Ray
Pittman
Born in Industry Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Harrison L. Pittman
and Mahala Emma Rose
Brother of
Luther S. Pittman, Wallace Pittman, Cora M. Pittman, Eva Pittman, Daisy Pittman, Bertha Pittman, Fred Lloyd Pittman and Edna May Pittman
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 66
in Rushville Township, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Feb 2021
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Biography
Ray Pittman was born on March 18, 1874 in Industry Township, McDonough County, Illinois. Industry is a small farm town located about 12 miles southeast of Macomb, Illinois. He was the son of Harrison Pittman and Mahala Rose. Ray had a troubled youth, in his teens he was arrested for arson along with one of his friends Barnett Standard. Ray was sent to a reformatory. Upon release Ray became a coal miner. He never married and had no children. According to information on the 1940 U.S. Census Ray graduated from the eighth grade and did not graduate from high school. He passed away on January 5, 1941 at the age of 66.
Sources
- United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, Census Place: Industry, McDonough, Illinois.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ray by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ray:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ray by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ray:
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~6.25%
John Farr
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Cor2251
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~3.12%
Kevin Farr :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member irregular225
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Loren Mullins :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ilmullins1
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