  MW  Al              Farmer
  Alford V.  "   22  MW  Al              Farmer
  James      "   19  MW  Al              at home
  Wm. L.     "   15  MW  Al              at school
  Sarah A.   "   13  FW  Al              at home
  Harvey B.  "   12  MW  Tx              at home
  Quincy S.  "    8  MW  Tx
  Wm. S.     "    6  MW  Tx
  Rohny G.   "    6  MW  Tx    </pre>

LAND:

The following two tracts in Sumter Co., Alabama were patented to Oswell Hitt.  They adjoin on opposite sides an 80 acre tract (E1/2NW) patented to his father on the same date.
<pre>
NWNW  S9 T17N R3W 40.13 acres 5/15/1837
NWNE  S9 T17N R3W 40.13 acres 5/15/1837
</pre>
In September 1837 Oswell sold 200 acres including all of the above mentioned tracts plus a contiguous quarter section patented to Moore Stephens (C/71).

The following three tracts in Newton Co., Mississippi were patented to Oswell Hitt:
<pre>
NWNW   section 28  T8N R13E  39.99 acres  3/15/1854
NWNW   section 27  T8N R13E  80.04 acres  10/1/1859
NENE   section 28  T8N R13E               10/1/1859
</pre>
The second 2 tracts are contiguous.  All 3 are close to Charles Hitt, William J. Reese, and John B. Munn, about 2 miles from Hubbard N. Reese, and about 4 miles from Marshall Hitt.


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Sources






1
Earl J. Hitt, "http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com  db: hitthaynie."

2
"Sumter County, Alabama Marriage Records," LDS microfilm 1293884, 885, Vol 1, pg 70.

3
"Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DQ-R58C), Orwill Hitt and Rachal Altman, 29 Mar 1838; citing Sumter, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,703,923.







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