This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: drewsmithtpa Surnames: Pitts Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.pitts/383.430.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: According to the 1930 census, Thurlow R. Pitts was the son of Elmer O. and Minnie Pitts, with siblings Oliver, twins John and Joe, and Vera Mae. In 1920, the family was living on Plateau Creek in Mesa County, Colorado. Elmer's World War I Draft Registration Card gives his full name as Oliver Elmer Pitts and his birth date as 13 Sept. 1883. The 1900 census for Mesa County gives the household of Oliver Pitts (born Jan. 1857 in Iowa), wife Jane (born in Indiana), and children Benjamin (21 and born in Colorado), Bertha, Elmer (born Sept. 1883), Reuben, Mabel, and Kate. The 1880 census for Chaffee County gives the household of 23-year-old Oliver Pitts (born in Iowa), wife Jane (born in Indiana), and son Bertie (born in Colorado). Oliver's parents were born in North Carolina. Next door is another Pitts household headed by 25-year-old Thomas (also born in Iowa of North Carolina parents), so it is very likely that Thomas and Oliver were brothers. The 1860 census for Harrison, Benton County, Iowa has the household of C.J. Pitts (born in NC), Susan J. (likely his wife, and she is born in Tenn.), and children Elizabeth, Emmery F., Thomas A. (age 5), Oliver McGuire (age 3), and Wilber McGuire. Oliver and Wilber are at the top of the next page, so the census taker may have miscopied the surname from the previous household on the previous page (the McGuires were in the household prior to the Pitts household). At this point, it gets speculative. In the 1850 census, there is a Cadwaller Pitts in Iowa (born in NC) with wife Susan J. (born in Tenn.) with children Mary and John F. The ages for Cadwaller and Susan J. match those of the couple in the 1860 census. It's possible that those two children did not live to be in the next census. There are public member trees on Ancestry which give Cadwallader Jones Pitts of North Carolina as married to Susan Jane Bryson, with a large number of children, including Oliver Cromwell Pitts. There is also information taking Cadwallader Pitts back several generations to England. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.