Henry L. Hitt

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: Abt 1845 - Laurens Co., South Carolina
    Christening: 
          Death: 1894-1900
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

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Parents

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         Father: Benjamin L. Hitt (Abt 1813-1865)
         Mother: Elizabeth (Abt 1822-      )

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Dolly A. Cook (Abt 1842 -       )
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Henry Edgar Hitt (1871-1954)

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Notes

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General:

CENSUS:

<pre>1870 Laurens Co., South Carolina, Cross Hill Township, p.o. Cross Hill; Aug 29; pg 15
406/406
Henry Hitt 24 MW SC $2360/$700 Farmer
Dollie " 26 FW SC Hk
Ben " 1 MW SC </pre>

<pre>1880 Laurens Co., SC, Cross Hill Township, ED 100; June 8,9,10
122/122
Henry L. Hitt 36 SC SC SC Farmer
Dolly A. " wife 38 SC SC SC Keeping House
Bennie G. " son 10 SC SC SC At School
Henry E. " son 8 SC SC SC At School
Allie " dau 6 SC SC SC At School
Lidie " dau 4 SC SC SC
Callie " dau 1 SC SC SC
Nancy Cook m-i-l 63 SC SC SC </pre>

<pre>1900 Laurens Co., SC, Cross Hill Town, ED 48; June 6; sheet 5A
87/87
Dolly A. Hitt Jan 1849 58 Wd/6/6 SC SC SC
James L. " son Oct 1881 18 S SC SC SC Farmer
Nancy R. Cook mother Mar 1817 83 Wd SC SC Sc </pre>

The birth year is wrong.

MILITARY SERVICE:

Henry Hitt, E. S. Hitt, and Benjamin Hitt, Cpl. were in the South Carolina 3rd Inf. Co. F according to Confederate State Roster -- South Carolina, Vol. II (Unit Roster). According to the same source Henry L. Hitt was in Inf. 3rd Bn. Co. B along with Patrick Hitt, Peter Hitt, and Robert Hitt.

One of the above Henry Hitts may be Benjamin L. Hitt's son, or both of them may be William Hitt's son. See notes under the latter.

MIDDLE NAME:

This Henry L. Hitt was sometimes referred as 'Ludy' or 'Lude'. The other Henry L. Hitt in Laurens Co. (William's son) died in 1873.

On June 30, 1883 H. Ludy Hitt was summoned to appear to testify in the cause of John J. McGowan vs. Susan Smith and others. See image 102 in the probate documents associated with William Hitt who died in Laurens Co. in 1861.

On December 6, 1865 Lude Hitt made a purchase in the estate sale of Jesse Hitt.

DEATH:

On September 25, 1894 the will of Agnes J. Hitt was admitted to probate on the oath of H. L. Hitt. He died between that date and the 1900 census.

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