William Nelson Hitt 1857

William Nelson Hitt, 1857–1915 (aged 57 years)

Name

William Nelson Hitt

Name: William Nelson /Hitt/
Given names: William Nelson
Surname: Hitt

Gender Male

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Birth	September 16, 1857 30 27 Washington, Illinois, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Birth of a sister	Margaret E. Hitt August 1860 Washington, Illinois, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: dataqbase: hitthaynie
Census	October 8, 1860 (aged 3 years) Washington, Illinois, USA Address: Okawville Post Office, Washington County, Illinois, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie Note: lists: William Hitt, Age: 32 born in Missouri, Farmer; wife M. J., Age: 30; daughter Catharine, Age: 8; son W. N., Age: 3; daughter Margaret, Age: 2 months; wife and children born in Illinois.
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861
Birth of a sister	Sarah L. Hitt about 1862 Washington, Illinois, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: dataqbase: hitthaynie
Birth of a brother	Edgar B. Hitt April 15, 1864 Washington, Illinois, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 18763196. Added 04 APR 2007 by Jane Eubanks
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865
Birth of a brother	Charles Green Hitt March 1868 Washington, Illinois, USA Source: Missouri State Archives, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1960 Citation details: death certificate# 6264
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869
Birth of a sister	Zephia Jane Hitt March 1870 Washington, Illinois, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Census	June 14, 1870 (aged 12 years) Washington, Illinois, USA Address: Township 1, South Range, 4 West, Okawville Post Office, Washington County, Illinois, USA Source: 1870 Census for Washington County, Illinois, USA Citation details: Sheet 22 Note: in 154 154 as Hitt, William, Age: 43, Male, White, Laborer, $600, MO, Cannot read or write, Citizen; Jane, Age: 40, Female, White, IL, Cannot read or write; Catherine, Age: 17, Female, White, IL, Cannot read or write, William, Age: 13, Male, White IL, Attended school, Cannot read or write; Margerette, Age: 10, Female, White, IL; Sarah, Age: 8, Female, White, IL; Edgar, Age: 5, Male, White, IL; Charles, Age: 2, Male, White, IL; Jane, Age: 2/12, Female, White, IL.
Birth of a brother	John Thomas Hitt May 1872 Washington, Illinois, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Death of a paternal grandfather	Henry Banks Hitt after June 12, 1880 Okawville, Washington, Illinois, USA Source: This is a work for my own entertainment. All corrections are welcome. [Hitt] on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Citation details: database: jbh
Marriage	Petty … — View this family about 1891 (aged 33 years) Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Marriage of a brother	Edgar B. Hitt — Mary Paralee Fielden — View this family July 14, 1895 Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Marriage of a brother	Charles Green Hitt — Florence H. Rodgers — View this family about 1895 Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Marriage of a brother	Charles Green Hitt — Minnie … — View this family about 1897 Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Family census	Petty … — View this family June 2, 1900 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Address: St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie Note: lists: Hitt, William N. age 42, born Sept 1857, Tobacco merchant; wife Petty age 39, born Feby 1861, married 9 years, mother of 1, 1 living; both born in Illinois.
British Queen	Victoria from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877
20th President of the United States	James A Garfield March 4, 1881
21st President of the United States	Chester A Arthur September 19, 1881
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909
Marriage of a brother	Edgar B. Hitt — Mazie Emily Nipper — View this family November 4, 1909 Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Family census	Petty … — View this family April 21, 1910 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Address: St. Louis, Ward 16, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA Source: 1910 Census Collection for St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Citation details: Page 6 Note: Family# 135 as Hitt, William N., Age: 52, born Illinois, Water bottler; wife Petty, Age: 49 born Illinois, married 18 years, Children born: 1, Children living: 0; father William Sr., Age 93, Widower, born Missouri.
British King	Edward VII from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
Death of a brother	Edgar B. Hitt October 31, 1913 Upshur, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 18763196. Added 04 APR 2007 by Jane Eubanks
Burial of a brother	Edgar B. Hitt November 1913 Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, USA Cemetery: Willow Oak B. C. Cemetery Address: Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 18763196. Added 04 APR 2007 by Jane Eubanks Note: tombstone inscription: E.B. Hitt; Born; Apr. 15, 1864; Died; Oct. 31, 1913 followed by unreadable inscription. Edgar B. Hitt Tombstone
British King	George V from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
28th President of the United States	Woodrow Wilson March 4, 1913
Death of a father	William Jackson Hitt
Death of a mother	Maria Jane [June] Nelson
Death	June 29, 1915 Age: 57 years, 9 months, 13 days St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Cremation	July 2, 1915 (3 days after death) Address: Hillcrest Abbey Crematory and Mausoleum. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 38.60310, Longitude: -90.28210. 3211 Sublette Avenue, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 57062286. Added 14 AUG 2010 by Susan Ing Note: crematory plaque inscription: WM N. HITT; 274.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: April 22, 1827 24 19 — Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Census: 1840 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: October 11, 1850 — Washington, Illinois, USA Marriage: January 12, 1851 — Washington, Illinois, USA Family census: October 8, 1860 — Washington, Illinois, USA Family census: June 14, 1870 — Washington, Illinois, USA Family census: June 18, 1900 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: Unique identifier: A3F660E299598CC94D575871F3CA3A20 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maria Jane [June] Nelson Catharine Hitt William Nelson Hitt Margaret E. Hitt Sarah L. Hitt Edgar B. Hitt Charles Green Hitt Zephia Jane Hitt John Thomas Hitt William Jackson Hitt 1827– Birth: April 22, 1827 24 19 — Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Death:
mother	Links Birth: September 1830 — Illinois, USA Marriage: January 12, 1851 — Washington, Illinois, USA Family census: October 8, 1860 — Washington, Illinois, USA Family census: June 14, 1870 — Washington, Illinois, USA Family census: June 18, 1900 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: Unique identifier: A3F660E299598CC94D575871F3CA3A20 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Jackson Hitt Catharine Hitt William Nelson Hitt Margaret E. Hitt Sarah L. Hitt Edgar B. Hitt Charles Green Hitt Zephia Jane Hitt John Thomas Hitt Maria Jane [June] Nelson 1830– Birth: September 1830 — Illinois, USA Death:
Marriage	Marriage — January 12, 1851 — Washington, Illinois, USA
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: about 1852 24 21 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: October 8, 1860 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: June 14, 1870 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Catharine Hitt 1852– Birth: about 1852 24 21 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death:
6 years himself	Links Birth: September 16, 1857 30 27 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: October 8, 1860 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: June 14, 1870 — Washington, Illinois, USA Marriage: about 1891 Family census: June 2, 1900 — St. Louis, Missouri, USA Family census: April 21, 1910 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Death: June 29, 1915 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Cremation: July 2, 1915 Unique identifier: 7A4E3A67C454ABA14CC3819A9BC1619C Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Petty … William Nelson Hitt 1857–1915 Birth: September 16, 1857 30 27 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: June 29, 1915 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: August 1860 33 29 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: October 8, 1860 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: June 14, 1870 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Margaret E. Hitt 1860– Birth: August 1860 33 29 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death:
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1862 34 31 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: June 14, 1870 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah L. Hitt 1862– Birth: about 1862 34 31 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death:
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: April 15, 1864 36 33 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: June 14, 1870 — Washington, Illinois, USA Marriage: July 14, 1895 — Upshur, Texas, USA Family census: June 2, 1900 — Upshur, Texas, USA Unique identifier: 177B6FAE8AB2A2B84282531EFF29B8E2 Marriage: November 4, 1909 — Upshur, Texas, USA Death: October 31, 1913 — Upshur, Texas, USA Burial: November 1913 — Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, USA Unique identifier: ED3AFAC321BE8AFE43129009F72D53F9 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Paralee Fielden Zenia Jane Hitt Zelphie E. Hitt Family with spouse Mazie Emily Nipper Edgar B. Hitt 1864–1913 Birth: April 15, 1864 36 33 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: October 31, 1913 — Upshur, Texas, USA
4 years younger brother	Links Birth: March 1868 40 37 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: June 14, 1870 — Washington, Illinois, USA Marriage: about 1895 Marriage: about 1897 Family census: June 16, 1900 — Franklin, Missouri, USA Family census: May 16, 1910 — Jefferson, Illinois, USA Family census: January 12, 1920 — Wayne, Missouri, USA Family census: April 15, 1930 — St. Louis, Missouri, USA Occupation: Watchman — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Unique identifier: D3DD66A110F6BB0143B056D616589D82 Family residence: July 12, 1938 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Death: July 12, 1938 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Burial: July 14, 1938 — St. Louis, Missouri, USA Unique identifier: 4EFAD19F265687DF433ADDA6FEBCD11D Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Florence H. Rodgers Grace Hitt William C. Hitt Family with spouse Minnie … Charles Green Hitt 1868–1938 Birth: March 1868 40 37 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: July 12, 1938 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: March 1870 42 39 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: June 14, 1870 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: June 18, 1900 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Zephia Jane Hitt 1870– Birth: March 1870 42 39 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death:
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: May 1872 45 41 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: June 18, 1900 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Thomas Hitt 1872– Birth: May 1872 45 41 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death:

Family with Petty …
himself	Links Birth: September 16, 1857 30 27 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: October 8, 1860 — Washington, Illinois, USA Census: June 14, 1870 — Washington, Illinois, USA Marriage: about 1891 Family census: June 2, 1900 — St. Louis, Missouri, USA Family census: April 21, 1910 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Death: June 29, 1915 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Cremation: July 2, 1915 Unique identifier: 7A4E3A67C454ABA14CC3819A9BC1619C Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Petty … William Nelson Hitt 1857–1915 Birth: September 16, 1857 30 27 — Washington, Illinois, USA Death: June 29, 1915 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
wife	Links Birth: February 1861 — Illinois, USA Marriage: about 1891 Family census: June 2, 1900 — St. Louis, Missouri, USA Family census: April 21, 1910 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Death: Unique identifier: 7A4E3A67C454ABA14CC3819A9BC1619C Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Nelson Hitt Petty … 1861– Birth: February 1861 — Illinois, USA Death:
Marriage	Marriage — about 1891 —

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Birth	Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Census	Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Census	Source: 1870 Census for Washington County, Illinois, USA Citation details: Sheet 22
Marriage	Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Family census	Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Family census	Source: 1910 Census Collection for St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Citation details: Page 6
Death	Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie
Cremation	Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 57062286. Added 14 AUG 2010 by Susan Ing
Note	Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie

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Census	lists: William Hitt, Age: 32 born in Missouri, Farmer; wife M. J., Age: 30; daughter Catharine, Age: 8; son W. N., Age: 3; daughter Margaret, Age: 2 months; wife and children born in Illinois.
Census	in 154 154 as Hitt, William, Age: 43, Male, White, Laborer, $600, MO, Cannot read or write, Citizen; Jane, Age: 40, Female, White, IL, Cannot read or write; Catherine, Age: 17, Female, White, IL, Cannot read or write, William, Age: 13, Male, White IL, Attended school, Cannot read or write; Margerette, Age: 10, Female, White, IL; Sarah, Age: 8, Female, White, IL; Edgar, Age: 5, Male, White, IL; Charles, Age: 2, Male, White, IL; Jane, Age: 2/12, Female, White, IL.
Family census	lists: Hitt, William N. age 42, born Sept 1857, Tobacco merchant; wife Petty age 39, born Feby 1861, married 9 years, mother of 1, 1 living; both born in Illinois.
Family census	Family# 135 as Hitt, William N., Age: 52, born Illinois, Water bottler; wife Petty, Age: 49 born Illinois, married 18 years, Children born: 1, Children living: 0; father William Sr., Age 93, Widower, born Missouri.
Cremation	crematory plaque inscription: WM N. HITT; 274.
Note	Note: Missouri Certificate: 20750, Wm N. Hitt, married, merchant dry goods, born 16 September 1857, Illinois; death 29 June 1915, St. Louis, age 57 years 9 months 13 days; burial 2 July 1915, Crematory, St. Louis; father Wm J. Hitt born Missouri; mother Maria Nelson born Illinois; Informant: Netty Hitt, 2801 Magnolia Ave, St. Louis. Source: Hitt-Haynie- and Related Families on RootsWeb's World Connect Project Citation details: database: hitthaynie

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Media object	William Nelson Hitt Crematory Plaque

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Australia 2

Belgium 1

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Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

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Netherlands 24

Poland 1

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Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

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Unique identifier

1630A2D37CA4935746AFC1AB03A9A820

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April 11, 2022 – 03:55:55

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Family with parents
father Parents Henry Banks Hitt Hannah Matthews	William Jackson Hitt 1827–
mother	Maria Jane [June] Nelson 1830–
elder sister	Catharine Hitt 1852–
himself	William Nelson Hitt 1857–1915
younger sister	Margaret E. Hitt 1860–
younger sister	Sarah L. Hitt 1862–
younger brother Family Mary Paralee Fielden Zenia Jane Hitt Zelphie E. Hitt Family Mazie Emily Nipper	Edgar B. Hitt 1864–1913
younger brother Family Florence H. Rodgers Grace Hitt William C. Hitt Family Minnie …	Charles Green Hitt 1868–1938
younger sister	Zephia Jane Hitt 1870–
younger brother	John Thomas Hitt 1872–

Family with Petty …
himself	William Nelson Hitt 1857–1915
wife	Petty … 1861–

Descendants

William Nelson Hitt(1857–1915)
- Petty …1891
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