Peter H. Zittle, a son of Mary Magdalena (née Hiestand) and Michael Zittle, senior, was born 1809 in Washington County, Maryland. He kept a wagon stand along the National Road on South Mountain, near Zittlestown, the village founded by his father. (Similar to a tavern, a wagon stand catered to the men and horses of freight wagons.) Census records also show him employed as a carpenter (1850), farmer (1860 and 1870), and grocer (1880).
Peter H. Zittle and Catherine Hutzell were married on 24 September 1833 in Washington County. The couple had five children who lived to maturity.*
Notes
Boonsboro may refer either to the town itself or to District 6 (Boonsboro), which includes Zittlestown.
" 'Little' Peter H. | [page] 163 | Catharine Hutzell | 9-24-1833 | [minister:] Rizer" (Clerk of the Circuit Court, Washington County, Maryland, Index Marriage Licenses, 1799 to 1860, Washington County, n.p. [image 153/299].) Peter's brother John also married in 1833, also indexed as "Little."
1840 U.S. Census, Boonsboro, Washington Co., Maryland; p. 224 (printed).
[18.] Peter H. Zittle.
• Four persons including male aged 30 thru 39 and female aged 20 through 29.
1850 U.S. Census, District 1, Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 1292, family 1350, lines 12-16, and dwelling 1294, family 1352, lines 24-29, p. 209B (printed), 13 Aug 1850.
12. Michl. Zittle, 48, laborer ($450), Maryland.
13. Cath. -----, "4", Maryland.
14. Ann M. -----, 22, Maryland.
15. Susan R. -----, 7/12, Maryland.
16. Emeline -----, 12, Maryland.
[...]
24. Peter Zittle, 40, carpenter ($400), Maryland.
25. Cath. -----, 33, Maryland.
26. Jas. -----, 13, Maryland.
27. Otho J. -----, 5, Maryland.
28. Edward "F." -----, 2, Maryland.
29. Janett C. -----, 7/12, Maryland.
1860 U.S. Census, Boonsboro Dist., Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 1253, family 1361, lines 10-16, p. 175 (written), 28 Jul 1860.
10. Peter Zittle, 49, farmer ($600; $100), Maryland.
11. Catharine -----, 43, Maryland.
12. Joseph -----, 23, farm laborer, Maryland.
13. Otho J. -----, 14, Maryland.
14. Edward -----, 12, Maryland.
15. Jenett -----, 10, Maryland.
16. Emma -----, 8, Maryland.
1870 U.S. Census, District 6 (Boonsboro), Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 137, family 142, lines 5-7, and dwelling 141, family 146, lines 21-22, p. 229B (printed), p. 18 (written), 18 Jun 1870. (P.O.: Boonsboro.)
5. Zittle, Peter, 60, farmer ($1,000; $200), Maryland.
6. ----- Catherine, 53, keeping house, Maryland.
7. ----- Edward T., 22, at home, Maryland.
[...]
21. Zittle, Michael, 71, day laborer ($200; -0-), Maryland.
22. ----- Catherine, 71, keeping house, Maryland.
• The two brothers' siblings Daniel Zittle and Elizabeth Hutzell (née Zittle) on preceding page.
The property of "P Zittle" near the National Road in Zittlestown is shown on a map, "Boonsboro, Dist. No. 6," in: The Illustrated Atlas of Washington County, Maryland, (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing and Stevenson, 1877), p. 51.
(https://digital.whilbr.org/digital/collection/p16715coll2/id/21/)
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 151, Boonsboro, Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 347, family 363, lines 32-35, p. 170 (printed), p. 36 (written), 24 Jun 1880.
32. Zittle, Peter H., 70 [head], grocer; born in Maryland, father in Hannover, mother in Penna.
33. ----- Catherine, 63, wife, keeping house; born in Maryland, parents in Maryland.
34. ----- Edward T., 32, son, laborer, Maryland.
35. ----- Anna M., 9, granddaughter, Maryland.
"One mile west of South Mountain, Petter Zettle, a German, kept a tavern. It was a wagon stand, and a popular one. The house was of brick, and stood on the south side of the road. The old landlord was accustomed to join in the merry-making of the old wagoners, and as the jokes went around in the old bar room, the German spice was plainly discernible as well as agreeable, in unison with the familiar notes of the native pike boys." (Thomas B. Searight, The Old Pike: A History of the National Road (Uniontown, Penn.: the author, 1894), p. 196.)
"Mr. Peter H. Zittle, aged about seventy-six years, a well-known resident of Boonsboro', received a severe stroke of paralysis yesterday morning. His entire right side was affected, and he was deprived of the power of speech. Owing to his age and recent enfeebled condition, his affliction is regarded seriously by this family. He is the father of Messrs. Otho and Joseph Zittle, residents of this city." (The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 9 Apr 1885, p. 3, col. 2.)
"ZITTLE.—Thursday, the 16th inst., at his residence in Boonsboro, of paralysis, Mr. Peter H. Zittle, in the 76th year of his age." ("Died," The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 23 Apr 1885, p. 3, col. 5.)
Date of death also recorded in Bible of great-granddaughter Ruth Malinda Roach (née Zittle, formerly Burgess).
Middle name, not known to have been recorded, is assumed to be Henry.
Elizabeth Jayne Blair and Leona Miller Hart, The Descendants of Michael Zittle, Sr. (Anchorage, Alaska: n.p., 1995), pp. 151-53.
* The nearly 8-year gap between sons Joseph and Otho suggests children who died in infancy.
Great-great-great-grandfather of submitter.
Reviewed 11 January 2023.
Peter H. Zittle and Catherine Hutzell were married on 24 September 1833 in Washington County. The couple had five children who lived to maturity.*
Notes
Boonsboro may refer either to the town itself or to District 6 (Boonsboro), which includes Zittlestown.
" 'Little' Peter H. | [page] 163 | Catharine Hutzell | 9-24-1833 | [minister:] Rizer" (Clerk of the Circuit Court, Washington County, Maryland, Index Marriage Licenses, 1799 to 1860, Washington County, n.p. [image 153/299].) Peter's brother John also married in 1833, also indexed as "Little."
1840 U.S. Census, Boonsboro, Washington Co., Maryland; p. 224 (printed).
[18.] Peter H. Zittle.
• Four persons including male aged 30 thru 39 and female aged 20 through 29.
1850 U.S. Census, District 1, Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 1292, family 1350, lines 12-16, and dwelling 1294, family 1352, lines 24-29, p. 209B (printed), 13 Aug 1850.
12. Michl. Zittle, 48, laborer ($450), Maryland.
13. Cath. -----, "4", Maryland.
14. Ann M. -----, 22, Maryland.
15. Susan R. -----, 7/12, Maryland.
16. Emeline -----, 12, Maryland.
[...]
24. Peter Zittle, 40, carpenter ($400), Maryland.
25. Cath. -----, 33, Maryland.
26. Jas. -----, 13, Maryland.
27. Otho J. -----, 5, Maryland.
28. Edward "F." -----, 2, Maryland.
29. Janett C. -----, 7/12, Maryland.
1860 U.S. Census, Boonsboro Dist., Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 1253, family 1361, lines 10-16, p. 175 (written), 28 Jul 1860.
10. Peter Zittle, 49, farmer ($600; $100), Maryland.
11. Catharine -----, 43, Maryland.
12. Joseph -----, 23, farm laborer, Maryland.
13. Otho J. -----, 14, Maryland.
14. Edward -----, 12, Maryland.
15. Jenett -----, 10, Maryland.
16. Emma -----, 8, Maryland.
1870 U.S. Census, District 6 (Boonsboro), Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 137, family 142, lines 5-7, and dwelling 141, family 146, lines 21-22, p. 229B (printed), p. 18 (written), 18 Jun 1870. (P.O.: Boonsboro.)
5. Zittle, Peter, 60, farmer ($1,000; $200), Maryland.
6. ----- Catherine, 53, keeping house, Maryland.
7. ----- Edward T., 22, at home, Maryland.
[...]
21. Zittle, Michael, 71, day laborer ($200; -0-), Maryland.
22. ----- Catherine, 71, keeping house, Maryland.
• The two brothers' siblings Daniel Zittle and Elizabeth Hutzell (née Zittle) on preceding page.
The property of "P Zittle" near the National Road in Zittlestown is shown on a map, "Boonsboro, Dist. No. 6," in: The Illustrated Atlas of Washington County, Maryland, (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing and Stevenson, 1877), p. 51.
(https://digital.whilbr.org/digital/collection/p16715coll2/id/21/)
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 151, Boonsboro, Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 347, family 363, lines 32-35, p. 170 (printed), p. 36 (written), 24 Jun 1880.
32. Zittle, Peter H., 70 [head], grocer; born in Maryland, father in Hannover, mother in Penna.
33. ----- Catherine, 63, wife, keeping house; born in Maryland, parents in Maryland.
34. ----- Edward T., 32, son, laborer, Maryland.
35. ----- Anna M., 9, granddaughter, Maryland.
"One mile west of South Mountain, Petter Zettle, a German, kept a tavern. It was a wagon stand, and a popular one. The house was of brick, and stood on the south side of the road. The old landlord was accustomed to join in the merry-making of the old wagoners, and as the jokes went around in the old bar room, the German spice was plainly discernible as well as agreeable, in unison with the familiar notes of the native pike boys." (Thomas B. Searight, The Old Pike: A History of the National Road (Uniontown, Penn.: the author, 1894), p. 196.)
"Mr. Peter H. Zittle, aged about seventy-six years, a well-known resident of Boonsboro', received a severe stroke of paralysis yesterday morning. His entire right side was affected, and he was deprived of the power of speech. Owing to his age and recent enfeebled condition, his affliction is regarded seriously by this family. He is the father of Messrs. Otho and Joseph Zittle, residents of this city." (The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 9 Apr 1885, p. 3, col. 2.)
"ZITTLE.—Thursday, the 16th inst., at his residence in Boonsboro, of paralysis, Mr. Peter H. Zittle, in the 76th year of his age." ("Died," The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 23 Apr 1885, p. 3, col. 5.)
Date of death also recorded in Bible of great-granddaughter Ruth Malinda Roach (née Zittle, formerly Burgess).
Middle name, not known to have been recorded, is assumed to be Henry.
Elizabeth Jayne Blair and Leona Miller Hart, The Descendants of Michael Zittle, Sr. (Anchorage, Alaska: n.p., 1995), pp. 151-53.
* The nearly 8-year gap between sons Joseph and Otho suggests children who died in infancy.
Great-great-great-grandfather of submitter.
Reviewed 11 January 2023.
Peter H. Zittle, a son of Mary Magdalena (née Hiestand) and Michael Zittle, senior, was born 1809 in Washington County, Maryland. He kept a wagon stand along the National Road on South Mountain, near Zittlestown, the village founded by his father. (Similar to a tavern, a wagon stand catered to the men and horses of freight wagons.) Census records also show him employed as a carpenter (1850), farmer (1860 and 1870), and grocer (1880).
Peter H. Zittle and Catherine Hutzell were married on 24 September 1833 in Washington County. The couple had five children who lived to maturity.*
Notes
Boonsboro may refer either to the town itself or to District 6 (Boonsboro), which includes Zittlestown.
" 'Little' Peter H. | [page] 163 | Catharine Hutzell | 9-24-1833 | [minister:] Rizer" (Clerk of the Circuit Court, Washington County, Maryland, Index Marriage Licenses, 1799 to 1860, Washington County, n.p. [image 153/299].) Peter's brother John also married in 1833, also indexed as "Little."
1840 U.S. Census, Boonsboro, Washington Co., Maryland; p. 224 (printed).
[18.] Peter H. Zittle.
• Four persons including male aged 30 thru 39 and female aged 20 through 29.
1850 U.S. Census, District 1, Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 1292, family 1350, lines 12-16, and dwelling 1294, family 1352, lines 24-29, p. 209B (printed), 13 Aug 1850.
12. Michl. Zittle, 48, laborer ($450), Maryland.
13. Cath. -----, "4", Maryland.
14. Ann M. -----, 22, Maryland.
15. Susan R. -----, 7/12, Maryland.
16. Emeline -----, 12, Maryland.
[...]
24. Peter Zittle, 40, carpenter ($400), Maryland.
25. Cath. -----, 33, Maryland.
26. Jas. -----, 13, Maryland.
27. Otho J. -----, 5, Maryland.
28. Edward "F." -----, 2, Maryland.
29. Janett C. -----, 7/12, Maryland.
1860 U.S. Census, Boonsboro Dist., Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 1253, family 1361, lines 10-16, p. 175 (written), 28 Jul 1860.
10. Peter Zittle, 49, farmer ($600; $100), Maryland.
11. Catharine -----, 43, Maryland.
12. Joseph -----, 23, farm laborer, Maryland.
13. Otho J. -----, 14, Maryland.
14. Edward -----, 12, Maryland.
15. Jenett -----, 10, Maryland.
16. Emma -----, 8, Maryland.
1870 U.S. Census, District 6 (Boonsboro), Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 137, family 142, lines 5-7, and dwelling 141, family 146, lines 21-22, p. 229B (printed), p. 18 (written), 18 Jun 1870. (P.O.: Boonsboro.)
5. Zittle, Peter, 60, farmer ($1,000; $200), Maryland.
6. ----- Catherine, 53, keeping house, Maryland.
7. ----- Edward T., 22, at home, Maryland.
[...]
21. Zittle, Michael, 71, day laborer ($200; -0-), Maryland.
22. ----- Catherine, 71, keeping house, Maryland.
• The two brothers' siblings Daniel Zittle and Elizabeth Hutzell (née Zittle) on preceding page.
The property of "P Zittle" near the National Road in Zittlestown is shown on a map, "Boonsboro, Dist. No. 6," in: The Illustrated Atlas of Washington County, Maryland, (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing and Stevenson, 1877), p. 51.
(https://digital.whilbr.org/digital/collection/p16715coll2/id/21/)
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 151, Boonsboro, Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 347, family 363, lines 32-35, p. 170 (printed), p. 36 (written), 24 Jun 1880.
32. Zittle, Peter H., 70 [head], grocer; born in Maryland, father in Hannover, mother in Penna.
33. ----- Catherine, 63, wife, keeping house; born in Maryland, parents in Maryland.
34. ----- Edward T., 32, son, laborer, Maryland.
35. ----- Anna M., 9, granddaughter, Maryland.
"One mile west of South Mountain, Petter Zettle, a German, kept a tavern. It was a wagon stand, and a popular one. The house was of brick, and stood on the south side of the road. The old landlord was accustomed to join in the merry-making of the old wagoners, and as the jokes went around in the old bar room, the German spice was plainly discernible as well as agreeable, in unison with the familiar notes of the native pike boys." (Thomas B. Searight, The Old Pike: A History of the National Road (Uniontown, Penn.: the author, 1894), p. 196.)
"Mr. Peter H. Zittle, aged about seventy-six years, a well-known resident of Boonsboro', received a severe stroke of paralysis yesterday morning. His entire right side was affected, and he was deprived of the power of speech. Owing to his age and recent enfeebled condition, his affliction is regarded seriously by this family. He is the father of Messrs. Otho and Joseph Zittle, residents of this city." (The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 9 Apr 1885, p. 3, col. 2.)
"ZITTLE.—Thursday, the 16th inst., at his residence in Boonsboro, of paralysis, Mr. Peter H. Zittle, in the 76th year of his age." ("Died," The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 23 Apr 1885, p. 3, col. 5.)
Date of death also recorded in Bible of great-granddaughter Ruth Malinda Roach (née Zittle, formerly Burgess).
Middle name, not known to have been recorded, is assumed to be Henry.
Elizabeth Jayne Blair and Leona Miller Hart, The Descendants of Michael Zittle, Sr. (Anchorage, Alaska: n.p., 1995), pp. 151-53.
* The nearly 8-year gap between sons Joseph and Otho suggests children who died in infancy.
Great-great-great-grandfather of submitter.
Reviewed 11 January 2023.
Peter H. Zittle and Catherine Hutzell were married on 24 September 1833 in Washington County. The couple had five children who lived to maturity.*
Notes
Boonsboro may refer either to the town itself or to District 6 (Boonsboro), which includes Zittlestown.
" 'Little' Peter H. | [page] 163 | Catharine Hutzell | 9-24-1833 | [minister:] Rizer" (Clerk of the Circuit Court, Washington County, Maryland, Index Marriage Licenses, 1799 to 1860, Washington County, n.p. [image 153/299].) Peter's brother John also married in 1833, also indexed as "Little."
1840 U.S. Census, Boonsboro, Washington Co., Maryland; p. 224 (printed).
[18.] Peter H. Zittle.
• Four persons including male aged 30 thru 39 and female aged 20 through 29.
1850 U.S. Census, District 1, Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 1292, family 1350, lines 12-16, and dwelling 1294, family 1352, lines 24-29, p. 209B (printed), 13 Aug 1850.
12. Michl. Zittle, 48, laborer ($450), Maryland.
13. Cath. -----, "4", Maryland.
14. Ann M. -----, 22, Maryland.
15. Susan R. -----, 7/12, Maryland.
16. Emeline -----, 12, Maryland.
[...]
24. Peter Zittle, 40, carpenter ($400), Maryland.
25. Cath. -----, 33, Maryland.
26. Jas. -----, 13, Maryland.
27. Otho J. -----, 5, Maryland.
28. Edward "F." -----, 2, Maryland.
29. Janett C. -----, 7/12, Maryland.
1860 U.S. Census, Boonsboro Dist., Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 1253, family 1361, lines 10-16, p. 175 (written), 28 Jul 1860.
10. Peter Zittle, 49, farmer ($600; $100), Maryland.
11. Catharine -----, 43, Maryland.
12. Joseph -----, 23, farm laborer, Maryland.
13. Otho J. -----, 14, Maryland.
14. Edward -----, 12, Maryland.
15. Jenett -----, 10, Maryland.
16. Emma -----, 8, Maryland.
1870 U.S. Census, District 6 (Boonsboro), Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 137, family 142, lines 5-7, and dwelling 141, family 146, lines 21-22, p. 229B (printed), p. 18 (written), 18 Jun 1870. (P.O.: Boonsboro.)
5. Zittle, Peter, 60, farmer ($1,000; $200), Maryland.
6. ----- Catherine, 53, keeping house, Maryland.
7. ----- Edward T., 22, at home, Maryland.
[...]
21. Zittle, Michael, 71, day laborer ($200; -0-), Maryland.
22. ----- Catherine, 71, keeping house, Maryland.
• The two brothers' siblings Daniel Zittle and Elizabeth Hutzell (née Zittle) on preceding page.
The property of "P Zittle" near the National Road in Zittlestown is shown on a map, "Boonsboro, Dist. No. 6," in: The Illustrated Atlas of Washington County, Maryland, (Philadelphia: Lake, Griffing and Stevenson, 1877), p. 51.
(https://digital.whilbr.org/digital/collection/p16715coll2/id/21/)
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 151, Boonsboro, Washington Co., Maryland; dwelling 347, family 363, lines 32-35, p. 170 (printed), p. 36 (written), 24 Jun 1880.
32. Zittle, Peter H., 70 [head], grocer; born in Maryland, father in Hannover, mother in Penna.
33. ----- Catherine, 63, wife, keeping house; born in Maryland, parents in Maryland.
34. ----- Edward T., 32, son, laborer, Maryland.
35. ----- Anna M., 9, granddaughter, Maryland.
"One mile west of South Mountain, Petter Zettle, a German, kept a tavern. It was a wagon stand, and a popular one. The house was of brick, and stood on the south side of the road. The old landlord was accustomed to join in the merry-making of the old wagoners, and as the jokes went around in the old bar room, the German spice was plainly discernible as well as agreeable, in unison with the familiar notes of the native pike boys." (Thomas B. Searight, The Old Pike: A History of the National Road (Uniontown, Penn.: the author, 1894), p. 196.)
"Mr. Peter H. Zittle, aged about seventy-six years, a well-known resident of Boonsboro', received a severe stroke of paralysis yesterday morning. His entire right side was affected, and he was deprived of the power of speech. Owing to his age and recent enfeebled condition, his affliction is regarded seriously by this family. He is the father of Messrs. Otho and Joseph Zittle, residents of this city." (The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 9 Apr 1885, p. 3, col. 2.)
"ZITTLE.—Thursday, the 16th inst., at his residence in Boonsboro, of paralysis, Mr. Peter H. Zittle, in the 76th year of his age." ("Died," The Herald and Torch Light, Hagerstown, Maryland, 23 Apr 1885, p. 3, col. 5.)
Date of death also recorded in Bible of great-granddaughter Ruth Malinda Roach (née Zittle, formerly Burgess).
Middle name, not known to have been recorded, is assumed to be Henry.
Elizabeth Jayne Blair and Leona Miller Hart, The Descendants of Michael Zittle, Sr. (Anchorage, Alaska: n.p., 1995), pp. 151-53.
* The nearly 8-year gap between sons Joseph and Otho suggests children who died in infancy.
Great-great-great-grandfather of submitter.
Reviewed 11 January 2023.
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PETER H. ZITTLE
Born
DEC. 7, 1809
Died
APRL. 16, 1885
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