Mary E. (Hayes) Pitts (1845 - 1932)

Born 1845 in New York, United States

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Mary E. Hayes was born in 1845 in Michigan. She married Curtis D. Pitts. Mary died, a widow, in 1932, at the age of 86-87, and is buried in Grandville Cemetery, Grandville, Kent, Michigan. ^[1]

In 1880, the Pitts family lived in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. All members of the household were born in New York. The family included Curtis D. Pitts, 32, a clerk with NYC FD; his wife, Mary E., 34; their children, all in school, Nellie D., 13; Carrie, 10; and Daniel H., 7. ^[2]

In 1900, Curtis and Mary Pitts lived in their rented home on South Green St., Chicago, Illinois. They were both born in New York. They both could read and write. Curtis, 54, was a railroad office clerk whose parents were born in New York. His wife of 33 years, Mary, 55, had had three children, all of whom were living. Her father was born at sea, and her mother was born in New York. Living nearby (possibly in the same building) was their son, Daniel H. Pitts and his family. ^[3]

Mary is mentioned in the marriage record of her son, Daniel. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #180830665
2. ↑ 1880 US Census, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBL-D4T?i=24&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMZXL-MVJ)
3. ↑ 1900 US Census, Precinct 21 Lake Township, Chicago city Ward 31, Cook, Illinois (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSQ1-5XM)
4. ↑ Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCX5-PMS)