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Harvey Samuel Kitts was born on 12 Sep 1906 in Wayne Co., West VirginiaG.^4,5,6 [
     SF] appeared with his mother on the 1910 Federal Census of Wayne Co., West Virginia G, in the household of Joseph R. Davis and Margaret, his mother's parents.¹²
     His father died before 1915, when Harvey was about old.¹³ His maternal grandmother was appointed as his guardian on 5 Jan 1916.¹³
     Harvey appeared with his three brothers and their sister on the 1920 Federal Census of Wayne Co., West Virginia G, in the household of Margaret, his maternal grandmother. His mother and her new husband were apparently living close by as they are listed in the second preceding household.¹⁴
     He moved to OhioG with his mother and stepfather before 1930. He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio G, in the household of his mother.¹⁵
     Harvey married Myrtle I. Morris, daughter of LeRoy Morris and Zenie Daugherty, in 1932 in Wooster, OhioG.^7,8
     Harvey and Myrtle appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio G, enumerated 3 May 1940, reporting that they were renting their home, for $12 per month, and had lived in the same town in 1935. Their children Charles, Rosie, and Olin were listed as living with them.¹⁶
     He was a cooper in a salt works in 1930. By 1940 he was a packer in a salt factory. That year he reported he had worked 38 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,279.^17,18,19 Harvey registered for the draft for World War II on 16 Oct 1940, while living at 10 Salt St., Rittman, Wayne Co., OhioG, reporting he was employed by the Ohio Salt Company.³
     Harvey drafted into the U.S. Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison, IndianaG, on 31 Mar 1944, as a private. He was released from the service 22 May 1945.^20,21
     After the War he worked on a loading gang at a salt factory, reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 40 hours the prior week.²²
     Harvey and Myrtle appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio, at 28 Salt St. G, enumerated 20 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Their children Charles, Rosie, and Olin were listed as living with them.²³
     His wife died on 3 Sep 1973 in Orrville, Wayne Co., OhioG.^24,25,26
     Harvey died on 22 Aug 1979 in Wadsworth, Medina Co., OhioG, at age 72.^9,10 He was buried in Rittman Cemetery, Rittman, Wayne Co., OhioG.¹¹

Susie Davis was born in Jan 1882 in Wayne Co., West VirginiaG.^4,5,6 She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Wayne Co., West Virginia, G in the household of her parents, Joseph R. Davis and Margaret.¹³
     Susie married first Sidney Kitts on 5 Apr 1903 in Wayne Co., West VirginiaG, at her parents' home, with Rev. Leander Osburn officating.^7,8,9
     She appeared with her children, Raymond, Harvey, Frank, and Prince, on the 1910 Federal Census of Wayne Co., West Virginia G, in the household of her parents.¹⁴
     Her husband died before 1915, apparently several years before.¹⁵
     Susie married second McKinley Osburn, son of Yates Osburn and Tabitha, about 1912.^10,11,12
      On 5 Jan 1916 Susie's mother was appointed a guardian of her four older childen, Raymond, Harvey, Frank, and Prince.¹⁵
     Susie and McKinley appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Wayne Co., West Virginia G, enumerated 28 Jan 1920, reporting they were renting their home. Their children Yates and Martha were listed as living with them.¹⁶ Her five children by her previous marriage, Raymond, Harvey, Frank, Prince, and Margaret, were listed as living with her mother, apparently living close by as they were listed as the second household following.¹⁷
     Susie and McKinley moved to Ohio before 1930. They appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Jackson Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio G, enumerated 11 Apr 1930, reporting they were living in a home provided rent-free.¹⁸ Susie also appeared on the 1930 Federal Census some 25 miles east in Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio, at 56 Salt St., enumerated 24 Apr 1930, reporting she was renting her home, for $18 per month. Her children Harvey, Frank, Prince, and Yates were listed as living with her.¹⁶
     Susie appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio G, in the household of her eldest son, Raymond, and his wife Rosa. Her son Frank and daughter Martha were also listed in the householld. They all reported that they had lived in the same house in 1935.¹⁹
     Her husband was listed as a hired hand in the household of Anna Snodgrass, in Wayne Co., West VirginiaG, shown as single. He reported he had been living in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1935.²⁰

Juanita Ann Welday was born on 1 Apr 1929 in Wadsworth, OhioG.^4,5,6 Juanita appeared with her parents, Jay Edward Welday and Bonnie E. Ball, on the 1930 Federal Census of Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio, G in the household of Harvey H. Welday, her father's brother.¹⁴
     Her mother died in 1933, when Juanita was about ~4 old.^15,16 She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio G, in the household of her father and stepmother, Carrie Lucille Dohner.¹⁷
     Juanita married first a Mr. Hall.⁷ They were divorced before 1950.⁹
     She was a dispatcher in a taxi office before her second marriage.¹⁸
     Juanita married second Stanley Leroy Morris, son of LeRoy Morris and Zenie Daugherty, on 25 Feb 1950 in Wayne Co., OhioG, with Myron T. Brenneman, probate judge officiating.^10,11
     Juanita and Stanley appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, at 303 S Grout G, enumerated 24 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Three lodgers were also listed in the household, John Snoddy, age 70, his daughter Helen, age 39, and Barbara McComas, age 17.¹⁹
     Juanita died on 30 May 1992 in Pinellas Co., FloridaG, at age 63.^12,13 She was buried in Royal Palm North Cemetery, Pinellas Park, Pinellas Co., FloridaG.⁸