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Edna Lorraine Pitts 1911–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1911

Birth Location: Waltz Wabash Indiana United States

Death Date: 22 Jun 2013

Death Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Pliny Pitts

Mother: Nellie Sowash

Spouse(s): James Bright

Children(s):

In 1911, Edna Lorraine Pitts entered the world in Waltz Wabash Indiana United States, born to Pliny Guy Pitts And Nellie Sowash. In 1920, Edna Lorraine Pitts resided in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA. In 1930, Edna Lorraine Pitts resided in Waltz, Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA. Edna Lorraine Pitts married James Eugene Bright, and had children including Jon Richard Bright. Edna Lorraine Pitts passed away in 2013 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Edna Lorraine Pitts entered the world in Waltz Wabash Indiana United States, born to Pliny Guy Pitts And Nellie Sowash.
  • In 1920, Edna Lorraine Pitts resided in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1930, Edna Lorraine Pitts resided in Waltz, Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA.
  • Edna Lorraine Pitts married James Eugene Bright, and had children including Jon Richard Bright.
  • Edna Lorraine Pitts passed away in 2013 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Pliny Pitts
1887–1970
Birth Location: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
PP
Nellie Sowash
1887–1918
Birth Location: Harrison, Miami, Indiana
NS

Spouses(s)

James Bright
1911–1978
Birth Location: Noble, Wabash, Indiana, USA
JB

Children(s)

Edna Pitts's Ancestors

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Edna Pitts
1911–2013
Birth Place: Waltz Wabash Indiana United States
Parents
Pliny Guy Pitts
1887–1970
Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Nellie Sowash
1887–1918
Harrison, Miami, Indiana
Grandparents
Milo Pitts
1859–1946
Wabash Wabash Indiana United Staets
Mary (Elizabeth) Shroyer
1862–1941
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
William Shroyer
1825–1904
Elizabeth Pavey
1829–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pavey
1807–1876
Elizabeth West
1806–1898

Edna Pitts's Timeline

9 Records

1911
2 Apr 1911
Birth of Edna Lorraine Pitts in Waltz Wabash Indiana United States
Waltz Wabash Indiana United States
1920
1920
Age 9
Edna Lorraine Pitts resided here in Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Edna Lorraine Pitts resided here in Waltz, Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Waltz, Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Edna Lorraine Pitts resided here in Marion, Grant, Indiana
Marion, Grant, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 29
Edna Lorraine Pitts resided here in Noble, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Noble, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
1943
1943
Age 32
Edna Lorraine Pitts resided here in Wabash, Indiana, USA
Wabash, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Edna Lorraine Pitts resided here in Noble, Wabash, Indiana, USA
Noble, Wabash, Indiana, USA
2013
18 Jun 2013
Age 102
Death of Edna Lorraine Pitts in La Fontaine Wabash Indiana United States
La Fontaine Wabash Indiana United States
2013
22 Jun 2013
Age 102
Burial of Edna Lorraine Pitts in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Waltz Wabash Indiana United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Waltz, Waltz, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Marion, Grant, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01106; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 85-15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Noble, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01106; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 85-15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, Archives of DePauw University; Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, Greencastle, Indiana; Book Number: Vol 5975; Description: Church Record for the Wabash Circuit-Lebanon, Evangelical United Brethren

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Noble, Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Noble, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 3743; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 85-30

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 2013
    Event Place: La Fontaine Wabash Indiana United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Jun 2013
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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