John and his family moved to Knox County, Illinois shortly before or after the death of his father in 1839. John's step-mother (his wife's mother) Christiana Pope Oatman Pittman moved to Illinois with them and lived there until her death in 1843.
The family name is spelled Pitman or Pittman, depending on the branch of the family or the particular person writing the name on documents.
John's birth date was calculated from the death date and age inscribed on the gravestone, which is within the range calculated from the 1830 and 1840 Census records, but at least 3 years earlier than the range calculated from the 1810 and 1820 Census records.
John and his family moved to Knox County, Illinois shortly before or after the death of his father in 1839. John's step-mother (his wife's mother) Christiana Pope Oatman Pittman moved to Illinois with them and lived there until her death in 1843.
The family name is spelled Pitman or Pittman, depending on the branch of the family or the particular person writing the name on documents.
John's birth date was calculated from the death date and age inscribed on the gravestone, which is within the range calculated from the 1830 and 1840 Census records, but at least 3 years earlier than the range calculated from the 1810 and 1820 Census records.
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Aged 58 yrs 13 days
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