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-====== James M. Hiteshew (1838-1902) ======+====== James M. Hiteshew (1839-1902) ======
  
-James M. Hiteshew (JM) was born 29.Jan.1838/9, likely in Frederick, Frederick County MD, where census records indicate his family was living in 1840 and where his parents married in 1828.  There is both mystery and some confusion regarding JM's middle name and initial.  When written in longhand, the letter "M" can be mistaken for "W" or "H" and this is probably the source of confusion. The combined evidence of all available records indicates that "M" was in fact his middle initial, but no known records spell out the middle name.  Some family trees show "James Mills" as the name for both JM and his oldest son. Others show JM as "James Michael," which is also the name given to one of JM's great-grandsons.[1]+==== Birth ==== 
 +James M. Hiteshew (JM) was born 29.Jan.1839, likely in Frederick, Frederick County MD, where census records indicate his family was living in 1840 and where his parents married in 1828.  His parents were Daniel Hiteshew and Virginia Louise Grey. 
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 +==== Middle Name? ==== 
 +There is both mystery and confusion regarding JM's middle name and initial.  When written in longhand, the letter "M" can be mistaken for "W" or "H" and this is probably the source of confusion. The combined evidence of all available records indicates that "M" was in fact his middle initial, but no known records spell out the middle name.  Some family trees show "James Mills" as the name of both JM and his oldest son. Others show JM as "James Michael," which is also the name given to one of JM's great-grandsons.[1]
  
 ==== Early Life ==== ==== Early Life ====
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 ==== Education and Work ==== ==== Education and Work ====
-In keeping with the views of their church, the descendants of Lutheran immigrants who came to the United States in the 1700s and 1800s valued education.  James probably received some kind of formal education, perhaps at a church school.  This may have focused on religious instruction and vocational training, but learning to read and write would have been considered important.+In keeping with the views of their church, the descendants of Lutheran immigrants who came to the United States in the 1700s and 1800s valued education.  JM probably received some kind of formal education, perhaps at a church school.  This may have focused on religious instruction and vocational training, but learning to read and write would have been considered important.
  
 At some point between 1850 and 1858, JM appears to have moved to Cumberland, MD.  At the time, Cumberland provided opportunities for a young man who might be looking for an alternative to farming as a way of life.  You can learn more about what was happening in Cumberland at that time from the Wikipedia article [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cumberland,_Maryland|History of Cumberland, Maryland]] and the National Park Service article [[https://www.nps.gov/choh/learn/historyculture/thecanalarrivesincumberland.htm|The Canal Arrives in Cumberland]], but the key takeaway is that the opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Cumberland and tidewater Maryland in 1850 transformed the local economy and created many new jobs.   At some point between 1850 and 1858, JM appears to have moved to Cumberland, MD.  At the time, Cumberland provided opportunities for a young man who might be looking for an alternative to farming as a way of life.  You can learn more about what was happening in Cumberland at that time from the Wikipedia article [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cumberland,_Maryland|History of Cumberland, Maryland]] and the National Park Service article [[https://www.nps.gov/choh/learn/historyculture/thecanalarrivesincumberland.htm|The Canal Arrives in Cumberland]], but the key takeaway is that the opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Cumberland and tidewater Maryland in 1850 transformed the local economy and created many new jobs.