Fitch
Dawson nuptials in Norfolk.
The New Pittsburgh Courier covered the 1947 wedding of A.D. and Lucy Hill Dawson‘s granddaughter Wilhelmina Elaine Dawson to Robert L. Smith in Norfolk, Virginia. The bride’s father, Alexander D. Dawson Jr., migrated from Wilson to Norfolk around 1915.
New Pittsburgh Courier, 28 June 1947.
- Alexander D. Dawson
In the 1910 census of Wilson, Wilson County: restaurant cook Alexander Dawson, 50; wife Lucy, 49; and children Sophie, 25, school teacher, Mattie, 23, stenographer, Virginia, 19, school teacher, Lucile, 17, Alexander, 15, Clarence, 13, Augusta, 11, and Arlander, 1.
In the 1912 Hill’s Wilson, N.C., city directory Dawson Alex D Jr (c) barber h 505 E Vance
In 1917, Alexander Dawson registered for the World War I draft in Norfolk, Virginia. Per his registration card, he was born 26 July 1894 in Wilson, North Carolina; lived at 363 Queen Street, Norfolk; was single and had one child; and worked as a barber for J.H. Jackson, Norfolk.
In the 1920 census of Norfolk, Virginia: journeyman barber Alexander Dawson, 25, and wife Madie, 23.
In the 1930 Norfolk, Virginia, city directory: Dawson Alex D (c; Maddie) barber Terminal Barber Shop h 432 Lewis
- Cora Fitch and son Jerome Fitch
In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 516 Lodge, letter carrier Milton Fitch, 30; wife Cora, 31; children Jerome, 7, Milton, 3, Patricia, 2, and Ernestine and Christine, born the previous December; father-in-law Walter Whitted, 58; and mother-in-law Helen Whitted, 56, 6th grade school teacher.
- Eva Hines
Probably, in the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 303 Elba Street, Eva Hines, 50, household servant; son Charlie, 21, yard boy; and daughter Henrietta, 13, shared a household with Louis Hines Jr., 21, whiskey storage loader; wife Dolly M., 19, tobacco stemmer; and daughter Martha L., 6 months.
Dr. Swearinger addresses Trinity A.M.E. Zion.
Wilson Daily Times, 11 October 1943.
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- Trinity Methodist Church — Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church.
- Cora Jordan Fitch
- Grace Patterson — in the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: Walter Patterson, 35, W.P.A. project laborer; wife Grace, 33, housekeeper; and children Walter Jr., 11, and Julia, 10.
Fitch reelected commander of Henry Ellis Post 17.
Wilson Daily Times, 10 June 1949.
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- Milton F. Fitch Sr.
In the 1930 census of New Haven, Connecticut: at 67 Charles Street, mail carrier Collins Fitch, 47; wife Lulu, 45; and children Collins, 25, theatre porter, William, 19, drugstore porter, Harrison, 17, Leroy, 15, George, 12, Milton, 9, Jerome, 7, and Althea, 4.
In the 1940 census of New Haven, Connecticut: Collins Fitch, 56; wife Lula, 54; and children Harrison, 35, club janitor, Leroy, 23, insurance company messenger, George, 21, ring boxer, Milton, 19, new worker, Jerome, 17, janitor in retail clothing store, and Althea, 14.
In 1941, Milton Frederick Fitch registered for the World War II draft in New Haven. Connecticut. Per his registration card, he was born 25 June 1920 in New Haven; lived at 183 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven; his contact was Mrs. Collins L. Fitch; and he worked as a porter at the Winchester Club House, New Haven.
In the 1950 census of Wilson, Wilson County: at 516 Lodge, letter carrier Milton Fitch, 30; wife Cora, 31; children Jerome, 7, Milton, 3, Patricia, 2, and Ernestine and Christine, born the previous December; father-in-law Walter Whitted, 58; and mother-in-law Helen Whitted, 56, 6th grade school teacher.