TAKEN FROM: PROMINENT CITIZENS OF WARE COUNTY, GEORGIA Page 227
PITTMAN, LINDSAY W.H. 1797-1883 WARE
Lindsay W.H. Pittman was born in Robeson County, North Carolina in 1797 (this is census date; descendants say he was born 1794). He died at his home in the Manor district of Ware County, Georgia in 1883, aged 89 years. He married Sarah (Sallie) Strickland, born 1808 in South Carolina. She died about 1880. She and her husband are buried in the Pittman Congregational Methodist Church near Manor, Ware County. To Mr. & Mrs. Pittman were born the following children:
1. Josiah born 1827 m. (wife unknown)
2. Travis born 1828 m. Catherine Sills
3. John B. born 1830 m. 1) unknown 2) Steedley
4. Noah born 1833 m. (wife unknown)
5. Priscilla born 1837 m. Daniel Lane. Moved to Bradford County, Fla.
6. Moses born 1842 m. ... Booth. Killed in C.S. Army
7. Abraham born 1845 m. Rachel Beverly, dau. of Wm.
8. Newett born 1847 m. Julia Highsmith
Mr. Pittman moved from North Carolina to Georgia about 1820 and it is thought that he married in this state. After a few years spent in Tattnal and Appling counties, he moved to Ware County about 1835 and settled on Kettle Creek. Kettle Creek Church on the outskirts of Waycross, is located on land that was part of the Pittman farm. He served in Capt. D.J. Miller's Company of Ware County militia in the Indian War of 1838, while living on Kettle Creek. About 1845, he sold out and bought lands in the 1060th District near the present town of Manor, and moved there where he lived until his death.
; Representative from Ware County, 1861-64; Justice of the Inferior Court, 1863-1868. He was a member of the Waresboro Masonic Lodge, N. 217, receiving his degrees there in 1858; he was demitted in 1869. CENSUS REFEREncES: 1830, Appling; 1840,1850,1860, Ware.
At the Huxford Library in Homerville, Georgia, Mr. Folks Huxford's personal notes which were like Index card's that he carried around to write down info as he accquired it, he had LWH's parents as Nathan Pittman and Catherine ?? her last name was not known. They were suppose to be from Robeson County, North Carolina
The Library has these notes in one file and a seperate file which include notes that readers/relatives have sent in to the library, they also state Nathan Pittman & Catherine were the parent's of LWH. Don't have a date of birth for either one.
The 1790 Robeson County, North Carolina Census has 16 families of Pittman's, only one family with Nathan as head of household. 10 people in the household including him. Back then they only named the head so no other names were provided.
Census reports have stated LWH was born 1797, however relatives have reported he was born in 1794. Which means he was born four yrs after the 1790 Census and by the time they started naming everyone in 1850 he would be 56 yrs old, all of his children would have been born. 1820 he moved from North Carolina to Ga 1835 To Ware County Ga.
Notes for Lindsey W. H. Pittman: HUX Vol 1 p-227, Hux Vol 3 p-382 HUX Vol VII P- 479, states Mr. Pittman died in 1881 instead of 1883.
More About Lindsey W. H. Pittman: Fact 1: 1794, Decendants say he was Born this date. Fact 2: 1820, moved from North Carolina to Georgia Fact 3: a few years spent in Tattnall & Appling Counties Fact 4: 1835, Settled in Ware County, Kettle Creek Fact 5: 1838, Served in Capt. D.J. Miller's company of Ware County Militia in the Indian War Fact 6: 1840, Private in Indian War under Capt. John S. Henderson Fact 7: 1845, Bought land, near Manor, Georgia lived there until death.
There has been some confusion about Lindsey Pittman because he was called Lindsey L.W.H. Pittman in Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia by Folks Huxford. It seems that there was also a younger man known by that name in the 1850 Ware County census. In that census our Lindsey is listed as Linza. Decendants of the younger man (also called Lemeul) say it is their ancestor that was elected a Representative and Justice of the Inferior Court and not ours. Our Lindsey is referred to in all documents as Lindsey or Linza. In the 1862 Tax Digest of Ware County the property owned by the younger man is near the downtown of Waycross and our Lindsey owned property near Manor.) Excerpts and corrections from Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol I. Lindsey Pittman was born in Robeson County, North Carolina in 1797 (this is a census date; descendants say he was born 1794). Mr. Pittman was a member of the Waresboro Masonic Lodge, No 217, receiving his degrees there in 1858. He was demented in 1869
From A History of Savannah and South Georgia, by William Harden, 1913
"David William Pittman--His paternal grandfather Linsey Pittman, was born in Robinson County, North Carolina and there "did his growing." 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 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 then bought and improved and spent the remainder of his long life, passing away at the age of four score and four years."
From "My Dad," by George Corbitt, 1996
"After the Pittmans moved up from the Swamp they (Dave, Trave, Lindsay and Noah) were Pa's close friends; but they were not hunters".
Abraham Pittman and Newett P. Pittman made temporary administrators of Linza Pittman's estate Ware County, June 1, 1881 and permanent administrators July 4, 1881. Sold lots 468, 469, 8th District on September 1, 1881.
Moses Pittman enlisted in the Confederate States of America Army on May 15, 1852, in County "B", 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment, and was killed in the battle at Petersburg, Virginia, July 21, 1864.
In 1997 a tombstone was laid in Kettle Creek Church Cemetery in Ware County, Georgia to mark as a memorial to Moses Pittman. The United Daughters of the Confederacy marked his grave also. It is in the plot where his granddaughters are also buried.
The wife of Moses Pittman:
In Vol I of Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, the author states that the wife of Moses is unknown and in a later volume he says it is Priscilla Booth. This has not been verified. Much is known about the Booth family of Ware County and she does not fit in any family. Another researcher states that he does not believe this to be accurate. More research must be done.
SON OF:
Nathan William Pittman & Elizabeth Ethridge
HUSBAND OF:
Sarah Prescott Strickland
Married 1826 in Appling Co., GA
CHILDREN:
Josiah (1826-?)
Travis, Sr. (1828-1906)
John B. (1831-?)
Noah (1833-?)
Priscilla (1836-?)
Moses (1842-?)
Abraham P., Sr. (1845-?)
Newit P. (1846-1926)
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.
History of Ware County, Georgia. Macon, GA: J.W. Burke Co., 1934, pages 467-468.
MUSTER ROLL OF *COMPANY H, 26th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C.S.A.
CLINCH & WARE COUNTIES, GEORGIA
("FOREST RANGERS")
*This company was successively designated New Co. H, 13th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf. and Co. H, which became Co. K, May 8 or 10, 1862, 26th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf.
Pittman, Lindsey -- private October 1, 1861. Appears last on roll for March 31, 1862.
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PITTMAN, LINDSAY W.H. 1797-1883 WARE
Lindsay W.H. Pittman was born in Robeson County, North Carolina in 1797 (this is census date; descendants say he was born 1794). He died at his home in the Manor district of Ware County, Georgia in 1883, aged 89 years. He married Sarah (Sallie) Strickland, born 1808 in South Carolina. She died about 1880. She and her husband are buried in the Pittman Congregational Methodist Church near Manor, Ware County. To Mr. & Mrs. Pittman were born the following children:
1. Josiah born 1827 m. (wife unknown)
2. Travis born 1828 m. Catherine Sills
3. John B. born 1830 m. 1) unknown 2) Steedley
4. Noah born 1833 m. (wife unknown)
5. Priscilla born 1837 m. Daniel Lane. Moved to Bradford County, Fla.
6. Moses born 1842 m. ... Booth. Killed in C.S. Army
7. Abraham born 1845 m. Rachel Beverly, dau. of Wm.
8. Newett born 1847 m. Julia Highsmith
Mr. Pittman moved from North Carolina to Georgia about 1820 and it is thought that he married in this state. After a few years spent in Tattnal and Appling counties, he moved to Ware County about 1835 and settled on Kettle Creek. Kettle Creek Church on the outskirts of Waycross, is located on land that was part of the Pittman farm. He served in Capt. D.J. Miller's Company of Ware County militia in the Indian War of 1838, while living on Kettle Creek. About 1845, he sold out and bought lands in the 1060th District near the present town of Manor, and moved there where he lived until his death.
; Representative from Ware County, 1861-64; Justice of the Inferior Court, 1863-1868. He was a member of the Waresboro Masonic Lodge, N. 217, receiving his degrees there in 1858; he was demitted in 1869. CENSUS REFEREncES: 1830, Appling; 1840,1850,1860, Ware.
At the Huxford Library in Homerville, Georgia, Mr. Folks Huxford's personal notes which were like Index card's that he carried around to write down info as he accquired it, he had LWH's parents as Nathan Pittman and Catherine ?? her last name was not known. They were suppose to be from Robeson County, North Carolina
The Library has these notes in one file and a seperate file which include notes that readers/relatives have sent in to the library, they also state Nathan Pittman & Catherine were the parent's of LWH. Don't have a date of birth for either one.
The 1790 Robeson County, North Carolina Census has 16 families of Pittman's, only one family with Nathan as head of household. 10 people in the household including him. Back then they only named the head so no other names were provided.
Census reports have stated LWH was born 1797, however relatives have reported he was born in 1794. Which means he was born four yrs after the 1790 Census and by the time they started naming everyone in 1850 he would be 56 yrs old, all of his children would have been born. 1820 he moved from North Carolina to Ga 1835 To Ware County Ga.
Notes for Lindsey W. H. Pittman: HUX Vol 1 p-227, Hux Vol 3 p-382 HUX Vol VII P- 479, states Mr. Pittman died in 1881 instead of 1883.
More About Lindsey W. H. Pittman: Fact 1: 1794, Decendants say he was Born this date. Fact 2: 1820, moved from North Carolina to Georgia Fact 3: a few years spent in Tattnall & Appling Counties Fact 4: 1835, Settled in Ware County, Kettle Creek Fact 5: 1838, Served in Capt. D.J. Miller's company of Ware County Militia in the Indian War Fact 6: 1840, Private in Indian War under Capt. John S. Henderson Fact 7: 1845, Bought land, near Manor, Georgia lived there until death.
There has been some confusion about Lindsey Pittman because he was called Lindsey L.W.H. Pittman in Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia by Folks Huxford. It seems that there was also a younger man known by that name in the 1850 Ware County census. In that census our Lindsey is listed as Linza. Decendants of the younger man (also called Lemeul) say it is their ancestor that was elected a Representative and Justice of the Inferior Court and not ours. Our Lindsey is referred to in all documents as Lindsey or Linza. In the 1862 Tax Digest of Ware County the property owned by the younger man is near the downtown of Waycross and our Lindsey owned property near Manor.) Excerpts and corrections from Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol I. Lindsey Pittman was born in Robeson County, North Carolina in 1797 (this is a census date; descendants say he was born 1794). Mr. Pittman was a member of the Waresboro Masonic Lodge, No 217, receiving his degrees there in 1858. He was demented in 1869
From A History of Savannah and South Georgia, by William Harden, 1913
"David William Pittman--His paternal grandfather Linsey Pittman, was born in Robinson County, North Carolina and there "did his growing." 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 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 then bought and improved and spent the remainder of his long life, passing away at the age of four score and four years."
From "My Dad," by George Corbitt, 1996
"After the Pittmans moved up from the Swamp they (Dave, Trave, Lindsay and Noah) were Pa's close friends; but they were not hunters".
Abraham Pittman and Newett P. Pittman made temporary administrators of Linza Pittman's estate Ware County, June 1, 1881 and permanent administrators July 4, 1881. Sold lots 468, 469, 8th District on September 1, 1881.
Moses Pittman enlisted in the Confederate States of America Army on May 15, 1852, in County "B", 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment, and was killed in the battle at Petersburg, Virginia, July 21, 1864.
In 1997 a tombstone was laid in Kettle Creek Church Cemetery in Ware County, Georgia to mark as a memorial to Moses Pittman. The United Daughters of the Confederacy marked his grave also. It is in the plot where his granddaughters are also buried.
The wife of Moses Pittman:
In Vol I of Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, the author states that the wife of Moses is unknown and in a later volume he says it is Priscilla Booth. This has not been verified. Much is known about the Booth family of Ware County and she does not fit in any family. Another researcher states that he does not believe this to be accurate. More research must be done.
SON OF:
Nathan William Pittman & Elizabeth Ethridge
HUSBAND OF:
Sarah Prescott Strickland
Married 1826 in Appling Co., GA
CHILDREN:
Josiah (1826-?)
Travis, Sr. (1828-1906)
John B. (1831-?)
Noah (1833-?)
Priscilla (1836-?)
Moses (1842-?)
Abraham P., Sr. (1845-?)
Newit P. (1846-1926)
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.
History of Ware County, Georgia. Macon, GA: J.W. Burke Co., 1934, pages 467-468.
MUSTER ROLL OF *COMPANY H, 26th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C.S.A.
CLINCH & WARE COUNTIES, GEORGIA
("FOREST RANGERS")
*This company was successively designated New Co. H, 13th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf. and Co. H, which became Co. K, May 8 or 10, 1862, 26th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf.
Pittman, Lindsey -- private October 1, 1861. Appears last on roll for March 31, 1862.
FAG member dpowell researched....
TAKEN FROM: PROMINENT CITIZENS OF WARE COUNTY, GEORGIA Page 227
PITTMAN, LINDSAY W.H. 1797-1883 WARE
Lindsay W.H. Pittman was born in Robeson County, North Carolina in 1797 (this is census date; descendants say he was born 1794). He died at his home in the Manor district of Ware County, Georgia in 1883, aged 89 years. He married Sarah (Sallie) Strickland, born 1808 in South Carolina. She died about 1880. She and her husband are buried in the Pittman Congregational Methodist Church near Manor, Ware County. To Mr. & Mrs. Pittman were born the following children:
1. Josiah born 1827 m. (wife unknown)
2. Travis born 1828 m. Catherine Sills
3. John B. born 1830 m. 1) unknown 2) Steedley
4. Noah born 1833 m. (wife unknown)
5. Priscilla born 1837 m. Daniel Lane. Moved to Bradford County, Fla.
6. Moses born 1842 m. ... Booth. Killed in C.S. Army
7. Abraham born 1845 m. Rachel Beverly, dau. of Wm.
8. Newett born 1847 m. Julia Highsmith
Mr. Pittman moved from North Carolina to Georgia about 1820 and it is thought that he married in this state. After a few years spent in Tattnal and Appling counties, he moved to Ware County about 1835 and settled on Kettle Creek. Kettle Creek Church on the outskirts of Waycross, is located on land that was part of the Pittman farm. He served in Capt. D.J. Miller's Company of Ware County militia in the Indian War of 1838, while living on Kettle Creek. About 1845, he sold out and bought lands in the 1060th District near the present town of Manor, and moved there where he lived until his death.
; Representative from Ware County, 1861-64; Justice of the Inferior Court, 1863-1868. He was a member of the Waresboro Masonic Lodge, N. 217, receiving his degrees there in 1858; he was demitted in 1869. CENSUS REFEREncES: 1830, Appling; 1840,1850,1860, Ware.
At the Huxford Library in Homerville, Georgia, Mr. Folks Huxford's personal notes which were like Index card's that he carried around to write down info as he accquired it, he had LWH's parents as Nathan Pittman and Catherine ?? her last name was not known. They were suppose to be from Robeson County, North Carolina
The Library has these notes in one file and a seperate file which include notes that readers/relatives have sent in to the library, they also state Nathan Pittman & Catherine were the parent's of LWH. Don't have a date of birth for either one.
The 1790 Robeson County, North Carolina Census has 16 families of Pittman's, only one family with Nathan as head of household. 10 people in the household including him. Back then they only named the head so no other names were provided.
Census reports have stated LWH was born 1797, however relatives have reported he was born in 1794. Which means he was born four yrs after the 1790 Census and by the time they started naming everyone in 1850 he would be 56 yrs old, all of his children would have been born. 1820 he moved from North Carolina to Ga 1835 To Ware County Ga.
Notes for Lindsey W. H. Pittman: HUX Vol 1 p-227, Hux Vol 3 p-382 HUX Vol VII P- 479, states Mr. Pittman died in 1881 instead of 1883.
More About Lindsey W. H. Pittman: Fact 1: 1794, Decendants say he was Born this date. Fact 2: 1820, moved from North Carolina to Georgia Fact 3: a few years spent in Tattnall & Appling Counties Fact 4: 1835, Settled in Ware County, Kettle Creek Fact 5: 1838, Served in Capt. D.J. Miller's company of Ware County Militia in the Indian War Fact 6: 1840, Private in Indian War under Capt. John S. Henderson Fact 7: 1845, Bought land, near Manor, Georgia lived there until death.
There has been some confusion about Lindsey Pittman because he was called Lindsey L.W.H. Pittman in Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia by Folks Huxford. It seems that there was also a younger man known by that name in the 1850 Ware County census. In that census our Lindsey is listed as Linza. Decendants of the younger man (also called Lemeul) say it is their ancestor that was elected a Representative and Justice of the Inferior Court and not ours. Our Lindsey is referred to in all documents as Lindsey or Linza. In the 1862 Tax Digest of Ware County the property owned by the younger man is near the downtown of Waycross and our Lindsey owned property near Manor.) Excerpts and corrections from Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol I. Lindsey Pittman was born in Robeson County, North Carolina in 1797 (this is a census date; descendants say he was born 1794). Mr. Pittman was a member of the Waresboro Masonic Lodge, No 217, receiving his degrees there in 1858. He was demented in 1869
From A History of Savannah and South Georgia, by William Harden, 1913
"David William Pittman--His paternal grandfather Linsey Pittman, was born in Robinson County, North Carolina and there "did his growing." 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 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 then bought and improved and spent the remainder of his long life, passing away at the age of four score and four years."
From "My Dad," by George Corbitt, 1996
"After the Pittmans moved up from the Swamp they (Dave, Trave, Lindsay and Noah) were Pa's close friends; but they were not hunters".
Abraham Pittman and Newett P. Pittman made temporary administrators of Linza Pittman's estate Ware County, June 1, 1881 and permanent administrators July 4, 1881. Sold lots 468, 469, 8th District on September 1, 1881.
Moses Pittman enlisted in the Confederate States of America Army on May 15, 1852, in County "B", 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment, and was killed in the battle at Petersburg, Virginia, July 21, 1864.
In 1997 a tombstone was laid in Kettle Creek Church Cemetery in Ware County, Georgia to mark as a memorial to Moses Pittman. The United Daughters of the Confederacy marked his grave also. It is in the plot where his granddaughters are also buried.
The wife of Moses Pittman:
In Vol I of Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, the author states that the wife of Moses is unknown and in a later volume he says it is Priscilla Booth. This has not been verified. Much is known about the Booth family of Ware County and she does not fit in any family. Another researcher states that he does not believe this to be accurate. More research must be done.
SON OF:
Nathan William Pittman & Elizabeth Ethridge
HUSBAND OF:
Sarah Prescott Strickland
Married 1826 in Appling Co., GA
CHILDREN:
Josiah (1826-?)
Travis, Sr. (1828-1906)
John B. (1831-?)
Noah (1833-?)
Priscilla (1836-?)
Moses (1842-?)
Abraham P., Sr. (1845-?)
Newit P. (1846-1926)
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.
History of Ware County, Georgia. Macon, GA: J.W. Burke Co., 1934, pages 467-468.
MUSTER ROLL OF *COMPANY H, 26th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C.S.A.
CLINCH & WARE COUNTIES, GEORGIA
("FOREST RANGERS")
*This company was successively designated New Co. H, 13th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf. and Co. H, which became Co. K, May 8 or 10, 1862, 26th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf.
Pittman, Lindsey -- private October 1, 1861. Appears last on roll for March 31, 1862.
FAG member dpowell researched....
PITTMAN, LINDSAY W.H. 1797-1883 WARE
Lindsay W.H. Pittman was born in Robeson County, North Carolina in 1797 (this is census date; descendants say he was born 1794). He died at his home in the Manor district of Ware County, Georgia in 1883, aged 89 years. He married Sarah (Sallie) Strickland, born 1808 in South Carolina. She died about 1880. She and her husband are buried in the Pittman Congregational Methodist Church near Manor, Ware County. To Mr. & Mrs. Pittman were born the following children:
1. Josiah born 1827 m. (wife unknown)
2. Travis born 1828 m. Catherine Sills
3. John B. born 1830 m. 1) unknown 2) Steedley
4. Noah born 1833 m. (wife unknown)
5. Priscilla born 1837 m. Daniel Lane. Moved to Bradford County, Fla.
6. Moses born 1842 m. ... Booth. Killed in C.S. Army
7. Abraham born 1845 m. Rachel Beverly, dau. of Wm.
8. Newett born 1847 m. Julia Highsmith
Mr. Pittman moved from North Carolina to Georgia about 1820 and it is thought that he married in this state. After a few years spent in Tattnal and Appling counties, he moved to Ware County about 1835 and settled on Kettle Creek. Kettle Creek Church on the outskirts of Waycross, is located on land that was part of the Pittman farm. He served in Capt. D.J. Miller's Company of Ware County militia in the Indian War of 1838, while living on Kettle Creek. About 1845, he sold out and bought lands in the 1060th District near the present town of Manor, and moved there where he lived until his death.
; Representative from Ware County, 1861-64; Justice of the Inferior Court, 1863-1868. He was a member of the Waresboro Masonic Lodge, N. 217, receiving his degrees there in 1858; he was demitted in 1869. CENSUS REFEREncES: 1830, Appling; 1840,1850,1860, Ware.
At the Huxford Library in Homerville, Georgia, Mr. Folks Huxford's personal notes which were like Index card's that he carried around to write down info as he accquired it, he had LWH's parents as Nathan Pittman and Catherine ?? her last name was not known. They were suppose to be from Robeson County, North Carolina
The Library has these notes in one file and a seperate file which include notes that readers/relatives have sent in to the library, they also state Nathan Pittman & Catherine were the parent's of LWH. Don't have a date of birth for either one.
The 1790 Robeson County, North Carolina Census has 16 families of Pittman's, only one family with Nathan as head of household. 10 people in the household including him. Back then they only named the head so no other names were provided.
Census reports have stated LWH was born 1797, however relatives have reported he was born in 1794. Which means he was born four yrs after the 1790 Census and by the time they started naming everyone in 1850 he would be 56 yrs old, all of his children would have been born. 1820 he moved from North Carolina to Ga 1835 To Ware County Ga.
Notes for Lindsey W. H. Pittman: HUX Vol 1 p-227, Hux Vol 3 p-382 HUX Vol VII P- 479, states Mr. Pittman died in 1881 instead of 1883.
More About Lindsey W. H. Pittman: Fact 1: 1794, Decendants say he was Born this date. Fact 2: 1820, moved from North Carolina to Georgia Fact 3: a few years spent in Tattnall & Appling Counties Fact 4: 1835, Settled in Ware County, Kettle Creek Fact 5: 1838, Served in Capt. D.J. Miller's company of Ware County Militia in the Indian War Fact 6: 1840, Private in Indian War under Capt. John S. Henderson Fact 7: 1845, Bought land, near Manor, Georgia lived there until death.
There has been some confusion about Lindsey Pittman because he was called Lindsey L.W.H. Pittman in Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia by Folks Huxford. It seems that there was also a younger man known by that name in the 1850 Ware County census. In that census our Lindsey is listed as Linza. Decendants of the younger man (also called Lemeul) say it is their ancestor that was elected a Representative and Justice of the Inferior Court and not ours. Our Lindsey is referred to in all documents as Lindsey or Linza. In the 1862 Tax Digest of Ware County the property owned by the younger man is near the downtown of Waycross and our Lindsey owned property near Manor.) Excerpts and corrections from Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol I. Lindsey Pittman was born in Robeson County, North Carolina in 1797 (this is a census date; descendants say he was born 1794). Mr. Pittman was a member of the Waresboro Masonic Lodge, No 217, receiving his degrees there in 1858. He was demented in 1869
From A History of Savannah and South Georgia, by William Harden, 1913
"David William Pittman--His paternal grandfather Linsey Pittman, was born in Robinson County, North Carolina and there "did his growing." 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 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 then bought and improved and spent the remainder of his long life, passing away at the age of four score and four years."
From "My Dad," by George Corbitt, 1996
"After the Pittmans moved up from the Swamp they (Dave, Trave, Lindsay and Noah) were Pa's close friends; but they were not hunters".
Abraham Pittman and Newett P. Pittman made temporary administrators of Linza Pittman's estate Ware County, June 1, 1881 and permanent administrators July 4, 1881. Sold lots 468, 469, 8th District on September 1, 1881.
Moses Pittman enlisted in the Confederate States of America Army on May 15, 1852, in County "B", 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment, and was killed in the battle at Petersburg, Virginia, July 21, 1864.
In 1997 a tombstone was laid in Kettle Creek Church Cemetery in Ware County, Georgia to mark as a memorial to Moses Pittman. The United Daughters of the Confederacy marked his grave also. It is in the plot where his granddaughters are also buried.
The wife of Moses Pittman:
In Vol I of Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, the author states that the wife of Moses is unknown and in a later volume he says it is Priscilla Booth. This has not been verified. Much is known about the Booth family of Ware County and she does not fit in any family. Another researcher states that he does not believe this to be accurate. More research must be done.
SON OF:
Nathan William Pittman & Elizabeth Ethridge
HUSBAND OF:
Sarah Prescott Strickland
Married 1826 in Appling Co., GA
CHILDREN:
Josiah (1826-?)
Travis, Sr. (1828-1906)
John B. (1831-?)
Noah (1833-?)
Priscilla (1836-?)
Moses (1842-?)
Abraham P., Sr. (1845-?)
Newit P. (1846-1926)
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.
History of Ware County, Georgia. Macon, GA: J.W. Burke Co., 1934, pages 467-468.
MUSTER ROLL OF *COMPANY H, 26th REGIMENT
GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA
C.S.A.
CLINCH & WARE COUNTIES, GEORGIA
("FOREST RANGERS")
*This company was successively designated New Co. H, 13th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf. and Co. H, which became Co. K, May 8 or 10, 1862, 26th Regiment Ga. Vol. Inf.
Pittman, Lindsey -- private October 1, 1861. Appears last on roll for March 31, 1862.
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