Lewis Wetzel Pittman (1899 - 1963)

Born 10 Dec 1899 in Chiefton, Marion, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maude (Cunningham) Pitman — married 1922 in Marion, West Virginia, United States

Died 8 Oct 1963 at age 63 in Sonoma, California, United States

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Biography

Lewis was born on 10 December 1899 in Chiefton, Marion, West Virginia, United States. His parents were Henson Elias Pitman and Emma Wilmetta Everson.^[1]

He appears with the family in 1900^[2] and again in 1910.^[3]

Lewis married Maude Cunningham in 1922 in Marion, West Virginia, United States.^[4]

In 1930 the couple is in New York. Both are 30, and married at 23.^[5]

Lewis died in 1963 in Sonoma, California. His mother's surname is listed as Nutter. ^[6] He was interred in Louisiana.^[7] An obituary scan at FindAGrave mentions these locations and names his widow "the former Maude Cunningham" a son, his mother Emma, brother Albert and sisters Vergie Bowman and Audrey Booard. There were 5 grandchildren.

Research Note

Lewis' mother appears as both Emma Nutter and Emma Everson. Nutter is her mother's maiden name and Everson was her mother's first husband who apparently left the family and did not return.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
   Citing Chiefton, Marion, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,992,374.
   FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
   Lewis Whetzel Pitman birth 10 Dec 1899 in Chiefton, Marion, West Virginia, United States.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) 44, sheet 12A, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,760.
   FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image
   Lewis W Pitman (1), single son, in household of H E Pitman (32) in Clay district (west side), Harrison, West Virginia, United States.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 136, sheet 7A, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1693; FHL microfilm 1,375,706.
   FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00391
   Lewis W Pitman (10), single son, in household of Henson E Pitman (42) in Fetterman, Taylor, West Virginia, United States. Born in West Virginia.
4. ↑ Marriage: "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
   Citing Marion, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 835,637.
   FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
   Lewis Pitman marriage to Maude Cunningham in 1922 in Marion, West Virginia, United States.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 14A, line 3, family 321, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1657; FHL microfilm 2,341,391.
   FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00352
   Lewis Pittman (30), married head of household in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States. Born in West Virginia.
6. ↑ Death: "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
   FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
   Lewis W Pitman death 10/08/1963 in Sonoma, California, United States.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156287848/lewis-w-pitman : accessed 19 March 2022), memorial page for Lewis W. Pitman (1899–8 Oct 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156287848, citing Lafayette Memorial Park, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Tracey Sheridan (contributor 48788789) .