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Benjamin A. Hitt (1825 - abt. 1865)

Benjamin A. Hitt
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Brother of , , , , , , [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 8 Feb 1849 in Sumter, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Died about at about age 39 [location unknown]
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Biography

Benjamin A. Hitt was born 6 Feb 1825[1]

He married Mary A. E. Bennett 8 Feb 1849 in Sumter Co., Alabama.[2] [3] His second wife was named Harriett.

Benjamin A. HItt to Mary A. E. Bennett; license issued 6 Feb 1849; married 8 Feb 1849 by Robt. C. Pippen, JP; D. W. Hitt, security

Census

1860 Newton Co., Mississippi, p.o. Union; Aug 8; pg 114 [4]
766/781
Benjamon A. Hit 33 MW SC $--/$250 Farm Laborer
Harriett Hit 35 FW SC
Mary Hit 11 FW Al
Sarah Hit 9 FW Al
Danuel Hit 6 MW Ms
Uri Davis Hit 3 MW Ms
Jesse Hit 2 MW Ms
Emily Hit 1 FW Ms

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His uncle Benjamon Hit lives at 764/779.

1860 Newton Co., Mississippi, p.o. Decatur; Aug 31; pg 153 [5]
1020/1030
Benjamon Hitt 30 MW Al $--/$-- Day Laborer
Harriet Hitt 35 FW SC
Elen Hitt 13 FW Ms
Danil Hitt 7 MW Ms
Uriah Hitt 2 MW Ms
Benjamon Hitt 1 MW Ms

His uncle Charles Hitt lives at 1013/1023. I believe that the above 2 census entries are the same family although they are significantly different.

1870 Lauderdale Co., Ms, Township 6, p.o. Meridian; July 29; pg 96 [6]
449/449
Jeremiah Sadler 57 MW SC Farm Laborer
Harriet Hill 30 FW SC
Felix D. Hill 14 MW Ms Farm Laborer
Uriah Hill 11 MW Ms Farm Laborer
Marshall Hill 9 MW Ms

1880 Neshoba Co., Mississippi, Beat No 3, ED 58; June 23; pg 6 [7]
45/50
Harriet Hitt 59 Wd SC SC SC Farmer
U. D. " 22 son S Ms SC SC
Jessie M. " 19 son S Ms SC SC

Sources

  1. ↑ Benjamin Hitt and Nancy Curnal, their Antecedents and Descendants by Beatrice Myers & Vada Phillips, 1987. This source has lots of errors. The birth date may or may not be correct.
  2. ↑ Sumter County, Alabama Marriage Records, Vol 2, pg 56, LDS microfilm 1293884, 885
  3. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG17-XQXY : 19 February 2021), Benjamin A Hitt and Mary A E Bennett, 8 Feb 1849; citing Sumter, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G8-H8K : Sun Mar 10 13:33:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Benjamon A Hit and Harriett Hit, 1860.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G8-XHB : Thu Mar 07 21:28:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Benjamin Hitt and Harriet Hitt, 1860.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSD-TS4 : Tue Mar 05 09:44:16 UTC 2024), Entry for Jeremiah Sadler and Hill, 1870.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GR-PYW : Sat Mar 09 12:11:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Harriet Hitt and U. D. Hitt, 1880.




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