Ernest M FITCH

1876 - 1961  (84 years)

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• Name	Ernest M FITCH
  Birth	11 Mar 1876  [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LZ51-K68
  _UID	E26A4A1ECA93D81190300010A47A43D4FF32
  Death	5 Mar 1961  [1]
  Person ID	I277	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Otis Buringame FITCH,   b. Abt 1832, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Caroline NICHOLS,   b. 1835   d. 1902 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1850
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 18 years - She was ~ 15 years.
  Family ID	F98	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abbie ALLISION,   b. 1876   d. 1916 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1897  [2]
  	Marriage date from 1910 census ("Married 13 years").
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 20 years and 9 months - She was ~ 21 years.
  Census	1900	Ridgway TWP, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  There is a Maggie Fitch, age 12, listed as living with Abbie and Ernest Fitch in the 1900 Census for Elk County. 1900 Census shows them both age 23, and married with 2-3 children. I seriously doubt this is Ernest and Abbie's daughter, as they would have been 11 when Maggie was conceived. There is no information about who Maggie's parents are, though. Was Maggie 12? If so that should make her Ernest's sister, as he almost certainly did not father a child at age 11! She does not appear in the 1910 Census.
  Census	13 Apr 1910	Ridgway TWP, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  They resided on Montmorenci Road (now Rt 948). They had been married for 13 years in 1910. Ernest Fitch's parents born in NY; Abbie Allison's parents born in Sweden. Ernest worked as a railroad car inspector. They owned the house, althought the record seems to indicate a farm schedule (11?). The last 4 columns on the census form are a bit confusing. They read: 11-| 3 |-x-|5 Does that 3 indicate some service in the Civil War? The "-x-" appears in the column headed "Whether blind (both eyes)"
  Children	1. Ernest FITCH,   b. Abt 1898, Pennsylvania, USA   2. Otis B FITCH,   b. Abt 1899, Pennsylvania, USA   3. Frank E FITCH + 4. Frances FITCH,   b. 28 Mar 1905   5. Tillie M FITCH
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] Letter - Fulton, Mary - 3/15/2004. [S231] 1900 Census of Ridgway TWP, Elk County, Pennsylvania, Elk County, Ridgway TWP PA Roll T623 1407; Page 7B; Enumeration District 42. [S232] 1910 Census of Ridgway TWP, Elk County, Pennsylvania, Ridgway TWP, Elk Co, PA; ROll T624_1341; Page 1A; Enumeration District 48.