Hiram Pitts Eustis

HIRAM PITTS EUSTIS / 1829 - 1875

The second of five known children born to Thomas Eustis / 1796 - 1869 and Parthenia (Pitts) Eustis / 1795 - 1886. Hiram Pitts Eustis was born on March 27, 1829 in Parkman (Piscataquis County), Maine.

Hiram P. Eustis / 21 is enumerated in the 1850 Federal Census of Parkman (Piscataquis County), Maine as resident in the household of his father, "joiner" Thomas Eustis / 54. Per enumeration, resident in the household are -- 1.) father Thomas Eustis / 54, 2.) mother "Sarthena" (Parthenia Pitts) Eustis / 55, 3.) older sister Adelia Eustis / 22, 4.) HIRAM P. EUSTIS / 21, 5.) Helena F. Eustis / 16, 6.) Albert W. Eustis / 14, and 7.) Marshal D. Eustis / 10.

Hiram P. Eustis is enumerated as "H.P. Ernesti" / 27 in the 1860 Federal Census of Flora Township (Boone County), Illinois as resident in the household of his father, farmer "Thos. Ernesti" (Thomas Eustis) / 65. Per enumeration, resident in the household are -- 1.) father "Thos. Ernesti" (Thomas Eustis) / 65, 2.) mother "Lone Ernesti" (Parthenia Pitts Eustis) / 66, 3.) "H.P. ERNESTI" (Hiram Pitts Eustis) / 27, 4.) brother Albert W. "Ernesti" (Eustis) / 25, 5.) brother Marshal "Ernesti" (Eustis) / 20, and 6.) sister "Hellen R. Ernesti" (Helen Frances Eustis) / 23.

Hiram Pitts Eustis married Mary Elizabeth Denny / 1844 - 1865 in the mid 1860's in Boone County, Illinois. Hiram and Mary (Denny) Eustis were parents to George D. Eustis / 1865 - 1897. Mary Elizabeth Denny passed away, aged 21, in December 1865.

Hiram P. Eustis / 40 is enumerated as head of household in the 1870 Federal Census of Flora Township (Boone County), Illinois. Occupation is recorded as "farmer", with real estate valued at a respectable $2,000 and personal estate valued at $500 noted. Per enumeration, resident in the household are -- 1.) Hiram P. Eustis / 40, 2.) his son "Geo" (George D.) Eustis / 5, 3.) his mother "Parthena" (Parthenia Pitts) Eustis / 75, and 4.) sister Helena Eustis / 30.

Hiram Pitts Eustis married secondly Esther Ann Whitney / 1831 - 1899 in the early 1870's in Iowa. Hiram and Esther (Whitney) Eustis were parents to Gertrude Helena Eustis / 1872 - 1881.

The marriage of Hiram and Esther Eustis was relatively short lived, as Hiram Pitts Eustis passed away, aged 45, on March 4, 1875 in Rockwell (Cerro Gordo County), Iowa. Hiram Pitts Eustis in interred at the Rockwell Cemetery in Rockwell, Iowa. Additionally interred at the Rockwell Cemetery are -- 1.) wife Esther (Whitney) Eustis and 2.) daughter Gertrude Helena Eustis / 1872 - 1881.

Interment data per Find A Grave Memorial #66854390 / Created March 13, 2011 by Erin and Sharon Moore