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Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts 1907–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1907

Birth Location: Woodbury, Tennessee

Death Date: 28 Apr 1984

Death Location: Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Wiley Pitts

Mother: Fannie Pitts

Spouse(s): Ruby Jones

Children(s): Gracie Pitts, Thomas Pitts, Charles Pitts, Fanetta Edwards, Jimmy Pitts, Jerry Pitts, Dorothy Sullivan, Bobby Pitts

In 1907, Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts entered the world in Woodbury, Tennessee, born to Wiley Monroe Pitts And Fannie M Tedder Pitts. In 1910, Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts resided in Civil District 16, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts resided in Rural, Cannon, Tennessee. Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts married Ruby C Jones, Willie Mae Travis, and had children including Bobby Ray Pitts, Charles David Pitts, Dorothy Earlene Pitts Sullivan, Fanetta Pitts Reed Gilley Edwards, Gracie Nell Pitts, Jerry Wendell Pitts, Jimmy Pitts, Thomas Edward Pitts. Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts passed away in 1984 in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1907, Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts entered the world in Woodbury, Tennessee, born to Wiley Monroe Pitts And Fannie M Tedder Pitts.
  • In 1910, Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts resided in Civil District 16, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts resided in Rural, Cannon, Tennessee.
  • Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts married Ruby C Jones, Willie Mae Travis, and had children including Bobby Ray Pitts, Charles David Pitts, Dorothy Earlene Pitts Sullivan, Fanetta Pitts Reed Gilley Edwards, Gracie Nell Pitts, Jerry Wendell Pitts, Jimmy Pitts, Thomas Edward Pitts.
  • Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts passed away in 1984 in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Pitts's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Pitts
1907–1984
Birth Place: Woodbury, Tennessee
Parents
Wiley Monroe Pitts
1872–1932
DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America
Fannie (M Tedder) Pitts
1872–1916
Cannon Co Tn Usa
Grandparents
William ("Billy") Pitts
1833–1918
Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Hooten\Wooten\Wootan
1833–1906
Tennessee, USA
Henry (David) Tedder
1850–1930
Cannon Co Tn Usa
Sarah (Ann) Fann
1850–1929
Cannon County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John blind?
1799–1880
Sallie Hicks
1811–1836
Elisha OOTEN
1800–1870
Sarah Wright
1810–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pitts
1776–
Sarah Hawkins
1780–1840

Thomas Pitts's Descendants

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Thomas (Pressley Monroe Sylvester) Pitts (10 May 1907–28 Apr 1984) m. Ruby (C) Jones (5 June 1912–17 March 1980)
  1. 1. Gracie (Nell) Pitts 1930–1978 m. Sam Bly 1931–2004
  2. 2. Thomas (Edward) Pitts 1941–2006 m. Virginia (Lorene Davenport Gilley) Pitts 1935–2018
  3. 3. Charles (David) Pitts 1935–2000
  4. 4. Fanetta (Pitts Reed Gilley) Edwards 1933–2001 m. Johnny (Lee) Edwards 1940–1998
  5. 5. Jimmy Pitts 1950–2015
  6. 6. Jerry (Wendell) Pitts 1943–1976
  7. 7. Dorothy (Earlene Pitts) Sullivan 1938–2004
  8. 8. Bobby (Ray) Pitts 1945–2020

Thomas Pitts's Timeline

7 Records

1907
10 May 1907
Birth of Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts in Woodbury, Tennessee
Woodbury, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 3
Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts resided here in Civil District 16, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 16, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts resided here in Rural, Cannon, Tennessee
Rural, Cannon, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 33
Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts resided here in 11th District, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
11th District, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 43
Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts resided here in Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Cannon, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 44
Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1984
28 Apr 1984
Age 77
Death of Thomas Pressley Monroe Sylvester Pitts in Woodbury, Tennessee
Woodbury, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1907
    Event Place: Woodbury, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 8-12
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 16, Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1517; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1375530
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 3617; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 8-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 16, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 16, Rutherford, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1517; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1375530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Cannon, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 8-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 11th District, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03877; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 8-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cannon, Tennessee, 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: Cannon, Tennessee; Roll: 3617; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 8-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1984
    Event Place: Woodbury, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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