Spotlight: William Thomas Pitt, Company K

William Thomas Pitt owned acreage next to his father Benjamin Pitt. His brother Edward R. Pitt who served in the same company owned property nearby. Here’s a link to a blank 1870 Agricultural Census Schedule published by the National Archives. The chart below shows the acreage and livestock owned by Benjamin and his sons:

1870 Agricultural Census, Virginia, Nansemond County, Sleepy Hole: Acreage and livestock	Benjamin Pitt	William Thomas Pitt	Edward R. Pitt
Improved acreage	100	20	20
Unimproved woodland acreage	100
Cash value of farm	$6000
Cash value of farming implements	$150		$15
Wages paid during the year	$540		$190
Horses	3		1
Mules and asses	1	1
Milch cows	2
Other cattle	8
Swine	25	10	11
Value of all live stock	$615	$60	$65

Their crop production is recorded on the adjacent page in the 1870 Agricultural Census Schedule.

Note: Until the National Archives in Washington, DC re-opens to the public I will spotlight individuals whose sketches have been published — along with a new and interesting fact that wasn’t mentioned in the original post. Click on the individual’s name in this entry to view the original sketch.