Elzey Hitt 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1818 - Virginia
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: James W. Hitt (Abt 1780-1853)
         Mother: Catherine Morrison (      -      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Rappahannock Co., Virginia
Elsey Hitt 00001 -- 0; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30
30-40 </pre>

He is next to his father and to his brother Ludwell.

<pre>1850 Rappahannock Co., Virginia; pg 223
389/389
Elzey Hitt 33 F Va $1000 Virginia </pre>

The sex is wrong. Elzey's father lives at 387/387. Elzey is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Rappahannock Co., Virginia, p.o. Woodville; June 28; pg 24
180/163
Elzie Hitt 42 MW Va $2550/$3800 Farmer
Martha " 32 FW Va
Lucy C. V. " 7 FW Va
Mary _ " 5 FW Va
John T. " 4/12 MW Va
Ann " 45 FW Va </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 5 slaves. His brother Ludwell lives at 179/162 and his stepmother lives at 181/164.

<pre>1870 Rappahannock County, Virginia, Jackson Township, p.o. Amissville, July 27; pg 24 [hard to read]
155/155
Elsey Hitt 56 Va $1000/$660 Farmer
Martha M. " 41 Va K house
Lucy C. _ " 17 Va At home
Mary J. " 14 Va At home
John T. " 10 Va At school
Martha A. " 9 Va
James A. " 7 Va
William B. " 5 Va </pre>

<pre>1880 Rappahannock County, Virginia, Jackson District, ED 132; June 24; pg 29
239/244
Elsey Hitt 62 Va Va Va Farmer
Martha M. " 52 Va Va Va Keeping house
John T. " 20 Va Va Va At home
Martha A. " 19 Va Va Va At home
James A. " 18 Va Va Va At home
William B. " 17 Va Va Va At home </pre>

Catharine Hitt lives at 240/245.

In 1900 Elsey Hitt (82, Mar 1818, M42, Va Va Va) and his wife Martha (71, Jul 1828, M42/4/4, Va Va Va) are living in Rappahannock Co, Jackson District in the household of their son [William] Booten Hitt.

EARL J. HITT:

The following was copied from the database of Earl J. Hitt in WorldConnect (no longer existent):

See letter written by Dr. A. J. Hitt son of Elzey Hitt to Jesse Martin Hitt for source of some statistics. He states that his father and first wife had twin boys that died in infancy.

Birth: 26 MAR 1818 in Virginia
Death: ABT 1901
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