Hancock County ILGenweb

W. J. Pitney
Biography

Transcribed by Marcia Siegfried Redding

      W. J. Pitney, Justice of the Peace and Collector, was born in 1824 and raised on a farm; was married in Ohio in 1846 to Anna Richard, a native of Ohio, and they have had 7 children, 3 of whom are living, Frank B., Florence T. and Wilborn R. Mr. P. has been Justice of the Peace 14 years; he owns 30 acres of land joining Augusta, and one lot with dwelling, and five other lots. He is a member of the M. E. Church and a Republican.

Page: 524

Title: 1880 History of Hancock County, Illinois

Author: By TH. Gregg

Published by: Chas. C. Chapman & Co.

 

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