The Hittson Project
Wife of Colorado & Texas cattle baron, John Nathan Hittson. They were married on July 8, 1851, in Henderson, Texas. She successfully raised nine children on the turbulent Texas frontier of Palo Pinto County; Fort Davis in Stephens County and Fort Cooper during the Civil War; and homesteading in Deer Trail, Colorado in 1868.
Salena was the granddaughter of American Revolutionary War veterans. She and her young Aunt Martha Brown married the Hittson brothers. Their lives contributed to the western expansion of America, to the Texas and Colorado frontier, and the growth of Denver, Colorado.
The Hittson Project
Wife of Colorado & Texas cattle baron, John Nathan Hittson. They were married on July 8, 1851, in Henderson, Texas. She successfully raised nine children on the turbulent Texas frontier of Palo Pinto County; Fort Davis in Stephens County and Fort Cooper during the Civil War; and homesteading in Deer Trail, Colorado in 1868.
Salena was the granddaughter of American Revolutionary War veterans. She and her young Aunt Martha Brown married the Hittson brothers. Their lives contributed to the western expansion of America, to the Texas and Colorado frontier, and the growth of Denver, Colorado.
Family Members
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Mary Frances Hittson Hays
1853–1930
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Jesse J "Jess" Hittson
1855–1942
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Martha Jane Hittson Cranmer
1857–1930
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Salena Virginia Hittson Ernest
1861–1946
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Darthulia Beck "Dora" Hittson Millsap
1864–1928
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William Earl "Willie" Hittson
1868–1956
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Donna Vernon Hittson Moore
1872–1902
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Frances Evelyn "Fannie" Hittson Brown
1875–1973
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John Nathan Hittson Jr
1876–1911
