James W. Hitch: printed-name correction

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There is no separate dossier for a Brooks County commissioner or South Georgia Railroad organizer named James W. Hitch. The strongest available evidence identifies the man in those records as John William Hitch of Morven.

Folks Huxford printed "James W. Hitch" in his county-commissioner roster and subscription-committee account. His own index assigns the commissioner page to John W. Hitch, and his erratum changes James to John on page 198, covering both the subscription-committee and railroad-director lists. The committee role remains supported by the county history rather than an inspected contemporary committee record. Contemporary reports call the commissioner and director "J. W. Hitch". The complete evidence, confidence rulings, biography, and sources are in the John William Hitch dossier.

Rev. James W. Hitch of Waycross was a real but younger namesake. He was not the Brooks County official or railroad man discussed here.