James Henry Pitts

1866 - 1951  (85 years)

• Name	James Henry Pitts
  Birth	18 Feb 1866	Jackson County, Alabama
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jun 1951	Visalia, Tulare County, California
  Burial	Visalia Cemetery, Visalia, Tulare County, California
  Person ID	I59653	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	James Henry Pitts,   b. 1837-1838, Laurens County, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Eliza "Louisa" Hill,   b. 1844, Alabama d. Aft 1880, Vian, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1860	Jackson County, Alabama
  Family ID	F24205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Michal Jane Howell,   b. Between 12 Mar 1871 and Sep 1873, Arkansas d. Aug 1902, Sallisaw, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory (Now Oklahoma) (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	14 Apr 1887	Franklin County (Now Ozark County), Arkansas
  Children	1. Walter Henry Pitts,   b. 19 Feb 1892, Bokoshe, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (Now Laflore County, Oklahoma) d. 26 Jun 1943, Visalia, Tulare County, California (Age 51 years)   2. Fred Lee Pitts,   b. 5 Sep 1896, Mountain Fork, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (Now Oklahoma) d. 1 Mar 1959, San Joaquin County, California (Age 62 years)   3. Thomas Hilliard Pitts,   b. 21 Mar 1898, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory (Now Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma) d. 12 May 1978 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F19088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Jane Bass
  Marriage	1899
  Children	1. Ida Pitts,   b. 1902, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma d. 1902 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F24175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Family 3	Minnie Panels,   b. 1892, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef Sep 1919	Brent, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
  Children	1. Hazzel M. Pitts
  Family ID	F24176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Family 4	Vesta Ann Sanders,   b. 8 Sep 1879, Tampa, Tarrant County, Texas d. Between 1913 and 1915, Brent, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	1905	Brent, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
  Children	1. Dorothia Dale Pitts,   b. 4 Jan 1905, Brent, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma d. 4 Jun 1989, Tulare County, California (Age 84 years)   2. Ima Lee Pitts,   b. 20 Mar 1908, Brent, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma d. 3 Dec 1929, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (Age 21 years)   3. Elvin B. Pitts,   b. 25 Aug 1910, Brent, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma d. 9 Jun 1995, Visalia, Tulare County, California (Age 84 years)   4. Ola Mae Pitts,   b. 22 Sep 1912, Brent, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma d. 24 Jul 1969 (Age 56 years)   5. ??? Pitts,   b. Between 1913 and 1915, Brent, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma d. Between 1913 and 1915, Brent, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F24177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Family 5	Nancy Jane Humphrey,   b. 10 Oct 1863, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee d. 3 Jul 1937, Bristow, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1925	Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
  Family ID	F24178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Sometimes listed under Potts Surname in Census transcriptions. Listed in a certificate of disability for discharge in the Army of the Confederate States.  Was a Private, Company K, 19th regiment, and enlisted at Camp McDonald on 13 July 1861 for 3 years, and was listed as born in Laurens District in the state of South Carolina. He was listed as 24 years of age when he enlisted, and was 6 feet 3 inches, dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair. He was a farmer at the time of his enlistment. Listed as unfit for duty for 60 days and discharged on 22 April 1862 at Yorktown, Virginia.  Reason for discharge was chronic (cant read) and partial loss of nervous power in left leg and arm, the sign of typhoid fever.