Pitts, Ezekial (b. ABT. 1817, d. ?)

Note: Ezekial is not mentioned in Aunt Lell's letter. Ezekial is said to be a farmer on the census. The date of birth of the family are resultant of 1850 census and may be as much as a year off.

Additional children of Ezekial & Mary Ann are provided by Debra Erickson.

Note: Jerry Sanner's notes indicates that Payton was living in Gibson Co., TN with his father Matthew in 1860 census. Matthew was born about 1796 and should have been 64 years old at the time.

Note: The 1850 census records Jonathan as Jno. Pitts (Farming) 18. The belief that Jonathan (? J. H.) wife was Martha and was in Humphreys Co., TN in the 1860 census.

Note: Mary Elizabeth Pitts is recorded marrying Jasper Anthony in Rutherford Co. on October 12, 1851, in WFT Vol 3, #158. She is said to have been born in Dec 1834 which is consistent with Mary Pitts given here. The date of death is est. 1919. We currently assume this information to be true but will verify other related information before including details here.

The marriage record of Rutherford Co., Mary E. Pitts married to Casper N. Anthony Oct 11, 1851.

Therefore the assumption is that Mary Pitts is this Mary Elizabeth Pitts and married to Casper N. Anthony.

Death: ABT. 1919

Note: An Anderson Pitts was married to Martha M. Flemming Oct 20, 1846 in Rutherford Co., TN

Note: Records record a Mary E. Pitts who married a Casper N. Anthon on Oct 11, 1852 in Rutherford Co., TN

Death: 7 MAR 1861

Note: In 1860 lived in St. Clair Co., IL.

Death: 7 MAR 1861

Note: Lived in Freeburg, IL

Note: Robert lived 21y 7m & 2d.

Death: 6 JUL 1849 Loami, IL, buried in the Cambell Cemetery

Note: The Sanner family connections is through John and Nancy's daughter Nancy Edwards Smith

Death: 26 OCT 1881 Loami, IL, buried in the Cambell Cemetery

Death: 6 OCT 1864

Note: WFT Vol. 11 #2752 indicates that Benjamin was born in 1834 in Ill and married a Nancy.

Death: BEF. 1860

Note: Lottie was the 2nd wife of J. H. and lived 33y 8m 6d.

Death: ABT. 1875

Note: Elizabeth was J. H.'s first wife. She lived 23y & 4d.

Death: 10 JAN 1857 Loami, IL, buried in theCambell Cemetery

Note: Virginia and one child died. Unknown the situation, however, it was common for women to die in child birth. Virginia was Blaney's first wife.

Note: Edward re-moved to Rutherford Co., TN, and married Frances Hudson.