Edward Fitch was born February 3, 1873 in New York City. He moved to Vail, Iowa as a small boy, where he grew to manhood. He married Grace Parvis on May 31, 1900 who was also born at Vail, Iowa on December 8, 1879. The couple lived in Iowa and Nebraska before coming to McHenry. Mr. Fitch was engaged in farming a short while before he attended and graduated from the Chicago Veterinary College. He was employed by the United States Bureau of Animal Husbandry for ten years. Dr. Fitch served on the McHenry town board and as mayor.
Mrs. Fitch died in July 1962. Dr. Fitch died in 1944.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 74B