Monroe-Bibb-Early County GaArchives Obituaries.....Bittick, Robert Cyrus April 5, 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Valerie [ Johnson ] Freeman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00009.html#0002248 May 31, 2010, 2:29 am "The Atlanta Constitution" "The Atlanta Constitution" Atlanta, Georgia Friday, April 6, 1923 Monroe Sheriff Dies R. C. Bittick Succumbs in Macon Hospital Macon, Ga., April 5 - (Special) - Sheriff R. C. Bittick, of Monroe county, who was brought to a local hospital recently and who had undergone three major operations in an effort to save his life, died here today. He was only 39 years of age, and had been sheriff for three years. Besides his widow, he is survived by five children. The body was taken to Forsyth this afternoon and the funeral will be held there Friday morning at 11 o'clock - - - Serving First Term Forsyth, Ga., April 5 - (Special) - Sheriff Robert C. Bittick, of Monroe county, died at a hospital in Macon early Thursday morning following operations for appendicitis, it was learned here. Sheriff Bittick was serving his first term as sheriff. He was 39 years old and is survived by his widow, five small children, his mother and several brothers and sisters. Interment will be in the Forsyth cemetery Friday morning. Additional Comments: 1900 Census - Forsyth district / Forsyth City, Monroe Co., Georgia; ED 69; pg. 3A HH as of June 1, 1900 - Enumerated June 2, 1900 Jackson Street - #38-39 John G. Bittick, head, W M, Feb 1857, 43, M 17 yrs, Tenn Tenn Ga, Merchant Virginia, wife, W F, Feb 1863, 37, M 17 yrs, 7/7 children, Ga Ga Ga Robert C., son, W M, Feb 1884, 16, S, Ga Ga Ga ( s/b Ga Tenn Ga) Eula, dau, W F, Dec 1886, 13, S, Ga Ga Ga ( s/b Ga Tenn Ga) Rollie J., dau, W F, June 1888, 11 , S, Ga Ga Ga ( s/b Ga Tenn Ga) John S., son, W M, July 1891, 8, S, Ga Ga Ga ( s/b Ga Tenn Ga), Lawson, J., son, W M, Aug 1894, 15, S, Ga Ga Ga ( s/b Ga Tenn Ga) Alice E., dau, W F, Mar 1897, 3, S, Ga Ga Ga ( s/b Ga Tenn Ga), Virginia, dau, W F, Apr 1900, 1 mo, S, Ga Ga Ga ( s/b Ga Tenn Ga) * 1910 Census - 854 Dist G M Damascus part of Kistler, Early Co., Georgia; ED 79; pg. 2A HH as of April 15, 1910 - Enumerated April 15, 1910 - #25-25 Wilber G. Reynolds, head, M W, 51, M 1x for 30 yrs, Ga Ga Ga, Farmer - General Farm Susan E., wife, F W, 49, M 1x for 30 yrs, 7/10 children, Ga Ga Ga Talmage, son, M W, 19, S, Ga Ga Ga Clayton, son, M W, 17, S, Ga Ga Ga Bonnie, dau, F W, 14, S, Ga Ga Ga Johnnie, son, M W, 12, S, Ga Ga Ga Tempie, dau, F W, 11, S, Ga Ga Ga Robert Bittick, boarder, M W, 24, S, Ga Ga Ga (future husband of Mattie Lizzie Nixon) Ernest Barrington, boarder, M W, 19, S, Ga Ga Ga pg. 2B HH as of April 15, 1910 - Enumerated April 16, 1910 - #38-38 Guy R. Perry, head, M W, 32, M 1x for 9 yrs, Ga SC Ga, Bailiff - Const Bailiff Dallie T., wife, F W, 27, M 1x for 9 yrs, 2/2 children, Ga Ga Ga Coradelle, dau, F W, 8, S, Ga Ga Ga Guy F., son, M W, 4, S, Ga Ga Ga Luther M. Nixon, boarder, M W, 30, S, Ga Ga Ga, Salesman - General Dry Goods (brother of Mattie Lizzie Nixon) * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Robt Cyrus Bittick Res: Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia Birth Date: 28 Feb 1884 Race: White FHL Roll Number: 1558452 DraftBoard: 0 Age: 34 Occupation: Auto Transfer - Self in Forsyth, Monroe Co., Ga Nearest Relative: Mrs. Mattie Lizzie Bittick - Forsyth, Monroe Co., Ga Height/Build: med / med Color of Eyes/Hair: blue / dark Signature: Robert Cyrus Bittick Reg: 12 Sept 1918 @ Forsyth, Monroe Co., Ga * 1920 Census - Forsyth Dist / Forsyth City, Monroe Co., Georgia; ED 141; pg. 2B HH as of January 1, 1920 - Enumerated January 8, 1920 Russellville Road - #35-34-43 Robt C Bittick, head, M W, 35, M, Ga Ga Ga, Driver - Truck Nettie L., wife, F W, 29, M, Ga Ga Ga Robt L., son, M W, 8, S, Ga Ga Ga Ella G., dau, F W, 6, S, Ga Ga Ga Ruby A., dau, F W, 4 y 2 m, S, Ga Ga Ga Mary E., dau, F W, 1 y 9 m, S, Ga Ga Ga * 1930 Census - Forsyth City, Monroe Co., Georgia; ED 5; pg. 25A HH as of April 1, 1930 - Enumerated April 21, 1930 Monroe County Jail - #548-589 Mattie L. Bittick, warden, F W, 39, Wd, Ga Ga Ga, Warden - County Jail Robert L., son, M W, 18, S, Ga Ga Ga, salesman - drug store E. Grace, dau, F W, 16, S, Ga Ga Ga Ruby A., dau, F W, 14, S, Ga Ga Ga Mary E., dau, F W, 12, S, Ga Ga Ga John N., son, M W, 7, S, Ga Ga Ga George W. Reynolds, Prisoner, M W, 50, S, Ohio Ohio Ohio Oscar Gentry, Prisoner, M Neg, M @ 20, Ga Ga Ga Clarence Bateman, Prisoner, M Neg, 19, S, Ga Ga Ga * (Note: There is a strip of tape running vertically thru the info) State of Georgia Certificate of Death #10001 POD: Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia Name: ?? Bittick Res: Forsyth, Ga married DOB: __ 28, 1884 (February) Occ: Sheriff POB: Ga Father: ______ Bittick, b. Tenn (John G. Bittick) Mother: _____ina B. Summers, b. Ga (Virginia B. Simmons "Jennie") Informant: R. J. Bittick - Forsyth, Ga DOD: April 5, 1923 Attended: Mar 6, 1923 - Apr 5, 1923 Cause: Toxemia due to accute ruptured appdx Burial: Forsyth, Ga on 4/6/23 Undertaker: L. H. Burchard - Macon, Ga * Descendants of Robert Cyrus Bittick 1 Robert Cyrus Bittick b: 28 Feb 1884 Monroe Co., Georgia d: 5 Apr 1923 Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia; Res. of Forsyth, Monroe Co., Ga Burial: 6 Apr 1923 Forsyth City Cemetery - Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia +Mattie Lizzie (Patt) Nixon b: 24 Aug 1889 Georgia m: Bef Feb 1911 d: 25 Oct 1981 Monroe Co., Georgia Burial: Forsyth City Cemetery - Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia Father: Joseph Newton "Newt" Nixon Mother: Mary Etta "Mollie" Pennington ~ 2 Robert Luther Bittick, Sr. b: 14 Nov 1911 Georgia d: 12 Feb 2008 Res. of Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia ~~ +Sarah ?_______ Father: Mother: ~ 2 Ella "Grace" Bittick b: 3 Dec 1913 Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia d: 27 May 2010 Res. of Griffin, Spalding Co., Georgia Burial: 30 May 1910 Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens - Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia ~~ +Walter A. Tribble b: 4 Sep 1912 d: 1 Jul 1976 Spalding Co., Georgia Father: Mother: ~ 2 Ruby A. Bittick b: 6 Dec 1915 Bibb Co., Georgia d: 2 Jun 2008 Demorest, Habersham Co., Georgia ~~ +Mack Pink Carpenter b: 14 Jul 1915 d: 22 Mar 1996 Hall Co., Georgia; Res. of Habersham Co., Georgia Burial: Demorest Cemetery - Demorest, Habersham Co., Georgia Father: Mother: ~ 2 Mary Elizabeth Bittick b: 4 Apr 1918 Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia d: 18 Mar 1995 Monroe Co., Georgia Burial: Forsyth City Cemetery - Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia ~ 2 John Nixon Bittick b: 9 Dec 1922 Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia d: 26 Nov 1989 Monroe Co., Georgia Burial: Forsyth City Cemetery - Forsyth, Monroe Co., Georgia ~~ +Lena ?_______ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/monroe/obits/b/bittick9866gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 7.1 Kb