Pittman, John bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 876, Putman Township
John Pittman. There was born to Mary (Sipe) and Richard Pittman, while living in Bedford Co., Pa., and on Nov. 12, 1821, a son, the subject of this sketch. His parents were natives of the Keystone State. He came to Ohio in the fall of 1853 and to Fulton Co. in 1857, and has since resided here. He has served as School Director 14 years, and Constable, Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of Highways and Supervisor. Mr. P. never subscribed but for one book in his life, that the History of Fulton Co., Ill. He was married Aug. 27, '44, in Fulton Co., Pa. He married his second wife, Elizabeth Kimes, in Putman tp., Fulton Co., Ill., April 9, '65. He has 4 children. Mr. P. is engaged in farming on sec. 13 and owns 240 acres. P. O., Civer.
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