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Mary Catherine Pitts 1844–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 January 1844

Birth Location: Cherokee, AL, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 25 November 1904

Death Location: Emblem, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Father: Wm Pitts

Mother: Anna Pitts

Spouse(s): Samuel Speed, Jesse Pitts

Children(s): Stephen Speed, Tip Speed

Mary Catherine Pitts was born in 1844 in Cherokee, AL, Alabama, USA, the child of Wm C Pitts And Anna C Pitts. In 1850, Mary Catherine Pitts resided in St Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA. In 1860, Mary Catherine Pitts resided in Northern Division, Rushe Bower, DeKalb, Alabama, U. Mary Catherine Pitts married Jesse Pitts, Samuel Maxwell Speed, and had children including Stephen Horton Speed, Tip Speed. Mary Catherine Pitts passed away in 1904 in Emblem, Hopkins, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Catherine Pitts was born in 1844 in Cherokee, AL, Alabama, USA, the child of Wm C Pitts And Anna C Pitts.
  • In 1850, Mary Catherine Pitts resided in St Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA.
  • In 1860, Mary Catherine Pitts resided in Northern Division, Rushe Bower, DeKalb, Alabama, U.
  • Mary Catherine Pitts married Jesse Pitts, Samuel Maxwell Speed, and had children including Stephen Horton Speed, Tip Speed.
  • Mary Catherine Pitts passed away in 1904 in Emblem, Hopkins, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Pitts's Ancestors

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Mary Pitts
1844–1904
Birth Place: Cherokee, AL, Alabama, USA
Parents
Wm C Pitts
1803–
South Carolina
Anna (C) Pitts
1810–
Georgia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Pitts's Descendants

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Mary (Catherine) Pitts (26 January 1844–25 November 1904) m. Samuel (Maxwell) Speed (11 July 1857–23 July 1921) m. Jesse Pitts (abt 1833–)
  1. 1. Stephen (Horton) Speed 1884–1963 m. Vernie (Caroline) Speed 1891–1943 m. Elsie (G.) Speed 1893–1976
    1. 1. Tedrill (Terrell M) Speed 1913–1973 m. Helen (Marie Shelton) Speed 1913–1976
      1. 1. James (Maxwell Speed) Sr. 1934–2004 m. Hallie (Elizabeth) Speed 1935–1986
      2. 2. Billy (Earl) Speed 1935–1997
      3. 3. Francis (Lawrence) Speed 1939–2004
      4. 4. Dorothy (L.) Cochran 1945–2008 m. James (Frederick) Cochran 1939–2020
      5. 5. Lonnie (Ray) Speed –1946
    2. 2. Lawrence Speed 1908–
    3. 3. Roy Speed 1914–
    4. 4. Milly Speed 1918–1991
    5. 5. Ruby Speed 1921–
    6. 6. Timothy (Tip) Speed 1924–1989
  2. 2. Tip Speed 1879–

Mary Pitts's Timeline

6 Records

1844
26 January 1844
Birth of Mary Catherine Pitts in Cherokee, AL, Alabama, USA
Cherokee, AL, Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 6
Mary Catherine Pitts resided here in St Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA
St Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA
1860
1860
Age 16
Mary Catherine Pitts resided here in Northern Division, Rushe Bower, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Northern Division, Rushe Bower, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 26
Mary Catherine Pitts resided here in Township 3 Range 2 District 50, Gurleysville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Township 3 Range 2 District 50, Gurleysville, Madison, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 56
Mary Catherine Pitts resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Delta, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Delta, Texas, USA
1904
25 November 1904
Age 60
Death of Mary Catherine Pitts in Emblem, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Emblem, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 January 1844
    Event Place: Cherokee, AL, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Northern Division, Rushe Bower, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 3 Range 2 District 50, Gurleysville, Madison, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Delta, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mason
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Auctions of Enslaved People and Bounties on Freedom Seekers Index, pre-1880

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1904
    Event Place: Emblem, Hopkins, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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