For privacy reasons, Date of Birth and Date of Marriage for persons believed to still be living are not shown.
Calvin Morgan [Male] b. 4 OCT 1923 Macon Co., TN - d. MAR 1983 Indianapolis, Indiana
1893
SSA Death Records:
MORGAN, CALVIN 409-30-7155 TN 4 Oct 1923 Mar 1983 IN Indianapolis,Indiana 46201 Indianap olis, Indiana 46201
1894
Bill H. Allen
2835 Academy Road
Lebanon, TN
1895
The belief that Pierce Nolen and Sara Burnett b. 1818 are the parents ofMartha Nolen is fro m descendant that live in the Murfreesboro area.Others indicate that her father was Lewis Nol en, b. 1789 i n FairfieldCo., SC.
One record in RootsWeb.com reports the following information:
ID: I36705778
Name: Martha NOLEN
Sex: F
Birth: Abt. 1829 in Rutherford Co. Tenn.
Death: 1891 in Rutherford Co. Tenn.
Father: Lewis NOLEN b: Abt. 1789 in Fairfield Co. S.C.
Mother: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN
Marriage 1 Matthew PITTS b: Abt. 1820
Married: 12 Oct 1842 in Rutherford Co. Tenn
from HAROLD WELDON from the Weldon/Wilson/McCarley/McClellan Family Tree
1820 Rutherford Co. Tenn. Census
Lewis Noland
In this household listed are:
1 male 10-16 born 1804-1810 1 female 10-16 born 1804-1810
1 male 16-26 born 1794-1804 1 female 45 & up born 1775 or earlier
1 male 26-45 born 1775-1794
First record of Lewis Noland in Rutherford Co. TN was the census of 1820.Other records are de eds, witness, commissioner, administrator, and abuyer at estate sales. These were from 1820-1 834. In Nov 1834 he soldall his real estate to Pierce G. Noland.
1896
Assumed to be the Pitts buried in the Pitts Cemetery in the LascassasQuadrangle. 1/10 of a mi le north of Bushnell Creek Bridge on Hwy. 96. Onthe east side of Hwy. about 250 feet from roa d on wooded Knoll. The are40 or more unmarked graves.
PITTS CEMETERY
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Located on east side of Hwy 96.
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PITTS John Jan 6, 1812-Feb 8, 1891
PITTS S.F. Oct 1, 1854-Apr 7, 1886
FREEMAN Rufus C. May 3, 1831-Feb 14, 1909
original survey by Bob Ragland 1974
A John Pitts owned the land just south of the Matthew Pitts farm. It isassumed that they wer e brothers. This is recorded on deed book 24, page472-34 and evident in the map of District N o. 9.
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Recorded in 1880 Census in Rutherford Co., TN., 21st Civil District:
In addition to John Pitts 66 (b. abt. 1794 who is believed to be one ofMatthew Pitts, Sr. son s, there was also in this district William Pitts,86 years old living with a sister Jennifer W atson. Both of her parentswere from Tennessee.
Another John Pitts 25 (b. abt. 1855 in TN), married to Anna (b. abt.1859). Both of their set s of parents were from Tennessee. They had adaughter Pearl born in April of 1880. There i s records of a John Pittswho lived in the area during this period. John was born in Virgini a anddied in Woodbury as reported by Marvin Pitts of Knoxville, TN Jan 21,1998. Following i s a record of the information provided by Marvin untilit can be linked into one or both of th e Pitts' lines.
John Pitts, b. Virginia, m. Dolly Hicks, b. Virginia,
known child:
William B. Pitts, b. 1831, d. March 1, 1918
William B. Pitts m. Elizabeth Wooten, issue:
Jim Pitts
Isom Pitts
Selina Pitts
Willey Pitts
Vancey Wales Pitts,
b. April 25, 1857, Woodbury, Cannon Co., TN,
d. July 17, 1923
Dave Pitts, b. August 6, 1892
Vancey Wales Pitts m. Martha Canzady Parsley, issue:
John C. Pitts
George W. Pitts
Deliah Pitts
Jim B. Pitts ---> Marvin's grandfather
Valter Pitts
Harry Pitts
Sterling Pitts
Walter Pitts
Judie Young-Beckman, 200 K. Street, Barling, AR 72923 reports also a JohnPitts but the data i s very scarce:
John Pitts m. Ellen, children:
Visia Geneva Pitts, b. Aug 5, 1838, m. William Bynum
John Pitts
Kinchen Pitts m. Betsy Elders, Jan 21, 1824
1897
In the 1850 census Benja. F. Pitts 26 M Tenn & Mary Pitts 17 F Tenn.Benjamin is listed as a f armer. It is noteworthy that the Joseph B. & Wm.H. Rucker family from VA are nearby. Benjami n is buried in the cemeteryjust south of Pitts Lane a few hundred yards from the Boyd Cemeter y.
WFT Vol 18 #1984 provides the descendants of Benjamin & Mary's daughterwho married and move d to Texas.
1898
Per Rutherford Co., Records: Pitts, Nancy m. Daughtry, John21 Feb 1857
1899
10597
19
Coleman Cemetery, Rutherford Co., TN
FindaGrave indicates birth: June 18, 1863
Death Records give birth as: Sept 15, 1865
Actual Tombstone: Sept 27, 1852
Name: Lizzie Jones
Event: Death
Event Date: 14 Dec 1918
Event Place: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Race or Color: White
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year:
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1865
Birthplace: Tennessee
Spouse:
Father: John Jamison
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother: Sallie Coleman
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Housekeeper
Cemetery: Coleman Graveyard
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 15 Dec 1918
Digital Folder Number: 4183638
Image Number: 901
Film Number: 1299693
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: v 48 cn 473
1900
In the memory of Aunt Lell: "Fate Pitts, date of birth unknown, date ofdeath unknown - marri ed Ibbie Jones of Trimble (west Tennessee) dateunknown - date of death unknown and later die d there. Fat e my be theAnderson Pitts born abt. 1846 as recorded to be 4 years old in 1850 census. However, in some accounts it appears as if Anderson may becalled Andrew. The censu s information is given belo w to allow somecomparison of names, dates, est. birth date, etc.
In the 1850 census the children of Matthew & Martha are given as:
William 6, abt. 1844
Anderson 4, abt. 1846
Benjamin 2, abt. 1847
Susan 1/12, abt. 1850
In the 1860 census the children listed:
Wm. 17, A.L. 15, Ben 12, Susan 10, M.E. 8, J.R, 6, N.E. 4,Theopholis 35
Wm => William, abt. 1843 A. L. => Anderson, abt. 1845
Ben => Benjamin, abt. 1848 Susan=> Susan Ann, abt. 1850
M.E. => Mary Elizabeth, abt. 1852 J. R. => John, abt. 1854
N. E. => Lynn?, abt. 1856
(In addition, Theopholis is mentioned as a brother to Matthew.
In the 1870 census the children listed:
Wm 26, Elizabeth 17, John 16, Lyn 14, Sallie 11, Moses 5, Josephine 2 &Fountain 1.
Wm => William, abt. 1844 Elizabeth => abt. 1853
John => abt. 1854 Lyn => abt. 1856
Sallie => abt. 1859 Moses => abt. 1865
Josephine => abt. 1868 Fountain => abt. 1869
Using this information and Aunt Lell and Cemetery Markers: Aunt Lell's
1. William Pierce b. Sep 13, 1843 ck. L7 Pierce
2. Anderson L. b. abt. 1846 ?? Not in Aunt Lell's letter (maybenot son**)
3. Benjamin M. b. Nov 19, 1847 ck. L4 Ben
4. Susan Ann b. May 13, 1850 ck. L9 Ann
5. Mary Elizabeth b. Mar 30, 1852 ck. L8 Lizzie
6. John Robert b. Sep 10, 1854 ck. L1 John Robert
7. Tennessee Lynn b. Sep 18, 1856 ?? L10 Tennessee
8. Sallie b. abt. 1859-1859 baby Not in Aunt Lell's letter
9. Maggie M. b. Apr 7, 1861 ?? L12 Maggie
10. Moses T. b. Mar 26, 1864 ck. L3 Mose
11. Martha Josephine b. Oct 3, 1866 ck. L11 Josephine
12. Fountain E. b. Jun 3, 1869 ck. L6 Fountain E.
13. Andrew J. b. Aug 21, 1872 ?? L5 Andrew
14. Fate Pitts Jones L2 Fate M or F?
Aunt Lell was John Robert Pitts' (above) daughter who wrote her letter in1973.
She records 12 children. Anderson & Sallie are not mentioned. Maybe theywere
known by different names as was the custom at that time? Anderson L.could
have been the younger brother of Matthew?
1901
1902
The last will and testimony of M. T. Pitts dated 13 October 1906 seems tobe consistent with M ose Pitts in that it mentions the son Orman. Twosons are listed, Orman and M. B. Pitts alon g with his w ife Beatrice whoserved as executrix of his will. Is Lula the Beatrice?
The will is witnessed by F. E Pitts and W. C. Bilko.
1903
1904
1905
1906
PITTS CEMETERY
RUTHERFORD COUNTY
Located off E. Pitts Ln
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PITTS Benjamin M. 1847-1928
PITTS Katie Z. 1857-1900
TARPLEY James A. 1796-Jan 30, 1860
ZUMBRO George W. Mar 30, 1818-Aug 29, 1905
ZUMBRO Elvira C. Sep 1, 1820-Nov 15, 1888
original survey by EK Johns 1971
Descendants of Benjamin were taken in part from WFT Vol. 12, #482
The grave site was still in good condition in the summer of 1998. Anaccess road has been bui lt for a new house directly in front of the smallcemetery, however, easy access is given at t he end of th is road. Thesite is clearly visible from the Boyd Cemetery on Pitts Lane. Benj amin'sfather is buried on Compton Road at the Rucker-Pitts Cemetery about 4miles to the west . His sister, Susan Ann i s buried in the Boyd Cemeterynearby.
1907
The memorial next to Benjamin M. Pitts, 1847-1928, is Katie Z. Pitts withthe dates 1857-1900 . Also in the same Pitts Cemetery, 1/3 mile east fromHighway 96. About 400 feet down farm la ne from road in a little grove ofcedar trees on the Clarence Higgins farm. Recorded in Nov . 1971.
Also buried there are George W. Zumbro, Mar. 30, 1818 - Aug. 29, 1905,Elvira C. Zumbro, Sept . 1, 1820 - Nov. 15, 1888. James A. Tarpley, ____,1796, Jan 30. 1860. Two cedar markers an d three other fieldstones.
10598
Evergreen Cemetery, Rutherford Co., TN
1908
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