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William "Billy" Pitts 1833–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 November 1833

Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee

Death Date: 1 Mar 1918

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

Father: John blind?

Mother: Sallie Hicks

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hooten\Wooten\Wootan

Children(s): David Pitts, Vansell Pitts, James Pitts, Wiley Pitts, John Pitts

William "Billy" Pitts was born in 1833 in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, the child of John Pitts Blind And Sallie Alice Hicks. In 1880, William "Billy" Pitts resided in District 4, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA. William "Billy" Pitts married Elizabeth Betsy Hooten Wooten Wootan, and had children including David Irvin Dave Pitts, James Jefferson Jim Pitts, John C Pitts, Vansell Wales Pitts, Wiley Monroe Pitts. William "Billy" Pitts passed away in 1918 in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William "Billy" Pitts was born in 1833 in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee, the child of John Pitts Blind And Sallie Alice Hicks.
  • In 1880, William "Billy" Pitts resided in District 4, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA.
  • William "Billy" Pitts married Elizabeth Betsy Hooten Wooten Wootan, and had children including David Irvin Dave Pitts, James Jefferson Jim Pitts, John C Pitts, Vansell Wales Pitts, Wiley Monroe Pitts.
  • William "Billy" Pitts passed away in 1918 in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John blind?
1799–1880
Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
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Sallie Hicks
1811–1836
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hooten\Wooten\Wootan
1833–1906
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

David Pitts
1860–1918
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Vansell Pitts
1854–1923
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee
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James Pitts
1868–1949
Birth Location: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, United States of America
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Wiley Pitts
1872–1932
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America
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John Pitts
1856–1933
Birth Location: Cannon County, Tennessee
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William Pitts's Ancestors

Self
William Pitts
1833–1918
Birth Place: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee
Parents
John Pitts blind?
1799–1880
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Sallie (Alice) Hicks
1811–1836
Tennessee
Grandparents
John Pitts
1776–
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Sarah Hawkins
1780–1840
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pitts's Descendants

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William ("Billy") Pitts (14 November 1833–1 Mar 1918) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Hooten\Wooten\Wootan (14 Jan 1833–26 Dec 1906)
  1. 1. David (Irvin "Dave") Pitts 1860–1918 m. Elizabeth Herriman 1864–1915
    1. 1. Ginnie (Tencie) Pitts 1899–1964 m. Charles (S) Anderson 1896–1983
      1. 1. Emma (Jean) Anderson 1933–2006 m. Harry (Allen "Buddy") Mosley 1931–1987
      2. 2. Bobbie (Lee) Anderson 1938–1941
  2. 2. Vansell (Wales) Pitts 1854–1923 m. Mirelda (Catherine) Brown 1861–1937 m. Martha (Canzady) Parsley 1864–1904
    1. 1. Walter (Hancock) Pitts 1903–1962 m. Georgia (Henritta) Carson 1911–2005
      1. 1. Robert (Carson) Pitts 1930–2004
      2. 2. Jean (Evelyn) Pitts 1938–1999
    2. 2. Sterling (Brown) Pitts 1899–1980
    3. 3. Delia (Ann) Pitts 1888–1961
    4. 4. Harrison ("Harry") Pitts 1896–1975 m. Bertha (Irene) Holtsford 1901–1976
      1. 1. Willodean Pitts 1921–2007
      2. 2. Raymond (Russell) Pitts 1925–2006
      3. 3. Mary (Frances) Pitts 1923–1998
      4. 4. Hazel (Jean) Pitts 1929–1929
    5. 5. William (Hershel) Pitts 1890–1973 m. Myrtice (Allene) Collier 1895–1993
      1. 1. William ((Billy) E) Pitts 1928–2010
      2. 2. Vance (T) Pitts 1920–1996
      3. 3. Robert (E) Pitts 1923–1944
    6. 6. George (Washington) Pitts 1885–1952 m. Miss (Mary Bell) Goodwin 1890–1964 m. Adelia (F) Pitts 1876–1909
      1. 1. Raymond Pitts 1912–1971
      2. 2. Bessie Pitts 1914–
      3. 3. Ethel (Marie) Pitts 1919–2002
      4. 4. Elmer (Esley) Pitts 1922–1987
      5. 5. Thomas (Cleveland) Pitts 1910–1929
      6. 6. Cecil (Carl) Pitts 1918–1945
      7. 7. William (C) Pitts 1925–2009
      8. 8. George (Melvin) Pitts 1926–1957
      9. 9. Zaddie (Carol) Goodman 1928–2009
      10. 10. Margaret (Edith) Parson 1921–2014
      11. 11. Nellie (Mai) White 1932–2001
      12. 12. Zena Pitts 1916–1917
      13. 13. Lena (Mae) Pitts 1908–1909
      14. 14. Francis (Lucille Pitts -) Tomlinson 1925–1988
      15. 15. Charles Pitts 1929–1972
    7. 7. James (B "Jim") Pitts 1892–1967
    8. 8. Valter (A) Pitts 1893–1900
    9. 9. John (C.) Pitts 1883–1953 m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie" Walls) Pitts 1889–1964
      1. 1. Malcolm (Rucker) Pitts 1923–2002 m. Annie (Christine) Paschal 1926–2010
        1. 1. Charles (Malcolm) Pitts 1951–1951
  3. 3. James (Jefferson "Jim") Pitts 1868–1949
  4. 4. Wiley (Monroe) Pitts 1872–1932 m. Fannie (M Tedder) Pitts 1872–1916
    1. 1. William (Henry) Pitts 1895–1974
      1. 1. Ruth (Irene) Pitts 1918–2000 m. Dr (James Holden Pitts) Sr 1916–2000
        1. 1. James (Holden Pitts) Jr 1936–2012
    2. 2. Thomas (Pressley Monroe Sylvester) Pitts 1907–1984 m. Ruby (C) Jones 1912–1980
      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
  5. 5. John (C) Pitts 1856–1933 m. Sarah Hicks 1860–1903
    1. 1. Edward (G) Pitts 1894–1966 m. Larine Lowe 1903–1996
      1. 1. Raymond (Earl Edward Pitts) Sr 1928–1996

William Pitts's Timeline

5 Records

1833
14 Jul 1833
Birth of William "Billy" Pitts in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
1833
14 November 1833
Birth of William "Billy" Pitts in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee
Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 47
William "Billy" Pitts resided here in District 4, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
District 4, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
1918
1 Mar 1918
Age 85
Death of William "Billy" Pitts in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, United States
1918
1 Mar 1918
Age 85
Death of William "Billy" Pitts in Auburntown, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Auburntown, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1833
    Event Place: Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 November 1833
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 4, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: 1252; Page: 146D; Enumeration District: 028
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 4, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 4, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: 1252; Page: 146D; Enumeration District: 028

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Auburntown, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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