History of Daviess County, Kentucky, Inter-State Publishing Co.,
Chicago, 1883.  Reprinted by McDowell Publications, Utica, KY, 1980.  p.
681.

BENONIA HITE was born in Shelby County, Ky., March 9, 1841.  His father,
William Hite, was born in Virginia, and came to Shelby County, Ky., when
a child.  He married Courtney Figg.  Benonia was their fifth son; he was
but five years old when his father died.  In 1856 the family came to
Daviess County, Ky., and they settled on the farm now owned by his
brother, John J. Hite, in Masonville Precinct.  Benonia remained with
his mother until twenty.  He then worked on farms for different parties
until his marriage to Sallie Jones, Jan. 19, 1865, a native of
Masonville.  They have had nine children--James T., born Sept. 14, 1865;
Robert E., born July 4, 1867; Artelea F., born Nov. 19, 1868; Mellie L.,
born March 15, 1870; Lucinda A., born Dec. 11, 1871; Arthur L., born
March 10, 1874; Ethelinda S., born Feb. 10, 1876; Eileen A., born July
19, 1878; Zoloam L., born July 1, 1880, died Oct. 10, 1881.  Mr. and
Mrs. Hite are members of the Baptist church.  Mr. Hite owns a farm of
ninety-eight and a half acres, all under cultivation except ten acres of
timber.  He is of English descent; in politics is a Democrat.  Mr.
Hite's children, Robert E., Artelia and Mellie L., are members of the
Baptist church.

Hite Figg Jones 
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Shelby-KY VA

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