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Descendants of Benjamin Pitts

Generation No. 1

1. BENJAMIN1 PITTS was born 1815 in Ga., and died 1859 in Fl. He married SERENA COWART August 05, 1833 in Henry Co Al1, daughter of HENRY COWART and RACHEL LAFEVER. She was born 1817 in Ga., and died 1886 in Fl.

More About BENJAMIN PITTS:

Burial: Walton Co, Fl.

Census: 1850, Holmes Co Fl2

More About SERENA COWART:

Burial: Walton Co, Fl.

Census: 1870, Holmes Co, Fl.3

Children of BENJAMIN PITTS and SERENA COWART are:

2. i. LEWIS2 PITTS, b. 1834, Henry Co Al; d. 1864, Civil War.

3. ii. WILLIAM HENRY PITTS, b. January 20, 1835, Henry Co Al; d. December 15, 1919, Duncan Community, Washington Co, Fl..

4. iii. JOHN GILBERT PITTS, b. December 25, 1838, Holmes Co Fl; d. May 27, 1919, Calhoun Co Fl.

5. iv. ISAAC PORTER PITTS, b. February 13, 1841, Holmes Co Fl; d. 1901, Holmes Co Fl.

6. v. SARAH ANN PITTS, b. January 01, 1842, Fl.

Generation No. 2

2. LEWIS2 PITTS (BENJAMIN1) was born 1834 in Henry Co Al, and died 1864 in Civil War. He married ELIZABETH NEWBERRY. She was born 1827 in N.C., and died Abt. 1865 in Holmes Co Fl.

More About LEWIS PITTS:

Burial: Ft. Barranas Cemetery, Pensacola, Fl.

Census: 1860, Washington Co Fl.

Notes for ELIZABETH NEWBERRY:

1850 Holmes Co Fla. Census

Elizabeth Newberry age 34 born in N.C.

Nathaniel age 5 Ala

John 3 Fl

Jackson 6 months Fl

page 122, "Heart and History of Holmes County"

More About ELIZABETH NEWBERRY:

Census: 1860, Washington Co Fl.

Children of LEWIS PITTS and ELIZABETH NEWBERRY are:

i. NATHANIEL3 NEWBERRY, b. Abt. 1845, Al..

More About NATHANIEL NEWBERRY:

Census: 1860, Holmes Co Fl.4

ii. JOHN NEWBERRY, b. 1847, Fla..

More About JOHN NEWBERRY:

Census: 1850, Holmes Co Fl5

7. iii. BENJAMIN P. PITTS, b. March 03, 1850, Al.; d. September 05, 1932, Holmes Co Fl.

8. iv. JACKSON NEWBERRY, b. April 16, 1850, Fl; d. June 28, 1912, Holmes Co Fl.

3. WILLIAM HENRY2 PITTS (BENJAMIN1) was born January 20, 1835 in Henry Co Al, and died December 15, 1919 in Duncan Community, Washington Co, Fl.. He married (1) MARY ELLEN HATHAWAY 1860 in Holmes Co Fl, daughter of SIMON HATHAWAY and SARAH BRAXTON. She was born 1843 in Dale Co, Ala., and died 1869 in Holmes Co Fl. He married (2) MARY JANE FOWLER 1870 in Holmes Co Fl, daughter of WILLIAM A. FOWLER. She was born March 26, 1850 in Fla., and died August 02, 1932 in Holmes Co Fl.

More About WILLIAM HENRY PITTS:

Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery, Wash Co, Fl.

Census: 1860, Holmes Co Fl6

More About MARY JANE FOWLER:

Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery, Wash Co, Fl.

Census: 1870, Holmes Co Fl7

Children of WILLIAM PITTS and MARY HATHAWAY are:

9. i. WILBURN JESSE3 PITTS, b. 1862, Calhoun Co Fl; d. Bay Co Fl.

10. ii. " GADI" GIDEON PITTS, b. December 24, 1865, Holmes Co Fl; d. December 22, 1962, Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl.

11. iii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PITTS, b. August 25, 1867, Holmes Co Fl; d. January 15, 1948, Frasier/Ellis Hospital in Dothan, Al..

12. iv. ISAAC PORTER PITTS, b. April 1868, Bonifay Holmes Co Fl; d. 1939, Clarksville Baptist Cemetery.

Children of WILLIAM PITTS and MARY FOWLER are:

13. v. GEORGE WASHINGTON3 PITTS, b. January 01, 1872, Calhoun Co Fl; d. February 10, 1951, Washington Co, Fl..

14. vi. SARA JANE PITTS, b. February 1874, Calhoun Co Fl.

15. vii. BETHANY EMILINE "EMILY" PITTS, b. February 1878, Fl; d. July 14, 1932, Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl.

16. viii. ALICE M. "AXIE" PITTS, b. June 09, 1881, Fl; d. January 29, 1922, Washington Co, Fl..

17. ix. JR. WILLIAM HENRY PITTS, b. January 14, 1884, Fl; d. October 20, 1949, Washington Co, Fl..

18. x. MILES PITTS, b. October 14, 1886, Calhoun Co, Fl.; d. November 15, 1969, Pensacola Escambia Co Fla..

xi. ANDREW JACKSON PITTS, b. June 15, 1890, Washington Co Fl.8; d. August 12, 1966, Chipley, Washington Co, Fl.8; m. ROCKSIE ROBINS, November 24, 1917, Washington Co, Fl.; b. May 31, 1896, Ala.; d. February 05, 1970, Washington Co, Fl..

More About ANDREW JACKSON PITTS:

Burial: Poplar Head Cemetery, Carr, Calhoun Co, Fl.

Census: 1910, Duncan Community , Washington Co Fl.9

Social Security Number: 261-22-273610

More About ROCKSIE ROBINS:

Burial: Poplar Head Cemetery, Carr, Calhoun Co, Fl.

Census: 1920, Washington Co Fl.11

4. JOHN GILBERT2 PITTS (BENJAMIN1) was born December 25, 1838 in Holmes Co Fl, and died May 27, 1919 in Calhoun Co Fl. He married (1) REBECCA PATE August 06, 1871 in Frink, Fl. ( Calhoun Co, Fl.)12, daughter of BENJAMIN PATE and CLARISSA MOORE. She was born May 28, 1854 in Dale Co, Ala.13, and died May 18, 1903 in Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl. He married (2) NANCY WARD October 18, 1905 in Jackson Co Fl14, daughter of MONROE WARD and POLLY RUSSELL. She was born March 18, 1872 in Al., and died April 10, 1963 in Jackson Co Fl.

Notes for JOHN GILBERT PITTS:

Have recieved Millitary Papers for John G. Pitts

Thanks to Nancy (Pitts) Bostic

These papers included, Pension papers

Company Muster Rolls, and Claims for his Widow and Children

about 34 pages here.

More About JOHN GILBERT PITTS:

Burial: McCellan Cemetery

Census: 1870, Holmes Co Fl.15

Description: Calhoun Co Fl.; Description: Dark complextion, Black eyes, dark, hair. 6 foot, 3 inches

Inlisted: March 03, 1862, Vernon, Washington Co, Fl.16

Military: Bet. March - December 1862, Police Guard at Knoxville, Tenn

Nationality: U.S. Citizen

Occupation: 1910, Frink Calhoun Co Fl; Occupation: Farmer

Residence: Bet. 1890 - 1919, Calhoun Co, Fl.; Residence: Frink, Fla.

More About REBECCA PATE:

Burial: Cypress Creek Cemetery Kinard Calhoun Co Fl

Census: age 6

More About NANCY WARD:

Burial: Bethlaham Cemetery Kynsville Fl

Children of JOHN PITTS and REBECCA PATE are:

19. i. RUFUS JEFFERSON3 PITTS, b. February 17, 1870, Holmes Co Fl; d. May 25, 1954, Gulf Co Fl.

20. ii. WILLIAM BENJAMIN PITTS, b. August 08, 1872, Holmes Co Fl; d. December 30, 1923, Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl.

21. iii. JAMES SIRALDA PITTS, b. March 24, 1874, Holmes Co Fl.; d. 1948, Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl.

22. iv. ELIZABETH JANE PITTS, b. February 13, 1876, Holmes Co Fl; d. May 02, 1953, Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl.

23. v. HENRY RICHMOND PITTS, b. January 09, 1877, Holmes Co Fl; d. August 05, 1951, Calhoun Co Fl.

24. vi. JOHN WALTER PITTS, b. October 10, 1880, Holmes Co Fl.; d. April 18, 1958, Wewahitchka, Gulf Co, Fl..

vii. LIZA " MAGGIE " PITTS, b. April 28, 1882, Holmes Co Fl.; d. 1897, Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl.

More About LIZA " MAGGIE " PITTS:

Burial: Cypress Creek Cemetery

25. viii. CHARLES KINSEY PITTS, b. December 02, 1886, Bonifay, Holmes Co, Fl.; d. October 21, 1969, Frink Calhoun Co Fl.

Children of JOHN PITTS and NANCY WARD are:

26. ix. LESSIE MAE3 PITTS, b. November 04, 1906, Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl.

27. x. LURENE T. PITTS, b. November 03, 1908, Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl; d. 1998, Ga..

28. xi. PATRY P. PITTS, b. December 07, 1910, Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl; d. April 28, 1994, Greenville, Fla..

5. ISAAC PORTER2 PITTS (BENJAMIN1) was born February 13, 1841 in Holmes Co Fl, and died 1901 in Holmes Co Fl. He married (1) LOUIZA WRIGHT 1864 in Fl (?), daughter of ELIAS WRIGHT and MARY. She was born 1834 in unknown, and died 1900 in Bay Co Fl. He married (2) NANCY J. ANDERSON 1896 in Fla.. She was born Abt. January 1872 in Fla..

More About ISAAC PORTER PITTS:

Burial: Bethlaham Cemetery

Census: 1900, Washington Co Fl.

More About LOUIZA WRIGHT:

Burial: Youngstown Cemetery

More About NANCY J. ANDERSON:

Census: 1900, Parker, Washington Co, Fl.

Children of ISAAC PITTS and LOUIZA WRIGHT are:

29. i. SR. WILLIAM HENRY3 PITTS, b. August 08, 1865, Fl; d. March 03, 1925, Holmes Co Fl.

30. ii. MARY ELLEN PITTS, b. August 08, 1865, Fl; d. January 03, 1904, Blountstown, Calhoun Co Fl.

31. iii. WILBORNE ELI PITTS, b. March 28, 1868, Holmes Co Fl; d. July 21, 1958, Bay Co Fl.

32. iv. LYDIA LOUISE PITTS, b. November 18, 1870, Calhoun Co, Fl.; d. November 12, 1935, Calhoun Co Fl.

v. ELLA JANE PITTS, b. 1872, Fl; d. August 22, 1897, Chattahochee , Fl.

33. vi. CHARLES L. MCKINNON PITTS, b. June 22, 1875, Bay Co Fl; d. January 11, 1963, Bay Co Fl.

34. vii. ALEXANDER C. PITTS, b. July 13, 1877, Holmes Co Fl; d. September 04, 1956, Bay Co Fl.

35. viii. JAMES BENJAMIN PITTS, b. May 26, 1878, Holmes Co Fl; d. November 15, 1968, Bonifay, Holmes Co Fl.

36. ix. ISAAC P. PITTS, b. 1884, Fl; d. 1936, St. Lucie Fl.

37. x. PEARYLEE PITTS, b. February 08, 1887, Fl; d. October 20, 1970, Bay Co Fl.

Children of ISAAC PITTS and NANCY ANDERSON are:

xi. NOAH A.3 PITTS.

Notes for NOAH A. PITTS:

* found that Noah Pitts married a "Nancy Davis" ( on 10 Feb 1912 )

in Holmes Co Fl.............BMD

More About NOAH A. PITTS:

Census: 1900, Washington Co Fl.17

xii. ISABELLA PITTS, b. May 1900, Parker, Washington Co, Fl.; m. (1) FRED WILLIAMS, December 17, 1916, Holmes Co Fl18; m. (2) HUGH MILLER, October 27, 1928, Washington Co, Fl..

More About ISABELLA PITTS:

Census: 1900, Washington Co Fl.

6. SARAH ANN2 PITTS (BENJAMIN1) was born January 01, 1842 in Fl. She married (1) UNKNOWN. She married (2) ROBERT H. HOLLEY 1857 in Fl (?). He was born 1832 in Al., and died December 02, 1865 in Camp Chase Prison Cemetery.

Notes for SARAH ANN PITTS:

1885 Holmes Co Census (Fla.)

#115

HOLLEY, Sarah A. 43 farming Fla. Ga. Ga.

I.B. 21 Fla. Fla. Fla.

D.H. 19 Fla. Fla. Fla

W.J. 16 insane Ala. Ala. Ala.

J.G. 09 Fla. Ga. Fla. *

Serina 04 Fla. Fla. Fla. *

PITTS, Serina 66 Ga. SC. NC.

( is there a chance that " W.J." and " J.G." are not Serina's children ?

but just raised by her ????? )

More About SARAH ANN PITTS:

Census: 1870, Holmes Co Fl19

Notes for ROBERT H. HOLLEY:

War Records of " ROBERT H. HOLLEY

Robert H.Holley, enlisted 2/28/1862 at Camp Walton and was on most rolls.

He and John L. McKinnon were captured 12/16/1864 at Nashville while

fighting in the trenches after most of the Fla. Brigade had fled.

According to McKinnon, Holley was the person to realize that their position

had been over run .

He was sent to Camp Chase prison where he died of pneumonia 2/12/1865.

He was buried at the prison cemetery, grave marker # 1210, grave 20, roll 29.

Found in the Florida Pension Files

# A01665

HOLLEY, Robert, 7th Reg. Inf. Sarah ( Graham), Marion Co,Fl. 1907, 17 pages

also see # A07443

More About ROBERT H. HOLLEY:

Burial: Ft. Barranas Cemetery, Pensacola, Fl.

Census: 1860, Washington Co Fl.

Military: Bet. 1862 - 1865, 1st Fla. Inf.Company D. at Camp Walton20

Children of SARAH PITTS and UNKNOWN are:

38. i. DAVID H.3 HOLLEY, b. February 13, 1866, Holmes Co Fl; d. March 10, 1926, Geneva Co Al.

ii. WILLIAM J. HOLLEY, b. Abt. 1869, Ala..

More About WILLIAM J. HOLLEY:

Census: 1870, Holmes Co Fl.21

Illness: Holmes Co Fl

iii. JOHN G. HOLLEY, b. Abt. 1876, Holmes Co Fl..

More About JOHN G. HOLLEY:

Census: 1880, Holmes Co Fl22

iv. SERINA HOLLEY, b. Abt. 1881, Holmes Co Fl.

More About SERINA HOLLEY:

Census: 1885, Holmes Co Fl23

Children of SARAH PITTS and ROBERT HOLLEY are:

39. v. PEARLEE3 HOLLEY, b. April 09, 1859, Vernon, Washington Co, Fl.; d. August 05, 1916, Holmes Co Fl.

vi. ISAAC B. HOLLEY, b. 1864, Holmes Co Fl; d. Aft. 1935, Holmes Co Fl; m. SARAH JANE WOODALL, Abt. 1891, Fla.; b. Abt. 1855, Ala.; d. Abt. 1935, Fla..

Notes for ISAAC B. HOLLEY:

Sunday, 08,Feb,1998

Today I was going over old notes.

I found that Ike B,Holley loved dancing and Country music.

He also played the Volin. Can't rember where I found this .

Could have been the day we went to vist Peary Lee FOREHAND, Smith.

In Holmes Co,Fl. Bev Mount

More About ISAAC B. HOLLEY:

Census: 1910, Holmes Co, Fl.24

Notes for SARAH JANE WOODALL:

Sunday, 08,Feb,1998

In my notes, I was going over, I found that Sharah WOODALL Holley

may have had a sister who was 1/2 Indian. This I found a note of , can't

rember where I got this. Must have picked it up on one of my trips to Holmes Co,Fl.

Bev Mount

More About SARAH JANE WOODALL:

Census: 1910, Bonifay, Holmes Co, Fla.

Living: Holmes Co, Fl.

Submitted Dec 2000 by Beverly Douds

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