Family:Leonidas Pitman and Martha Develin (1)

Research Notes - Children of Leonidas Pitman and Martha Develin:

(According to records, they had 11 children. I have identified 9 (one is unnamed). Any clues about the others would be much appreciated. --Cos1776 17:02, 2 November 2009 (EST))

1. Emma C (1859-1936) never married
2. William R (abt 1862 - bef 1944) - as a young man, he worked with his father in the family ice business, disappears after 1880 census
3. Anna Elizabeth (1864-1944) m. Willard E Petro
4. Julia L "Retta" (1868-1934) m. Frank Weed
5. Della (1871-1944) m. Curtis E Williams, later divorced
6. unknown child ⁸ (abt 1872-1876)
7. Alma A (1874-1969) m. ? Guerin
8. Johnnie (1876-1879)⁹ - died age 3
9. Jennie Maud (1879-1944) m. Gustavus Otto Laux
10. unknown child
11. unknown child

Working Timeline

• 1857 Sep 17 - Lee Pitman and Martha Develin are married in Wayne County, IN.¹ He is 23. She is 19.
• 1859 - Daughter Emma C is born
• 1862 abt - Son William R is born
• 1864 - Daughter Anna Elizabeth "Libbie" is born
• 1868 - Daughter Julia L "Retta" is born
• 1871 - Daughter Della is born
• 1872 abt - unnamed child is born
• 1874 - Daughter Alma A is born
• 1876 - Son Johnnie is born. Unnamed child, abt 4yrs old, dies.
• 1879 - Daughter Jennie Maud is born. Son Johnnie dies.
• 1880 - Family is living in Cambridge City, IN. Lee is employed as an Ice Dealer.⁴
• 1900 - Lee, Martha and Emma live together in Cambridge City, IN. Lee is employed in ice business. Daughter Libbie lives next door with her family.
• 1910 - Lee, Martha and Emma live together in Cambridge City, IN. Lee is still in the ice business.⁶
• 1920 - Lee, Martha and Emma live together in Cambridge City, IN. Lee is retired.⁷
• 1924 - Martha passes away, aged 85.
• 1926 - Lee passes away, aged 91. Emma (in her seventies) moves in with a niece (or nephew) in New Castle, Henry, IN.

Husband: Lee Pitman, abt 1825.

Wife: Mrs. Martha (Develin) Pitman (1838-1924)

1. ↑ Marriage record, in Wayne County, Indiana. Wayne County Indiana Marriage License Database (1811-1904).

   Martha Develin married Leonidas Pitman on 1857-09-17. (Book G ; Page 201)

   
2.   Family Recorded, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M693).

   Year: 1860; Census Place: Cambridge City, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M653_308; Page: 392; Image: 393; Family History Library Film: 803308.
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   Leander Pitma 24 Martha Pitma 21 Emma Pitma 6/12
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   [Lee is working as a Labourer.]

3.   Family Recorded, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593).

   Year: 1870; Census Place: Cambridge, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M593_370; Page: 397A; Image: 319; Family History Library Film: 545869.
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   Leonidas Pirman 35 Martha Pirman 28 Emma Pirman 11 Willie Pirman 7 Lizzie Pirman 5 Rettie Pirman 3 George Pirman 21 Malinda Develin 19

   
4.   Family Recorded, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9).

   Year: 1880; Census Place: Cambridge, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: 322; Family History Film: 1254322; Page: 166A; Enumeration District: 064; Image: 0095.
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   Leandus Pittman 46 Mantia Pittman 43 Emma C. Pittman 20 William R. Pittman 18 Annie E. Pittman 16 Rettie Pittman 12 Dellie Pittman 9 Alma Pittman 6 Jennie M Pittman 11m

   
5.   Family Recorded, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623).

   Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: T623_412; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 148.
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   Leonadas L Pitman 64 Martha Pitman 62 Emma C Pitman 40
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   [Daughter Libbie and her husband live next door.]

   
6.   Family Recorded, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624).

   Year: 1910; Census Place: Cambridge City Ward 4, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: T624_387; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0174; Image: 709; FHL Number: 1374400.
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   Klee Pitman 75 Martha Pitman 72 Emma Pitman 50

   
7.   Family Recorded, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625).

   Year: 1920; Census Place: Cambridge City, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: T625_474; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 75.
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   Leandis Pitman 85 Martha Pitman 81 Emma Pitman 60

   
8.   Child mentioned, in Cambridge City Tribune. (Cambridge City, Indiana)
   24 Jun 1876.

   "A little child of Lee Pitman's was interred at the old cemetery last Sunday."
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   [cos1776 Note: This child does not appear in 1870 census, so the birth year is a guess.]

9.   Child mentioned, in Cambridge City Tribune. (Cambridge City, Indiana)
   20 Nov 1879.

   "Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pitman have been called upon to mourn the loss of their little Johnnie, three years of age; who died, after a short illness on Saturday morning last and was buried on Sunday..."