Charles McDonald Pitts

Charles MacDonald Pitts

The marriage of Linna May Rose to Charles MacDonald Pitts

produced nine children. These children and their descendants

have produced many of the families of Washington County.

These children and their descendants will be listed now.

1. Joseph Kester, born 1885 Madison County, Arkansas,

married Iva Dunagan in 1905, died 1958 in Morrow, Arkansas.

He was a stonemason. Their children were Vera (married

Morrow), born 1906, Marie (married Wilhite), born 1918, and

Joe Ray, born 1920.

2. Rachel Alta, born 1886 in Madison

County, Arkansas, married James Loftin, 1906, died 1972 in

Morrow, Arkansas. Their children were Charley, Irene (married

Loftin), born 1909, Clyde, Glenn and Dean.

3. George Washington, born 1888 Madison County, Arkansas, married Lina

Clanton of Skylight Mountain, Arkansas 1906, died in Texas,

where he was a minister. Their children were Edna (married

Fields), born 1908, Edward "Buck", born 1911, Esther (married

Jones then Tipps), born 1915, G. W. "Wayne", born 1918, Ruth

(married Price), born 1924 and Daniel, born 1927.

4. Charles William, born 1890 in Grayson County, Texas, married Nora

Eleanor West, March 6, 1910 in Odell, Arkansas, died June 27,

1919 at Cane Hill, Arkansas, buried at Cox Cemetery near Clyde.

Their children were Charles Noah, born December 25, 1910 in

Odell, married Zula Walker, remarried Nellie Myers, 1937, died

1968, Lincoln, buried Beaty Cemetery. Their children were: Lillian

Laverne, born November 5, 1938, married Charles

Sanderson, 1963, had Francine; Betty Ann, born December 23,

1941, married Johnny McGarrah, had Kevin and Annell; Charles

James, born March 10, 1946, married Caroll Marie Dean, had

Cynthia Marie, Charles Jeremy and Justin Dean. Noah worked

as a carpenter, and his children remained in the Siloam Springs -

Tahlequah area.

Harvey Arnold was born August 31, 1912,

married Ina Nay Walker in 1931, Fly Creek. Their children were

Bobby Ray, born June 15, 1933, married Bernice Adcock, 1951,

remarried Juanita Faddis, 1960 had Dwight, Valeda, Virgil,

Benita and Vera Marie; Joy Lee, born 1938, married Alfred

James had Sherry Lee, Cindy Ann, Samuel Todd and Randy. Of

these, Sherry married Leslie Hougland and had Leslie and Julie,

Cindy married Marvin David Anderson, had Lori. Harvey

worked as a truck driver and dairy farmer, and his children

remained in the Tahlequah area. Floyd Denver was born March

10, 1916, married Carmyn Gem Morrow (see Clark) had Gemma

Denele, married Steve Campbell, had Deste Gem, Jebediah Carl

and Katie Laine - West Fork area, Demara Lisa, married Marvin

Banks, had Summer Sonnet - Fayetteville, Thomas Winter,

married Angie Copeland, had Jaron Karsten and Christie Charis

- Amarillo, Texas, Autumn Samuel and Peri Scarlett - both unsettled.

Floyd was a music teacher and piano tuner-technician,

and remains in Fayetteville. Opal Ruvena, was born October 13,

1917, married Joseph DeBrosse had Diane Marie, later remarried

Lloyd Tucker. Opal was a school teacher, and lives at Mesa,

Arizona. Eleanor May stillborn on August 8, 1928 - Nora fell off

a hay wagon while pregnant with this child. Verna Inez, born

July 14, 1932, married Thomas Rogers (Springdale) and Leslie

Steven, died in infancy, Deborah Lea, married Dennis Sprouse,

Tulsa, had Abbie Renae and Daniel, Valerie Layne married Phillip

Eberhart - Texas, Thesa Elizabeth, married Kevin Loving -

Tulsa. Verna is a music teacher, and lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

5. Archie Hiram, born 1892 in Washington County, Arkansas,

married Sena Johnson in 1916, died 1978 in California, but he

lived mostly in Tulsa. Their children were Afton, Juanita,

Pauline and Leonard.

6. Lettie May, born 1895 in Grayson

County, Texas, married Charles Unger in 1911, died 1970 in

Fayetteville. Their children were Lee Marion, born 1913,

married Alloween Cook, died 1981 in Washington County, had

Kenneth Lee and Linda Jane, moved to California; Alice Daisy,

born 1914, married Robert Hale, had six children, remarried to

Cummings - Texas. Ray Hubert, born 1918 married Lavada

Hodge of Oklahoma, had five children. Denver Paul, born 1918,

died 1977 in Fayetteville, worked at the University of Arkansas

in Fayetteville. Aubrey Mae, born 1920 married Walter McCord

- Kansas - had five children. Buster Hollis, born 1922, married

Mary Ellen Bruce (Fayetteville - had Melpha Dean who married

Drymon of Lowell, had Bruce, Gerald Dwayne, in Fayetteville,

then remarried Maurice Southern in Fayetteville, had Lisa.

Buster worked at Shipley's Bakery, Fayetteville. Charles Mack,

born 1924, married Lewa Fern Prather (Washington County) had

Steven Paul (career Navy) and Sue Ellen (teacher). Sarah

Lucinda, born 1926, married Argel Lavoyd Gage in Washington

County, had Karen Sue married Carl Rangland, Judy Lynn,

married Robert Parrish (Washington County Sheriff Deputy) had

Robyn Lynn and Christopher) they live at Winslow; Gary Ronald

(married Sandy Treet, had Stacy Lavoyd and Travis (Fayetteville)

remarried Betty Winn, had Bo, remarried Beverly Ward, had

Rachael. Bessie Pearl, born 1928, married Herman Logue (born

1923 in Fayetteville) had Jeanetta Lou (married Gary Whittaker,

had Kimberly Ann, James and Mindy in Washington County,

Arkansas). Jeanetta remarried Brice Salsberry, Fayetteville,

Marilyn (married Michael Bidwell in Fayetteville and had Michael

- remarried Larry Fisher, Fayetteville). Nettie Florence, born

1930, married Glen Courtney, had Ronald Glen, married

Deborah Dupechin, had Christina Nicole and Katrina Marie,

remarried Gay Pinkerton (Karber), now of Fayetteville, Gerald

Duane, married Elizabeth Wantland, had Brenton Duane,

remarried Deon Lane, had Ashley Renee and Matthew Blake -

now of Garfield, Cheryl Ann (married Danny Dorman, had

Danny who died in infancy, Cherri Melissa and Melanie Dawn -

of Fayetteville) and David Lyn, married Vickey Osburn Arnold -

West Fork.

7. Lorraine, born 1897 in Grayson County, Texas.

Married Dan Redmon in 1913 in Oklahoma, had Hazel, Hallah,

Julia, Dan, Jr., Oran and Rosetta. Lorraine later married Rex

Keck in 1965 in California, and died in 1983. 8. Mary Emmaline

born 1899 in Grayson County, Texas, married Ivory Brunner,

1916 Stilwell, Oklahoma. They had Faustine, Ruby Ilene and

Muri. 9. John Bunion, born 1901 in Grayson County, Texas,

married Eula Myers, 1925 in Josephine, Texas, died in 1983 in

Texas, where he had served as a minister. Their children were

Harold, Verdelle, Charles, J. D., Joel, Arla Mae, Bonnie, Wanda

and James.

By: Denele Campbell