Henry Bascomb (Bass) Hitch

In the Federal Census of 1880, H.B. Hitch is listed in Panola County, Mississippi in a household as follows: - H.B. Hitch, age 30, born in SC - Mary P. Hitch, age 28, born in MS - Dura P. Hitch (female), age 8, born in MS - Willie A. Hitch (male), age 5, born in MS - Hugh Vance, age 21, born in MS.

In the Federal Census of 1900, "Bascomb" Hitch is listed in Panola County, Mississippi in a household as follows: - Bascomb Hitch, born 1/1850 in MS - Prudence Hitch, born 12/1851 in MS - Willie Hitch (male), born 10/1874 in MS - Jammie Hitch (female), born 6/1887 in MS.

In the Federal Census of 1910, "Baserlin?" Hitch is listed in Jackson, Panola County, Mississippi in a household as follows: - Baserlin? Hitch, age 60, born in AL - Mary Hitch, age 58, born in AL - Clarence Rutledge, age 14 (grandson) - Lipscomb Rutledge, age 14 (grandson)

In the Federal Census of 1920, "Bass" Hitch is listed in Batesville, Panola County, Mississippi in a household as follows: - Bass Hitch, age 70, born in SC - Prudence Hitch, age 69, born in MS.

From "A Hitch Orchard," Daisy Hitch Davies, "Excerpt: …letter dated Feb 8 1922, from Henry Bacom (sic) Hitch to Maxey Lee Hitch of Greenwood, SC. Henry Bascom Hitch was then residing at Sunflower, Miss. (Sunflower Co.) 'As I said in the beginning I was but a kid when we left Laurens Co., just at the beginning of the Civil War. …So you see I am a great-grnadpa.' After the death of his oldest daughter, Henry Bascom Hitch took her two boys and raised them. These boys married and had children."

Henry married Mary Prudence Shankle, daughter of Anderson Shankle and Martha A. (?), on 24 Oct 1871 in MS. (Mary Prudence Shankle was born on 12 Dec 1850 in MS, died on 01 Feb 1924 in Panola Co., MS and was buried about 04 Feb 1924 in Shiloh U.M. Church Cemetery, Near Batesville, Panola Co., MS.)