Navorska tree » Elizabeth Cullen (1852-1932)

Personal data Elizabeth Cullen 

  • Alternative names: Elizabeth Cullen Pittenger, Elizabeth Pittenger Ratcliff
  • She was born on August 19, 1852 in fortasse, Hamilton Twp., fortasse, Delaware Co., IN.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Lee Russell & Milton Masing
  • She died on March 7, 1932 in Delaware Co., IN, she was 79 years old.
  • She is buried after March 6, 1932 in Delaware Co., IN.
  • A child of John Cullen and Marinda Waldren
  • This information was last updated on June 9, 2018.

Household of Elizabeth Cullen

(1) She is married to William Andrew Pittenger.

They got married on March 24, 1870 at Delaware Co., IN, she was 17 years old.

William Andrew Pittenger oo Elizabeth Cullen

Marriage source: Marriage Index C-5-381, Delaware Co., IN, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. <>

Child(ren):

  1. Emily Elsie Pittenger  1871-1962 
  3. John William Pittenger  1873-1943 


(2) She is married to Moses Ratcliff.

They got married on August 11, 1908 at fortasse, somewhere in IN, she was 55 years old.

Moses Ratcliff oo Elizabeth Cullen

Marriage source: Masing, Milton, Pittenger/Cullen FGS, (Pub. location unknown, MM, mailed xxvii Sep MCMXCIII) for date of marriage.

Mary A. Pittenger née Cullen obit. names sis. Mrs. Elizabeth Ratcliff. Milton Masing FGS mailed 27 Sep 1993 <>

Notes about Elizabeth Cullen

Elizabeth Cullen

Source: Title: 1860 Hamilton Twp. Delaware Co., IN census, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Residences: Hamilton Twp., Delaware Co., IN

Age 9 yrs on 1860 Census.

Title: WPA Delaware Co. Marr. Index Series Z121, roll 12, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Author: Masing, Milton, Title: "FGS", (Publication location: Lawrenceburg, IN Publisher: MM, Publication date: mailed xxvii Sept MCMXCIII)

Milton cites his sources: 121-C4-228 & 200.

ECP counts 4 living children on 4 born on 1900 cen.

ECP is 9y on 1860 Cen. & 27y on 1880 Cen. Elizabeth Cullen

Author: Masing, Milton, Title: "Pittenger/Cullen FGS," (Publication location: Lawrenceburg, IN, Publisher: MM, Publication date: mailed xxvii Sep MCMXCIII).

Milton Masing has typed on his FGS Elizabeth's dob=Aug. 9, 1852 but I detect a pencil addition of a one making day of birth = 19.

The month & yr. of birth are given on 1900 census. On 1900 cen. Elizabeth has 4 children of whom 4 are alive.

Buried in Beech Grove Cem.

Milton Masing gives William Andrew Pittenger as husband to Elizabeth.

Elizabeth's husbands: 1) William Andrew Pittenger ref 121-C5-380
2) Moses Ratcliff

Author: Russell, Lee, Title: Annotations to Pittenger / Cullen FGS, (Publication location: Muncie, IN, Publisher: LR, Publication date: xi Jan MCMXCIV)

Russell writes, "I do not know who Nancy Cullen is but I know Marilyn Crampton Ball used to go see her grandma Ratcliff on Calvert 1 street over from Martin st. (By Ball State University. and that Ratcliff woman was cousin to Dora Clevenger!" - xi Jan MCMXCIV - Muncie, IN

Author: Modlin, Elizabeth Umberger, Title: "History of Center Chapel United Brethren Church 1888-1942 condensed in Delaware County Genealogist Vol 3 No. 1, Mar. 1994, pg. 5.

"Section 21 of Hamilton Township, Delaware County, ... 1836 ..."

"Charter members were: ... William and Elizabeth Pittenger who came to the Center community in 1869 from nearby DeSoto; Elsie Pittenger, their only daughter, was united in marriage in April of 1900 to Edward Crist who also became amember; ..."

"The three trustees were William Pittenger, ..."

"In 1891 ... and Mrs. Elizabeth Pittenger drove a horse and buggy and spent many days soliciting funds and donations of work." <>

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Elizabeth Cullen?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Elizabeth Cullen

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Elizabeth Cullen


    Show complete ancestor table

    With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

    • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
    • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
    • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


    Visualize another relationship

    Sources

    1. (Not public)

    Historical events

    Birthday August 19, 1852

    • The temperature on August 19, 1852 was about 17.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • January 17 » The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic.
      • February 14 » Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
      • August 3 » Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event.
      • August 20 » Steamboat Atlantic sank on Lake Erie after a collision, with the loss of at least 150 lives.
      • September 11 » Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
      • September 19 » Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte.

    Day of marriage August 11, 1908

    • The temperature on August 11, 1908 was between 7.1 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain. There was 9.7 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
      • April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
      • June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
      • September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
      • November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
      • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
      • December 28 » The 7.1 Mw  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

    Day of death March 7, 1932

    • The temperature on March 7, 1932 was between -0.4 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
      • January 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin.
      • April 24 » Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
      • May 21 » Bad weather forces Amelia Earhart to land in a pasture in Derry, Northern Ireland, and she thereby becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
      • May 29 » World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
      • July 30 » Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
      • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia

    Source: Wikipedia


    About the surname Cullen

    • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Cullen.
    • Check the information Open Archives has about Cullen.
    • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Cullen.

    The Navorska tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
    When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
    David Allen Navorska, "Navorska tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/navorska-tree/I803.php : accessed December 21, 2025), "Elizabeth Cullen (1852-1932)".