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Hitt-Gray family of Mt. Morris, Illinois

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George Zabriskie (1790-1849) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Hackensack, Bergen County, N.J., February 17, 1790. Whig. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1825, 1837-39. Died in Mackinac Island, Mackinac County, Mich., September 9, 1849 (age 59 years, 204 days). Interment at First Reformed Church Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.

		Relatives: Grandfather of John Clinton Gray.
		Political family: Hitt-Gray family of Mt. Morris, Illinois.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Robert Roberts Hitt (1834-1906) — also known as Robert R. Hitt — of Mt. Morris, Ogle County, Ill. Born in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, January 16, 1834. Republican. Assistant U.S. Secretary of State, 1881; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1882-1906 (5th District 1882-83, 6th District 1883-95, 9th District 1895-1903, 13th District 1903-06); died in office 1906. Died in Narragansett Pier, Narragansett, Washington County, R.I., September 20, 1906 (age 72 years, 247 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Morris, Ill.

		Relatives: Son of Thomas Smith Hitt and Emily (John) Hitt; married 1874 to Sarah Ann 'Sally' Reynolds; father of Robert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt.
		Political family: Hitt-Gray family of Mt. Morris, Illinois.
		The community of Hitt, Missouri, is named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)

John Clinton Gray (1843-1915) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 4, 1843. Democrat. Lawyer; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1888-1913; appointed 1888. Episcopalian. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., June 28, 1915 (age 71 years, 206 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Susan Maria (Zabriskie) Gray and John Alexander Clinton Gray; married, April 18, 1871, to Henrietta Pauline Gunther; married, March 24, 1890, to Grace Townsend; father of Edith Romeyn Gray (who married Robert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt); grandson of George Zabriskie.
		Political family: Hitt-Gray family of Mt. Morris, Illinois.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Library of Congress

Robert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt (1876-1938) — also known as R. S. Reynolds Hitt — of Mt. Morris, Ogle County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Paris, France, June 7, 1876. U.S. Minister to Panama, 1909-10; Guatemala, 1910-13. Member, Psi Upsilon. Died, from pneumonia, in Washington, D.C., April 16, 1938 (age 61 years, 313 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

		Relatives: Son of Robert Roberts Hitt and Sally (Reynolds) Hitt; married, December 23, 1902, to Edith Romeyn Gray (daughter of John Clinton Gray).
		Political family: Hitt-Gray family of Mt. Morris, Illinois.
		See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial

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