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William Lafayette Hitt 1844–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1844

Birth Location: Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 23 Jun 1922

Death Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Father: Robert Hitt

Mother: Mary Hitt

Spouse(s): Rachel Pittman, Columbia Smith

Children(s): Samuel Hitt, Annie Hitt, Albert Hitt, Aleck Hitt, Thomas Hitt

In 1844, William Lafayette Hitt entered the world in Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA, born to Robert L Hitt And Mary Anne Hitt. William Lafayette Hitt married Columbia Smith, Rachel Pittman, and had children including Albert Jackson Hitt, Aleck Washington Hitt, Annie Ellen Hitt, Samuel Monroe Hitt, Thomas Benton Hitt. William Lafayette Hitt passed away in 1922 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1844, William Lafayette Hitt entered the world in Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA, born to Robert L Hitt And Mary Anne Hitt.
  • William Lafayette Hitt married Columbia Smith, Rachel Pittman, and had children including Albert Jackson Hitt, Aleck Washington Hitt, Annie Ellen Hitt, Samuel Monroe Hitt, Thomas Benton Hitt.
  • William Lafayette Hitt passed away in 1922 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Hitt
1819–1854
Birth Location: Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
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Mary Hitt
1821–1899
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Pittman
1862–1951
Birth Location: Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
RP
Columbia Smith
1846–1891
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
CS

Children(s)

Samuel Hitt
1872–1873
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
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Annie Hitt
1880–1907
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
AH
Albert Hitt
1874–1949
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
AH
Aleck Hitt
1870–1885
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
AH
Thomas Hitt
1876–1888
Birth Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
TH

William Hitt's Ancestors

Self
William Hitt
1844–1922
Birth Place: Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Parents
Robert L. Hitt
1819–1854
Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Mary (Anne) Hitt
1821–1899
Missouri, USA
Grandparents
John Hitt
1785–1867
Virginia, USA
Anna Cox
1804–1877
Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1763–1842
Sarah Robertson
1753–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1739–1818
Margaret Davis
1736–1806
William Robertson
1720–1812
Elizabeth Crockett
1734–1818

William Hitt's Descendants

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William (Lafayette) Hitt (3 Jun 1844–23 Jun 1922) m. Rachel Pittman (23 Sep 1862–10 Apr 1951) m. Columbia Smith (14 Nov 1846–4 Apr 1891)
  1. 1. Samuel (Monroe) Hitt 1872–1873
  2. 2. Annie (Ellen) Hitt 1880–1907
  3. 3. Albert (Jackson) Hitt 1874–1949 m. Norah (Louise) Delapp 1882–1960
    1. 1. Eugene (Emmett Lafayette) Hitt 1905–1990 m. Dora (Cathleen) Morgan 1910–1981
      1. 1. William (Robert) Hitt 1934–2002
      2. 2. Albert (Jackson) Hitt 1930–2011
  4. 4. Aleck (Washington) Hitt 1870–1885
  5. 5. Thomas (Benton) Hitt 1876–1888

William Hitt's Timeline

2 Records

1844
3 Jun 1844
Birth of William Lafayette Hitt in Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
1922
23 Jun 1922
Age 78
Death of William Lafayette Hitt in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1844
    Event Place: Gordonville, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1922
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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