Ancestors of James Titus

46. James Titus Family

Arthur Titus (46)
b. 7 Mar 1826, Harrison Township, Scioto County, OH
m1 Harriet Sophia Chabot, 11 Oct 1849, Scioto County, OH
m2 Martha Amelia Holland, 1 Jan 1883, Scioto County, OH
d. 8 Mar 1902, Portsmouth, OH

 

Harriet Sophia Chabot
b. 25 Nov 1827, Powellsville, OH
d. 24 Oct 1880, Sturgeon, MO

 

Martha Amelia Holland
b. Sep 1843, Athens County, OH
m1 Sanford B. Matthews, 22 Apr 1865, Vinton County, OH
m2 Arthur Titus
d. 28 Oct 1923, Portsmouth, OH

 

Elizabeth McGee (47)
b. 1827, Madison Township, Scioto County, OH
m. Thomas F. Smith, 10 Aug 1849, Scioto County, OH
d. 1880-1900, Scioto County, OH

 

Thomas F. Smith
b. 1800, Pennsylvania
d. before 1860, Madison Township, Scioto County, OH

 

Children of Arthur Titus and Harriet Sophia Chabot:
1.  Frank H. Titus
b. 17 Nov 1850, Powellsville, OH
m. Louise Caroline King, 10 Sep 1890, San Francisco, CA
d. 14 Jan 1908, Paris, TX

 

 
2.  Samuel Oscar Titus
b. 5 Apr 1852, Powellsville, OH
m. Anna Elizabeth Farnum, 3 Mar 1872, Scioto County, OH
d. 4 Oct 1934, Rollinsford, NH

 

 
3.  Unnamed son
b. 8 Nov 1857, Powellsville, OH
d. 16 Nov 1857, Powellsville, OH

 

 
4.  Harriet Hall Titus
b. 24 Sep 1865, Powellsville, OH
d. 5 Jul 1866, Powellsville, OH

 

 

Children of Thomas F. Smith and Elizabeth McGee:
1.  Mary Smith
b. 1850, Madison Township, Scioto County, OH
d. before 1860, Madison Township, Scioto County, OH

 

 

Children of Arthur Titus and Elizabeth McGee:
1.  Sarah Catherine Titus (23)
b. 14 Mar 1857, Madison Township, Scioto County, OH
m. Sylvanus Fillmore Purtee, 11 Jun 1875, Scioto County, OH
d. 23 Feb 1929, Portsmouth, OH

 

Notes:

Arthur Titus was a physician who practiced medicine at Powellsville, OH, before the Civil War. He was educated at Starling Medical College, Columbus, OH, and Cincinnati College of Medicine, where he received his degree in 1861. In 1863 he enlisted in Company A of the 16th Regiment Ohio National Guards. In 1864 he was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the First Regiment of West Virginia Cavalry, and later was promoted to Surgeon of the Third West Virginia Cavalry. In the latter months of the war he served as acting Brigade Surgeon of the Third Brigade, Third Division of Cavalry, Custer’s famous “Red Neck Tie” Brigade. After the war he practiced medicine in Wheelersburg, OH, but moved to Sturgeon , MO, in 1872. He returned to Portsmouth, OH, in 1881, where he remained actively engaged in the practice of his profession until his death.

 

Frank H. Titus was a surgeon who served with the U. S. Volunteers in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.

 

Sarah Catherine Titus was the illegitimate daughter of Arthur Titus and Elizabeth McGee.