Husband: Stephen Pitts
Born: Mar- 7-1838 1 Died: Aug-24-1924 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Sycamore Methodist Cemetery, btwn Rt 19 & US 50, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1910, 1920 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: farmer 1,2 Father: John Pitts (1817 - ) Mother: Margaret Gatrell (1816 - )
Wife: Mahala Weekley 3
Married: Mar- 4-1859 4 (see note 1)
Born: Oct- -1838 2
Died: Jan-30-1915 5
Buried: in Sycamore Methodist Cemetery, btwn Rt 19 & US 50, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 5
Resided: in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 5
Census: 1910 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 2)
Father: Levi M. Weekley
Mother: Sarah ___
Notes
M Child 1: Levi Pitts Born: Apr-28-1861 6,7 Died: Feb-16-1948 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,7 Buried: in Sycamore Methodist Cemetery, btwn Rt 19 & US 50, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1910, 1920 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: horse dealer (retired) 1
M Child 2: Perry Pitts Born: May-12-1863 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,9 (see note 3) Died: Nov-28-1943 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 1 Census: 1910, 1920 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: 1920 mantel tiling 10 Occupation: 1910 peddler of eggs & butter 6 Wife: Susan Columbia Smith b. Dec- 7-1864 d. bef 1910 Also known as: Columbia Smith 11,12 Married: Jan- 6-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 3: Lorenzo Stephen Pitts Census name: Renza D. Pitts Born: Apr- 3-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,14 (see note 4) Died: Dec-29-1938 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 8 Buried: in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 8 Resided: 1894 in Tyler Co, WV 14 Census: 1880, 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: farmer 15 Wife: Sarah E. Robinson b. Feb- 2-1866 d. Mar-18-1955 Married: Apr-15-1894 at Camp, Doddridge Co, WV 14 (see note 5)
M Child 4: Martin Richard Pitts Born: Jul-18-1869 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 8,16 (see note 6) Died: Jun- 6-1951 in Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 8 Buried: in Sycamore Methodist Cemetery, btwn Rt 19 & US 50, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Wife: Virginia Mae Fultz b. Mar-27-1870 d. Mar-22-1942 Married: Jun-18-1899 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 16
M Child 5: Samuel Clevenger Pitts Also known as: Clevenger Pitts 1,17 Born: May-14-1878 in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 18,19,1 (see note 7) Died: Oct-11-1960 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 1 Buried: in Sycamore Methodist Cemetery, btwn Rt 19 & US 50, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1,8 Resided: in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 1 Resided: 1925 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: butcher 1 Occupation: 1900 farm laborer 2 Wife: Mary Celia Swiger b. 1877 d. May- 6-1920 Also known as: Cecelia M. Swiger 20 Married: May- 8-1898 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 16 Wife: Ila V. Stewart b. ca 1894 Married: Sep- 8-1925 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 16
Sources: (1) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (3) Marriage record of son. (4) Obituary of wife. (5) Obituary. (6) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Findagrave.com. (9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (10) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (11) Birth record of daughter. (12) Death record of husband. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Perry Pitts, age 19 as of May 12 1882, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Susan C. Smith, age 18 as of Dec 7 1882, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jan 6 1883 "at the Residence of John Smith," officiated by William Weekly, a Minister of the Gospel. Informants for marriage license: Benjamin Smith & Perry Pitts of Doddridge & Tyler counties. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790228&Type=Marriage. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792595&Type=Marriage. (15) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. (16) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (17) Obituary of daughter. (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) 1900 Census indicates marriage date as about 1856. Note (2) In household of Joseph & Cassie (Lyons) Underwood. Note (3) Birthplace given as Doddridge County in death record, but as Tyler County in marriage record. Note (4) Birthplace reported by Findagrave as Tyler County, but marriage record says Doddridge County. Note (5) At Joshua Robinson's. Note (6) Age in marriage record would put birth in about 1871. Date on headstone is 1869. Note (7) Birth date given as May 1879 in the 1900 Census. He was age 2 in the 1880 Census.