Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Ora Russell Pitts    
                Born: Oct-12-1892          in Alvy, Tyler Co, WV  1,2
                Died: Dec- 6-1989          in Gwinnett Co, GA  3,2
             Resided: 1940                 in Finleyville, Washington Co, PA  4
              Census: 1940                 in Finleyville, Washington Co, PA  
             Resided: 1936                 in Finleyville, Washington Co, PA  5
              Census: 1930                 in Dravosburg, Allegheny Co, PA  
              Census: 1920, Cheuvront Ave  in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1910                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1930                 laborer for gas company  6
          Occupation: 1920                 tool dresser in oil fields  7
              Father: George Washington Pitts   (1845 - 1905) 
              Mother: Mary Elizabeth Wright   (1849 - 1916) 
                Wife: Irene Audie Doak     
         Census name: Irene A. 
                Born: Sep-17-1891          in Tyler Co, WV  8,9,10
                Died: Jul-26-1982          in Pasco Co, FL  10,9
             Resided:                      in Holiday, Pasco Co, FL  9
              Census: 1940                 in Finleyville, Washington Co, PA  
              Census: 1930                 in Dravosburg, Allegheny Co, PA  
              Census: 1920                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: Smiley Maxwell Doak   (1849 - 1915) 
              Mother: Harriet Ann Rowh   (1849 - 1921) 
           M Child 1: Virgil Claris Pitts      
                Born: Apr-23-1915          in West Virginia  11 (see note 1)
                Died: Apr- 4-1989           11
             Resided: 1940                 in Finleyville, Washington Co, PA  4
              Census: 1930                 in Dravosburg, Allegheny Co, PA  
              Census: 1920                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co in Homestead Pa.  4
           M Child 2: Martin Kenneth Pitts      
         Census name: M. Kenneth Pitts 
                Born: Aug-19-1918          in Deep Valley (Central Station), Tyler Co, WV  12,8
                Died: Aug-15-1936          in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  12
      Cause of death:                      heart disease  12
              Census: 1930                 in Dravosburg, Allegheny Co, PA  
              Census: 1920                 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  
           M Child 3: Orville Eugene "Gene" Pitts      
                Born: Jan-12-1922          in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  8
                Died: Aug- 4-1997           
              Buried:                      in Sawnee View Gardens & Mausoleum, Cumming, Forsyth Co, GA  13
              Census: 1940                 in Finleyville, Washington Co, PA  
              Census: 1930                 in Dravosburg, Allegheny Co, PA  
            Military: Apr-15-1942 - Jan- 5-1946 U.S. Army, World War II  14
           M Child 4: Harold Pitts      
                Born: ca 1927              in West Virginia  6,15
              Census: 1940                 in Finleyville, Washington Co, PA  
              Census: 1930                 in Dravosburg, Allegheny Co, PA  

Sources:
(1) Tyler County Birth Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2673954&Type=Birth. 
(2) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. 
(3) Georgia Death Index, 1919-98 [database online], Ancestry.com and Georgia Health Dept, Office of Vital Records. 
(4) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(5) Death record of son. 
(6) 1930 Census. 
(7) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). 
(8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(9) Social Security Death Index. 
(10) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. 
(11) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=722675&Type=Death. 
(13) Findagrave.com. 
(14) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(15) 1940 Census. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birthplace given in Social Security records as Parkersburg, but in World War
II draft registration as Deep Valley.







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