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William HITT 1819–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JUN 1819

Birth Location: Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri

Death Date: 21 DEC 1897

Death Location: Apple Creek Cemetery, Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri

Father: Benjamin I

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William HITT was born in 1819 in Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri, the child of Benjamin Hitt I And Sarah Sally Cox. William HITT married Catherine Cox, Nancy Cammi Ross, and had children including Barbara Hitt, Lavonia Minnie Hitt, Mary Bell Hitt, Sarah Maranda Hitt, William Price Hitt I. William HITT passed away in 1897 in Apple Creek Cemetery, Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri.

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Biography

  • William HITT was born in 1819 in Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri, the child of Benjamin Hitt I And Sarah Sally Cox.
  • William HITT married Catherine Cox, Nancy Cammi Ross, and had children including Barbara Hitt, Lavonia Minnie Hitt, Mary Bell Hitt, Sarah Maranda Hitt, William Price Hitt I.
  • William HITT passed away in 1897 in Apple Creek Cemetery, Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri.

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William HITT's Ancestors

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William HITT
1819–1897
Birth Place: Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
Parents
Benjamin HITT I
1787–1870
Washington Co., Georgia
Grandparents
John (HITT) I
1759–1839
Fauquier Co., Virginia
Frances BANKS
1763–1852
Culpepper Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Gerard BANKS
1725–1787
Frances BRUCE
1736–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam BANKS
1703–1755
Rosanna BRYAN
1709–1784

William HITT's Timeline

2 Records

1819
8 JUN 1819
Birth of William HITT in Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
1897
21 DEC 1897
Age 78
Death of William HITT in Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JUN 1819
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1897
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Apple Creek Cemetery, Pocahontas, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

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