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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Nevada County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Jeremiah Pittman originally came from Wilkinson County, Ga., born February 14, 1832, the second of three children born to the union of Jesse and Jincie (Garrett) Pittman, both natives of Georgia, in which State the mother died. When the subject of this sketch was four years of age his father removed to Mississippi, and died when his son was in his sixth year, leaving him to the care of relatives. He was a Democrat, politically. The son remained with his relatives, attending school, until he was twelve years of age, and then came to Pike County, Ark., remaining for one year, and until 1874 he spent his time successively in Hempstead County, Ark., one year in Texas, Mississippi, and again in Hempstead County. In 1874 he located on his present property, and has since engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was in the Confederate service until the close of the late war, and that period found him without means. He immediately set to work, however, to mend his fortunes, and in this has succeeded unusually well, being now possessed of 800 acres of good land, and cultivating about 200 acres. While in Hempstead County he served four years as justice of the peace. Since the war he has been engaged in various occupations. In 1865, 1866 and 1867 he was engaged in clerking at Melbrook, Hempstead County; in 1868 and 1869 he was engaged in the tanning business. In 1876 and 1877 the saw and grist mill business occupied his attention. He was married in 1853 to Miss Elizabeth Stone, of Hempstead County, who died one year later. In 1857 Miss Phoebe Mitchell, of Hempstead County, became Mrs. Pittman, and bore him eleven children, seven of whom are now living. She died in this county in 1883, and August 30, 1886, Mr. Pittman was again married, this time to Miss Talulah McIlfresh, daughter of William McIlfresh, of this county. The fruits of this latter union have been two children—a son and a daughter—both living. Mr. Pittman belongs to the K. of H. Politically, he is a Republican, and is one of the substantial citizens of the county.

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