Sarah Ann Pitts

Brief Life History of Sarah Ann

When Sarah Ann Pitts was born on 28 July 1856, in Pittsburg, Hickory, Missouri, United States, her father, Andrew Jackson Pitts, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Ann Melissa Pitts, was 18. She married Dr Arthur Lee Fisher on 29 January 1874, in Hickory, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Wheatland Township, Hickory, Missouri, United States for about 31 years. She died on 26 October 1943, in Wheatland, Hickory, Missouri, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Crutsinger Cemetery, Tyler Township, Hickory, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr Arthur Lee Fisher
1850–1924
Sarah Ann Pitts
1856–1943
Marriage: 29 January 1874
Dr Alva L Fisher
1876–1962
Zilpha May Fisher
1885–1974

Sources (20)

  • Sarah A Pitts in household of Young M Pitts, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah Pitts, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Sarah A Pitts Fisher, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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