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Willie Pitts 1859–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1859

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 6 June 1895

Death Location: Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA

Father: William Pitts

Mother: Martha A.

Spouse(s): Lucy Benson

Children(s): William Pitts, Watty Pitts, John Pitts, William Pitts, Mattie Pitts, Baby Pitts, Wattie Pitts

Willie Pitts was born in 1859 in Alabama, the child of William Pitts And Martha A. In 1870, Willie Pitts resided in Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. Willie Pitts married Lucy Penelope Benson, and had children including Baby Girl Pitts, John Franklin Pitts, Mattie L Pitts, Wattie Sue Pitts, Watty Sue Pitts, William Coleman Pitts, William Ivan Pitts. Willie Pitts passed away in 1895 in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Pitts was born in 1859 in Alabama, the child of William Pitts And Martha A.
  • In 1870, Willie Pitts resided in Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.
  • Willie Pitts married Lucy Penelope Benson, and had children including Baby Girl Pitts, John Franklin Pitts, Mattie L Pitts, Wattie Sue Pitts, Watty Sue Pitts, William Coleman Pitts, William Ivan Pitts.
  • Willie Pitts passed away in 1895 in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Pitts
1829–1876
Birth Location: Georgia
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Martha A.
1840–1863
Birth Location: Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Benson
1858–1944
Birth Location: Butler County, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

William Pitts
1907–
Birth Location: –
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Watty Pitts
1887–1984
Birth Location: Leon County, Texas, USA
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John Pitts
1894–1967
Birth Location: Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States
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William Pitts
1891–1965
Birth Location: Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA
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Mattie Pitts
1884–1888
Birth Location: –
MP
Baby Pitts
1889–1890
Birth Location: Freestone County, TX
BP
Wattie Pitts
1888–1984
Birth Location: Texas
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Willie Pitts's Ancestors

Self
Willie Pitts
1859–1895
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
William Pitts
1829–1876
Georgia
Martha A.
1840–1863
Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Pitts's Descendants

1.
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Willie Pitts (abt 1859–6 June 1895) m. Lucy (Penelope) Benson (11 Oct 1858–12 Feb 1944)
  1. 1. William (Ivan) Pitts 1907–
  2. 2. Watty (Sue) Pitts 1887–1984
  3. 3. John (Franklin) Pitts 1894–1967
  4. 4. William (Coleman) Pitts 1891–1965
  5. 5. Mattie (L) Pitts 1884–1888
  6. 6. Baby (Girl) Pitts 1889–1890
  7. 7. Wattie (Sue) Pitts 1888–1984

Willie Pitts's Timeline

3 Records

1859
abt 1859
Birth of Willie Pitts in Alabama
Alabama
1870
1870
Age 11
Willie Pitts resided here in Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1895
6 June 1895
Age 36
Death of Willie Pitts in Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1859
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 90A; Family History Library Film: 545541

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 90A; Family History Library Film: 545541

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 June 1895
    Event Place: Mexia, Limestone, Texas, USA
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