My Genealogy Hound

NOAH HITE (deceased). One of the honored pioneers of Washington Township was the person whose name heads this sketch. He was born in Rockbridge County, Va., May 4, 1811. His father, Joseph Hite, was a native of Pennsylvania, and died in Washington, D. C., on his return from service in the war of 1812. His mother, Magdalene Rosenberger, was also a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Hite, our subject, spent his early life in his native place, and in 1836 came to Brown County and located on the farm where he died. He was married, April 8, 1833, to Miss Elizabeth Boice, a daughter of George and Eleanor Boice. Mrs. Hite, a native of Delaware, was born April 7, 1816. Twelve children were the fruits of this union; of these nine are living, viz.: William H., John L., Cassius C., Mary J., Ada E., Minerva E., Lewis K., Ida A. and Samuel B. Mr. Hite located on the homestead in 1836, and occupied it till January 10, 1882, when he died. Mr. Hite was a man of some prominence in his township. He served his township as Trustee for eight years, and filled other offices of minor importance. He was a man of public and private enterprise, and took an active part in every benevolent and benefiting enterprise of his community. He aided largely in constructing railroads and plank-roads, and other public improvement of his, county and township. As a worthy, representative citizen of his township, we present a portrait of Mr. Hite on another page of this volume.