Notes |
- 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. Nearby in dwelling #209 was brother George Pitts and family:
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Obituary - WILLIAM HENRY PITTS:
W. H. Pitts Rites are held at Noel
Noel, Missouri, January 14, 1952
William H. Pitts, 78, died early Monday morning in a nursing home near Pineville, Missouri where he had been a patient since Christmas.
A retired farmer, Mr. Pitts was a resident of this community for 30 years coming here from Benton County, Arkansas.
Surviving are three daugters, Mrs. Ada Wilson of Calico Rock, Arkansas, Mrs. Otis Miller of Goodman, Missouri and Mrs. C. B. Boyd of Tulsa, Oklahoma and several grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Humphrey and Son Funeral home chapel with the Rev. Oral Van Horn officiating. Burial was in Mount Pleasant cemetery near Hiwasse, Arkansas.
(Pineville Democrat - Thursday, January 17, 1952)
Mrs. Sherry Denny, 21534 Kudu Rd., Goodman, Mo. 64843 (8-14-1998) (417) 364-7571
http://www.arfamilies.info/afcembentonmountpleasant.htm
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34338979
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
W. H. PITTS, RETIRED FARMER, DIES AT 78
Noel, Mo., Jan. 14 - William H. Pitts, 78 years old, died at 4 o'clock this morning in a nursing home near Pineville, where he had been a patient since Christmas. A retired farmer, Mr. Pitts was a resident of this community 30 years, coming here from Benton county, Arkansas.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ada Wilson of Calico Rock, Ark., Mrs. Otis Miller of Goodman route 2, and Mrs. C. B. Boyd of Tulsa, and several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Humphrey and Son funeral home chapel with the Rev. Oral Van Horn officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant cemetery, near Hiwasse, Ark.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Obituary - WILLIAM HENRY PITTS:
W. H. Pitts Rites are held at Noel
William H. Pitts, 78, died early Monday morning in a nursing home near Pineville, Missouri where he had been a patient since Christmas.
A retired farmer, Mr. Pitts was a resident of this community for 30 years coming here from Benton County, Arkansas.
Surviving are three daugters, Mrs. Ada Wilson of Calico Rock, Arkansas, Mrs. Otis Miller of Goodman, Missouri and Mrs. C. B. Boyd of Tulsa, Oklahoma and several grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Humphrey and Son Funeral home chapel with the Rev. Oral Van Horn officiating.
Burial was in Mount Pleasant cemetery near Hiwasse, Arkansas.
(Pineville Democrat - Thursday, January 17, 1952)
|