Erastua Robert Theodore Kitts^{[1, 2, 3]}

1905 - 1985  (79 years)

• Name	Erastua Robert Theodore Kitts
  Born	23 Oct 1905	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	District 6, Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1930	District 1, Union County, Tennessee   [5]
  Census	1940	District 2, Knox County, Tennessee   [6]
  Died	4 Oct 1985  [7]
  Buried	Texas Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I168082	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Arnold L. Kitts,   b. Abt 1875, Union County, Tennessee
  Mother	Lucy A. Bright,   b. Abt 1888, Union County, Tennessee
  Married	8 Oct 1903	Union County, Tennessee   [9]
  Family ID	F178335	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Grace Amanda Vandergriff,   b. 2 Sep 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jul 1949, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 42 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1923	Union County, Tennessee   [10]
  Children	1. Eva Kitts,   b. 25 Jan 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Feb 1996  (Age 71 years)   2. Ada Kitts,   b. 28 Oct 1927, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jul 1995  (Age 67 years) + 3. Rev. Arnold Theodore "Ted" Kitts,   b. 3 Jul 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jul 2005, St. Mary's Hospital  (Age 72 years)   4. Joyce Kitts,   b. Abt 1936, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)   5. Rev. Elbert Kitts,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years)   6. Patricia Kitts   7. Jeanetta Kitts,   b. 13 Dec 1943,   d. 13 Apr 1997  (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F85953	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ruth Thomas,   b. 19 Mar 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Nov 2003  (Age 78 years)
  Children	+ 1. Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Kitts   2. Robert Michael Kitts,   b. 21 Oct 1945,   d. 20 Mar 1954  (Age 8 years)   3. Roger Kitts   4. James Kitts   5. Robert Kitts, Jr.   6. Janet Kitts   7. Debbie Kitts   8. Melissa Kitts
  Family ID	F63380	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Oct 1905 - Tennessee Married - 21 Dec 1923 - Union County, Tennessee Buried - - Texas Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 14 Oct 2004. Edgar Mynatt Thomas obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 10 Oct 1953. Elijah Rogers Thomas obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 2 Aug 2005. Reverend Arnold Theodore "Ted" Kitts obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Rastus S T Kitts Event Type: Census Event Date: 1920 Event Place: Civil District 6, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 14 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1906 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 1 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Arnold S Kitts Head Male 45 Tennessee Lucy A Kitts Wife Female 32 Tennessee Rastus S T Kitts Son Male 14 Tennessee Arnold R Kitts Son Male 12 Tennessee Walker J W Kitts Son Male 10 Tennessee Sandor T Kitts Son Male 8 Tennessee Orcic C Kitts Daughter Female 6 Tennessee Alma P Kitts Daughter Female 4 Tennessee Lowel D Kitts Son Male 2 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name R A Kitts Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 1, Union, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 24 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1906 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 3 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace R A Kitts Head M 24 Tennessee Grace Kitts Wife F 23 Tennessee Eva Kitts Daughter F 5 Tennessee Ada Kitts Daughter F 2 Tennessee "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRC3-9QP?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-2K7%3A648806201%2C649658601%2C648805305%2C1589282337 : 8 December 2015), Tennessee > Union > District 1 > ED 2 > image 5 of 14; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002). [S112] Census, 1940. Name R T Kitts Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Ward 11, Knoxville, Civil District 2, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 34 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1906 Last Place of Residence Same Place HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE R T Kitts Head M 34 Tennessee Grace Kitts Wife F 32 Tennessee Eva Kitts Daughter F 15 Tennessee Ada Kitts Daughter F 12 Indiana Theodore Kitts Son M 6 Tennessee Joyce Kitts Daughter F 4 Tennessee Elbert Kitts Son M 1 Tennessee John Williams Roomer M 76 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27882-2094-32?cc=2000219 : accessed 21 August 2016), Tennessee > Knox > Civil District 2, Knoxville, Ward 11 > 97-48 Civil District 2, Knoxville City Ward 11 (Area A - part) > image 9 of 30; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 29 Nov 2003. Mary Ruth Thomas Kitts obituary [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 68156795). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name A. W. Kitts Spouse's Name Lucy Bright Event Date 08 Oct 1903 Event Place , Union, Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Rastus Theodor Kitts Event Type Marriage Event Date 21 Dec 1923 Event Place Union, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 19 Birth Year (Estimated) 1904 Spouse's Name Grace Arminda Vandegriff Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1905