SON OF:
Lindsey W. Pittman & Sarah Prescott
HUSBAND OF:
Catherine "Kate" Mills
CHILDREN:
Samuel (1846-1898)
Jane (1853-?)
John (1857-?)
Martha (1858-?)
Jane (1860-?)
Rebecca (1862-?)
Travis (1864-?)
Louisa M. (1866-?)
Noah (1868-?)
Lizza (1869-?)
David (1872-?)
Easter R. (1872-?)
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TRAVIS PITTMAN was the son of LINSEY PITTMAN, who was born in Robinson County, North Carolina, and when attaining his majority, he boldly struck out for himself, coming to Georgia and settling in Ware County, which was then a frontier region. Indians still inhabited the woods, far outnumbering the whites and frequently terrorized the new settlers. He first purchased a tract of wild land on Kettle Creek and later bought land including the present site of the Congregational Church. After improving a part of his land, he moved to the southern part of the county, and on the farm which he there bought and improved, spent the remainder of his long life, passing away at the age of seventy-four years.
Travis Pittman was born in Ware County and assisted his father in the pioneer labor of redeeming a farm from the wilderness, and well remembers through his life many of the thrilling incidents of those early days. As a boy he heard the report of the guns when the Wilds family was massacred, and saw the soldiers rushing madly by in their pursuit of the fleeing savages, that having been one of the worst crimes committed by the Indians within his memory. On reaching man's estate, he bought land near the old homestead and by dint of heroic labor cleared and improved a farm. In his early days, there being no railroads in this section of the country he was forced to haul all of his surplus farm productions to Centerville and Traders Hill, over fifty miles away, that being the nearest market or trading post. Selling his farm in 1886, he explored Florida, looking for a more progressive location. After a thorough search in the more fertile parts of that state, he became convinced that Georgia had much greater advantages and resources, and returned to his native county. Purchasing land near Waresboro he subsequently resided there until his death in 1906.
Converted in his youth, Travis Pittman joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, and having been licensed, preached for some years in Ware and adjoining counties. He later united with the Congregational Church and continued a preacher in that denomination, continuing for many years an earnest and zealous working in the Master's vineyard.
Rev. Travis Pittman married Miss Kate Mills, who was born in Milledgeville, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mills. She and Mr. Pittman were the parents of seventeen children. Their home is on a wonderfully equipped farm near Waresboro, where Mrs. Pittman has lived since the death of her husband.
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History of Ware County, Georgia. Macon, GA: J.W. Burke Co., 1934, pages 467-468.
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Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass GA vol 8 p283 state Travis Pittman 1828-1905 states he was bur Pittman Cem, Manor, Ware, GA.
Lindsey W. Pittman & Sarah Prescott
HUSBAND OF:
Catherine "Kate" Mills
CHILDREN:
Samuel (1846-1898)
Jane (1853-?)
John (1857-?)
Martha (1858-?)
Jane (1860-?)
Rebecca (1862-?)
Travis (1864-?)
Louisa M. (1866-?)
Noah (1868-?)
Lizza (1869-?)
David (1872-?)
Easter R. (1872-?)
=======================================
TRAVIS PITTMAN was the son of LINSEY PITTMAN, who was born in Robinson County, North Carolina, and when attaining his majority, he boldly struck out for himself, coming to Georgia and settling in Ware County, which was then a frontier region. Indians still inhabited the woods, far outnumbering the whites and frequently terrorized the new settlers. He first purchased a tract of wild land on Kettle Creek and later bought land including the present site of the Congregational Church. After improving a part of his land, he moved to the southern part of the county, and on the farm which he there bought and improved, spent the remainder of his long life, passing away at the age of seventy-four years.
Travis Pittman was born in Ware County and assisted his father in the pioneer labor of redeeming a farm from the wilderness, and well remembers through his life many of the thrilling incidents of those early days. As a boy he heard the report of the guns when the Wilds family was massacred, and saw the soldiers rushing madly by in their pursuit of the fleeing savages, that having been one of the worst crimes committed by the Indians within his memory. On reaching man's estate, he bought land near the old homestead and by dint of heroic labor cleared and improved a farm. In his early days, there being no railroads in this section of the country he was forced to haul all of his surplus farm productions to Centerville and Traders Hill, over fifty miles away, that being the nearest market or trading post. Selling his farm in 1886, he explored Florida, looking for a more progressive location. After a thorough search in the more fertile parts of that state, he became convinced that Georgia had much greater advantages and resources, and returned to his native county. Purchasing land near Waresboro he subsequently resided there until his death in 1906.
Converted in his youth, Travis Pittman joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, and having been licensed, preached for some years in Ware and adjoining counties. He later united with the Congregational Church and continued a preacher in that denomination, continuing for many years an earnest and zealous working in the Master's vineyard.
Rev. Travis Pittman married Miss Kate Mills, who was born in Milledgeville, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mills. She and Mr. Pittman were the parents of seventeen children. Their home is on a wonderfully equipped farm near Waresboro, where Mrs. Pittman has lived since the death of her husband.
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History of Ware County, Georgia. Macon, GA: J.W. Burke Co., 1934, pages 467-468.
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Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass GA vol 8 p283 state Travis Pittman 1828-1905 states he was bur Pittman Cem, Manor, Ware, GA.
SON OF:
Lindsey W. Pittman & Sarah Prescott
HUSBAND OF:
Catherine "Kate" Mills
CHILDREN:
Samuel (1846-1898)
Jane (1853-?)
John (1857-?)
Martha (1858-?)
Jane (1860-?)
Rebecca (1862-?)
Travis (1864-?)
Louisa M. (1866-?)
Noah (1868-?)
Lizza (1869-?)
David (1872-?)
Easter R. (1872-?)
=======================================
TRAVIS PITTMAN was the son of LINSEY PITTMAN, who was born in Robinson County, North Carolina, and when attaining his majority, he boldly struck out for himself, coming to Georgia and settling in Ware County, which was then a frontier region. Indians still inhabited the woods, far outnumbering the whites and frequently terrorized the new settlers. He first purchased a tract of wild land on Kettle Creek and later bought land including the present site of the Congregational Church. After improving a part of his land, he moved to the southern part of the county, and on the farm which he there bought and improved, spent the remainder of his long life, passing away at the age of seventy-four years.
Travis Pittman was born in Ware County and assisted his father in the pioneer labor of redeeming a farm from the wilderness, and well remembers through his life many of the thrilling incidents of those early days. As a boy he heard the report of the guns when the Wilds family was massacred, and saw the soldiers rushing madly by in their pursuit of the fleeing savages, that having been one of the worst crimes committed by the Indians within his memory. On reaching man's estate, he bought land near the old homestead and by dint of heroic labor cleared and improved a farm. In his early days, there being no railroads in this section of the country he was forced to haul all of his surplus farm productions to Centerville and Traders Hill, over fifty miles away, that being the nearest market or trading post. Selling his farm in 1886, he explored Florida, looking for a more progressive location. After a thorough search in the more fertile parts of that state, he became convinced that Georgia had much greater advantages and resources, and returned to his native county. Purchasing land near Waresboro he subsequently resided there until his death in 1906.
Converted in his youth, Travis Pittman joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, and having been licensed, preached for some years in Ware and adjoining counties. He later united with the Congregational Church and continued a preacher in that denomination, continuing for many years an earnest and zealous working in the Master's vineyard.
Rev. Travis Pittman married Miss Kate Mills, who was born in Milledgeville, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mills. She and Mr. Pittman were the parents of seventeen children. Their home is on a wonderfully equipped farm near Waresboro, where Mrs. Pittman has lived since the death of her husband.
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History of Ware County, Georgia. Macon, GA: J.W. Burke Co., 1934, pages 467-468.
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Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass GA vol 8 p283 state Travis Pittman 1828-1905 states he was bur Pittman Cem, Manor, Ware, GA.
Lindsey W. Pittman & Sarah Prescott
HUSBAND OF:
Catherine "Kate" Mills
CHILDREN:
Samuel (1846-1898)
Jane (1853-?)
John (1857-?)
Martha (1858-?)
Jane (1860-?)
Rebecca (1862-?)
Travis (1864-?)
Louisa M. (1866-?)
Noah (1868-?)
Lizza (1869-?)
David (1872-?)
Easter R. (1872-?)
=======================================
TRAVIS PITTMAN was the son of LINSEY PITTMAN, who was born in Robinson County, North Carolina, and when attaining his majority, he boldly struck out for himself, coming to Georgia and settling in Ware County, which was then a frontier region. Indians still inhabited the woods, far outnumbering the whites and frequently terrorized the new settlers. He first purchased a tract of wild land on Kettle Creek and later bought land including the present site of the Congregational Church. After improving a part of his land, he moved to the southern part of the county, and on the farm which he there bought and improved, spent the remainder of his long life, passing away at the age of seventy-four years.
Travis Pittman was born in Ware County and assisted his father in the pioneer labor of redeeming a farm from the wilderness, and well remembers through his life many of the thrilling incidents of those early days. As a boy he heard the report of the guns when the Wilds family was massacred, and saw the soldiers rushing madly by in their pursuit of the fleeing savages, that having been one of the worst crimes committed by the Indians within his memory. On reaching man's estate, he bought land near the old homestead and by dint of heroic labor cleared and improved a farm. In his early days, there being no railroads in this section of the country he was forced to haul all of his surplus farm productions to Centerville and Traders Hill, over fifty miles away, that being the nearest market or trading post. Selling his farm in 1886, he explored Florida, looking for a more progressive location. After a thorough search in the more fertile parts of that state, he became convinced that Georgia had much greater advantages and resources, and returned to his native county. Purchasing land near Waresboro he subsequently resided there until his death in 1906.
Converted in his youth, Travis Pittman joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, and having been licensed, preached for some years in Ware and adjoining counties. He later united with the Congregational Church and continued a preacher in that denomination, continuing for many years an earnest and zealous working in the Master's vineyard.
Rev. Travis Pittman married Miss Kate Mills, who was born in Milledgeville, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mills. She and Mr. Pittman were the parents of seventeen children. Their home is on a wonderfully equipped farm near Waresboro, where Mrs. Pittman has lived since the death of her husband.
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History of Ware County, Georgia. Macon, GA: J.W. Burke Co., 1934, pages 467-468.
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Huxford's Pioneers of Wiregrass GA vol 8 p283 state Travis Pittman 1828-1905 states he was bur Pittman Cem, Manor, Ware, GA.
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