Pitman.William.C.1835.Woodford.BIOS

WILLIAM C. PITMAN is a native of Lawrence County, Ind., born March 19, 1835,
son of HOLLAND and ELIZABETH (MCNEAL) PITMAN;  is the tenth in a family of
eleven children, and is of German-Irish descent.  When the subject of this
mention was twenty-one years of age he began the battle of life for himself.
He was married in 1860 to Miss PHEBE A. KERN, daughter fo BENJAMIN and NANCY
J. KERN.  They have eleven children, as follows:  HOLLAND C., ALICE E.,
WILLIAM W., LORETTA, ALVA H., MAGGIE E., JENNIE M., BENJAMIN F., FREDERICK,
WALTER A. and NELLIE.  In 1860 Mr. Pitman settled in the vicinity in which
he has since and now resides (Indian Creek Township).  He has 250 acres of
moderately well improved land.  In 1861 Mr. Pitman began stock-raising and
dealing, and this he has since continued.  He handles about 500 head of
cattle per annum.   For some years he has been giving much attention to
thoroughbred stock.  He is a Republican, and cast his first Presidential
vote for Fremont, at which time there were only six votes of that kind in
Indian Creek Township.  Mrs. Pitman is a member of the Christian Church, and
Mr. Pitman is by faith a Methodist.  For twenty-five years the subject of
this mention has been one of the leading and public-spirited men of Lawrence
County.


"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA."  GOODSPEED
BROS.  1884.



Submitted by: Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997