Brief Life History of Pitts
When Pitts Lynn was born in 1822, in Kentucky, United States, his father, James Lynn III, was 42 and his mother, Michaelle Mical Pitts, was 32. He married Mary Polly S Miles on 13 January 1842, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 3 December 1872, in Massac, Illinois, United States, at the age of 50.
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Sources (13)
- Pitts Lynn, "United States Census, 1870"
- Pits Lynn in entry for John Lynn and Cassie Madden, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Pitman Lynn in entry for John K. Lynn, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
Spouse and Children
1822–1872 Male
1821–before 1863 Female
Children (8)
1844–1886 Male
1849–1929 Female
1852–1910 Female
1853– Female
1854– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1780–1837 Male
1790–1850 Female
Siblings (14)
1807–1886 Male
1808–before 1863 Male
1810–1885 Male
1812– Male
1814– Male
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 3
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
Age 8
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 14
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhloinn and Ó Fhloinn (see Flynn ).
Scottish: variant of Lyne 3.
English: habitational name from any of several places so called in Norfolk, in particular King's Lynn, an important center of the medieval wool trade. The placename is probably from an Old Welsh word cognate with Gaelic linn ‘pool, stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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