Presley Newton Hitt, 18411926 (aged 85 years)

Name
Presley Newton /Hitt/
Given names
Presley Newton
Surname
Hitt
Birth
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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
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 of a brother
Citation details: Memorial# 36036842. Added 19 APR 2009 by Kathy
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14th President of the United States
Franklin Pierce
March 4, 1853
Marriage of a brother
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Marriage of a sister
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Marriage of a sister
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Citation details: Vol. A, page 49
15th President of the United States
James Buchanan
March 4, 1857
Marriage of a sister
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16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
March 4, 1861
Marriage
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Note: Malinda's second marriage.
Birth of a son
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17th President of the United States
Andrew Johnson
April 15, 1865
Military
War Between the States
Type: Private
August 15, 1865
Agency: United States Union Army
Address: Company D, 48 Illinois, United States Infantry
Marriage
about 1867 (aged 25 years)
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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
Birth of a son
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Citation details: Memorial# 18644612. Added 27 Mar 2007 by Jane Eubanks.
18th President of the United States
Ulysses S Grant
March 4, 1869
Marriage of a brother
Citation details: Memorial# 32692994. Added 06 JAN 2009 by "a car"
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19th President of the United States
Rutherford B Hayes
March 4, 1877
Death of a sister
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Family census
Address: Red Lands Township, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA
Citation details: NARA Film# T9-0046, Page 423 D, Film# 1254046
Note: entry# 3263. lists as Hit [Hitt], Preston [Presley] Self, IL IL IL, White, Male, Married, Age: 35, Farmer; Mary, wife, Female, Age: 30, IL; William, son, Male, Age: 8; Thomas, son, Male, Age: 6; Joseph, son, Male, Age: 2. Children born in Arkansas.
Marriage
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Citation details: Page 213, Book 2 of Marriage Records
20th President of the United States
James A Garfield
March 4, 1881
21st President of the United States
Chester A Arthur
September 19, 1881
Birth of a son
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Citation details: Memorial# 47993418. Added 11 FEB 2010 by Fern Paul Moore
Birth of a son
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22nd President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1885
Civil marriage
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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.
Marriage of a son
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23rd President of the United States
Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1889
Birth of a granddaughter
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Death of a brother
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Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Powers Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.01470, Longitude: -94.21830. Diamond, Newton County, Missouri, USA
Citation details: Memorial# 36036842. Added 19 APR 2009 by Kathy
Note: tombstone inscription: Thomas J.; Hitt; Born; Mar. 10, 1830; Died; Died; Dec. 2, 1891.
Birth of a granddaughter
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British Queen
Victoria
from June 20, 1837 to January 22, 1901
24th President of the United States
Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1893
25th President of the United States
William McKinley
March 4, 1897
Marriage of a son
Citation details: Sheet 15B
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Family census
Address: Precinct 1, Camp County, Texas, USA
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Note: lists: Hitt, Presley, Age 59, born Feb 1841 in Illinois, Day laborer; wife Sarah E., Age 52, born April 1848 in Arkansas, Married 30 years, Children born: 4, Children living: 3; son Andrew age 16, born Feb 1884 in Texas.
Birth of a granddaughter
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26th President of the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
September 14, 1901
Birth of a granddaughter
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Memorial# 48008922. Added 11 FEB 2010 by Fern Paul Moore
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Death of a grandson
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Note: Willie & mother, Lena, died at child birth
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British King
Edward VII
from January 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910
27th President of the United States
William Howard Taft
March 4, 1909
Marriage of a son
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Citation details: Film# 2240147, Digital Film# 4005486, Image# 01123, Reference# 45288
28th President of the United States
Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1913
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Memorial# 47993456. Added 11 FEB 2010 by Fern Paul Moore
Death of a brother
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Burial of a brother
Cemetery: Gracelawn Cemetery
Address: GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 35.66970, Longitude: -97.47920. Edmond, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Plt: 015-054-SW
Citation details: Memorial# 21942959. Added 03 OCT 2007 by Sharon "Atkinson McClella
Note: tombstone inscription: JOHN B. HITT; Co. H.; 2 ILL. INF.; MEX. WAR.
Birth of a granddaughter
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Citation details: Cerrificate# 40035
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29th President of the United States
Warren G Harding
March 4, 1921
Birth of a grandson
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Citation details: Memorial# 47993489. Added 11 FEB 2010 by Fern Paul Moore
British King
George V
from May 6, 1910 to January 20, 1936
30th President of the United States
Calvin Coolidge
August 2, 1923
Burial of a father
Cemetery: IOOF Okawville Cemetery
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Death
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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
elder brother
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
elder brother
18321867
Birth: July 25, 1832 29 24 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: about 1867
20 months
elder sister
1834
Birth: March 1834 30 26 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death:
2 years
elder sister
18361877
Birth: February 15, 1836 32 28 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: July 21, 1877Okawville, Washington, Illinois, USA
5 years
elder brother
1840
Birth: about 1840 36 32 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death:
13 months
himself
18411926
Birth: February 2, 1841 37 33 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: May 24, 1926Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Family with Malinda Starks
himself
18411926
Birth: February 2, 1841 37 33 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: May 24, 1926Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
wife
1837
Birth: about 1837Illinois, USA
Death:
Marriage MarriageMarch 25, 1863Washington, Illinois, USA
22 months
son
Family with Mary Marsh
himself
18411926
Birth: February 2, 1841 37 33 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: May 24, 1926Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
wife
Marriage Marriageabout 1867
20 months
son
18681952
Birth: August 9, 1868 27 19 Arkansas, USA
Death: February 14, 1952Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, USA
Family with Mary Jane Wright
himself
18411926
Birth: February 2, 1841 37 33 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: May 24, 1926Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
wife
1849
Birth: about 1849Illinois, USA
Death:
Marriage MarriageOctober 19, 1870Conway, Arkansas, USA
3 years
son
1873
Birth: about 1873 31 24 Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Death:
5 years
son
1877
Birth: about 1877 35 28 Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Death:
5 years
son
18811959
Birth: November 7, 1881 40 32 Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Death: October 28, 1959Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
2 years
son
18841929
Birth: February 1884 42 35 Texas, USA
Death: February 27, 1929Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
Family with Sarah E. Barnes
himself
18411926
Birth: February 2, 1841 37 33 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: May 24, 1926Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
wife
18481930
Birth: April 1848Arkansas, USA
Death: about 1930Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Civil marriage Civil marriageOctober 14, 1888Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Family with Angeline Askew
himself
18411926
Birth: February 2, 1841 37 33 Washington, Illinois, USA
Death: May 24, 1926Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
wife
Marriage MarriageDecember 22, 1880Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
John Gorham + Sarah E. Barnes
wife’s husband
1818
Birth: about 1818Georgia, USA
Death:
wife
18481930
Birth: April 1848Arkansas, USA
Death: about 1930Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Marriage Marriageabout 1870
Birth
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Census
Text:

Enumerator: Gabriel Jones

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Marriage
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Military
Marriage
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Marriage
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Family census
Citation details: NARA Film# T9-0046, Page 423 D, Film# 1254046
Marriage
Quality of data: Page 213 image
Citation details: Page 213, Book 2 of Marriage Records
Civil marriage
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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.

Family census
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Death
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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.

Marriage

Malinda's second marriage.

Family census

entry# 3263. lists as Hit [Hitt], Preston [Presley] Self, IL IL IL, White, Male, Married, Age: 35, Farmer; Mary, wife, Female, Age: 30, IL; William, son, Male, Age: 8; Thomas, son, Male, Age: 6; Joseph, son, Male, Age: 2. Children born in Arkansas.

Civil marriage

Sarah's probable 3rd marriage.

Family census

lists: Hitt, Presley, Age 59, born Feb 1841 in Illinois, Day laborer; wife Sarah E., Age 52, born April 1848 in Arkansas, Married 30 years, Children born: 4, Children living: 3; son Andrew age 16, born Feb 1884 in Texas.

Note

His daughter, Frances Jane Hitt Brown lived next door with her husband William B. Brown, married within the year.

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Note

Presley served in the Civil War for the Union: Rank unknown, Infantry, Missouri Volunteers, 10th Regiment, Company E. (Office of the Adjutant General, Box 40, Jefferson City, Missouri). Is there two Presley N. Hitt's as does not agree with my source (bdc)

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Title: Family Researcher: Margaret (Bishop) Bradshaw; 3101 Pepertree Pl., Plano, Texas 75074, Subject: Presley Newton Hitt, Compiler Address: 3101 Pepertree Pl., Plano, Texas 75074, Author E-mail: MBrad46155@aol.com. Publication: March 2000

"Source of much of the information on the descendants of Presley Newton Hitt."

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If Mary Jane was Presley's third wife, then she is the person who received a pension for his service in the Union Army in the Civil War.

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