This baby was born in McDonough County, Ilinois. He was the child of John S. and Rebecca (Stoneking) Hite, who were married in McDonough County on September 7, 1867. The baby appears in the 1870 census at age 1, the only child in the household at that time. The father was 24 years old and was born in Indiana. The mother was 23 years old, born in Virginia. By June of 1880, John & Rebecca Hite were living in Crawford Co., Kansas with children: George M., age 8, born in Illinois and daughter, Laura, 3 months old, born in Kansas in March 1870. John Hite's father (Alexander) & several of his siblings occupied the adjacent property in Kansas. All were engaged in farming.
Biographical information comes from census records, vital statistics, and marriage records from Ancestry.com and the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index.
Burial is documented by: Duane Lester's, "Rural Cemeteries of McDonough County, Illinois, Volume II, Bethel-Industry."
The stone was found lying on the ground, buried in mud, in March 2008.
Biographical information comes from census records, vital statistics, and marriage records from Ancestry.com and the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index.
Burial is documented by: Duane Lester's, "Rural Cemeteries of McDonough County, Illinois, Volume II, Bethel-Industry."
The stone was found lying on the ground, buried in mud, in March 2008.
This baby was born in McDonough County, Ilinois. He was the child of John S. and Rebecca (Stoneking) Hite, who were married in McDonough County on September 7, 1867. The baby appears in the 1870 census at age 1, the only child in the household at that time. The father was 24 years old and was born in Indiana. The mother was 23 years old, born in Virginia. By June of 1880, John & Rebecca Hite were living in Crawford Co., Kansas with children: George M., age 8, born in Illinois and daughter, Laura, 3 months old, born in Kansas in March 1870. John Hite's father (Alexander) & several of his siblings occupied the adjacent property in Kansas. All were engaged in farming.
Biographical information comes from census records, vital statistics, and marriage records from Ancestry.com and the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index.
Burial is documented by: Duane Lester's, "Rural Cemeteries of McDonough County, Illinois, Volume II, Bethel-Industry."
The stone was found lying on the ground, buried in mud, in March 2008.
Biographical information comes from census records, vital statistics, and marriage records from Ancestry.com and the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index.
Burial is documented by: Duane Lester's, "Rural Cemeteries of McDonough County, Illinois, Volume II, Bethel-Industry."
The stone was found lying on the ground, buried in mud, in March 2008.
Inscription
"Son of J.S. & R, age 1y, 8m, 10d.
Gravesite Details
This baby was the child of John S. and Rebecca (Stoneking) Hite, who were married in McDonough County on September 7, 1867. Burial is documented by: Duane Lester's, Rural Cemeteries of McDonough County, Illinois, Volume II, Bethel-Industry. I
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