I think the birth and death date are wrong on his tombstone. He was age 1/12 in the 1860 census, so he would have been born in May 1860. See the following:
CENSUS: 1860 Township 14 Range 12, Calhoun County, AL, enumerated on 14 June 1860 by Johyn E. Kempm, Page No. 34, dwelling 237, fam 237: Pitts, Benjamin, 22 (GA), Farmer; fem Mary 21 (GA); fem Emmer Z 2 (AL); male John W. 1/12 (AL);
As to his death date, he was in the 1920 census with his wife and children, and his death certificate shows he died 20 May 1921 in Carrollton, Carroll County, GA. See the following:
CENSUS: 1920 Carrollton, Carroll County, GA, enumerated on 16 Jan 1920 by Virgil P. Carmichael, SD 48, ED 7, Sheet No. 11A, dwelling 163, fam 179: Pitts, John W., head, 58 (GA), Farmer; wife Georgia A. 54 (GA); son Roy E. 25 (GA), Farmer; dau Winnie 26 (GA); grandson Frank 4 3/12 (GA); grandson John W. 2 3/12 (GA); grand-dau Sarah A. 9/12 (GA);
GEORGIA, DEATHS INDEX: Name: John W. Pitts; Birth Date: abt 1861 GA; Death: 20 May 1921 Carrollton, Carroll, GA; Death Age: 60; Race: White; Ethnicity: American; Marital Status: Married; Gender: Male; Spouse: Georgia Pitts;
GEORGIA DEATH CERTIFICATE: Name: John W. Pitts; Age: 60 yrs; Death location: Carrollton, Carroll, GA; Date of Death: 1921-05-20; Race: Caucasian; Cert: 32728; Sex: Male; Spouse's Name: Georgia Pitts; Occp: Farmer; Informant: Roy Pitts, Carrollton, GA; Burial: Carrollton Cemetery, 5-21-1921; Cause of Death: Cinbosus of Liver caused by Chronic Nephritis;
CENSUS: 1860 Township 14 Range 12, Calhoun County, AL, enumerated on 14 June 1860 by Johyn E. Kempm, Page No. 34, dwelling 237, fam 237: Pitts, Benjamin, 22 (GA), Farmer; fem Mary 21 (GA); fem Emmer Z 2 (AL); male John W. 1/12 (AL);
As to his death date, he was in the 1920 census with his wife and children, and his death certificate shows he died 20 May 1921 in Carrollton, Carroll County, GA. See the following:
CENSUS: 1920 Carrollton, Carroll County, GA, enumerated on 16 Jan 1920 by Virgil P. Carmichael, SD 48, ED 7, Sheet No. 11A, dwelling 163, fam 179: Pitts, John W., head, 58 (GA), Farmer; wife Georgia A. 54 (GA); son Roy E. 25 (GA), Farmer; dau Winnie 26 (GA); grandson Frank 4 3/12 (GA); grandson John W. 2 3/12 (GA); grand-dau Sarah A. 9/12 (GA);
GEORGIA, DEATHS INDEX: Name: John W. Pitts; Birth Date: abt 1861 GA; Death: 20 May 1921 Carrollton, Carroll, GA; Death Age: 60; Race: White; Ethnicity: American; Marital Status: Married; Gender: Male; Spouse: Georgia Pitts;
GEORGIA DEATH CERTIFICATE: Name: John W. Pitts; Age: 60 yrs; Death location: Carrollton, Carroll, GA; Date of Death: 1921-05-20; Race: Caucasian; Cert: 32728; Sex: Male; Spouse's Name: Georgia Pitts; Occp: Farmer; Informant: Roy Pitts, Carrollton, GA; Burial: Carrollton Cemetery, 5-21-1921; Cause of Death: Cinbosus of Liver caused by Chronic Nephritis;
I think the birth and death date are wrong on his tombstone. He was age 1/12 in the 1860 census, so he would have been born in May 1860. See the following:
CENSUS: 1860 Township 14 Range 12, Calhoun County, AL, enumerated on 14 June 1860 by Johyn E. Kempm, Page No. 34, dwelling 237, fam 237: Pitts, Benjamin, 22 (GA), Farmer; fem Mary 21 (GA); fem Emmer Z 2 (AL); male John W. 1/12 (AL);
As to his death date, he was in the 1920 census with his wife and children, and his death certificate shows he died 20 May 1921 in Carrollton, Carroll County, GA. See the following:
CENSUS: 1920 Carrollton, Carroll County, GA, enumerated on 16 Jan 1920 by Virgil P. Carmichael, SD 48, ED 7, Sheet No. 11A, dwelling 163, fam 179: Pitts, John W., head, 58 (GA), Farmer; wife Georgia A. 54 (GA); son Roy E. 25 (GA), Farmer; dau Winnie 26 (GA); grandson Frank 4 3/12 (GA); grandson John W. 2 3/12 (GA); grand-dau Sarah A. 9/12 (GA);
GEORGIA, DEATHS INDEX: Name: John W. Pitts; Birth Date: abt 1861 GA; Death: 20 May 1921 Carrollton, Carroll, GA; Death Age: 60; Race: White; Ethnicity: American; Marital Status: Married; Gender: Male; Spouse: Georgia Pitts;
GEORGIA DEATH CERTIFICATE: Name: John W. Pitts; Age: 60 yrs; Death location: Carrollton, Carroll, GA; Date of Death: 1921-05-20; Race: Caucasian; Cert: 32728; Sex: Male; Spouse's Name: Georgia Pitts; Occp: Farmer; Informant: Roy Pitts, Carrollton, GA; Burial: Carrollton Cemetery, 5-21-1921; Cause of Death: Cinbosus of Liver caused by Chronic Nephritis;
CENSUS: 1860 Township 14 Range 12, Calhoun County, AL, enumerated on 14 June 1860 by Johyn E. Kempm, Page No. 34, dwelling 237, fam 237: Pitts, Benjamin, 22 (GA), Farmer; fem Mary 21 (GA); fem Emmer Z 2 (AL); male John W. 1/12 (AL);
As to his death date, he was in the 1920 census with his wife and children, and his death certificate shows he died 20 May 1921 in Carrollton, Carroll County, GA. See the following:
CENSUS: 1920 Carrollton, Carroll County, GA, enumerated on 16 Jan 1920 by Virgil P. Carmichael, SD 48, ED 7, Sheet No. 11A, dwelling 163, fam 179: Pitts, John W., head, 58 (GA), Farmer; wife Georgia A. 54 (GA); son Roy E. 25 (GA), Farmer; dau Winnie 26 (GA); grandson Frank 4 3/12 (GA); grandson John W. 2 3/12 (GA); grand-dau Sarah A. 9/12 (GA);
GEORGIA, DEATHS INDEX: Name: John W. Pitts; Birth Date: abt 1861 GA; Death: 20 May 1921 Carrollton, Carroll, GA; Death Age: 60; Race: White; Ethnicity: American; Marital Status: Married; Gender: Male; Spouse: Georgia Pitts;
GEORGIA DEATH CERTIFICATE: Name: John W. Pitts; Age: 60 yrs; Death location: Carrollton, Carroll, GA; Date of Death: 1921-05-20; Race: Caucasian; Cert: 32728; Sex: Male; Spouse's Name: Georgia Pitts; Occp: Farmer; Informant: Roy Pitts, Carrollton, GA; Burial: Carrollton Cemetery, 5-21-1921; Cause of Death: Cinbosus of Liver caused by Chronic Nephritis;
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