PITTMAN, LYDIA

PITTMAN

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 6/30/2019 at 15:16:26

WEST POINT TOWNSHIP

PITTMAN, LYDIA, far., Sec. 11; P. O. West Point ; she was born in Laurel Co., near London, Ky., 1834, daughter of William G. and Patsy C. P., nee Pittman (her mother and father were cousins) ; when 1 year of age, her parents moved to Bureau Co., near Pekin, Ill., thence, a few months after, to this county, and settled where she now resides, and owns 211 acres, valued at $40 per acre. In 1842, the family, consisted of father, mother and three children ; in March the mother died, and the year following, her brother, Ambrose, died; May 24; 1854, her sister Mary died, leaving Lydia J. to be the staff and support of her father's declining years ; she was faithful to the trust until his death June 20, 1878; he was born in Woodford Co., Ky., 1795; a pioneer of this county ; he cast his ballot with the first cast in the county, with the Whig party; when that was no more, he joined the Republicans. Although he never united formally with any church, he attended the different churches, and gave liberally for the support of the ministry. The golden rule was exemplified in him in every transaction of his life with his fellowmen, no matter how trivial.

Source: BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY
HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY IOWA
CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY, 1879

Transcription typed/proofed as article was originally published in 1879