Notes for James Henry Bittick
Census-1: 1860, Jefferson Twp., Maries Co., Mo p577 #534: James age 8 born MO 1852
Census-2: 1870, Grant Twp, Dallas Co., MO p155 #135
Census-3: 1880, Clinton Twp, Douglas Co., MO pg7 #69--James H. Bittick, Head, 28, married MO MO TN carpenter
September 21, 1851, James Henry Bittick is born, probably in Osage County, Missouri [see Heirlooms-John R. & Cyntha Bittick Bible, Births; and 1850 Osage Co, MO [census]
1860, Maries County, Missouri, Jefferson Township [census]
1870, Dallas County, Grant Township [census]
July 11, 1876, James Henry married Permelia "Melia" F. Hawkins [see tombstone inscription below]; James was probably in Douglas County by this time. If they were married in Douglas County, no marriage record is available since the courthouse burned after this time.
1880, Douglas County, Missouri, Clinton Township [census]
1881, Florilla, Douglas County, Missouri, J. Bittick, wagonmaker, listed in Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1881. Vol. III. [see below]
Aug 12, 1890, Florilla, Douglas County, Missouri, James Henry received a letter written June 14, 1890 by Samuel Guinn Bittick of Henrietta, Texas
September 28, 1890, James died, buried in the Bittick Cemetery, Douglas County, Missouri
Occupation-1: 1880, carpenter
Occupation-2: 1881, wagonmaker, Florilla, Missouri
Occupation-3: 1890, postmaster at Florilla, Missouri
Cause of Death: dropsy (congestive heart failure)
Burial: Bittick Cemetery, Douglas County, Missouri [see Tombstones-James Henry Bittick]
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J. H. in the 1890 letter written by Samuel Guinn Bittick [see Heirlooms-1890 Samuel Guinn Bittick letter]
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no children
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[see Tombstones]
Courtesy of Shari Brame and Ronda Snider:
stone in Bittick Cemetery indicates James H. Bittick and Permelia F. Hawkins were married
Stones in Bittick Cemetery as below (exact spelling and order)
Permelia F. Biddix; Born May 20, 1861; Died July 22, 1902
James H. Bittick; Born; September 21, 1851; Married to Melia F. Hawkins July 11, 1876; Died September 28, 1890
Sarah E. J. Hawkins; born June 15, 1863; (no death date) Permelia's sister??
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1860 Maries Co, MO Jefferson Twp, Paydown Post Office, July 10, 1860, p. 73
#533/528 Elisha Rogers 48 Farmer $2165/$600 VA
Susannah 43 Unknown
John 20 Farmer MO
Sarah 18 MO
William 14 MO
James 11 MO
Richard 8 MO
Rachel 6 MO
Mary 2? MO
Alfred 2/12 MO
#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
also on this page: Samual Hawkins, George W. Cofer, Elisha Rogers, John Biticks, Thom. Biticks, John Johnson, Isaac Johnson
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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
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
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1880 Clinton Twp. Douglas County, Missouri ED#30
[Permelia's entry is very hard to read, & there are various transcripitons of her name]
69/69 Bittick, Jas. H. , 28, married, carpenter, disabled, able to read & write, MO MO TN
Permela[?] F., 17, wife, married, keeping house, not able to read & write, MO MO MO
#68 John R. & Cyntha Bittick, #70 Milton Taylor Bittick & family, #71Thomas H. Bittick & family
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death record and probate not found at Douglas Co, Missouri
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Laine Sutherland, Death Notices Abstracted from The Douglas County Herald, 1887-1910, (Dunrobin Productions, 1996):
page 19:
"October 9, 1890 Died--John (should be James) H. Bittick, postmaster at Florilla on Sunday the 27th ult., from dropsy."
[Ult. means the previous month; dropsy is congestive heart failure.]
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from Mary Bittick Gallano:
Florilla is a Post Office on the Big North Fork at old Judge Johnson's place, named for one of his daughters, Florilla. It is located in the SW corner of Clinton Twp, Douglas Co, MO, near Rd #76 today.
[also link to map & A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Douglas County, Missouri--Compiled by Arthur Paul Moser http://198.209.8.166/sheproom/moser/douglaspl.html]
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Courtesy of Ronda J. Snider:
ancestry.com
Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1881. Vol. III. St. Louis: L. Polk and A. C. Danser, 1881.
page 239
FLORILLA. A settlement first started in 1879, in Douglas Co, 40 miles e of Ava (c h), and 60 s e of Marshfield, its shipping point. Wheat and lumber are exported. Mail, weekly. W. C. Fields, postmaster.
Bittick J, wagonmaker. [probably James Henry Bittick]
Dunn M N, millwright.
Freeman W R, flour mill.
Hildreth A J, blacksmith.
Johnson A J, general store and livestock.
Johnson M A, physician.
Jones S A, mechanic.
Kendall Frank, saw mill.
Mitchell, A, blacksmith.
Rees L M, flour mill.
Shaw Wm, saw mill.
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