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Personal data William Andrew Pittenger 


Household of William Andrew Pittenger

He is married to Elizabeth Cullen.

They got married on March 24, 1870 at Delaware Co., IN, he was 24 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 


Notes about William Andrew Pittenger

William Andrew Pittenger

Source: Series Z121 Roll 12 in W.P.A. Delaware Co. Marriages C-5-381, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Masing, Milton Masing, Pittenger/Cullen FGS, (Pub. location unknown, MM, xxvii Sept MCMXCIII) for middle name

Page ___ - Hamilton Twp. - 'Section 20...now owned by W.Pittenger, ...Eliza Pittenger...' ELLIS, John S., History of Delaware County, pub. 189_.

IN County Histories Roll 23, Repository: Dallas TX Pub Lib. first book on roll.

William Pittenger is 34y on 12 June 1880 Census, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib..

18 Dec 1900 Hamilton Twp., Delaware Co., IN census, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Occupation: Farmer Residences: Hamilton Twp. Delaware Co., IN

1880 census has fath/moth of WP born in OH/PA. 1900 census has fath/moth of WP born in PA/VA, the same as Francis Marion Pittenger/Pettinger.

There is a Wm. Pittinger age 58 who died in Muncie 12 June 1904 (H-6-53 CH-6-32) William Andrew Pittenger

Age 34y on 1880 census.

Buried in Beech Grove Cem.

The Muncie Star obit. 22 Jun 1904, pg 6.

'PIONEER FARMER OF THIS COUNTY HAS PASSED AWAY

William Pittenger, a pioneer farmer of Delaware County and in recent years a Muncie resident, died June 21, leaving a wife, one daughter and three sons.

William Pittenger was born in Delaware County, Indiana on the 18th of August, 1845. In Delaware township, under the old parental roof of Uncle Daniel Pittenger, the bright and happy days of childhood were spent. In March after he wastwenty-four he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Cullen, the daughter of John Cullen, who was a neighbor and joined farms with his father. Soon after the marriage, this young couple moved to Hamilton township to try the hardships of apioneer life. After having lived on this farm 32 years, one year ago last February, they moved to their present home in Muncie.

To their union were born four children, and it is a remarkable fact to state that until this time not a link has been broken.

William Pittenger was converted and joined the Union Chapel M. E. Church 40 years ago. He remained a member of that church until the Center Chapel U. B. church was organized. He and his wife being charter members of the class.

The funeral was conducted Thursday at the Normal City M. E. Church by the Rev. N. S. Tranberger, assisted by Rev. Bearl, Everson, and Gibson. Burial was made in the Beech Grove Cemetery.'

Note: 21 June 1904 is on Tue. Funeral was on Thurs, the 23rd.

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

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Andrew Pittenger

Nicholas Pittenger
1765-1839
Leah Bennett
1770-1840
Eleanor Jones
< 1829-????

William Andrew Pittenger
1845-1904

1870

Elizabeth Cullen
1852-1932

Emily Elsie Pittenger
1871-1962
Daniel William Pittenger
1873-1961
John William Pittenger
1873-1943
Walter Cullen Pittenger
1881-1966

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    Birthday August 18, 1845

    • The temperature on August 18, 1845 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
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      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).
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      • March 1 » United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.
      • March 3 » Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
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      • July 19 » Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
      • August 28 » The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
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    Day of marriage March 24, 1870

    • The temperature on March 24, 1870 was about 5.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
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      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
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      • July 19 » Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
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      • August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.
      • September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.

    Day of death June 21, 1904

    • The temperature on June 21, 1904 was between 6.1 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
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      • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
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      • May 5 » Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
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      • November 16 » English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube).

    Day of burial June 23, 1904

    • The temperature on June 23, 1904 was between 7.2 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
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      • July 21 » Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100mph (161km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.
    

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