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- 14 June 1880 census of Willow Hill, Jasper County, IL, found the Miller family living in dwelling #215. Also in the household were Mary's three daughter from her first marriage:
James Miller 39 IL OH OH Farmer
Mary 37 IN KY KY
Alwilda Higgins 18 IL KY IN Step-daughter
Minnie Higgins 16 IL KY IN Step-daughter
Nancy Higgins 12 IL KY IN Step-daughter
Albert Miller 7 IL IL IN
Alphon 3 IL IL IN
Robert 7/12 IL IL IN
22 June 1900 census of Dickson, Benton County, AR, found the Pitts family living in dwelling #183:
William H. Pitts 3/1873 23 TX MO MO farmer
Nancy E. 5/1868 24 IL IL IL
Sarah A. 9/1898 1 AR TX IL
Un-named daughter 5/1900 1/12 AR TX IL
4 May 1910 census of Dickson, Benton County, AR, found the Pitts family living in dwelling #206. William and Nancy had been married 14 years and 3 of their 4 children were still living:
William H. Pitts 37 TX US AR farmer
Nancy E. 42 IL IL IN
Sarah A. 11 AR TX IL
Mary A. 9 AR TX IL
Carrie B. 3 AR TX IL
Rosco Newberry 14 OK TX AR nephew
21 April 1930 census of Lucerne, Weld County, CO, found the Boyd and Pitts families living in dwelling #53. James and Clara Boyd said that they were first married at ages 28 and 19 respectively. William and Nancy Pitts said that they were first married at ages 21 and 27 respectively:
James A. Boyd 33 AR TN TN - Farm laborer
Clara B. Boyd 23 AR IL IL - Wife
James H. Boyd 2 11/12 AR AR AR - Son
William W. Pitts 53 TX AR AR - Father-in-law, Farm laborer
Nancy E. Pitts 61 IL IL IL - Mother-in-law
19 April 1940 census of Richwood, McDonald County, MO, found the Miller and Pitts families living in dwelling #154. They said that they all lived at the same place on 1 April 1935:
Otis Miller 51 OK - 8 years of education, Farmer
Mary A. Miller 39 AR - Wife, Completed 2 years of high school education
Leota May Miller 13 OK - Daughter, 4 years of education
Marilyn Miller 9 CO - Daughter, 3 years of education
Boddy D. Miller 4 MO - Son
William H, Pitts 66 TX - Father-in-law, 5 years of education, Farm laborer
Nancy E. Pitts 72 IL - Mother-in-law, 8 years of education
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Nancy Elizabeth Higgins Pitts, daughter of Austin Thomas Higgins and Mary Elizabeth Ping Higgins Miller
Nancy Elizabeth Higgins
DOB: 03May1868 Jasper County, Illinois
DOD: 31Mar1949 Pineville, McDonald County, Missouri
Married: William H. Pitts 19Aug1895
DOB: 01Mar1873 Austin, Texas
DOD: 14Jan1952 Pineville, McDonald County, Missouri
Benton county courthouse, re: William H. Pitts and Nancy E. Higgins. They married 8/19/1895. Marriage Book D Page 168.
[Thank you Mary Smith for the information]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=pitts&GSiman=1&GScid=55219&GRid=34338980&
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Obituary - NANCY ELIZABETH HIGGINS:
Funeral Services held for Mrs. Nancy Pitts
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Nancy E. Pitts, 80, who died at her home here Thursday night. The service was conducted by Rev. H. H. Yelton and burial was in Mount Pleasant cemetery near Hiwasse, Arkansas under direction of the Humphrey and Son funeral home.
Mrs. Pitts had been a resident of Pineville for a number of years and had lived in Benton County, Arkansas most of her life. Surviving are her husband, W. H. Pitts, three daughters, Mrs. Ada Wilson of Calico Rock, Arkansas, Mrs. Mary Miller of Goodman, Missouri, and Mrs. Clara Boyd Payne of Tulsa, Oklahoma and a brother, Alphon Miller of Southwest City, Missouri.
Info furn. Mrs. Sherry Denny, 21534 Kudu Rd., Goodman, Mo. 64843 (417) 364-7571 (14 Aug 1998)
http://www.arfamilies.info/afcembentonmountpleasant.htm
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