Peter Hitt and Mary Rowley

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Husband Peter Hitt

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           Born: 5 Mar 1811 - Virginia
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Feb 1892
         Buried:  - Broadway Cemetery, Broadway, Union Co., Ohio 1

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         Father: William Hitt (1774-Abt 1852)
         Mother: Liddy (      -Bef 1829)

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary Rowley

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           Born: 16 Feb 1807
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Apr 1881
         Buried:  - Broadway Cemetery, Broadway, Union Co., Ohio 2

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Peter Hitt

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CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Licking Co., Ohio, Licking Township
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 </pre>

<pre>1850 Licking Co., Ohio, Licking Township; Sept 6; pg 213
1484/1569
Peter Hitt 39 M Va $--- Farmer
Mary " 42 F Va
A. T. " 16 M Oh Farmer
John H. " 14 M Oh
Lydia M. " 9 F Oh
E. C. " 3 F Oh </pre>

<pre>1860 Licking Co., Ohio, Liberty Township, p.o. New Way; July 9; pg 105
900/845
Peter Hitt 48 M Va $6000/$750 Farmer
Mary " 50 F Va
John " 25 M
Lydia " 20 F
Eliza " 14 F </pre>

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

<pre>1870 Union Co., Ohio, Leesburg Township, p.o. Pharisburg; July 26; pg 5
38/39
Peter Hitt 59 MW Va $2400/$300 Farmer
Mary " 66 FW Va Keeping house
John " 36 MW Oh Works on Farm
Louisa A. " 23 FW Oh Domestic Servant </pre>

<pre>1880 Union Co., Ohio, Leesburg Township, Village of Pharisburg, ED 81; June; pg 81
314/314
Peter Hitt 69 MW Va Va Va Gardner
Mary " 75 wife FW Va Va Va Keeping House
Emmet L. " 10 grandson MW Oh Oh Oh At Home </pre>

OBITUARY:

This obituary was sent to me 8/19/2016 by Jeff Phillips.

Transcribed from Wendi Scally (wscally@columbus.rr.com

March 2, 1892 Vol 43 No 31. p8c4 Peter Hitt was born in Fauquhar County, Virginia March 5, 1811 and when seventeen he moved to Perry County, Ohio. They were there four years. In 1831, he was married to Mary Rowley. They were members of the Christian church at Millcreek. 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 grandchildren and twenty-four great grandchildren. (The above was written by himself). Grandpa Hitt lived for a number of years in Union County and died near Broadway, February 17, 1892.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Rowley

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Peter Hitt's wife Mary Rowley is identified in Peter's obituary.

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 132834762.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 54367815.