Older brother of Thomas Alva Edison. Born in Vienna, Ontario, he moved with his family to Milan, Ohio, and then to Port Huron, Michigan. He married Ellen Jean Holihan on Thursday, September 11, 1856. They had two children; Nellie Marion (Poyer) and Charles Pitt. He was superintendent of the Port Huron & Gratiot Street Railway Company and its successor, the Port Huron Railway Company. Thomas owned stock in these companies, which he sold when Pitt retired as superintendent in 1883. The famous inventor also invested in the Sarnia Street Railway Company, of which Pitt served as secretary.
Older brother of Thomas Alva Edison. Born in Vienna, Ontario, he moved with his family to Milan, Ohio, and then to Port Huron, Michigan. He married Ellen Jean Holihan on Thursday, September 11, 1856. They had two children; Nellie Marion (Poyer) and Charles Pitt. He was superintendent of the Port Huron & Gratiot Street Railway Company and its successor, the Port Huron Railway Company. Thomas owned stock in these companies, which he sold when Pitt retired as superintendent in 1883. The famous inventor also invested in the Sarnia Street Railway Company, of which Pitt served as secretary.
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Interment Date: January 13, 1891
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