Bly, Daniel W. (Daniel Wayne), 1941-
Variant namesLevi Pittman, the son of Emanuel Pitman (1772-1850) and his wife Esther Funkhouser (1777-1853), was born on 6 September 1807 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, where he lived until his death in 1892. He married Rachel Windle (d. 1893) in 1845. He was a tinker, repairing clocks and musical instruments, as well as extracting teeth. He created many labor saving items and successfully obtained patents on several inventions, including an apple corer and a cherry seeder. He designed and fitted artificial limbs. Pitman was also an ardent Union sympathizer.
From the description of Extracts from the diaries of Levi Pitman of Mount Olive, Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1845-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122465227
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Pitman, Levi, 1807-1892. Papers of Levi Pitman [manuscript], 1830-1980. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Bly, Daniel W., 1941- ,. Extracts from the diaries of Levi Pitman of Mount Olive, Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1845-1892. | Library of Virginia | |
| creatorOf | Hanger, Johann Friederich, 1726-1799. Baptismal record of the children of Johann Friederich Hanger or Hengerer of Augusta County, Virginia, 1755-1778. | University of Virginia. Library |
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| associatedWith | Funkhouser family. | family |
| associatedWith | Hanger, Johann Friederich, 1726-1799. | person |
| associatedWith | Pitman, Emanuel, 1772-1850. | person |
| associatedWith | Pitman, Esther Funkhouser, 1777-1853. | person |
| associatedWith | Pitman, Levi, 1807-1892. | person |
| associatedWith | Pitman, Rachel Windle, d. 1893. | person |
| associatedWith | University of Virginia. Alderman Library Manuscript Division, | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Windle family. | family |
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| Virginia--Shenandoah County | |||
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