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Rita Ellen Sharp 1921–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1921

Birth Location: Cutshin, KY.

Death Date: 19 Jul 2002

Death Location: East Moline

Father: William Sharp

Mother: Nancy Lewis

Spouse(s): Max Pitts

Children(s): Grace Pitts, Betty Pitts, Alice Pitts, Carolyn Pitts

Rita Ellen Sharp was born in 1921 in Cutshin, KY., the child of William Sharp And Nancy Jane Lewis. In 1950, Rita Ellen Sharp resided in Montmorency, Whiteside, Illinois, USA. Rita Ellen Sharp married Max A Pitts, and had children including Alice Lucille Pitts, Betty Maxine Pitts, Carolyn K Pitts, Catherine Kurtz, Deborah Lynn Stacy, Grace Allene Pitts, Marian Darin, Rita Kirk, Robert Pitts, Ruth Day, Wayne Pitts. Rita Ellen Sharp passed away in 2002 in East Moline.

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Biography

  • Rita Ellen Sharp was born in 1921 in Cutshin, KY., the child of William Sharp And Nancy Jane Lewis.
  • In 1950, Rita Ellen Sharp resided in Montmorency, Whiteside, Illinois, USA.
  • Rita Ellen Sharp married Max A Pitts, and had children including Alice Lucille Pitts, Betty Maxine Pitts, Carolyn K Pitts, Catherine Kurtz, Deborah Lynn Stacy, Grace Allene Pitts, Marian Darin, Rita Kirk, Robert Pitts, Ruth Day, Wayne Pitts.
  • Rita Ellen Sharp passed away in 2002 in East Moline.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rita Sharp's Ancestors

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Rita Sharp
1921–2002
Birth Place: Cutshin, KY.
Parents
William Sharp
1894–1968
Jacksboro, Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Jane) Lewis
1901–1986
Leslie, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Harrison) Sharp
1871–
Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Catherine) Shoun
1874–1913
Tennessee
Mathias Lewis
1850–1937
Polls Creek, Perry, Kentucky, USA
Rebecca (Becca Kilburn) Kilbourne
1884–1945
Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Shoun
1849–1919
Nancy Heatherley
1851–1886
E. Kilborn
1862–1920
Rutha Sturgeon
1862–1938
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Shown
1800–1881
Berket
1804–1866
Andrew 1839
1820–1883
Sarah 1839
1823–1887
John Kilbourne
1816–1879
Nancy Wells
1826–1882
Andrew Sturgill
1838–1863
Nancy Sturgill
1838–1882

Rita Sharp's Descendants

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Rita (Ellen) Sharp (29 Oct 1921–19 Jul 2002) m. Max (A.) Pitts (14 Oct 1916–6 Sep 1996)
  1. 1. Grace (Allene) Pitts 1944–1996
  2. 2. Betty (Maxine) Pitts 1936–2008
  3. 3. Alice (Lucille) Pitts 1937–2021
  4. 4. Carolyn (K) Pitts 1939–2013

Rita Sharp's Timeline

4 Records

1921
29 Oct 1921
Birth of Rita Ellen Sharp in Cutshin, KY.
Cutshin, KY.
1948
21 Jun 1948
Age 27
Rita Ellen Sharp was married in Princeton, 111
Princeton, 111
1950
1950
Age 29
Rita Ellen Sharp resided here in Montmorency, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Montmorency, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
2002
19 Jul 2002
Age 81
Death of Rita Ellen Sharp in Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1921
    Event Place: Cutshin, KY.
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 21 Jul 2002; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.4350069,0.5147334,0.6963951&xid=3355
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Montmorency, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 4171; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 98-33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1948
    Event Place: Princeton, 111

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Montmorency, Whiteside, Illinois, 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: Montmorency, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 4171; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 98-33

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rock Island
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 21 Jul 2002; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.4350069,0.5147334,0.6963951&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 2002
    Event Place: Rock Island, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 21 Jul 2002; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.4350069,0.5147334,0.6963951&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Moline
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 21 Jul 2002; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.4350069,0.5147334,0.6963951&xid=3355

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