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Re: Pitts in Ga

lovelypearls_1 — 2012-05-11 03:43:15Z

If your ancestors are from Jones County, Georgia I can help. Otherwise I can't help.

Re: Are you a relative of Charlie Pitts?

DU112052 — 2012-05-08 04:17:44Z

I live in Northfield, and have been fascinated doing research on the subject. While in the beginning, it was believed one of the dead robbers was Charlie Pitts. After years of research, it has been pretty much proven that the robber that was actually killed was Sam Wells. Charlie Pitts/Sam Wells was not killed in the bank raid in Northfield, but was killed 2 weeks later at the Hanska Slough, near Madelia, MN by a posse of seven.

Re: Pitts Family In Georgia

pfayebee — 2012-05-08 03:29:55Z

yes, I am aware that Vina was a slave. I am curious about her husband. His Name was Emanuel on some census records he was listed as manuel.
Vina's maiden name was copelin or copeland.
do you have info on any of the above?

Re: Pitts Family of VA

tgrenfell2004 — 2012-05-05 20:23:13Z

I am researdhing my huisbands side of the family his mother was susette chase grenfell her mother was mildred chase lipka and her mother was Annie Maria Patterson b 04/25/1900 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d 1993 in New Haven connecticut who was the daughter of George R patterson (he may have been born around 1871 and died 1955) and Susie R Pitts I am unable to find the parents of Susie pitts any info would help

Re: Pitts Family In Georgia

lovelypearls_1 — 2012-05-05 18:30:02Z

You do know the list I gave is for Jones County, Georgia. Vina is a slave. So this pertains to African Americans.

Re: Pitts of Arkansas Oklahoma

Skijbnme — 2012-05-03 01:07:09Z

Samantha,
Odell Clara Pitts and Marvin lee Stevens sr were my grandparents.
My father Marvin lee Stevens was there son.

Pitts family of OK/AR

shede97 — 2012-04-27 12:19:25Z

My husband is Jason DeWayne Pitts son to Robert Williams Pitts Sr B. July 1951 Arkansas D. Aug 2009 Oklahoma. He is the son of Charles Lester Pitts b. July 1924 maybe AR? d May 2004 OR and Mother Faye Jean Aldridge 1924-1987. Charles was the son of Robert William Pitts b about 1903 in Arkansas wife I have was Dorothy Gertrude Jackson b 1906. I have that Robert William Pitts was the son of George Martin Pitts b 12 July 1877 Mississippi and Lucy Agneas Head. He had several brothers and sisters Charlie Pitts 1899, Elgin Pitts 1905, Elmer Pitts 1907, Lena May Pitts 1909-1979, Nellie 1914 and George Edwin Pitts 1916-1999.

I have found this in the census and through what little my Motherinlaw could tell me. I found George Martin in the 1880 census as being 2 living with a Father B.L and mother L.A. Sisters M.L and M.J but I cannot find any more information on them. If anyone has more information linking B.L. Pitts to others I would appreciate it. On the 1880 Census it says he's 25 and it shows an E. Ward as "mother". It also says they lived in Mississippi and that his father and mother were from S.C.

Re: Charlie Pitts (rode with Jesse James)

snpitts1978 — 2012-04-25 14:36:15Z

I am a "Pitts" decendant from the Pitts' of Oklahoma via Missouri,and Virginia.

I am a little confused. Was Charlie Pitts really a "Pitts" or did he change his name to avoid the law?

Does anyone know the answer to this?

Re: Pitts Family In Georgia

pfayebee — 2012-04-21 21:44:53Z

Vina Pitts is my ancester

Re: Benton/Pitts book now online (1620-1920)

stepaim — 2012-04-18 01:39:13Z

Try

http://www.archive.org/stream/davidbentonnancy00dave#page/n5...

Re: Pitts in GA

mrhomerson — 2012-04-17 06:53:48Z

Yes I some information and will share.

Re: Pitts in GA

jamilegrandison — 2012-04-10 20:03:51Z

Hi, I am looking for information on Lula H. Pitts. My grandmother is Lula Bell Johnson, her parents were Willard and Mary Johnson. And of course, Willard's mother was Lula H. Pitts. Do you have any other information? It is very difficult to find.

Thanks,

jamile

Re: william pitts

MicheleBrooks28 — 2012-04-03 03:13:24Z

Hello Rosie
When making a genalogy query, it is helpful to others to know what state(s) your Pitts were from and the approximate/actual birthdates. There are so many William Pitts all over the country that we need to narrow it down. If you know the wife/mother's name of your last William that helps to narrow it down too. Let us know.

Michele

Re: Looking for Pitts in West Ga. area

rosie_pitts — 2012-04-02 21:06:41Z

my grate granma is Ida mae brown and grand father evis oddis pitts

Re: Austin Pitts (born in NY)

rosie_pitts — 2012-04-02 21:04:56Z

van buran is a small town in missouri and my father is williAM D PITTS

Re: Looking for Pitts in West Ga. area

rosie_pitts — 2012-04-02 21:01:26Z

would the grandfather middle name be elvis

Re: Charlie Pitts (rode with Jesse James)

rosie_pitts — 2012-04-02 20:56:14Z

charlie pitts is my grate grate grand father

Re: Benton/Pitts book now online (1620-1920)

rosie_pitts — 2012-04-02 20:49:38Z

i couldent find that book

Re: william pitts

rosie_pitts — 2012-04-02 20:41:06Z

hi my name is rosie pitts and my brother is william pitts and my dad is william pitts also i am trying to find pepole i am related to on my dads side oh and i am caucasion

Benton/Pitts book now online (1620-1920)

stepaim — 2012-03-31 02:43:49Z

In my research I stumbled across this 1921 book that is now viewable online for FREE at openlibrary.org . Thought it might be useful to some of you on here. 'David Benton and Nancy Pitts, their ancestors and descendants, 1620-1920'. collected and arranged by Edith E. Davenport. Published 1921 by DuBois Press in Rochester, N.Y. Open Library Number: OL13492832M

Re: Pitts Family In Georgia

lovelypearls_1 — 2012-03-28 19:26:52Z

Which Pitts and in which county and city would be helpful. I had posted information about the Pitts side looking at Wills and Deeds in a another thread. Here is the thread info for:

This is only for the Pitts of Jones County. I am still doing research on one of my relatives Sharp Pitts. I was looking to see if he had any siblings. I am currently looking at wills and land deeds. If you have the last name Pitts this information is useful.

Slave Owner John Pitts gave negro slaves to the following

worth $1300 to his daughter Martha Blount:

Feriba Pitts
Peggy Pitts
Toby Pitts
George Pitts (might be Sharp's older brother)

worth $3,350 to his son Dauphin Pitts:

Arnold Pitts
James Pitts
Mick Pitts
Hasty Pitts
Geeasy Pitts
Vina Pitts

Worth $3400 to his daughter Ann Maria Gibson:

Moses Pitts
Tom Pitts
Issac Pitts
Silvey Pitts
Sipe Pitts
Sarah Pitts
Walter Pitts

Worth $20,165 estate/slaves to his wife and rest of children
unknown.

If any of these slaves are in your family tree let me know.

Re: Pitts Family In Georgia

MicheleBrooks28 — 2012-03-25 05:33:52Z

There are three different pedigrees/families working the lineage of Emanuel and Viney Pitts on ancestry.com If you don't have a subscription, the public library may have one. They give a couple of generations of the family.

Re: Pitts Family In Georgia

melholden — 2012-03-25 05:33:14Z

I am also interested in learning more about Emanuel (1848-) and Viney (1855-) Pitts of Georgia, who were black and born during slavery.

Re: Pitts Family In Georgia

melholden — 2012-03-25 05:25:32Z

Hello,
My grandfather, James A Pitts, was raised by his grandparents, Emanuel and Viney Pitts. I found records to show this in the 1900 census.

I believe that Carrie Pitts is my great grandmother, giving birth to my grandfather, James, when she was around 12. She gave him her maiden name because she was unmarried at the time.

James A Pitts grew up and married my grandmother, Martha Greene, around 1925-26. In the 1930 census they were living in Chicago, where they had my mother.

I know very little about my grandfather, James A Pitts. I do not remember ever meeting him as he was not with my grandmother when I was a child. I do not know if he remarried and if/when he died. I am interested in finding other members of the extended Pitts family. I would like to know more about my grandfather, his history, and his family stories.

Re: Charlie Pitts (rode with Jesse James)

DavidMangis — 2012-03-22 04:21:56Z

My Grandpa, Emory William Mangis, received a farm south of Springfield, IN from his Father, William Jasper Mangis in 1929. He sold it in 1969. My Dad told me there was a house south of the barn that had belonged to some Pitts. As a boy he was told that the James and Youngers would retreat to the Pitts family member's home there when the law was on their trail. Dad said in the thirty's he would plow up bricks there. There is a graveyard in Springfield with Pitts headstones. They were readable in the 1960s. The graveyard is 200 yards west of Springfield Road and 150 yards south of Durlin Road. You can see the headstones on Google Maps in a grove of trees.
David Mangis cell 910-232-0408 email DavidMangis@gmail.com

Re: Pitts-George Family of Tyler, VA

Wunder_Woman — 2012-03-20 16:51:17Z

Hi Scott,

We've been in contact about your wife's Haskin family connection to my husband's Parish family (from Bastard Twp., Leeds Co., Canada West) and now I learn she's related to ME, also?? Talk about a small world!

This Pitts family, and my "fibbin' gr grandmother" who descends from them, have been a major brick wall for me for 30 years. However, in 2003 when I was still in Cheyenne I did a lot of work on them in Indiana land records and have a huge folder of documents to share, including some for the Kinzies. A fellow genealogy volunteer and I both had families in the same county in Indiana, so to keep the cost down we each ordered 3-4 films of deeds from Salt Lake and shared them in order to track our families.

If you contact me off-board I'll scan and email the marriage record to you. I also got it from a microfilm ordered from the LDS FHLibrary in Salt Lake.

Sandy in Omaha
wunder dot woman at ymail dot com

Re: Pitts-George Family of Tyler, VA

ScottMusil — 2012-03-20 00:52:42Z

My wife descends from Lewis Pitts and Cassandra George. I know almost nothing about them. I'd love a copy of their marriage record if possible. My wife descends from their daughter Didamie Alcinda Pitts who married David Hall Kinzie. Didamie and David ended up in Jefferson County, Nebraska. Supposedly Lewis and Cassandra died in Gage County, but I've never been able to find them in a Gage County cemetery. Have you made any progress since this was posted?

Re: Phillip L. Pitts (1951-1989) from Georgia

drewsmithtpa — 2012-03-12 14:20:37Z

More details, from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs records:

Phillip Pitts
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1951
Death Date: 23 Mar 1989
SSN: 252708680
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 27 Oct 1970
Release Date 1: 4 Oct 1972

Re: Phillip L. Pitts (1951-1989) from Georgia

drewsmithtpa — 2012-03-12 14:17:38Z

More details, these from the Georgia Deaths (on Ancestry.com):

Phillip L Pitts
Death Date: 23 Mar 1989
County of Death: Fulton
Gender: M (Male)
Race: Black
Age: 37 Years
County of Residence: DeKalb
Certificate: 012259
Date Filed: 11 Apr 1989

Phillip L. Pitts (1951-1989) from Georgia (was Re: Looking for Pitts in West Ga. area)

drewsmithtpa — 2012-03-12 14:15:22Z

The Social Security Death Index indicates that his middle initial was "L".

Re: Pitts family/Greer,SC/Newberry,SC-Please help!

BrennaStoppiello — 2012-03-12 04:17:08Z

Yes, I would like to see the death certificate myself.
I am not currently working on this , so I don't have my info in front of me or where I can get to it. But I would like to view the death certificate for future use.

Re: Looking for Pitts in West Ga. area

ksp3232 — 2012-03-12 02:52:04Z

trying to find anyone who may have known a Phillip Pitts who was born on 11-5-1951 and passes on 03-23-1989. his children are looking for any brothers or sisters all we know is he is from Georgia. if you may have any relatives who may remember a Phillip Pitts whose children lived in Hawaii please email me.

Re: Pitts family/Greer,SC/Newberry,SC-Please help!

rpitts150 — 2012-03-06 18:27:47Z

would like to exchange info of Drayton Pitts death certificate

Re: Austin Pitts (born in NY)

vksm98 — 2012-03-04 16:10:36Z

Thank you. I have both those pieces of information. He died in Texas because he moved there with his daughter who married Stephen Durfee. The 1908 must have been a typo, I have 1918, but thanks I will fix it! Thanks for the offer of help with this.

Re: Austin Pitts (born in NY)

gypsypohl — 2012-03-04 05:53:05Z

PS Austin Pitts died in 1918,not 1908.....

Re: Austin Pitts (born in NY)

gypsypohl — 2012-03-04 05:30:44Z

I found an Austin Pitts,(b. NY),age 76 in the 1910 Texas census,living in Port Arthur Ward 3,Jefferson,Texas.He was in the household of Steven Durfee and Frank Timmins.....

Re: Austin Pitts (born in NY)

vksm98 — 2012-03-03 21:01:04Z

Through a letter my grandmother found one of our family members indicated Austin had a half brother named Philip Vealie. Looking for any proof of this. If anyone could help me it sure would be appreciated.

Re: Elizabeth H. Pitts, Granville NY

carllicence — 2012-03-02 19:52:01Z

Hello!
Yes, it sounds like you might have some great data. I to have a good amount so it would be terrific if we could exchange data. I too am Roberts 3 great grandchild and Elizabeth's 2nd. I've been looking for data on Elizabeth for some time, there doesn't seem to be a lot that I can find.

If you would like to email me directly I'm at carl.licence@comcast.net

Thanks! I look forward to talking to you.

Carl

Re: Elizabeth H. Pitts, Granville NY

jetsam_flotsam — 2012-03-02 17:06:22Z

Elizabeth Pitts is also my second great-grandmother. I think I have a lot of information you might find helpful. Please private message me for more.

Re: Anyone related to actress ZaSu Pitts?

june1948 — 2012-03-01 02:58:01Z

Have you found a Gelenia E. Pitts in your family genealogy?She was from Allen county,Ks.

Re: Hi cousin!

june1948 — 2012-03-01 02:56:26Z

Have you found a gelinia e pitts from allen county,ks. in your lineage?

Re: Martin Pitts d. Pike Cty, Ga. 1843

fayeandalton1 — 2012-02-29 14:56:13Z

I once thought Martin Pitts d. Pike Cty, GA 1843, was a son of John Pitts and Hannah Belton, and that being on Ancestry. com may be a result of someone putting it on there from my notes. However, I now no longer believe that could be possible due to Martin's age and the ages of John and Hannah's children. Also the marriage year for Martin is 1812, not 1822 as is shown in one place on line. If you have data from wills,deeds,Bible records,etc that show Martin as being a son of John Pitts and Hannah Belton I would like to know about it. I believe I am correct in saying that there is a DNA match for descendents of John Pitts and descendents of Martin Pitts which would mean they were related but not necessarily father and son. Also, Martin Pitts died in GA in 1843, not 1863. Thanks, Alton Pitts

Re: Martin Pitts d. Pike Cty, Ga. 1843

annamcgreer — 2012-02-29 02:32:43Z

Wesley, Do you have proof of the parents of John Pitts? I have his father as Henry d. 1816 but do not have the mother or Henry's parents.
My ancestor was John's brother Jehu Pitts who moved to Mississippi and the family stayed there.
annamcgreer@gmail.com

Re: Pitts Family History of Jones County Mississippi

coopathome1 — 2012-02-27 05:42:43Z

I am interested in the Pitts Family of Jones County, Ms.
My mother was a Pitts and she came from Jones County, Ms.
Please respond.

Rev. Fountain E. Pitts Obit

MaryRish50 — 2012-02-24 15:54:01Z

Obit can be viewd online at
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033699/1874-05-24...

Nashville Union And American, Sunday May 24, 1874 Image 4

Re: Pitts in Telfair County, GA

Rainers48 — 2012-02-22 05:26:43Z

Hey Sharon... been years since we last talked via email! Are you still doing genealogy and if so, would love to correspond again. Tried to go to your website, but not there anymore. Seems like my family may be intertwined with your family... please get in touch as I would love to have your input on the Pitts/Yawn connection. Thanks and look forward to hearing from you. Lorraine

Re: Martin Pitts d. Pike Cty, Ga. 1843

wpitts1539 — 2012-02-21 12:45:05Z

Martin Pitts was the son of John and Hannah {Belton} Pitts of New berry, SC, Martin left SC and moved to Wilkes CO. Georgia where he married Elizabeth Ray in 1822, then they moved to Pike county, Georgia where he died about 1863. You can trace The Pitts family back to 1170, Normandy , Gervase de la Puette. If you get stuck you can contact me and I will try to help. Best Regards Wesley Pitts

Re: Sharp and Ida Pitts

sampjm5 — 2012-02-19 06:57:19Z

Beverly I have info concerning Sharp and Ida Whitley Pitts. Can also put you in contact with a living relative. I'm orginally from Jones Co. Ga.

Re: Sharp and Ida Pitts

lovelypearls_1 — 2012-02-19 04:56:13Z

Oh my name is not Beverely, that is my grandmother. I have alot of infor already on the Pitts and Bowens. I do however would like to know who Sharp Pitts Senior parents were. I know I have to get a death certificate for that.

James Pitts 1753-1829

1_jfor — 2012-02-14 09:20:36Z

If anyone is looking for this man, he is buried in Dromcolliher County Limerick Ireland. His gravestone is the oldest visible and legible in the cemetery in the town centre. Photo is attached