John Bowen Pitchford

Brief Life History of John Bowen

When John Bowen Pitchford was born on 17 October 1815, in Franklin, Georgia, United States, his father, Nathaniel Haywood Pitchford, was 44 and his mother, Ailsey Gober, was 38. He married Nancy Aveline Beaty on 18 February 1836, in Habersham, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Marion, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Sanford, Alabama, United States in 1870. He died on 7 August 1898, in Hartford, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Red Oak Cemetery, Red Oak, Latimer, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Bowen Pitchford
1815–1898
Nancy Aveline Beaty
1818–1904
Marriage: 18 February 1836
William Simpson Pitchford
1836–1862
James Alexander Pitchford
1838–1840
David Lewis Pitchford
1841–1863
John Wesley Pitchford
1844–1862
Nathaniel Walter Pitchford
1846–1865
Jesse Richardson Pitchford
1848–1946
Thomas Jefferson Pitchford
1851–1935
Nancy Louisa Isabela Pitchford
1853–1904
Henry Moton Pitchford
1855–1943
Mary Alice Avaline Pitchford
1858–1940

Sources (6)

  • John B Pittsford, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Pitchford, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • John Bowen “Sharp” Pitchford, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1818

Historical Boundaries: 1818: Marion, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Marion, Alabama, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1842

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Name Meaning

English (West Midlands): habitational name from Pitchford in Shropshire; the name is derived from Old English pic ‘pitch, resin’ + ford ‘ford’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Confederate Memorial Service Set At Pine Springs Cememtery

A niece, Dasiy Loyd Morris, of St. Petersburg Florida has erected three Confedeate Grave Markers to her uncles at Pine Springs Cemetery .....The Confederate Veterans are J.W. Pitchford, William M. …

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