Thomas Jefferson Hitt, 18301891 (aged 61 years)

Thomas Jefferson Hitt Photo
Name
Thomas Jefferson /Hitt/
Given names
Thomas Jefferson
Surname
Hitt
Birth
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British King
George IV
from January 29, 1820 to June 26, 1830
Birth of a brother
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British King
William IV
from June 26, 1830 to June 20, 1837
8th President of the United States
Martin Van Buren
March 4, 1837
Census
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Note: lists: Henry Hitt with males: 1 under 5, 1 5-10, 3 10-15, 1 30-40; females: 1 under 5, 1 5-10, 1 30-40.
Birth of a brother
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9th President of the United States
William Henry Harrison
March 4, 1841
10th President of the United States
John Tyler
April 4, 1841
Death of a mother
11th President of the United States
James K Polk
March 4, 1845
Military
Mexican War
Type: Private - Infantry
between July 18, 1847 and July 20, 1848
Agency: Company H, 2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteers
12th President of the United States
Zachary Taylor
March 4, 1849
13th President of the United States
Millard Fillmore
July 9, 1850
Marriage of a sister
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Census
Address: District North Twenty, Washington County, Illinois, USA
Text:

Enumerator: Gabriel Jones

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Note: in 943 943 Henry Helt [Hitt] Age: 47, Male, Farmer, GA; William J., Age: 23, Male, Laborer, MO; John B., Age: 21, Male, Laborer, MO; Thomas J., Age: 20, Male, Laborer, MO; Levi A., Age: 18, Male, Laborer, MO; Elizabeth A., Age: 14, Female, MO.; Henry S., Age: 9, Male, IL; Presly N. Age: 7, Male, IL.
Marriage of a brother
Text:

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900
Url: www2.sos.state.us/cgi-bin/marriagel Vol. A [The record gives groom's name as WITT, Wm J. which is in error.]

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Marriage
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Birth of a daughter
14th President of the United States
Franklin Pierce
March 4, 1853
Marriage of a brother
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Citation details: Vol. A, page 49
15th President of the United States
James Buchanan
March 4, 1857
Birth of a daughter
Death of a daughter
Citation details: TOMMY W. CORDER Microfilm: 1394319 559 PINOAK #5 KATY TX
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Birth of a son
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16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
March 4, 1861
Marriage of a brother
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Note: Malinda's second marriage.
Birth of a son
17th President of the United States
Andrew Johnson
April 15, 1865
Birth of a daughter
Death of a brother
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Note: Died before the 1870 census was taken; as children Charles, Thomas and Levi were listed with Chas. Hacket in Cedar County, Missouri. (relationship unknown
Marriage of a brother
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Citation details: TOMMY W. CORDER Microfilm: 1394319 559 PINOAK #5 KATY TX
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Death of a wife
Citation details: TOMMY W. CORDER Microfilm: 1394319 559 PINOAK #5 KATY TX
Burial of a wife
Cemetery: IOOF Okawville Cemetery
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18th President of the United States
Ulysses S Grant
March 4, 1869
Marriage
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Birth of a son
Family census
Address: Post Office: Chirotonia
Marian Township, Newton County, Missouri, USA
Citation details: Page 412, Sheet [Pg] 9
Text:

Enumerator: W. T. Ecklis

Note: in hh 61 61 as Heitt, Thomas, Age: 40, Male, White, Farmer, $800 $900, MO, Cannot write, Citizen; Caroline, Age: 25, Female, White, Keeping house, TN; Sumantha, Age: 13, Female, White, IL, Attended school; Carl W., Age: 10, Male, White, IL, Attended school, Cannot write; Thomas R., Age: 6; Male, White, IL; Ettie M., Age: 4, Female, White, IL, William P. Age: 4/12, Male, White, MO; Burns, Jefferson, Age: 6, Male, White, AK, Attended school, Cannot write.
Marriage of a brother
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Birth of a son
Birth of a daughter
Birth of a daughter
Marriage of a daughter
Address: Nathaniel and Samantha were married at the residence of Thomas Jefferson Hitt, Samantha's father
Text:

Newton County, Missouri, Marriages; 1870-1875.

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Marriage of a daughter
Text:

Newton County Marriage Book B, 1876-1879, Record Type: Marriages, Jurisdiction: Newton County, Missouri, Volume: Book B, p. 118.

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19th President of the United States
Rutherford B Hayes
March 4, 1877
Death of a sister
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Citation details: TOMMY W. CORDER Microfilm: 1394319 559 PINOAK #5 KATY TX
Family census
Address: Marion Township, Newton County, Missouri, USA
Citation details: Page 393 A
Note: as T. J. Hitt, Male, Age: 50, MO, farmer; wife Carolin C. Hitt, Female, Age: 35, TN, son, ___D. [Thomas], Age: 18, IL; daughter, Mary E., Age 14, IL.
Death of a father
Birth of a grandson
Marriage of a brother
Quality of data: Page 213 image
Citation details: Page 213, Book 2 of Marriage Records
20th President of the United States
James A Garfield
March 4, 1881
Marriage of a daughter
Citation details: TOMMY W. CORDER Microfilm: 1394319 559 PINOAK #5 KATY TX
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21st President of the United States
Chester A Arthur
September 19, 1881
Birth of a son
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Birth of a grandson
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Birth of a daughter
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Birth of a granddaughter
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22nd President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1885
Birth of a granddaughter
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Marriage of a son
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Text:

Certificate of Marriage: STATE OF ARKANSAS. County of Hempstead. I, Jas A. Gorham certify that, on the 14th day of Oct. A.D. 1888, I, did duly and according to law, as commanded in the foregoing License, solemnize the Rite and publish the Bans of Matrimony between the parties therein named. WITNESS my hand this 14th day of Oct A.D. 1888. ss/Jas A Gorham, J.P.
Certificate of Record: STATE OF ARKANSAS, County of Hempstead. I, Robert W. Jones, Clerk of the County Court of said County, certify that the above License for, and Certificate of the Marriage of Mr. Presley N. Hitt and Mrs. Sarah E. Gorham were on the 16th day of November 1888, filed in my office, and the same are now duly recorded on Page 454 of Book I of Marriage Records. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court, this 16th day of November A.D. 1888. ss/ RM Jones, Clerk of the County Court.

Note: Sarah's probable 3rd marriage.
23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1889
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: 1900 Census for Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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Birth of a grandson
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British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
Burial of a father
Cemetery: IOOF Okawville Cemetery
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Will
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Death
Burial
Cemetery: Powers Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.01470, Longitude: -94.21830. Diamond, Newton County, Missouri, USA
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Note: tombstone inscription: Thomas J.; Hitt; Born; Mar. 10, 1830; Died; Died; Dec. 2, 1891.
Family with parents
father
18031880
Birth: April 7, 1803 44 39 Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Death: after June 12, 1880Okawville, Washington, Illinois, USA
mother
18081844
Birth: about 1808Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Death: about 1844Washington, Illinois, USA
Marriage MarriageJanuary 4, 1826Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
1 year
elder brother
1826
Birth: about 1826 22 18 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death:
16 months
elder brother
1827
Birth: April 22, 1827 24 19 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Death:
16 months
elder brother
18281915
Birth: August 7, 1828 25 20 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: December 1, 1915
19 months
himself
Thomas Jefferson Hitt Photo
18301891
Birth: March 10, 1830 26 22 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Death: December 2, 1891Diamond, Newton, Missouri, USA
2 years
younger brother
18321867
Birth: July 25, 1832 29 24 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: about 1867
20 months
younger sister
1834
Birth: March 1834 30 26 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death:
2 years
younger sister
18361877
Birth: February 15, 1836 32 28 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: July 21, 1877Okawville, Washington, Illinois, USA
5 years
younger brother
1840
Birth: about 1840 36 32 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death:
13 months
younger brother
18411926
Birth: February 2, 1841 37 33 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: May 24, 1926Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Family with Susan E. Stark
himself
Thomas Jefferson Hitt Photo
18301891
Birth: March 10, 1830 26 22 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Death: December 2, 1891Diamond, Newton, Missouri, USA
wife
18381867
Birth: April 16, 1838 26 22 Iowa, USA
Death: October 21, 1867Okawville, Washington, Illinois, USA
Marriage MarriageJuly 24, 1851Washington, Illinois, USA
15 months
daughter
1852
Birth: October 14, 1852 22 14 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death:
3 years
daughter
18551857
Birth: May 16, 1855 25 17 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: August 25, 1857Washington, Illinois, USA
2 years
daughter
18571900
Birth: June 13, 1857 27 19 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: after 1900
3 years
son
1859
Birth: November 21, 1859 29 21 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: Foss, Washita, Oklahoma, USA
4 years
son
18631943
Birth: July 10, 1863 33 25 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: April 30, 1943Wanette, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
3 years
daughter
1866
Birth: January 9, 1866 35 27 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death:
Family with Caroline Ellen Roy
himself
Thomas Jefferson Hitt Photo
18301891
Birth: March 10, 1830 26 22 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Death: December 2, 1891Diamond, Newton, Missouri, USA
wife
18441929
Birth: December 17, 1844 28 28 Bradley, Tennessee, USA
Death: September 2, 1929
Marriage MarriageApril 11, 1869Marion, Newton, Missouri, USA
11 months
son
1870
Birth: February 1870 39 25 Newton, Missouri, USA
Death:
23 months
son
2 years
daughter
Susan Ellen Hitt Photo
1872
Birth: about 1872 41 27 Newton, Missouri, USA
Death:
2 years
daughter
9 years
son
18821954
Birth: January 1, 1882 51 37 Diamond, Newton, Missouri, USA
Death: February 8, 1954Diamond, Newton, Missouri, USA
3 years
daughter
1884
Birth: July 31, 1884 54 39 Newton, Missouri, USA
Death:
Lawrence Van Buren Byrne + Caroline Ellen Roy
wife’s husband
18401869
Birth: about 1840Tennessee, USA
Death: before 1869
wife
18441929
Birth: December 17, 1844 28 28 Bradley, Tennessee, USA
Death: September 2, 1929
Marriage Marriageabout 1862Arkansas, USA
2 years
stepson
1863
Birth: about 1863 23 18 Arkansas, USA
Death:
Benjamin Franklin Jeans + Caroline Ellen Roy
wife’s husband
18381927
Birth: March 2, 1838Missouri, USA
Death: March 6, 1927Newton, Missouri, USA
wife
18441929
Birth: December 17, 1844 28 28 Bradley, Tennessee, USA
Death: September 2, 1929
Marriage Marriageabout 1899
Birth
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Census
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Military
Census
Text:

Enumerator: Gabriel Jones

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Marriage
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Marriage
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Family census
Citation details: Page 412, Sheet [Pg] 9
Text:

Enumerator: W. T. Ecklis

Family census
Citation details: Page 393 A
Will
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Death
Burial
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Note
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Census

lists: Henry Hitt with males: 1 under 5, 1 5-10, 3 10-15, 1 30-40; females: 1 under 5, 1 5-10, 1 30-40.

Census

in 943 943 Henry Helt [Hitt] Age: 47, Male, Farmer, GA; William J., Age: 23, Male, Laborer, MO; John B., Age: 21, Male, Laborer, MO; Thomas J., Age: 20, Male, Laborer, MO; Levi A., Age: 18, Male, Laborer, MO; Elizabeth A., Age: 14, Female, MO.; Henry S., Age: 9, Male, IL; Presly N. Age: 7, Male, IL.

Family census

in hh 61 61 as Heitt, Thomas, Age: 40, Male, White, Farmer, $800 $900, MO, Cannot write, Citizen; Caroline, Age: 25, Female, White, Keeping house, TN; Sumantha, Age: 13, Female, White, IL, Attended school; Carl W., Age: 10, Male, White, IL, Attended school, Cannot write; Thomas R., Age: 6; Male, White, IL; Ettie M., Age: 4, Female, White, IL, William P. Age: 4/12, Male, White, MO; Burns, Jefferson, Age: 6, Male, White, AK, Attended school, Cannot write.

Family census

as T. J. Hitt, Male, Age: 50, MO, farmer; wife Carolin C. Hitt, Female, Age: 35, TN, son, ___D. [Thomas], Age: 18, IL; daughter, Mary E., Age 14, IL.

Burial

tombstone inscription: Thomas J.; Hitt; Born; Mar. 10, 1830; Died; Died; Dec. 2, 1891.

Note

Served in Mexican War. Enlisted at Alton, Illinois July 18, 1847 as a private in Capt. James Burn's Company, 2nd Volunteer Regiment, under Col. Collins. They were at Vera Cruz, Puebla, and San Juan. Muster roll dated Jan and Feb 1848 as a private in Capt. Burn's Company H, 2 Regiment (Collins) Illinois Infantry. Muster roll dated Mar and Apr 1848 as a private in Capt. Burn's Company H, 2 Regiment (Collins) Illinois Infantry. Listed sick in hospital. Muster out roll at Alton, Ill. July 20, 1848- excerpts from Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers......

Note

Received bounty land - Warrant # 52587-160-47 -from jbhitt@att.net

Note

Thomas wrote his will on 20 October 1891, Marion Township, Newton County, Missouri; witnessed by: John F. Bloomingkemper, William R. Holley and Sherman Sims. Recorded: State of Missouri, County of Newton; C. S. Hart, Notary Public.

The will gave complete control of the estate to his wife; .... "Viz. I giv, bequeath and devise my estate and property, I give Caroline E. Hitt my wife in money five hundred dollars together with all the grain, Stock and provision now on the farm and to have possesssion and full control of my farm and land including all of my real estate until my youngest hier becomes of age; and the income thereof she solely belong to her my wife. And after the youngest heir shall become of age all of the real estate shall be equally divided between my heirs, named as follows: my wife Caroline E. Hitt and Hannah E. Carter, Samantha L. Darter, C. W. Hitt, T. T. Hitt, Marietta Barbee, Susan E. Dowell, Daniel Louis Hitt, Nannie D. Hitt...." [Missouri Pioneers, Vol. 16/ re: Earl J. Hitt]

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