Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Pitts
Born: ca 1841 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1 Died: bef May 1875 2 Resided: 1863 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Father: John Pitts (1817 - ) Mother: Margaret Gatrell (1816 - )
Wife: Nancy Underwood 3 Married: Dec-17-1863 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Born: ca 1847 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1 Resided: 1863 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Joseph Underwood (1824 - 1903) Mother: Cassie Emaline Lyons (1825 - 1908) Other spouse 2
F Child 1: Mahala E. Pitts Also known as: Mehalia Pitts 4 Born: Oct-28-1864 5,6,4 Died: Oct-14-1929 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 5,7 Buried: in Elkins Memorial Gardens (formerly IOOF), Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 5 Cause of death: tuberculosis 5,7 Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lehi "Lee" Bonnell b. Aug-31-1860 d. Mar-10-1946 Also known as: Lee Bonnell 8,9,10 Married: Jan- 8-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 2: Joseph Hooker Pitts Born: Jul-16-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,1 Died: 1950 in Uniontown, Fayette Co, PA 11,12 Buried: White Rock Cemetery in Fairchance, Fayette Co, PA 11 Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Occupation: farmer 13 Wife: Elvira Yeater b. Aug- 1-1866 Also known as: Alvira Yeater 1 Married: Oct-24-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 (see note 1) Wife: Drusilla C. Green b. Jul- -1877 d. Apr- 8-1916 Also known as: D. C. Pitts 14 Married: Feb-29-1896 at Franks Run, near Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 1
F Child 3: Mary May Pitts Also known as: Maggie 3 Born: Feb- -1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,15 (see note 2) Died: Jan-30-1939 in Harrison Co, WV Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1880, 1900, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Joseph Johnson b. May- -1854 d. bef Jan 1939 Census name: Joseph Johnston Married: May- 6-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 4: James Ervin Pitts Born: 1870 in Tyler Co, WV 12,16,1 Died: 1939 12 Buried: in Swiger (aka Broad Run) Cemetery, near Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Laura Mae Ash b. Jan- -1876 d. Aug-26-1925 Married: Jul-12-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 (see note 3)
M Child 5: John S. Pitts Born: ca 1873 16 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) Record of wife's remarriage. (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (7) Randolph County Death Records, Elkins, WV. (8) Obituary of son. (9) Death record of son. (10) Headstone. (11) Findagrave.com. (12) Headstone (year only) (13) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (14) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789999&Type=Marriage. (16) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). Event Notes Note (1) at the residence of Elizabeth Yeater Note (2) Birth date given in death record as Feb 18 1866, location given as Hughes, Harrison County, informant Ada Swiger, Meadowbrook. But age 12 in 1880 Census and age 18 in 1886 marriage record would put birth in about 1868, and 1900 Census states Feb 1868. Note (3) at residence of Valentine AshName Index