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Dessie Tabitha PITTS

Dessie Tabitha PITTS

Female 1921 - 2017  (95 years)


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  • Name Dessie Tabitha PITTS
    Birth 29 May 1921  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education Doddridge County High School (1938) 
    Occupation DURING WORLD WAR II  [3] 
    billing department of John Deer Co. in Battle Creek, Michigan 
    Occupation FORMERLY  [3] 
    Deputy County Clerk, secretary to Judge Robert L. Holland, Sr. & to the Prosecuting Attorney 
    Occupation From Jul 1955 to 1987  [3] 
    Doddridge County Clerk (first woman elected to a Doddridge County office) 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Death 5 Feb 2017  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • She was appointed County Clerk by the Doddridge County Commission July 1955 after the death of County Clerk Hall Maxwell, and upon expiration of that term she was elected to that position, becoming the first woman to be elected to a Doddridge County office. Dessie continued to serve as County Clerk for 32 years. Prior to serving in that position she was secretary to Judge Robert L. Holland, Sr.; Prosecuting Attorney, and Deputy County Clerk. During WWII she was employed by John Deere Co. working in Battle Creek, MI in the billing department.
    Person ID I66288  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2026

    Father Jonathan Berty PITTS,   b. 4 Apr 1877, Indian Creek, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1946, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Mother Anna L. WARE,   b. 8 Jul 1889, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1939, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    Family ID F27795  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Waitman Winslow DODD,   b. 3 Sep 1919, Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1989, Lawton, Comanche Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Marriage 5 Jul 1941  [7] 
    Divorce Apr 1949  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
    >1. Living
    >2. Living
    Family ID F41071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bernard D. DAUGHERTY,   b. 31 Jul 1929, Licking Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1979 (Age 49 years)
    Marriage 26 Nov 1964  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F27796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Dessie Pitts, Doddridge Co H.S., 1938    		Dessie Pitts, Doddridge Co H.S., 1938

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S643] Obituary of father.

    5. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    6. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    7. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    8. [S691] West Union Herald, 4/21/1949.