Elijah Severe Pitner (1842 - 1917)

Born 1 Oct 1842 in Union County, Georgia

Husband of Martha L. (Simmons) Pitner — married 4 Sep 1864 in Lumpkin County, Georgia

Died 1 Jan 1917 at age 74 in Glasco, Cloud, Kansas

Biography

Elijah was born 01 Oct 1842 in Union county, Georgia.^[1] He was the son of James Pitner and Asenath Williams.

He was in his parents' household in 1850 in Union county, Georgia.^[2]

He was serving in the Georgia 52nd infantry, Confederate army in 1862.^[3]

He married Martha Simmons on 04 Sep 1864 in Lumpkins county, Georgia.^[4] They had five children.^[5]

In 1880, Elijah and Martha were in Hightower, Lumpkin, Georgia.^[6]

He was living in Solomon, Cloud, Kansas in 1910 with his wife Martha and his granddaughter Dulcie Pierce.^[7] All three were listed as born in Georgia. The census indicated that Elijah and Martha had been married for 45 years.

He passed away 01 Jan 1917 at his home in Glasco, Cloud county, Kansas.^{[8] [9]} He was buried in Glasco cemetery in Glasco, Cloud, Kansas.^[10]

Sources

• Randy Huskey, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Randy and others.

1. ↑ Obituary, Elijah Severe Pitner, Glasco Sun, Jan. 4, 1917, page 1.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY8-T74 : accessed 4 September 2015), Elijah Pitner in household of James Pitner, Union county, Union, Georgia, United States; citing family 402, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Georgia Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFCM-LY9 : accessed 4 September 2015), Elijah S Pitner, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit 52d Infantry, publication number M266 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 518.
4. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWH5-BW5 : accessed 4 September 2015), E. S. Pitner and Martha Simmons, 04 Sep 1864; citing , Lumpkin, Georgia; FHL microfilm 281,677.
5. ↑ Obituary, Elijah Severe Pitner, Glasco Sun, Jan. 4, 1917, page 1.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GD-RXN : accessed 4 September 2015), Elijah Pitner, Hightower, Lumpkin, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 143, sheet 302A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0156; FHL microfilm 1,254,156.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2HB-Q39 : accessed 4 September 2015), Eljah S Pitner, Solomon, Cloud, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 14A, family 303, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,448.
8. ↑ Obituary, Elijah Severe Pitner, Glasco Sun, Jan. 4, 1917, page 1.
9. ↑ Entered by Randy Huskey, May 16, 2011
10. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59083558, Accessed 04 Sep 2015.

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY8-T7M : accessed 1 April 2016), James Pitner, Union county, Union, Georgia, United States; citing family 402, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).