Daniel Free Pittenturf
(1831-1900)
Cynthia Powers
(1834-1864)
Cornelius Christian Beecher
(1845-1920)
Emma Margaret Long
(1847-1897)
Frank Powers Pittenturf
(1862-1929)
Mary Ann Beecher
(1867-1954)
Roy Abgate Pittenturf
(1888-1959)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Freet

Roy Abgate Pittenturf 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 25 Jan 1888, Gettysburg, Adams, PA 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Mary Freet
  • Died: 20 Oct 1959, Two Taverns, Adams, PA at age 71 2 3 4 5
  • Buried: 22 Oct 1959, Two Taverns: Grace Lutheran Church, Adams, PA 2 3

   FamilySearch ID: LVSR-DJJ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 1 The 1900 census recorded at 197 High Street: Powers Pittertorff, day laborer, 38, born Dec 1861, living with wife Maisie, 33, Jun 1866; James, day laborer, 17, Jan 1883; Free, 14, Jan 1886; Roy, 12, Jan 1888; Harry, 2, Dec 1897 and Huber, 2, Dec 1897. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1910 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 6 The 1910 census recorded Frank P. Pittenturf, granite cutter in granite works, 48, living with wife Mary A., 43; Roy A., day laborer, 22; Huber C., 13; Harry D., 13; Nellie E., 6; Edward, 2; and Frank P., 0. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except Frank Sr. in Maryland, but his parents were Pennsylvania.

3. Residence: on 13 Dec 1929 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 7

4. Census in 1930 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 8 The 1930 census recorded renting at 388 West High Street: Mary A. Pittenturf, widowed, 63, living with her daughter, Georgie V., 18. Next door is her son Roy A., 42, and wife Mary E., 36. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Residence: on 3 Jul 1954 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 9

6. Cause of Death: coronary occlusion, artio sclerosis, diabetes, 20 Oct 1959, Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA. 2

7. Newspaper: Gettysburg Times: obituary of Roy A. Pittenturf, 20 Oct 1959, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. 4 Roy A. Pittenturf, 72, died this morning at his home near Two Taverns. He had been under the care of a physician for some time. He is survived by his widow, Mary Freet Pittenturf, and a son, Roy A Pittenturf Jr., Detroit Mich. Also surviving are five grandchildren and six brothers and sisters: Mrs. Georgie Pittenturf, Hilbert, James and Edward Pittenturf, all of Gettysburg, Harry Pittenturf, Marietta, Pa., and Mrs. Nellie Mackinson, Florida. The deceased was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Two Taverns and a member of the Hanover Moose. Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from Littlw's Funeral Home, Littlestown, the Rev. Mark A. Heiney officiating. Interment will be in the Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery.

8. Occupation: Retired Pa. State Highway Employee on 20 Oct 1959 in Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA. 2


Roy married Mary Freet. (Mary Freet was born on 15 Jul 1892 in , York, PA,10 died on 8 Oct 1974 in Hanover, York, PA 5 10 and was buried in Two Taverns: Grace Lutheran Church, Adams, PA 10.)


Sources


1 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS1Z-53K Powers Pittertorff, Gettysburg borough Ward 3, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 9A, family 202, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241354.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 89097. Roy A. Pittenturf. Father Frank Pittenturf. Mother Mary Beecher. Spouse Mary Freet.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101597565.

4 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), 20 Oct 1959. Obituary of Roy A. Pittenturf.

5 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), 9 Oct 1974. Obituary of Mrs. Mary E. Pittenturf.

6 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGD9-FC5 Frank P Pittenturf, Gettysburg Ward 3, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 7B, family 162.

7 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), 14 Dec 1929, page 1. Obituary of Frank Powers Pittenturf.

8 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1959; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 358.0; FHL microfilm: 2341693.

9 Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, PA), 5 Jul 1954, page 1. Obituary of Mrs. Mary Pittenturf.

10 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104190753.



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