The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-22
GEORGE ii. PITTMAN.

After an illness Of several weeks,
Mr.. George II. Pittman, another of
this county's aged and most respected
citizens, passed to his final reward
last Saturday, February II, 1900, aged
10 years, ! months, and % days.
The deceased was son of Samuel
Pittman and his wife Mary Smith Pitt
man, the former born in 1897 and the
latter in 1904. His grandfather Pitt
man was in this section before the
Revolutionary War.
George II. Pittman was born on the
farm now owned by Tobie Glazier,
known as the William Iesher farm, in
Ayr township. His father, soon there
after, moved TO the Jared Pittman
farm near McConnellsburg now occu-
pied by ID. A. Washabaugh. About
the middle of the century, his father
purchased the farm near Knobsville
on which Amos Clouser lives. At that
time, Andrew Comerer, grandfather of
our townsman Thomas j. Comerer,
owned the farm in the Cove now occu-
pied by John Nesbit. AS Samuel Pitt
man was about to move to his Knobs
vile farm, in fact, had one load haul
ed up, he and Andrew Comerer traded
farms, Mr.. Comerer going to the
Knobsville farm, and MIR. Pittman to
the Cove farm, where Mr.. Pittman
spent the remainder of his days.
George lived ut home with his father
until 1853, when on the first day of De-
cember of that year, at Hagerstown,
Md, by Rev. Mcdonald, Presbyter-
ian minister, he was married to Miss
Hester McGovern sister of the late
George McGovern who died ten years
ago at his home in Todd township.
The home farm being large, George
purchased from his father acres
on which were some old buildings.
Here he and his wife went to house
keeping and lived until the spring of
1899, when he sold his farm to G. S.
Wilkinson for $4,000 and moved to
town into the Mollie Seylar property,
where he spent the remainder of his
days.
He is survived by his wife, his son
S. Kisler, a prominent merchant at
Harrisonville, Pa, and his daughter,
Mrs. John Nelson, of Todd township,
and four grandchildren two of his
I'D ~ hic lnnpito,
Mr.. Pittman was an excellent citizen.
At an early age he joined the McCon-
nellsburg Presbyterian church, and re-
mained q member until his death.
During his younger days, he was very
fond of vocal music, being member
of the choir of his church for many
years, contemporary with John b.
HolSe, DR.. Dufiield, Cal Fletcher, and
others who were members of that choir
for many years. He used to conduct
"singing SCHOOL, around at the school
houses charging anything for
his services, but simply giving his
time for the pleasure he found in help
ing others, and for the pleasure he got
from the music itself.
BY the way, we might as well add
that in the days when singing schools
were held over the country in the way
just mentioned, and the much abused
buckwheat notes were in vogue, that
there were twenty young people who
could read music and sing we'll,
where one may be found now. Music
in many of the rural districts is at
this time an almost lost art.
He was candidate on the Republic
can ticket with Rev. John Barney for
Assof fate Judge against Thomas
Gracey and Joshua HiXson in lS**;
and, although the county was strong
ly Democratic, he was defeated by on
ly forty votes.
His sisters, Mrs. Susannah Cypher
of Illinois, and Sarah, wife of George
Snyder of this county, are the only
surviving members of his fathers fami-
ly,
His remains were inferred in the
Union Cemetery on Monday,