Family Group Sheet
NameHenry Hite
Birth3 Apr 1862, Gore, Hocking Co., Ohio
Death21 Jan 1952, Jefferson Co., Ohio
FatherGeorge Hite (~1828-1876)
MotherMartha Starr (~1833-)
Other spousesSarah Montgomery
Marriage25 Mar 1886, Perry Co., Ohio
SpouseNancy Cordelia Pettit, Half GGG Aunt
Birth17 Aug 1867, Lewis Co., Kentucky
Death13 Feb 1949, Hopedale, Harrison Co., Ohio
FatherSamuel Pettit (~1810-1870)
MotherRebecca Jane Foster (1826-1915)
Children
1 FMargaret “Maggie” May Hite (Stepchild of mother (child of father)), Half 1C3R
BirthOct 1885, Ohio
Death8 Sep 1971, Harrison Co., Ohio
SpouseWellington C. Rogers
SpouseWalter McNaughton
Notes for Henry Hite
His death certificate records Henry Hite, age 89 years 7 months 14 days, born 3 Apr 1862 in Gore, Ohio, died 21 Jan 1952 at Ohio Valley Hospital in Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio, widowed, coal miner, father George Hite, mother’s maiden name Martha Starr, cause of death coronary occlusion, informant Mae McNaughton, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Hopedale, Ohio.
Notes for Nancy Cordelia Pettit
Her death certificate records Cordelia Hite, born 17 Aug 1867 in Kentucky, died 13 Feb 1949 in Hopedale, Harrison Co., Ohio, length of residence in Hopedale 3 years, usual residence Nelsonville, Ohio, married, wife of Henry Hite, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Hopedale, Ohio.
Census
Nancy appears in the 1870 census for Lewis Co., KY. at age 2.
Notes for Henry & Nancy Cordelia (Family)
The Ohio marriages index lists the marriage on 25 Mar 1886 in Perry Co. of Henry Hite to Cordelia Pettett, age 19.
Census
1900 census of Hocking Co., Ohio, Ward township, enumerated 2 June, lists on p. 5A as family #72/93:
Hite, Henry, 38, b. Apr 1862, Ohio Ohio Ohio, coal miner; Cordelia, wife, 32, b. Aug 1867, Ky Ky Ky, married 14 years, mother of 0 children, 0 living; Maggie M., dau, 13, b. Oct 1886, Ohio Ohio Ohio; Essie C., dau, 7, b. Aug 1892, Ohio Ky Ky.
Maggie’s marriage license gives her parents as Henry Hite and Sarah Mountgomery. Since Henry and Cordelia were married in March 1886, most likely her birthdate is wrong and she was really born in Oct 1885.
Essie is the daughter of Cordelia’s brother Samuel, so she should be listed as Essie C. Pettit, niece.
1910 census of Athens Co., Ohio, York township, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 5A as family #84/88, on Akron Ave., Buchtil:
Hite, Henry, 48, b, Ohio Ohio Ohio, baker, own shop; Cordellia, wife, 42, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 24 years, mother of 0 children, 0 living; Pettit, Rebecca J., 83, mother-in-law, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky, mother of 11 children, 7 living.
1920 census of Athens Co., Ohio, York township, Nelsonville ward 4, enumerated 5 Jan, lists on p. 3A as family #45/48, at 577 Dailroad Ave:
Hite, Henry, 57, b, Ohio Ohio Ohio, coal miner; Cordellia, wife, 52, b. Ky Ky Ky
1930 census of Harrison Co., Ohio, village of New Athens, enumerated 5 Apr, lists on p. 2B as family #56:
Hite, Henry, 68, b, Ohio Ohio Ohio, coal miner; Cordellia, wife, 62, b. Ky Ky Ky
Hite, Henry, 38, b. Apr 1862, Ohio Ohio Ohio, coal miner; Cordelia, wife, 32, b. Aug 1867, Ky Ky Ky, married 14 years, mother of 0 children, 0 living; Maggie M., dau, 13, b. Oct 1886, Ohio Ohio Ohio; Essie C., dau, 7, b. Aug 1892, Ohio Ky Ky.
Maggie’s marriage license gives her parents as Henry Hite and Sarah Mountgomery. Since Henry and Cordelia were married in March 1886, most likely her birthdate is wrong and she was really born in Oct 1885.
Essie is the daughter of Cordelia’s brother Samuel, so she should be listed as Essie C. Pettit, niece.
1910 census of Athens Co., Ohio, York township, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 5A as family #84/88, on Akron Ave., Buchtil:
Hite, Henry, 48, b, Ohio Ohio Ohio, baker, own shop; Cordellia, wife, 42, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 24 years, mother of 0 children, 0 living; Pettit, Rebecca J., 83, mother-in-law, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky, mother of 11 children, 7 living.
1920 census of Athens Co., Ohio, York township, Nelsonville ward 4, enumerated 5 Jan, lists on p. 3A as family #45/48, at 577 Dailroad Ave:
Hite, Henry, 57, b, Ohio Ohio Ohio, coal miner; Cordellia, wife, 52, b. Ky Ky Ky
1930 census of Harrison Co., Ohio, village of New Athens, enumerated 5 Apr, lists on p. 2B as family #56:
Hite, Henry, 68, b, Ohio Ohio Ohio, coal miner; Cordellia, wife, 62, b. Ky Ky Ky
