Farmer.
Son of Robert Hitchman and Elizabeth McCready.
Married 1854 to Margaret Ann Bingaman.

860 Census, Mt Pleasant Tp, Westmoreland Co, PA (All b PA):
HOH William Hitchman 1829-, Farmer, $300 PP
Wife Margaret A. 1829-
Children: John G. 1854-, Oliver D. 1856-, William A. 1858-

1880 Census, Texas, Westmoreland Co PA (all b PA incl parents):
HOH George W Keller 1828-
Wife: Mary E Keller 1840-
Children: Gilla H 1862-, Dick 1864-, Edward 1872-, Mary Drew 1875-, Rey 1875-, Harriet 1870-, Nellie H 1878-
Plus 10 boarders
8 Dwellings away:
HOH William R Hitchman 1828- laborer
Wife Margaret A 1829-
Children: Jacob C 1855-, Oliver D 1857-, Elisabeth 1863-, Robert B 1867-, Louise 1870-

1880 Farm Census, Mtr Pleasant, Westmoreland Co PA (on hand in 1880 or produced in 1879):
William Hitchman, owner, 40 acres improved tilled meadow or pasture, 5 ac permanent meadow pasture orchard, $10,000 farm value, $200 farming implements and machinery, $300 livestock, $100 cost of building & repairing fences, $500 farm wages, 52 weeks hired labor, $1000 value of farm production sold or consumed, 4ac grass mown, 6 tons hay, 5 horses, 2 milch cows, 200 lbs butter, 50 barnyard poultry, 4 other poultry, 8 ac Indian corn, 500 bushels Indian corn, 30 ac wheat, 100 bushels wheat, 1 ac Irish potatoes, 100 bushels Irish potatoes, 2 ac apples, 140 bearing apple trees, $40 value of wood products sold or consumed
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Death Certificate:
William R Hitchman 1827-1909
File 87091

PA Probate Records 1683-1994 on line, Westmoreland Co PA, Registers and Orphans Court Record Index 602, p 175-1 Vol H:
(Only Wills are on line in this county, no Orphans Court Records)
William R Hitchman
Died Mt Pleasant Boro
Executor Jacob Kromer & Barclay W T Co Trus
Ad Vol 14 p 204 #407 1909
OC Vol 31 p 356 #52 N 1909
Ac Vol 19 p 266 #52 N 1909
Dn Vol 21 p 473 #52 N 1909
Ad Vol 16 p 100 #351 1912