Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Samuel Joshua PITTS

Samuel Joshua PITTS

Male 1885 - 1944  (58 years)

Personal Information    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Samuel Joshua PITTS 
    Born 3 Dec 1885  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930, 1940  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [3
    road construction worker 
    Died 25 Jan 1944  [2, 4, 5
    Buried Ash Cemetery, Riggins Run (Center Point), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I58407  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2015 

    Father Ezekiel PITTS,   b. 22 Apr 1843, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1917, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary A. BATES,   b. CA 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F38723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Iva Myrtle BACKUS,   b. 20 Sep 1890, Roberts, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1967, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [6
    Married 25 May 1907  [4
    Children 
     1. Lillian Agnes PITTS,   b. 1910,   d. 1931  (Age 21 years)
    +2. Angeline PITTS,   b. 25 Mar 1913, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1998, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +3. Pearley Ray PITTS,   b. 22 Sep 1915, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 2002, Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Clarence Burton PITTS,   b. 5 May 1918, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 2001, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Landis Martin PITTS,   b. 1921,   d. 1944  (Age 23 years)
     6. Samuel Joshua PITTS, Jr.,   b. 21 Feb 1925, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1950, Painesville, Lake Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     7. Esther Priscilla PITTS,   b. 1930,   d. 1933  (Age 3 years)
    Family ID F24139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2639] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    4. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S1567] Marriage record of son.