Notes for Jerome E. Bittick
Jerome was a farmer, constable and served in the Tennessee Infantry. He never married but lived with his mother and "old maid" sisters.
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Jerome served as Constable in Giles Co, Tennessee in 1860-61.
Giles Co, Tennessee Chancery Court:
File Box G-4, Case 2294:
Mourning M. Gordon vs. John L. Robbins & others, mentions "J. Bittick, a constable" on Feb 15, 1861.
File Box G-6, Case 1943:
John J. Garrett vs. William Hewett in 1860, mentions Jerome Bittick as constable.
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DEED:
29 March 1861:
Giles County, Tennessee Deed Book BB, p182 [FHL microfilm 0069949, Giles Co, TN]:
Jerrome Bittick vs. John W. McKnight. To any lawful officer to execute, for good and chattels of John McKnight and Mastin Bailey. Sum of $119 and costs of suit and interest thereon to satisfy judgement which J. Bittick obtained 25 February 1861 against McKnight and Bailey.
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Civil War Service Record:
Jerome Bittick
Company: I
Unit: 3 (Clack's) Tennessee Infantry
Rank - Induction: Sergeant
Rank - Discharge: Private
Allegiance: Confederate
[National Archives, Civil War Compiled Military Service Records.
Ancestry.com online database. (film M231 roll 4)]
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[see Other Documents: Military Records]
Jerome Bittick Military Records Timeline Summary
22 May 1861?, Cheatham, [Williamson Co] Tennessee, Jarome (sic) Bittick enlisted as a Private in Co. I, 3 Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, by T. T. Smiley. [Item 3]
16 May 1861 to 26 Sep 1862, Jerome Bittick, 4 Sergeant, Co. D, 3 Regiment Tennessee, appeared on a Roll for this Regiment from its first organization at Lynnville, Tennessee on 16 May 1861 to its re-organization at Jackson, Mississippi on 26 Sep 1862. [Item 2]
16 Feb 1862, Jerome Bittick, Sergeant, Co. D, 3 Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, captured at Ft. Donalson, Tennessee. [Item 4, 5, 6]
1 Aug 1862, Jerome Bittick, Sergeant, Co. D, 3 Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, appeared on a Roll of Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas, Illinois; Roll not dated. [Item 4]
1 Aug 1862, Jarome (sic) Bittick, Private, Co. I, 3 Regiment Tennessee Volunteers paid by J. W. Jones. [Item 3]
1 Aug 1862, Jarome (sic) Bittick, Private, Co. I, 3 Regiment Tennessee Volunteers, appeared on Company Muster Roll dated 20 Feb 1863 [Item 3]
7 Sep 1862, Jerome Bittrich (sic), 5 Sergeant, Co. D, 3 Regiment Tennessee Infantry, appeared on a Roll of Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas, Illinois, sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi, to be exchanged. Roll dated Headquarters Camp Douglas, Chicago, Sept. 7, 1862. [Item 5]
23 Sep 1862, N. G. Watts, Major C. S. A. & Agent for Exchange of Prisoners, received a list of 824 Prisoners of War, including Jerome Bittrich [Bittick], on board the Steamer, John H. Done, near Vicksburg, Mississippi. [Item 5]
12 Feb 1863, Jarome (sic) Bittick, Private, Co. I, 3 Regiment Tennessee Volunteers discharged by reason of being a new conscript. [Item 3]
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Giles Co, Tennessee:
1871 September 08: Attest to Declaration of Surviving Soldiers for Pension, Act of February 14, 1871, for Willis Barker, in County Court.
District 12, Giles County, Tennessee - Male Voters
1891 Tennessee Voters List, page 053
Jerome Bittick
[Tennessee Census, 1810-91, complied by Ronald V. Jackson, Accelerated Indexing Systems from microfilmed schedules of census substitutes. Ancestry.com on-line database.]
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Census Enumerations:
Giles Co, TN census information: www.tngenweb.org/giles/census
1850 District 13, Giles Co, Tennessee 17 October 1850, p359a:
#41/41 Bitticks Jerrome 26 Tn
Cynthai 49 NC
John 18 Tn
Eglina 28 Tn
Mira 16 Tn
Samuel 14 Tn
1860 North Subdivision, Lynnville, Giles Co, Tennessee 5 June 1860, p7a:
#79 Bittox Jerome 35 Tn
Alby Wm 25 Tn laborer
1870 13th Civil District, Buford Station PO, Giles Co, Tennessee, 04 August 1870, p270b&271a:
182/182 Bitticks Cynthia f 72 [79?] white/mulatto keeping house NC
Egrina f 50 white/mulatto Tn
Jerome m 45 white/mulatto farmer $-/2355 Tn - citizen
Almira 30 f white/mulatto Tn
p271a Bitticks General L. m 15 white farm laborer Tn - can't write
Bratton William 13 m w farm laborer Tn - attended school
Seales? Hyram 18 m Black, farm laborer Tn - can't write
Phillips Charles 16 m Black farm laborer Tn - can't read/write
[Note: This family is enumerated as Colored on Ancestry.com index. Starting with #179/179 on p270b it is difficult to tell if the race is W or M but on p271a the Bitticks boy is listed as W.]
1880 District 13, Giles Co, Tennessee 11 June 1880, p259b:
#146/156 Bittick Jerome 55 Tn NC NC
Cynthia 80 NC ? ?
Elgina 60 Tn NC NC
Elmira 40 Tn NC NC
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