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Pitman, James M.

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5 Nov. 1813

Redmond, History of Quincy, 57; Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois, 43.

Redmond, Pat. H. History of Quincy and Its Men of Mark, or Facts and Figures Exhibiting its Advantages and Resources, Manufactures and Commerce. Quincy, IL: Heirs & Russell, 1869.

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois. Davenport, IA: Andreas, Lyter, & Co., 1872.

–24 Feb. 1879.

Adams Co., IL, Estate Records, ca. 1830–1964, box 357, microfilm 1,904,331, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.

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U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

Lumber dealer, real estate broker, housing contractor, railroad director, prison warden.

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois, 43; Redmond, History of Quincy, 57–58.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois. Davenport, IA: Andreas, Lyter, & Co., 1872.

Redmond, Pat. H. History of Quincy and Its Men of Mark, or Facts and Figures Exhibiting its Advantages and Resources, Manufactures and Commerce. Quincy, IL: Heirs & Russell, 1869.

Born at St. Charles Co., Missouri.

Redmond, History of Quincy, 57; Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois, 43.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Redmond, Pat. H. History of Quincy and Its Men of Mark, or Facts and Figures Exhibiting its Advantages and Resources, Manufactures and Commerce. Quincy, IL: Heirs & Russell, 1869.

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois. Davenport, IA: Andreas, Lyter, & Co., 1872.

Son of Richard Berry Pittman and Lucinda Hutchings.

Bryan and Rose, History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, 180; “James M. Pittman,” Family Group Record, FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File (pin no. 16,893, submission no. MM3W-Q5K) (accessed 11 Apr. 2013); Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois, 43.

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Bryan, Wm. S., and Robert Rose. A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with Numerous Sketches, Anecdotes, Adventures, Etc., Relating to Early Days in Missouri. . . . St. Louis, MO: Bryan, Brand & Co., 1876.

FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File. Compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=prf/search_PRF.asp&clear_form=true. Also available as Pedigree Resource File, Family History Resource File, CD-ROM Library (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1999–).

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois. Davenport, IA: Andreas, Lyter, & Co., 1872.

Adhered to Quaker faith.

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois, 43.

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Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois. Davenport, IA: Andreas, Lyter, & Co., 1872.

Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1835.

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois, 43; Redmond, History of Quincy, 57.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois. Davenport, IA: Andreas, Lyter, & Co., 1872.

Redmond, Pat. H. History of Quincy and Its Men of Mark, or Facts and Figures Exhibiting its Advantages and Resources, Manufactures and Commerce. Quincy, IL: Heirs & Russell, 1869.

Served as constable, 1842, at Quincy.

Tillson, History of the City of Quincy, Illinois, 93.

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Tillson, John. History of the City of Quincy, Illinois. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing, 1900.

With Edward Ford and Thomas King, attempted to arrest JS for complicity in attempt to kill former Missouri governor Lilburn W. Boggs, 8 Aug. 1842, at Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois.

JS, Journal, 8 Aug. 1842.

Served as sheriff, 1844–1848, at Adams Co.

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois, 43; Redmond, History of Quincy, 57; Tillson, History of the City of Quincy, Illinois, 98; Genosky, People’s History of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois, 261.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois. Davenport, IA: Andreas, Lyter, & Co., 1872.

Redmond, Pat. H. History of Quincy and Its Men of Mark, or Facts and Figures Exhibiting its Advantages and Resources, Manufactures and Commerce. Quincy, IL: Heirs & Russell, 1869.

Tillson, John. History of the City of Quincy, Illinois. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing, 1900.

Genosky, Landry, ed. People’s History of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois: A Sesquicentennial History. Quincy, IL: Jost and Kiefer Printing Co., [1974].

Married Mary McDade, 11 Sept. 1845, at Adams Co.

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois, 43; Adams Co., IL, Marriage Records, ca. 1825–1926, vol. 1, “Pitman,” 11 Sept. 1845, microfilm 1,870,158, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois. Davenport, IA: Andreas, Lyter, & Co., 1872.

U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

Represented Adams Co. in state legislature, 1851–1854.

Tillson, History of the City of Quincy, Illinois, 136, 144–145, 151, 153–155; Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois, 43; Redmond, History of Quincy, 57; Genosky, People’s History of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois, 264; Clayton, Illinois Fact Book and Historical Almanac, 217–219.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Tillson, John. History of the City of Quincy, Illinois. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing, 1900.

Atlas Map of Adams County, Illinois. Davenport, IA: Andreas, Lyter, & Co., 1872.

Redmond, Pat. H. History of Quincy and Its Men of Mark, or Facts and Figures Exhibiting its Advantages and Resources, Manufactures and Commerce. Quincy, IL: Heirs & Russell, 1869.

Genosky, Landry, ed. People’s History of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois: A Sesquicentennial History. Quincy, IL: Jost and Kiefer Printing Co., [1974].

Clayton, John. The Illinois Fact Book and Historical Almanac, 1673–1968. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1970.

Moved to Santa Clara Co., California, by 1879.

Adams Co., IL, Estate Records, ca. 1830–1964, box 357, microfilm 1,904,331, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.

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U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

Died at Santa Clara Co.

Adams Co., IL, Estate Records, ca. 1830–1964, box 357, microfilm 1,904,331, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.

Comprehensive Works Cited

U.S. and Canada Record Collection. FHL.

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