Notes for Francis C. W. 'Frank' Bittick
December 21, 1845, Francis C. W. Bittick was born in Osage County, Missouri [see Heirlooms-John R. & Cyntha Bittick Bible, Births; and 1850 census Osage County, Missouri, also Military Records below]
1850, Osage County, Missouri with parents [census]
1860, Maries County, Missouri, Jefferson Township with parents [census]
30 Mar 1864, at Rolla, Missouri, Francis C. W. Bittick volunteered for three year term of service in U. S. Army
23 Apr 1864-20 Jul 1865, Francis C. W. Bittick, Private in Battery L, 1 Regiment Missouri Light Artillery
1870, Dallas County, Missouri, Grant Township [census]
1874 daughter Emma's death certificate says she was born in Douglas Co, Mo
1879 daughter Amanda born in Missouri according to 1880 census
1880, Izard County, Arkansas, New Hope Township [census]
1896 daughter Lumina "Emma" marries Alonzo Birdsong in Maries Co, Missouri; are her parents dead? They have not been located in 1900.
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Francis C. W. Bittick was probably named after his maternal grandfather, Francis C. Wallace, and also his paternal grandfather, Francis Bittick.
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1850 Osage Co, MO Dist 66-ancestry.com image #7
42/42 John Bittick 36 M Farmer $300 real estate MO
Cyntha 26 F TN
Thomas 10 M MO
Polly 7 F MO
Francis 5 M MO
Milton 2 M MO
Eliza Walace 16 F MO
1860 Maries Co, MO Jefferson Twp, Paydown Post Office, July 10, 1860, p. 73
#534/528 John R. Biticks (indexed as John S.) 47 Farmer $800/600 MO
Cynthia 35 TN
Polly 17 MO
Francis 14 MO
Milton 12 MO
James 8 MO
#535/529 Thom. Biticks 20 Farmer /$45 MO married within the year
Lucy 17 MO
1870 Dallas Co, MO, Grant Twp, Buffalo Post Office July 30, 1870, p. 20
#135/135 Bittick John R. 47? farmer $600/$600 MO
Syntha 27? keeping house TN
Milton T. 21 works on farm /$125 MO
James H. 18 without ocp cripple MO
Coleman, William E. 3/12 Male at home MO born March [at top of page 21]
1870 Dallas Co, MO, Grant Twp, Buffalo Post Office July 30, 1870, p. 21
#138/138 Bittick, Francis 24? works on farm /$250 MO [indexed as Bittich]
Jane 27 keeping house KY
John F. 5 at home MO
Rosette 3 at home MO
Syntha R. 3 at home twins MO
Eliza L. E. 4/12 at home MO
1880 Izard Co, Arkansas, New Hope Twp, SD 2, ED 81, p. 49, June 1, 1880:
#407/407 Bittick, Francis 34 married, farmer MO TN TN
Jane, 37 wife married, keeping house KY GA GA
John 16 son works on farm MO MO KY
Rosetta 12 daughter at home MO MO KY
Rosina 12 daughter at home MO MO KY
Ellen 10 daughter at home MO MO KY
Emma 6 daughter MO MO KY
Amanda 1 daughter MO MO KY
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From John R. Bittick Bible
owned and transcribed by Ronda J. Snider July 1999
(top half of a different Bible's front-piece,
no publication date)
(missing and illegible) Joined(?)
(missing and illegible) P(?)ri cy and (missing)
Buy Samual Rogers A(illegible)
And was appointed deacon of the Be(?)(missing)
Church in the year 1851
And then was appointed Elder of the
Christain Church in the year (missing)
F. C. W. Bittick Joined the United Halz (?) service
April 6th (missing)
[Note: Francis C. W. Bittick volunteered for United States Army 30 Mar 1864; his father, John R. Bittick, signed Consent In Case of Minor form on April 6, 1864. See Military Records below]
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Pioneer Times, Vol. 6, No. 1, p26:
Militia
An Act of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri passed on March 9, 1863 provided the means for the payment and support of the Enrolled Militia forces of the state.(1)
§ 10. Each and every person liable to do and perform military service contained with the following classes, shall be exempt from such service during the year on the annual payment of a commutation tax in consideration of such exemption equal to ten dollars each, and one per cent upon the assessed value of his property. First, all persons who have refused, or who may hereafter refuse, for any cause, to perform military service. The commutation tax, in this section provided, shall be assessed and collected on assessment rolls, to be made out for each county by such military officers as may be assigned to that duty, and such commutation tax shall be collected and paid to the State Treasury as part of said fund, as provided in the next section.
Before the act became effective, it was amended to require the payment of thirty dollars instead of ten as provided in the original act. (2) The amendment was approved on March 23, 1863.
Under Section 11 of the original act, a copy of the assessment roll from each county was to be transmitted to the Auditor of Public Accounts. Compliance with this section of the law was apparently very good as assessments for almost all counties exist for both 1863 and 1864. (3). The rolls form a part of Record Group 6, Records of the Office of State Auditor and may be consulted at the Missouri State Archives, 1001 Industrial Drive, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101.
The information contained on the rolls, of course, varies from county to county, but when properly completed includes the following: name of the individual, age, township (many times only the county is noted), assessed value of real property, amount of tax, and in some counties, the reason the person is liable. Some of the reasons given in the latter category include: “left to join the rebel army, returned from the rebel army, refused to serve, preferred paying tax to service, rebel sympathizer,” etc.
Although we have tried to use the spellings of the clerk who made the record, there are some instances where we may have misread the record. Also, it should be remembered that some names may have been misspelled by the clerk or the designated military officer. In using this information, every possible spelling should be checked.
The following assessment list is a continuation of the series initiated in the Spring 1981 (Volume 5, Number 2) issue of PIONEER TIMES. We hope to continue this series until all counties have been printed.
(1) Laws of Missouri, 1863, page 28.
(2) Ibid., pages 29-30.
(3) For 1863, assessment rolls are available for all counties EXCEPT: Barry, Barton, Bates, Butler, Carter, Cass, Cedar, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Franklin, Howell, Jasper, Johnson, Laclede, McDonald, Miller, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, Stoddard, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Wayne, Webster and Wright. For 1864, all counties EXCEPT: Barton, Butler, Carter, Cass, Cedar, Dallas, Douglas, Dunklin, Franklin, Howell, Jasper, McDonald, New Madrid, Newton, Nodaway, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Ripley, Shannon, Stone, Taney, Vernon and Wright are represented.
Assessment List: Maries County, Missouri - 1863:
Bittick, Thomas, age 14 [c1844], Jefferson Township, Tax: $30.00
[Pioneer Times, Vol 6, No. 1, January 1982, p27]
[could this be Thomas H. Bittick, md Lucy Thompson, age is off about 3+ yrs?]
Assessment List: Maries County, Missouri - 1864:
Bittick, Franklin, no age, no township, Tax: $30.00
[Pioneer Times, Vol 6, No. 1, January 1982, p28]
[could this be Francis C.W. Bittick?]
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[See Other Documents: Military Records]
Francis C. W. Bittick Military Records Timeline Summary
abt 1845 [21 Dec 1845], in Osage Co, Missouri, Francis C. W. Bittick born; on 30 Mar 1864, Francis stated that he was 19 years and 5 months old, occupation farmer [Item 3, Item 4, Item 5]
30 Mar 1864, at Rolla, Missouri, Francis C. W. Bittook [Bittick] volunteered for a 3 year term of service. William Beesley witnessed. [Item 3, 4] Recruiting Officer stated that Francis was 5 feet 7 inches tall with gray eyes, dark hair and fair complexion [Item 4]
6 Apr 1864, at Jefferson Township, Maries Co, Missouri, John R. Bittick, father of Francis C. W. Bittick, age 19, signed consent for Francis to volunteer for period of 3 years service in Army. Asa Skaggs witnessed. [Item 3]
23 Apr 1864, at Rolla, Missouri, Francis C. W. Bittick mustered into service in Company L, 1st Regiment of Missouri Light Artillery Volunteers. [Item 4] Credited to Jefferson Township, Maries Co, Missouri, 2 Congressional District. [Item 5]
23 Apr 1864, Rolla, Missouri, Francis C. W. Bittock [Bittick], Private, appears on Muster and Descriptive Roll of a Detachment of U. S. Volunteers forwarded for the 1 Regiment Missouri Light Artillery. Bounty of $300 due to him. [Item 5]
Mar & Apr 1864, Francis Bittick, Private, Battery L, 1 Regiment Missouri Light Artillery, appears on Battery Muster Roll; marked Present; Pay due him for enlistment, also first installment of bounty. [Item 6]
May & June 1864, Francis E. Bittick, Private, Battery L, 1 Regiment Missouri Light Artillery, appears on Battery Muster Roll; marked Present. Pay due him for enlistment, also additional installment of Bounty $60 and additional installment of Bounty $40 after 2 months service. [Item 7]
July & Aug 1864, Francis C. Bittick, Private, Battery L, 1 Regiment Missouri Light Artillery, appears on Battery Muster Roll; marked Present. Pay due him from enlistment, also additional installment of bounty $60 and additional installment of bounty $40 after 2 months service. [Item 8]
Sep & Oct 1864, Francis C. Bittick, Private, Battery L, 1 Regiment Missouri Light Artillery, appears on Battery Muster Roll; marked Present. U. S. due him $40 additional installment of bounty after 6 months service. [Item 9]
Nov & Dec 1864, Francis C. Bittick, Private, Battery L, 1 Regiment Missouri Light Artillery, appears on Battery Muster Roll; marked Present. Listed as sick in remarks? [Item 10]
Jan & Feb 1865, Francis C. Bittick, Private, Battery L, 1 Regiment Missouri Light Artillery, appears on Battery Muster Roll; marked Present. [Item 11]
Mar & Apr 1865, , Francis C. Bittick, Private, Battery L, 1 Regiment Missouri Light Artillery, appears on Battery Muster Roll; marked Present. U. S. due him $40 additional installment of bounty after 12 months service. [Item 12]
20 July 1865, Francis C. Bittick, Private, Battery L, 1 Regiment Missouri Light Artillery, appears on Battery Muster-out Roll dated Benton Barracks, July 20, 1865. Last paid to February 28, 1865. Clothing account never settled, due U. S. $29.47; Amount for clothing in kind or money advanced: $95.55. Bounty paid: $140.00, due $160.00 [Item 13]
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See Bittick Cemetery, Douglas County, Missouri:
Three members of Frank Bittick's family buried in unmarked graves in this cemetery. Frank Bittick may be Francis C. W.
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