This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MariePittsVanEs Surnames: Pitts Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.pitts/383.430.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello my name is Marie Pitts Van-Es. Daughter of Wayne T Pitts and Mary (McGowan) Pitts. Resided in Washington state. His father was Thurlow R Pitts of Co. He came from a large family that included identicle twin brothers. I wish i could remember their names. I stumbled on your posting when i was helping my son do a school project. I know what i am going to write is just probably more Charlie Pitts rumor but i thought i would go ahead anyway and tell you what i know. When i was about 13 my father took my mother and i on a summer trip to colorado to see his families old homestead. I meet many of the Pitts family that lived there. Unfortunetly they have all passed away now. I can still remember when my father and a few of his great aunts start talking about a one of the ancestors a Charlie Pitts rode with thefamous Jessie James gang. The part i remember the most was they said that he had been shot by a sheriff in the ear. The bullet taking a large amount of his ear with it. Theythenwent to saythat the sherif took the ear and basically pickledit ina jar and passes said jar down through his family. I guess as some sort of bragging right of shooting a member of the Jessie James gang. Not sure of this being true but i remember my great great aunt swearing by it. On another note not related to Charlie Pitts but may be of interest to other Pitts ancestors out there. I was told we are relate to the famous Zasu Pitts. Who started as a silent film actress. Her father was Rulandus Pitts. My father told me he had met Zasu one time. Shie died 7 yrs before i was born. If any of you on here know of a Thurlow R Pitts who married Lillian Sneller/hughes of Palisades Colorado . She grew up on a peach farm there. They are my grandparents. My father was Wayne T Pitts. I lost him January 14, 2011. I would love to hear from you. Warm wishes to all you Pitts ancestors, Marie K ( Pitts) Van-Es [email protected] 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.