Notes for Mary Ann Samford
Mary Ann Bittick Census Enumerations:
1870 - unable to locate
1880 Shelby Co, Texas 02 June 1880, p23c:
#337/338 M.A. Bittick w f 58 widow keeping house Al Al Al
G.C. w m 14 son single Tx Va Al
1900 Precinct 1, Shelby Co, Texas 09 June 1900, ed84, p39b:
#86/87 Bittick George C. w m Apr 1865 35 wid farmer Tx Al Al
Jesse B. w m Mar 1892 8 son single IT Tx Ms
Mary A. w f Jan 1897 3 dau single Ok Tx Ms twin
Martha w f Jan 1897 3 dau single Ok Tx Ms twin [Frances Belinda]
Mary A. w f Apr 1826 74 widow mother Al Un Un
[Note: Line is drawn thru the last entry for Mary A.]
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Mexican War Pension
Act of January 29, 1887
Widow's Brief
Mary Ann Bittick, Center, Shelby County, Texas
Soldier, George C. Bittick
Rank, Private Co, M. T. Johnson's
Regiment, Texas Mtd Vols
Enlisted April 5, 1844
Discharged Aug 8, 1848
Length of Service 1 year & 4 mos
Claimant born Sept 4, 1826
Age: 61 years
Date of Marriage to Soldier: Feb 24, 1848
Date of Soldier's death: Sept 15, 1864
Record evidence of service in county {Cert disch
Rate: Eight Dollars per month, commencing January 29, 1887.
Submitted for adm. Feb 23, 1888
Declaration filed Oct 19, 1887
Claimant born
Mexican War Pensions:
George C. Bittick - Mary Ann Bittick, widow
Rank Johnsons Co. 2 Tex (Mtd Vols)
Date of Filling - Oct 19, 1887 Class - widow
Application #5126
Certificate # 2988
Act Jan 29, 1887
State: Texas
Killed in service
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Also see photo of Mary Ann (Samford) Bittick
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[see Other Documents, Obituaries--Mary Ann Samford Bittick]
Obituary of Mary Ann Samford, wife of George Crittenden Bittick
Newspaper unknown, but possibly from "Champion, " in Center, Shelby County, Texas
OBITUARY
Down in the quiet country churchyard where the tall green pine waves its lonely head; while the sun was sinking in the western horizon, we met October 16, 1908 to bury one of the old mothers in Isreal. Grandma Bittick (nee Mary Ann Samford) was born in Alabama September 5, 1826, moved with her parents to Texas in 1838. She professed religion and joined the M. E. church South, at the old "Sand Hill" camping ground [see Heirlooms--Elkanah Joseph Bittick's Journal, Item 5], at the early age of thirteen. She was married to G. C. Bittick in 1848 and went to the frontier counties of Texas in the perilous days of the red man, consequently could relate many dangerous experiences they had encountered with the Indians. Many were the nights she spent in that faraway home expecting to be killed by the Indians at any moment.
Her husband was killed by accident in Uvalde county, Texas, and she was left with six small children to raise; she moved back to Shelby county, fought the hard battles of life with honest toil, and lived a beautiful devoted Christian life until God called her home. Though her dear old body has fallen away, her sweet Christian influence will live on and be as a green tree by rivers of water in the hearts of her children to whom she was perfectly devoted.
Grandma had been confined to her room for two years at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Hayes, where she was watched over and cared for by this good family, and especially by her grand-daughter, Mattie, whom God will reward for her faithfulness to this dear old saint through the suffering of her last days on earth. ...
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Courtesy of Johnny M. Bittick:
Elkanah Joseph Bittick's Journal, dated October 14, 1904, Item 2 [see Heirlooms]
G. C. Bittick departed this life Sep 15, 1864 Aged 38 years 5 months and 6 days
George C. Bittick born April 9th 1826
Mary A. Bittick born Sep 4, 1826
Journal Item 3:
Sketch of George C. & Mary's home
Journal Item 5:
Sketch of Sand Hill Church
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Buried: Short Cemetery, South of Center, Shelby Co, Texas [see Tombstone Photo--Mary Ann (Samford) Bittick]
Mary Ann Bittick
b. 4 Sep 1826
d. 16 Oct 1908
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