George Sinclair Fitch

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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