Son of Hardy Pitts &
Elizabeth Jane Bowman
Oldest of six children;
2 sisters & 3 brothers
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1860 Andrew Lee "Hardy"***see below
1862 Nancy Emmaline (Pate)***see below
1864 Hezekiah Harrison "Hez"***see below
1866 Leonnus Bowman "Lee"***see below
1868 Dovie Alsa (Raney)***see below
Married Nancy C. King
28 Apr 1889 Wilcox Co, GA
No children were born of this union, did she and a child die in childbirth?
Married Sarah M. Fitzgerald
07 Feb 1894 Worth Co, GA
Father of three children;
2 daughters & 1 son
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1894 Nora Belle (Taylor)***see below
1897 Mytis L.
1901 Dallas M.
Note***
I have seen in print where his son Dallas is said to be the son of his third wife Elizabeth. Ashley's will would bring this into question wherein he clearly names six children of he and Elizabeth. I believe his second wife Sarah died in or closely after giving birth to Dallas. It was standard practice then for a man with small children to remarry very soon after the death of a spouse so as to provide their small children with a mother.
Married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bailey
12 Jan 1901 Dooly Co, GA
Father of six children;
3 daughters & 3 sons
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1906 Eliza Tabitha
1908 Walter Seaborn
1910 Samuel Ashley d. 1984 GA
1912 Bessie Elizabeth
1914 Benjamin Felder
1918 Ethel Lavurne
Ashley Jordan Pitts was one of the founding fathers and became the first postmaster of the city of Pitts, GA for which the city is named.
History***
The community which later became Pitts, began as a settlement in the area of the home of L. C. Peebles; 2 miles east of the Alapaha River. Brock Owens and Ashley J. Pitts operated the first store there in the mid 1880s. The town of Pitts was called Kings' Crossing at the time. When application was made for a post office, the Postmaster General preferred a shorter name. J. A. King suggested the name Pitts, in honor of his son-in-law, Ashley J. Pitts. The name was accepted, and on 1 November 1888 the post office was established with Ashley J. Pitts as postmaster.
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State of Georgia, County of Coffee
I, Ashley Jordan Pitts, of said state and county, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling allothers, by me heretofore made.
Item I. I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian-like manner, suitable to my circumstances and condition in life.
Item 2. I desire that all my just debts be paid without unnecessary delay, by my executor hereinafter named and appointed.
Item 3. I will, bequeath and devise all of my property, both real and personal, of whatever kind and whereever situated, to my beloved wife, Mary Elizabeth Pitts and my children by her, viz. Eliza Tabitha, Walter Seaborn, Samuel Ashley, Bessie Elizabeth, Benjamin Felder, and Ethel Lavurne, for their use and benefit for and during the natural life of my wife, Mary Elizabeth Pitts, or until she should remarry again, and during the minority of each said children and during the time that each child should remain single; in the event a child or children above named should marry before they reach the age of majority, then said child or children so marrying shall cease to have any uses or benefits from my said estate, until the contingencies in this item of me will have occurred.
Item 4. It is my will and desire that all my property, after the payment of my just debts, be held and controlled by my executor; for the use and benefit of my said wife, during her life or widowhood, and for the use and benefit of each of my said children by my said wife, during their infancy and while unmarried.
Item 5. At the death of my said wife, or at the time she should remarry again, and at the time my youngest child should reach the age of majority, it is my will and desire that all my property both real and personal, not disposed of by my executor and not used for the purposes aforesaid, be sold by my executor hereinafter named, and the proceeds of the same be divided between all my children by my second wife and by my third wife, share and share alike; and in the event of the death of any of my said children, leaving children, at the time of the division of the said estate, then such child or children shall inherit its or their father or mother's share of my said estate.
Item 6. I hereby name and appoint my friend, J. W. Nipper, of said county, an executor of this will, and I hereby expressly relieve him from making any inventory or appraisement of my estate, or from giving any bond, or making any returns to any court; and I expressly give my said executor power to sell any and all of my property and to apply the proceeds arising therefrom to the payment of my debts, and to the uses and purposes aforesaid mentioned, without any order of any court, at either public or private sale, as he deems best.
Item 7. In the event J. W. Nipper, after qualifying as executor, shall depart this life, then and in that event, I appoint T. J. Pitts, of Crisp County, Ga. executor of this my will, conferring upon him the same authority and power in reference to all parts of my said estate, as are conferred therein upon J. W. Nipper, aforesaid.
This the 31st day of May, 1921.
Ashley J. Pitts (his signature)
Elizabeth Jane Bowman
Oldest of six children;
2 sisters & 3 brothers
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1860 Andrew Lee "Hardy"***see below
1862 Nancy Emmaline (Pate)***see below
1864 Hezekiah Harrison "Hez"***see below
1866 Leonnus Bowman "Lee"***see below
1868 Dovie Alsa (Raney)***see below
Married Nancy C. King
28 Apr 1889 Wilcox Co, GA
No children were born of this union, did she and a child die in childbirth?
Married Sarah M. Fitzgerald
07 Feb 1894 Worth Co, GA
Father of three children;
2 daughters & 1 son
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1894 Nora Belle (Taylor)***see below
1897 Mytis L.
1901 Dallas M.
Note***
I have seen in print where his son Dallas is said to be the son of his third wife Elizabeth. Ashley's will would bring this into question wherein he clearly names six children of he and Elizabeth. I believe his second wife Sarah died in or closely after giving birth to Dallas. It was standard practice then for a man with small children to remarry very soon after the death of a spouse so as to provide their small children with a mother.
Married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bailey
12 Jan 1901 Dooly Co, GA
Father of six children;
3 daughters & 3 sons
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1906 Eliza Tabitha
1908 Walter Seaborn
1910 Samuel Ashley d. 1984 GA
1912 Bessie Elizabeth
1914 Benjamin Felder
1918 Ethel Lavurne
Ashley Jordan Pitts was one of the founding fathers and became the first postmaster of the city of Pitts, GA for which the city is named.
History***
The community which later became Pitts, began as a settlement in the area of the home of L. C. Peebles; 2 miles east of the Alapaha River. Brock Owens and Ashley J. Pitts operated the first store there in the mid 1880s. The town of Pitts was called Kings' Crossing at the time. When application was made for a post office, the Postmaster General preferred a shorter name. J. A. King suggested the name Pitts, in honor of his son-in-law, Ashley J. Pitts. The name was accepted, and on 1 November 1888 the post office was established with Ashley J. Pitts as postmaster.
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State of Georgia, County of Coffee
I, Ashley Jordan Pitts, of said state and county, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling allothers, by me heretofore made.
Item I. I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian-like manner, suitable to my circumstances and condition in life.
Item 2. I desire that all my just debts be paid without unnecessary delay, by my executor hereinafter named and appointed.
Item 3. I will, bequeath and devise all of my property, both real and personal, of whatever kind and whereever situated, to my beloved wife, Mary Elizabeth Pitts and my children by her, viz. Eliza Tabitha, Walter Seaborn, Samuel Ashley, Bessie Elizabeth, Benjamin Felder, and Ethel Lavurne, for their use and benefit for and during the natural life of my wife, Mary Elizabeth Pitts, or until she should remarry again, and during the minority of each said children and during the time that each child should remain single; in the event a child or children above named should marry before they reach the age of majority, then said child or children so marrying shall cease to have any uses or benefits from my said estate, until the contingencies in this item of me will have occurred.
Item 4. It is my will and desire that all my property, after the payment of my just debts, be held and controlled by my executor; for the use and benefit of my said wife, during her life or widowhood, and for the use and benefit of each of my said children by my said wife, during their infancy and while unmarried.
Item 5. At the death of my said wife, or at the time she should remarry again, and at the time my youngest child should reach the age of majority, it is my will and desire that all my property both real and personal, not disposed of by my executor and not used for the purposes aforesaid, be sold by my executor hereinafter named, and the proceeds of the same be divided between all my children by my second wife and by my third wife, share and share alike; and in the event of the death of any of my said children, leaving children, at the time of the division of the said estate, then such child or children shall inherit its or their father or mother's share of my said estate.
Item 6. I hereby name and appoint my friend, J. W. Nipper, of said county, an executor of this will, and I hereby expressly relieve him from making any inventory or appraisement of my estate, or from giving any bond, or making any returns to any court; and I expressly give my said executor power to sell any and all of my property and to apply the proceeds arising therefrom to the payment of my debts, and to the uses and purposes aforesaid mentioned, without any order of any court, at either public or private sale, as he deems best.
Item 7. In the event J. W. Nipper, after qualifying as executor, shall depart this life, then and in that event, I appoint T. J. Pitts, of Crisp County, Ga. executor of this my will, conferring upon him the same authority and power in reference to all parts of my said estate, as are conferred therein upon J. W. Nipper, aforesaid.
This the 31st day of May, 1921.
Ashley J. Pitts (his signature)
Son of Hardy Pitts &
Elizabeth Jane Bowman
Oldest of six children;
2 sisters & 3 brothers
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1860 Andrew Lee "Hardy"***see below
1862 Nancy Emmaline (Pate)***see below
1864 Hezekiah Harrison "Hez"***see below
1866 Leonnus Bowman "Lee"***see below
1868 Dovie Alsa (Raney)***see below
Married Nancy C. King
28 Apr 1889 Wilcox Co, GA
No children were born of this union, did she and a child die in childbirth?
Married Sarah M. Fitzgerald
07 Feb 1894 Worth Co, GA
Father of three children;
2 daughters & 1 son
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1894 Nora Belle (Taylor)***see below
1897 Mytis L.
1901 Dallas M.
Note***
I have seen in print where his son Dallas is said to be the son of his third wife Elizabeth. Ashley's will would bring this into question wherein he clearly names six children of he and Elizabeth. I believe his second wife Sarah died in or closely after giving birth to Dallas. It was standard practice then for a man with small children to remarry very soon after the death of a spouse so as to provide their small children with a mother.
Married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bailey
12 Jan 1901 Dooly Co, GA
Father of six children;
3 daughters & 3 sons
**************************************
1906 Eliza Tabitha
1908 Walter Seaborn
1910 Samuel Ashley d. 1984 GA
1912 Bessie Elizabeth
1914 Benjamin Felder
1918 Ethel Lavurne
Ashley Jordan Pitts was one of the founding fathers and became the first postmaster of the city of Pitts, GA for which the city is named.
History***
The community which later became Pitts, began as a settlement in the area of the home of L. C. Peebles; 2 miles east of the Alapaha River. Brock Owens and Ashley J. Pitts operated the first store there in the mid 1880s. The town of Pitts was called Kings' Crossing at the time. When application was made for a post office, the Postmaster General preferred a shorter name. J. A. King suggested the name Pitts, in honor of his son-in-law, Ashley J. Pitts. The name was accepted, and on 1 November 1888 the post office was established with Ashley J. Pitts as postmaster.
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State of Georgia, County of Coffee
I, Ashley Jordan Pitts, of said state and county, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling allothers, by me heretofore made.
Item I. I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian-like manner, suitable to my circumstances and condition in life.
Item 2. I desire that all my just debts be paid without unnecessary delay, by my executor hereinafter named and appointed.
Item 3. I will, bequeath and devise all of my property, both real and personal, of whatever kind and whereever situated, to my beloved wife, Mary Elizabeth Pitts and my children by her, viz. Eliza Tabitha, Walter Seaborn, Samuel Ashley, Bessie Elizabeth, Benjamin Felder, and Ethel Lavurne, for their use and benefit for and during the natural life of my wife, Mary Elizabeth Pitts, or until she should remarry again, and during the minority of each said children and during the time that each child should remain single; in the event a child or children above named should marry before they reach the age of majority, then said child or children so marrying shall cease to have any uses or benefits from my said estate, until the contingencies in this item of me will have occurred.
Item 4. It is my will and desire that all my property, after the payment of my just debts, be held and controlled by my executor; for the use and benefit of my said wife, during her life or widowhood, and for the use and benefit of each of my said children by my said wife, during their infancy and while unmarried.
Item 5. At the death of my said wife, or at the time she should remarry again, and at the time my youngest child should reach the age of majority, it is my will and desire that all my property both real and personal, not disposed of by my executor and not used for the purposes aforesaid, be sold by my executor hereinafter named, and the proceeds of the same be divided between all my children by my second wife and by my third wife, share and share alike; and in the event of the death of any of my said children, leaving children, at the time of the division of the said estate, then such child or children shall inherit its or their father or mother's share of my said estate.
Item 6. I hereby name and appoint my friend, J. W. Nipper, of said county, an executor of this will, and I hereby expressly relieve him from making any inventory or appraisement of my estate, or from giving any bond, or making any returns to any court; and I expressly give my said executor power to sell any and all of my property and to apply the proceeds arising therefrom to the payment of my debts, and to the uses and purposes aforesaid mentioned, without any order of any court, at either public or private sale, as he deems best.
Item 7. In the event J. W. Nipper, after qualifying as executor, shall depart this life, then and in that event, I appoint T. J. Pitts, of Crisp County, Ga. executor of this my will, conferring upon him the same authority and power in reference to all parts of my said estate, as are conferred therein upon J. W. Nipper, aforesaid.
This the 31st day of May, 1921.
Ashley J. Pitts (his signature)
Elizabeth Jane Bowman
Oldest of six children;
2 sisters & 3 brothers
***************************************
1860 Andrew Lee "Hardy"***see below
1862 Nancy Emmaline (Pate)***see below
1864 Hezekiah Harrison "Hez"***see below
1866 Leonnus Bowman "Lee"***see below
1868 Dovie Alsa (Raney)***see below
Married Nancy C. King
28 Apr 1889 Wilcox Co, GA
No children were born of this union, did she and a child die in childbirth?
Married Sarah M. Fitzgerald
07 Feb 1894 Worth Co, GA
Father of three children;
2 daughters & 1 son
**************************************
1894 Nora Belle (Taylor)***see below
1897 Mytis L.
1901 Dallas M.
Note***
I have seen in print where his son Dallas is said to be the son of his third wife Elizabeth. Ashley's will would bring this into question wherein he clearly names six children of he and Elizabeth. I believe his second wife Sarah died in or closely after giving birth to Dallas. It was standard practice then for a man with small children to remarry very soon after the death of a spouse so as to provide their small children with a mother.
Married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bailey
12 Jan 1901 Dooly Co, GA
Father of six children;
3 daughters & 3 sons
**************************************
1906 Eliza Tabitha
1908 Walter Seaborn
1910 Samuel Ashley d. 1984 GA
1912 Bessie Elizabeth
1914 Benjamin Felder
1918 Ethel Lavurne
Ashley Jordan Pitts was one of the founding fathers and became the first postmaster of the city of Pitts, GA for which the city is named.
History***
The community which later became Pitts, began as a settlement in the area of the home of L. C. Peebles; 2 miles east of the Alapaha River. Brock Owens and Ashley J. Pitts operated the first store there in the mid 1880s. The town of Pitts was called Kings' Crossing at the time. When application was made for a post office, the Postmaster General preferred a shorter name. J. A. King suggested the name Pitts, in honor of his son-in-law, Ashley J. Pitts. The name was accepted, and on 1 November 1888 the post office was established with Ashley J. Pitts as postmaster.
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State of Georgia, County of Coffee
I, Ashley Jordan Pitts, of said state and county, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling allothers, by me heretofore made.
Item I. I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian-like manner, suitable to my circumstances and condition in life.
Item 2. I desire that all my just debts be paid without unnecessary delay, by my executor hereinafter named and appointed.
Item 3. I will, bequeath and devise all of my property, both real and personal, of whatever kind and whereever situated, to my beloved wife, Mary Elizabeth Pitts and my children by her, viz. Eliza Tabitha, Walter Seaborn, Samuel Ashley, Bessie Elizabeth, Benjamin Felder, and Ethel Lavurne, for their use and benefit for and during the natural life of my wife, Mary Elizabeth Pitts, or until she should remarry again, and during the minority of each said children and during the time that each child should remain single; in the event a child or children above named should marry before they reach the age of majority, then said child or children so marrying shall cease to have any uses or benefits from my said estate, until the contingencies in this item of me will have occurred.
Item 4. It is my will and desire that all my property, after the payment of my just debts, be held and controlled by my executor; for the use and benefit of my said wife, during her life or widowhood, and for the use and benefit of each of my said children by my said wife, during their infancy and while unmarried.
Item 5. At the death of my said wife, or at the time she should remarry again, and at the time my youngest child should reach the age of majority, it is my will and desire that all my property both real and personal, not disposed of by my executor and not used for the purposes aforesaid, be sold by my executor hereinafter named, and the proceeds of the same be divided between all my children by my second wife and by my third wife, share and share alike; and in the event of the death of any of my said children, leaving children, at the time of the division of the said estate, then such child or children shall inherit its or their father or mother's share of my said estate.
Item 6. I hereby name and appoint my friend, J. W. Nipper, of said county, an executor of this will, and I hereby expressly relieve him from making any inventory or appraisement of my estate, or from giving any bond, or making any returns to any court; and I expressly give my said executor power to sell any and all of my property and to apply the proceeds arising therefrom to the payment of my debts, and to the uses and purposes aforesaid mentioned, without any order of any court, at either public or private sale, as he deems best.
Item 7. In the event J. W. Nipper, after qualifying as executor, shall depart this life, then and in that event, I appoint T. J. Pitts, of Crisp County, Ga. executor of this my will, conferring upon him the same authority and power in reference to all parts of my said estate, as are conferred therein upon J. W. Nipper, aforesaid.
This the 31st day of May, 1921.
Ashley J. Pitts (his signature)
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