Vane Albert Pitts

Brief Life History of Vane Albert

When Vane Albert Pitts was born on 11 November 1893, in Salem, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States, his father, Albert Pitts, was 27 and his mother, Harriett Ellen Nuckles, was 18. He married Maude Marie Knight on 20 December 1915, in Washington, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Wabash, Noble Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 25 December 1949, at the age of 56, and was buried in Wabash, Noble Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Vane Albert Pitts
1893–1949
Maude Marie Knight
1898–1977
Marriage: 20 December 1915
Sarah Elizabeth Pitts
1923–2002
Martha Jane Pitts
1925–2014
William Albert Pitts
1928–1982
Lucy Lee Pitts
1931–2004
Harry Barton Pitts
1933–2014
Pauline Marian Pitts
1934–2009
Robert Joseph Pitts
1936–1994
Ruth Ann Pitts
1938–2001

Sources (21)

  • Sylvanus Pitts in household of Albert Pitts, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Van Pitts, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Vanc A Pitts, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Pitt , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

English: topographic name for one who lived by pits or hollows, from the plural of Middle English pitt.

Americanized form of German Pitz .

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

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