1 Howard Christy Hitch Arial

Robert John Hitch
(1833-1901)

Sarah Amanda Phoebus
(1836-1904)

John Henry Bounds
(1847-1930)

Elizabeth Ellen Roxbury King
(1852-1918)

Robert Thornton Phoebus Hitch
(1873-1946)

Edith Ellen Bounds
(1875-1945)

Howard Christy Hitch
(1905-1980)

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Pearl Dennis
2. Mary Katherine Massey

Howard Christy Hitch Jr.+

Howard Christy Hitch

Born: 07 Sep 1905, Wicomico Co., MD
Marriage (1): Pearl Dennis on 18 Feb 1928 in Allen, Wicomico Co., MD
Marriage (2): Mary Katherine Massey on 04 Jun 1938
Died: 05 Mar 1980, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD
Buried: Abt 08 Mar 1980, Wicomico Memorial Park, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD

Howard's father Robert Thornton Phoebus Hitch ran a farm on Wicomico Creek owned by the artist, Howard Chandler Christy. Howard Hitch was born on that farm, and his parents named him after Howard Chandler Christy.

Howard married Pearl Dennis on 18 Feb 1928 in Allen, Wicomico Co., MD.

Howard next married Mary Katherine Massey, daughter of Paul Rufus Massey Sr. and Anna Olivia Cleveland Shockley, on 04 Jun 1938. (Mary Katherine Massey was born on 27 Apr 1910 in MD, died on 02 May 1986 in Wicomico Co., MD and was buried about 05 May 1986 in Wicomico Memorial Park, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD.)