Emanuel Family - Person Sheet
Emanuel Family - Person Sheet
NameMichael Hites 
Birth21 Sep 1787, Virginia, USA [349]
Death6 Nov 1876, McDonald, Hardin, Ohio, USA [350]
FatherJohn Hites (1762-1834)
MotherCatherine Brouwer (1768-1830)
Biography notes for Michael Hites
Michael Hites was born on 21 Sep 1787, likely in Maryland or Virginia. He was the oldest child of John Hites (Brouwer) and Catherine Hites.
During the War of 1812, Michael Hites served as a Private in Captain James Alexander’s Company of the Ohio Militia. Serial Number: 24459. A War of 1812 pension application index registers Michael Hites for bounty land with number: 232747-55.
At the 1820 U.S. Federal Census of Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, the households of John Hites, Michael Hites, George Hites, and Churhy H. Hites were all in close proximity to each other and are enumerated on the same page of the census.
The 1830 U.S. Federal Census of Prairie, Holmes County, Ohio enumerates the households of Michael Hites and his father John Hites on the same page.
Michael Hites married Margaret Pyers 15 Jun 1830 in Holmes County, Ohio. Book 1; Page 81 & Page 84.
(Source: Jean Nathan, Ohio Marriages Recorded in County Courts 1 Jan1821 - 31 Dec 1830. Mansfield, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society, 2003.) Michael Hites, father of Mary Hites, must have been married at a much earlier date. Perhaps this is a second marriage.
The 1870 U.S. Federal Census of Hardin County, Ohio enumerates several Hites households on the same page as the household of George and Elizabeth Hites, in which Michael Hites was living at age 82 years.
Although there is no marker, Michael Hites likely is buried in Harvey Cemetery in Hardin County, Ohio, USA (N40° 35.429' W83° 46.840').
During the War of 1812, Michael Hites served as a Private in Captain James Alexander’s Company of the Ohio Militia. Serial Number: 24459. A War of 1812 pension application index registers Michael Hites for bounty land with number: 232747-55.
At the 1820 U.S. Federal Census of Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, the households of John Hites, Michael Hites, George Hites, and Churhy H. Hites were all in close proximity to each other and are enumerated on the same page of the census.
The 1830 U.S. Federal Census of Prairie, Holmes County, Ohio enumerates the households of Michael Hites and his father John Hites on the same page.
Michael Hites married Margaret Pyers 15 Jun 1830 in Holmes County, Ohio. Book 1; Page 81 & Page 84.
(Source: Jean Nathan, Ohio Marriages Recorded in County Courts 1 Jan1821 - 31 Dec 1830. Mansfield, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society, 2003.) Michael Hites, father of Mary Hites, must have been married at a much earlier date. Perhaps this is a second marriage.
The 1870 U.S. Federal Census of Hardin County, Ohio enumerates several Hites households on the same page as the household of George and Elizabeth Hites, in which Michael Hites was living at age 82 years.
Although there is no marker, Michael Hites likely is buried in Harvey Cemetery in Hardin County, Ohio, USA (N40° 35.429' W83° 46.840').
Census notes for Michael Hites
1830 U.S. Federal Census
Michael Hites Household
Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Michael Hites, a: 40-49
Female, a: 15-19 (Mary Hites)
Male, a: 10-14 (Michael Hites, Jr.)
Male, a: 10-14
Male, a: 5-9
Male, a: 5-9
1850 U.S. Federal Census
Michael Hites Household
McDonald, Hardin County, Ohio
13 Jul 1850
Michael Hites, a: 62, b: Maryland (Farmer)
+Margaret Hites, a: 59, b: Pennsylvania
Benjamin Hites, a: 18, b: Pennsylvania
Joseph Hites, a: 15, b: Pennsylvania
Susannah Hites, a: 13, b: Pennsylvania
Daniel Hites, a: 12, b: Pennsylvania
1860 U.S. Federal Census
James Harvey Household
McDonald Township, Hardin County, Ohio
2 Jun 1860
James Harvey, a: 38, b: Virginia (Farmer)
Elizabeth Harvey, a: 40, b: Ohio
Mary Ann Harvey, a: 17, b: Ohio (House Servant)
John F. Harvey, a: 9, b: Ohio
Simon L. Harvey, a: 3, b: Ohio
Michael Hites, a: 71, b: Maryland (Pauper)
Minerva Smith, a: 10, b: Ohio (House Servant)
Real Estate Value: $1,800
Personal Estate Value: $420
1870 U.S. Federal Census
George Hites Household
McDonald Township, Hardin County, Ohio
14 Jun 1870
George Hites, a: 55, b: Ohio (Farmer)
+Elizabeth Hites, a: 56, b: Maryland
Alfred Hites, a: 22, b: Ohio (Farmer)
Nancy Jane Hites, a: 18, b: Ohio
Michael Hites, a: 82, b: Virginia
Hattie McCure, a: 20, b: Ohio (School Teacher)
Real Estate Value: $3,000
Personal Estate Value: $300
Post Office: Round Head
Michael Hites Household
Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio
Michael Hites, a: 40-49
Female, a: 15-19 (Mary Hites)
Male, a: 10-14 (Michael Hites, Jr.)
Male, a: 10-14
Male, a: 5-9
Male, a: 5-9
1850 U.S. Federal Census
Michael Hites Household
McDonald, Hardin County, Ohio
13 Jul 1850
Michael Hites, a: 62, b: Maryland (Farmer)
+Margaret Hites, a: 59, b: Pennsylvania
Benjamin Hites, a: 18, b: Pennsylvania
Joseph Hites, a: 15, b: Pennsylvania
Susannah Hites, a: 13, b: Pennsylvania
Daniel Hites, a: 12, b: Pennsylvania
1860 U.S. Federal Census
James Harvey Household
McDonald Township, Hardin County, Ohio
2 Jun 1860
James Harvey, a: 38, b: Virginia (Farmer)
Elizabeth Harvey, a: 40, b: Ohio
Mary Ann Harvey, a: 17, b: Ohio (House Servant)
John F. Harvey, a: 9, b: Ohio
Simon L. Harvey, a: 3, b: Ohio
Michael Hites, a: 71, b: Maryland (Pauper)
Minerva Smith, a: 10, b: Ohio (House Servant)
Real Estate Value: $1,800
Personal Estate Value: $420
1870 U.S. Federal Census
George Hites Household
McDonald Township, Hardin County, Ohio
14 Jun 1870
George Hites, a: 55, b: Ohio (Farmer)
+Elizabeth Hites, a: 56, b: Maryland
Alfred Hites, a: 22, b: Ohio (Farmer)
Nancy Jane Hites, a: 18, b: Ohio
Michael Hites, a: 82, b: Virginia
Hattie McCure, a: 20, b: Ohio (School Teacher)
Real Estate Value: $3,000
Personal Estate Value: $300
Post Office: Round Head