Birth26 Mar 1815, Lexington, Davidson Co., NC165,372
Death26 Jun 1902, Johnson Co., TN165,373
BurialPhillippi Cem., Mtn City, Johnson Co., TN372
OccupationFarmer $1,500 in 1860165,219
FatherGeorge Fritts Jr. (1788-1856)
MotherPhebe Sarah Byerly (1796-1884)
Spouses
Birth22 Oct 1823, Carter Co., TN or NC or Washington Co., VA165,219,371
Death2 May 1904, Johnson Co., TN160
Marriage11 Mar 1844, Johnson co., TN160,1,187
Notes for Reuben Fritts
Betty Morley says he was born 26 Mar. 1825. (SV-404 pg 455)
He moved to Johnson Co., TN in the ca. 1835 as a school teacher. (SV-827 & SV-1061B pg 173)
1860 TN Census: Living in Johnson co., with wife, Keziah, and 9 kids (SV-240)
1900 census: Living in Johnson co., TN with wife, Kezia (SV-241)
1861: On Johnson co., TN district 2 voters list (SV-184)
He was an advocate of labor-saving devices and introduced to his community the first mowing machine; a horse-powered threshing machine. (SV-1061B pg 173)
He developed his own gravity water system using bored pine logs, giving his family the luxury of running water. (SV-1061B pg 173)