Amanda Matilda (Severns) Pittenger (1840 - 1904)

Born 27 Jul 1840 in Indiana, United States

Wife of James Wood Pittenger — married 6 Jun 1858 in Lane, Oregon Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1904 at age 63 in Chico, Butte, California, United States

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Biography

Amanda was born in 1840. She passed away in 1904.

Amanda's son Joseph F Pittenger died on 2 December 1936 in Washington, United States.^[1]

Family

US Census 1860 records her in Coast Fork Lane, Oregon. Her name appears to be written as Amanda Pittenger. We learn she's born in Indiana.

US Census 1870 records her living in Butte, Colusa, California. Her name is written Amanda Pittinger (but, transcribed by Ancestry as Ananda Pettenger). The household includes James Pittinger (39) occupation farmer, Sarah (11), Josephine (9), John W. (4), and Franklin (2).

US Census 1880 records her in Irving, Lane, Oregon. Her name appears to be written as Amanda Pittinjer. We learn she has residence in Chico Township (excluding Chico City), Butte, California. It is confirmed she's born in Indiana, both of her parents born in Ohio, and she 39 years old. The household includes James Pittinjer occupation farmer, Josephine (17), Wesley (14), and Frank (12), Anna (9), Bell (6), and Ida (2). Now, Sarah (21) is resident with husband George Kreutz (29) and their child Walter L. Kreutz (5-mos born February).

US Census 1900 records her in Chico, Butte, California. We learn she married in 1859, and has residence in Chico Township (excluding Chico City), Butte, California.

Death & Legacy

Pioneer Woman Enters Into Rest.^[2] Mrs. Amanda Pittinger Dies at her Home Near Chico, After a Long Illness. Came to California in Early Days – For More Than Thirty Years Was a Consistent Member of the Christian Church.

Mrs. Amanda Pittinger, wife of John W. Pittinger, whose life from early childhood had been principally spent in the vicinity of Chico, passed away at the family home on the river road south of Chico, Friday last, after a protracted illness induced by complication of diseases.

Mrs. Pittinger was born in the State of Indiana, July 27, 1840, and was consequently 64 years of age. She came to the Pacific coast when but a child, and on March 5, 1857, was united to her husband, John W. Pittinger, in the State of Oregon. There were born to Mr. and Mrs. Pittinger nine children, seven of whom, together with her husband, survive her. For more than thirty years Mrs. Pittinger had been an earnest worker in the cause of religion and a devout member of the Christian church.

The funeral took place Sunday afternoon from the home of the deceased, the services being conducted by Rev. T.G. Picton of the Chico Christian church, in a most impressive and touching manner, and internment was had in the Chico cemetery in the presence of many friends of the family.

Deceased leaves behind to grieve, her husband and the following children: Mrs. Sarah Matthews, Mrs. J.D. March, J.W. Pittinger, J.F. Pittinger, Mrs. Ida Johnson, Mrs. Annie Lyons, and J.O. Pittinger.

Burial Chico Cemetery Chico, Butte, California, USA Plot: 11~D~10

• Fact: Residence (1860) Coast Fork Precinct, Lane, Oregon, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) California, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Irving, Lane, Oregon, United States
• Fact: Burial (February 1904) Chico, Butte, California, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch M) James Wood Pittenger March 5, 1857 in Oregon.

Their children: Sarah Elizabeth Pittenger 1859 – Surenia Jane Pittenger 1860 – 1870 Emma Josephine Pittenger 1863 – 1955 John Westley Pittenger 1865 – 1943 Joseph Franklin Pittenger 1868 – Amanda Annie Pittenger 1870 – 1924 Melinda Belle Pittenger 1874 – 1884 Ida Ellen Pittenger 1878 – James Otto Pittenger 1880 – Kreutz-53 1870 census Butte, Colusa, CA: James Pittinger, aged 39, farmer, bp IN; Amanda aged 27, bp IN; Sarah aged 11, bp OR; Josephine aged 9, bp CA; John W. aged 4, bp OR; also Franklin Pittinger, aged 21, bp CA.

1880 census Irving, Lane, OR: J. W. Pittinjer, aged 46, farmer, bp IN, both parents unstated; Amanda aged 39, bp IN, both parents OH; Josie aged 17, bp CA; Wesley aged 14; Frank aged 12; Anna aged 9; Bell aged 6; Ida aged 2 -- all born OR; son-in-law, George Kreutz, aged 29, carpenter, bp NY, both parents unstated; Sarah, aged 21, bp OR; grandson, Walter L. aged 5 months, born Feb, bp OR.-researched by Carolyn Hackett Dowd. Kreutz-53 Chico Daily Record, Monday Morning, February 8, 1904, pg 1 col 5: Pioneer Woman Enters Into Rest. Mrs. Amanda Pittinger Dies at her Home Near Chico, After a Long Illness. Came to California in Early Days – For More Than Thirty Years Was a Consistent Member of the Christian Church.

Mrs. Amanda Pittinger, wife of John W. Pittinger, whose life from early childhood had been principally spent in the vicinity of Chico, passed away at the family home on the river road south of Chico, Friday last, after a protracted illness induced by complication of diseases.

Mrs. Pittinger was born in the State of Indiana, July 27, 1840, and was consequently 64 years of age. She came to the Pacific coast when but a child, and on March 5, 1857, was united to her husband, John W. Pittinger, in the State of Oregon. There were born to Mr. and Mrs. Pittinger nine children, seven of whom, together with her husband, survive her. For more than thirty years Mrs. Pittinger had been an earnest worker in the cause of religion and a devout member of the Christian church.

The funeral took place Sunday afternoon from the home of the deceased, the services being conducted by Rev. T.G. Picton of the Chico Christian church, in a most impressive and touching manner, and interment was had in the Chico cemetery in the presence of many friends of the family.

Deceased leaves behind to grieve, her husband and the following children: Mrs. Sarah Matthews, Mrs. J.D. March, J.W. Pittinger, J.F. Pittinger, Mrs. Ida Johnson, Mrs. Annie Lyons, and J.O. Pittinger.

Sources

1. ↑ Death of son Joseph F Pittenger: "Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017"
   Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017
   Ancestry Record 6716 #79106776 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Amanda Severyns in death record for son Joseph F Pittenger 2 Dec 1936, wife of James W. Pittenger, in Washington, USA.
2. ↑ Chico Daily Record, Monday Morning, February 8, 1904, pg 1 col 5

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 January 2022, 11:38), entry for Amanda Matilda Soverns (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KFDY-RLG ); contributed by various users.
• Anonymous. Personal notes collection, as passed down from daughter, Amanda Annie Lyons. Original notes in the possession of Anonymous. Includes photographs of family homestead.

• "US Census, 1860", database online. Ancestry.com Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1055; Page: 245; Image: 491.

• "US Census, 1870". Copied from the National Archives and Records Administration microfilm, M593, 1761 rolls; part of Minnesota T132.

• "US Census, 1880", database online. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Year: 1880; Census Place: Irving, Lane, Oregon; Roll: T9_1081; Family History Film: 1255081; Page: 226.2000; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 0663.

• "US Census, 1900", database online. Ancestry.com - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data - 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.

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/50400103/person/13064717964/facts

• Lane County, Oregon Genealogy & History. Marriage - Index. Groom's List 1850 - 1859. Accessed 17 Aug 2019.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 August 2019), memorial page for Amanda Severns Pittenger (27 Jul 1840–5 Feb 1904), Find A Grave Memorial no. 61894588, citing Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, California, USA ; Maintained by Adriana (contributor 47328225) .