OSBH DC (Marion County 1943) #677 - Sumner Sheridan Hitchings, male, widower, occupation carpenter, b. 25 Mar 1873 in Potsdam, N.Y., d. 27 Jul 1943 in Salem, Oregon at the age of 70 y's 4 m's 2 d's, name of father Edward W. Hitchings (b. Colis, Maine), maiden name of mother Ellen A. Horsinger (b. Sheboygan, Wis.), interment IOOF 29 Jul, undertaker Walker-Howell, informant Edward L. Tichings of Portland, Oregon.
1st MARRIAGE - Lula/Lulu, circa 1897
1900 NE CENSUS - Sumner S. Hitchings, age 27, occupation cigar marker, b. New York, is enumerated with his wife of 2 years, Lula [Lulu?], age 20, mother of 1, b. Jun 1879 in Iowa, along with Lelande, age 7 months, b. Sep 1899 in Nebraska. Also enumerated with the family is Ella Chase, identified as mother-in-law [of Sumner], age 50, widowed, mother of 4, b. New York.
2nd MARRIAGE - Marie, circa 1909
1910 OR CENSUS - Sumner S. Hitchings, age 37, occupation farmer, b. New York, is enumerated with his wife of less than 1 year (his 2nd marriage her 1st) Marie, age 22, b. Pennsylvania, along with Lelande, age 10, b. Nebraska.