James Washington “Boss” HittAge: 79 years1883–1962
- Name
- James Washington “Boss” Hitt
- Given names
- James Washington
- Nickname
- Boss
- Surname
- Hitt
| Birth | June 16, 1883 34 28 |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Jane “Tack” Hitt November 30, 1885 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Winna Folsie Hitt May 16, 1888 (Age 4 years) Note: social security death index lists 1887 as birth year.
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| Birth of a sister | Carrie Fletcher Hitt May 16, 1892 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Hitt 1895 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Ann Gary 1897 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Emma Hughes February 3, 1901 – 4:00 a.m. (Age 17 years) Cause: ruptured appendix (according to Lucile Hitt Hollingsworth) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Aven Hitt March 16, 1908 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Emma Elizabeth Hitt September 10, 1909 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Reuben Martin Hitt September 13, 1932 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a sister | Edgeworth Shyves “Edgie” Hitt October 27, 1936 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a sister | Alice Irene Hitt April 30, 1951 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Jane “Tack” Hitt October 14, 1956 (Age 73 years) |
| Death | December 17, 1962 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: April 16, 1849 68 27 — Bellefontaine, Webster County, MS, USA Death: September 13, 1932 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA |
| mother |
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| elder brother |
Birth: October 24, 1874 25 19 — Bellefontaine, Webster County, MS, USA Death: July 22, 1967 — Clinton, Hinds County, MS, USA |
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16 months elder brother |
Martin Hughes “Bud” Hitt Birth: February 23, 1876 26 21 — Bellefontaine, Webster County, MS, USA Death: 1966 |
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3 years elder sister |
Birth: August 17, 1878 29 23 — Bellefontaine, Webster County, MS, USA Death: April 30, 1951 |
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2 years elder sister |
Birth: December 30, 1880 31 25 — Bellefontaine, Webster County, MS, USA Death: October 27, 1936 |
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3 years himself |
Birth: June 16, 1883 34 28 — Bellefontaine, Webster County, MS, USA Death: December 17, 1962 |
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3 years younger sister |
Birth: November 30, 1885 36 30 — Bellefontaine, Webster County, MS, USA Death: October 14, 1956 |
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3 years younger sister |
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4 years younger sister |
Birth: May 16, 1892 43 37 — Belena, Calhoun County, MS, USA Death: December 5, 1977 — New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, USA |
| Family with Ida Morris |
| himself |
Birth: June 16, 1883 34 28 — Bellefontaine, Webster County, MS, USA Death: December 17, 1962 |
| wife |
Ida Morris Birth: August 23, 1888 Death: August 7, 1966 |
| son |
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18 months daughter |
Emma Elizabeth Hitt Birth: September 10, 1909 26 21 Death: June 1985 — Columbia, Marion County, MS, USA |
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