Cloudas, Pitman

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Title
Cloudas, Pitman
Alias
Cloudus, Pitman
Clondas, Pitman
Clowdus, Pellman
Cloudas, Isaac Pittman
Gender
Male
Biography
Pitman Cloudas was born in Virginia around 1789 or 1790. He moved to Kentucky around 1810 or 1811. On 11 July 1811 he married Eleanor Rayburn in Franklin County. After Eleanor's death, he married Joice Faulconer on 18 May 1826.
Cloudas appears in the 1820 Census living in Mercer County, and holding one enslaved person.
Sometime after 1820, Pitman Cloudas moved from Mercer Co. to Boone Co. He served as the first postmaster of Florence, and was the first chairman of the town council.
Cloudas died in neighboring Grant County in 1832.
Member
Cloudas family
Birth date
circa 1789
Place of birth
Virginia
Father
Cloudas, John
Mother
unknown, Elizabeth
Life event(s)
Marriage 1: 11 Jul 1811; Franklin County (Ky.)
Marriage 2: 18 May 1826; Mercer County (Ky.)
Spouse(s)
Rayburn, Eleanor "Nelly"
Nelson, Joice Faulconer
Child(ren)
Cloudas, Thomas M.
Meek, Mary Ruth Cloudas
Cloudas, Calvin
Forsee, Adaline Benaldi Cloudas
Cloudas, Frances
Cloudas, Milton Pittman
Cloudas, Martha
Death date
1832
Place of death
Grant County (Ky.)
Occupation(s)
Postmaster (Florence, Ky.)
Description
Enslaved held in 1820: Males, 45 and over, one
Bibliographic citation(s)
Mercer County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1800-1830