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COL Barbee Pitts

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COL Barbee Pitts

Birth
Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
10 Jan 1852 (aged 50)
Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Hardin County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Barbee Pitts was born 11 Dec 1801 in Robertson County, Tennessee. He married Felicia Wilson. Barbee died at the age of 50 years and 30 days on 10 Jan 1852 and is buried at Pitts Cemetery near Milledgeville, Tennessee.

Barbee Pitts moved to Henderson County, Tennessee, at an early day, locating about ten miles north of Lexington, where he engaged in farming until his removal to McNairy County, and afterward to Hardin County. He was a strong Democrat, a man of considerable influence, and highly esteemed. Barbee Pitts was a colonel commandant of the McNairy company, receiving his commission from Gov. Carroll. He served actively and gallantly in the Florida war of 1836.

Barbee married Felicia Wilson and they had a family of seven sons: James Alfred, William W., Burrell, Theophilus Cecil, Nicholas, Barbee, and John Calvin.

Barbee Pitts' genealogy starting with father/mother:
Burwell Pitts/Nancy Holland
John Pitts, Jr./Mary Henry
John Pitts/Mical Barbee
David Pitts
Ld John Pitts
Barbee Pitts was born 11 Dec 1801 in Robertson County, Tennessee. He married Felicia Wilson. Barbee died at the age of 50 years and 30 days on 10 Jan 1852 and is buried at Pitts Cemetery near Milledgeville, Tennessee.

Barbee Pitts moved to Henderson County, Tennessee, at an early day, locating about ten miles north of Lexington, where he engaged in farming until his removal to McNairy County, and afterward to Hardin County. He was a strong Democrat, a man of considerable influence, and highly esteemed. Barbee Pitts was a colonel commandant of the McNairy company, receiving his commission from Gov. Carroll. He served actively and gallantly in the Florida war of 1836.

Barbee married Felicia Wilson and they had a family of seven sons: James Alfred, William W., Burrell, Theophilus Cecil, Nicholas, Barbee, and John Calvin.

Barbee Pitts' genealogy starting with father/mother:
Burwell Pitts/Nancy Holland
John Pitts, Jr./Mary Henry
John Pitts/Mical Barbee
David Pitts
Ld John Pitts

Inscription

BARBEE PITTS
Born
Dec. 11, 1801
Died
Jan. 10, 1852

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