Born 12 May
1866 at Walton, Delaware County, New York
Died 5 May
1940 at Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York
George was the
third of five children born to George William Fitch and Harriet Sinclair Fitch. He was raised at Walton where his father was
the owner and operator of N. Fitch and Sons, the largest store in Walton, located on the corner of Mead Street and North Street. His father trained him
for the mercantile business. As a young man, George relocated to the state of Washington
for several years where he was engaged as a banker. He returned to Walton by
1900 and resumed his partnership in the family mercantile. He sold the business
about 1937 and retired. George married to Blanche Evelyn Ells on 19 November
1902 at Brooklyn. They made their home on Mead Street at Walton where her
husband was a merchant. Blanche and George were the parents of two children,
Alice Evelyn Fitch and Agnes Miriam Fitch. George died at Tompkins County
Memorial Hospital at Ithaca where he had a surgery to remove a goitre. He was buried
at Walton Cemetery at Walton. George was my third cousin three times removed.
A sample of the timelines (this is George's) I create before writing biographies:
1870-enumerated
at Walton with his parents and siblings; Maria, Edward, Roderick, and Anna. His
father was a dry goods merchant.
1875-enumerated
at Walton with his parents; siblings, Maria M., Edward, Roderick, and Anna S.;
and his maternal grandmother, Anna Sinclair. His father was a dry goods
merchant.
1880-enumerated
at Walton with his parents and siblings; Maria M., Edward, Roderick, and Anna
S. His father was a merchant.
1882-death
of sister, Maria More Fitch.
1899-death
of father.
1900-enumerated
on Mead Street at Walton with his widowed mother; sister, Anna S.; and maternal
cousin, Page Sinclair. George was a bank clerk. Page was a dry goods salesman.
1902-married.
1904-daughter
born.
1905-enumerated
on Mead Street at Walton with his wife and daughter, Evelyn, residing in the
household of his mother, Harriet Fitch, with boarder Melissa Thomson. He was a
general merchandise merchant.
1907-daughter
born.
1910-enumerated
on Mead Street with his wife and daughters, Alice and Agnes. He was a retail
dry goods merchant.
1915-enumerated
on Mead Street with his wife and daughters, Alice and Agness. He was a
merchant.
1920-enumerated
on Mead Street with his wife; daughters Alice Evelyn and Agnes M.; his wife’s
nephew, Robert B. Ells; and his wife’s widowed mother, Evelyn B. Ells. He was a
retail shoe merchant.
1925-enumerated
on Mead Street with his wife; daughters, A. Evelyn and Agnes M.; and his wife’s
mother, Evelyn B. Eells. He was a mens furnishings merchant.
1928-mother
died.
1930-enumerated
on Mead Street with his wife; daughter, Anges M.; and his wife’s mother, Evelyn
B. Ells. He was a clothing merchant.
1940-enumerated
on Meade Street with his wife and daughter, Agnes M. There were no occupations
recorded for this household.
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