John Pittman (abt. 1792 - 1850)

Born about 3 Jul 1792 in near Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia

Ancestors

Died 16 Jul 1850 at about age 58 in Henderson Township, Knox County, Illinois

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Biography

John's birth year is uncertain also. Bly (1996) and Wolph (1980) both list his birth year as 1795, but cemetery records suggest it was 1792. Yet, his brother Lawrence was identified as the oldest son in their father's will.

Sources

• Bly, Daniel, From the Rhine to the Shenandoah. Vol I. (1996. Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD), pg. 132. John Pitman [sic] Jr., born 1795, d. 1850.
• Wolph, William Richard, The Descendants of Peter Mauck, 1708-1980 (1400 S. Joyce Street, Arlington, VA 22202, , 1980), III D-7. "John Pittman Jr., born about 1795, married March 9, 1817, Susannah Oatman, a daughter of Joseph and Christina Pope Oatman. John died 1850. No children."
• Knox Co. (Illinois) Cemetery Records: Henderson Twp. (Knox Co Genealogical Society), Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Western Ill Univ., Macomb, IL, pg. 40. John's gravestone in Knox Co Illinois lists a death date of 16 July 1850 and an age at death of 58 yr and 13 d. This would place John's birth date as 3 July 1792.
• Harrison Co. (IN) 1820 Federal Census (Ancestry.com), Listed immediately before bro. Lawrence and 6 households before father John. John Pittman household; 2 males under 10 yrs, 1 male 16 to under 26 yrs, 1 female 16 to under 26 yrs. John's age category would place his birth year between 1795-1804.
• Harrison Co. (IN) 1830 Federal Census (Ancestry.com), Harrison Twp. John Pittman Jr household; 1 male under 5 yrs, 2 males 5 to under 10 yrs, 1 male 10 to under 15 yrs, 1 male 30 to under 40 yrs, 1 female 5 to under 10 yrs, and 1 female female 20 to under 30 yrs. John's age category would place his </b>birth year between 1790-1800</b>.
• Harrison Co. (IN) 1840 Federal Census (Ancestry.com), Harrison Twp. John Pittman household; 1 male under 5 yrs, 1 male 5 to under 10 yrs, 1 male 10 to under 15 yrs, 1 male 15 to under 20 yrs, 1 male 20 to under 30 yrs, 1 male 40 to under 50 yrs, 2 females 5 to under 10 yrs, 1 female 15 to under 20 yrs, and 1 female 70 to under 80 yrs (either widowed step-mother or wife w/ incorrect age listing). John's age category would place his birth year between 1790-1800.