Husband: Perry Pitts
Born: May-12-1863 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
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 3
Occupation: 1910 peddler of eggs & butter 4
Father: Stephen Pitts (1838 - 1924)
Mother: Mahala Weekley (1838 - 1915)
Wife: Susan Columbia Smith
Also known as: Columbia Smith 5,6
Married: Jan- 6-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: Dec- 7-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,2
Died: bef 1910 4
Resided: 1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: John Smith (1817 - 1903)
Mother: Lydia Jarvis (1825 - 1877)
F Child 1: Floy C. Pitts Born: Dec- 6-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,4 Died: Mar- -1982 10 Buried: in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK 11 Resided: in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK 12 Census: 1930 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Husband: Earl Coleman Richards b. Aug- 2-1892 d. Sep- -1968 Married: May-18-1913 in Harrison Co, WV 13
Sources: (1) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (4) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (5) Birth record of daughter. (6) Death record of husband. (7) 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. (8) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Findagrave.com. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Oklahoma before 1951. (13) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given as Doddridge County in death record, but as Tyler County in marriage record.