Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Monroe County.

JOHN PITCOCK was born in Monroe County, Ky., December 15, 1850.  He is a 
son of Leonard Jackson Pitcock, who was also a Kentuckian, born in 
Monroe County; married Jane McKnight in the year 1847.  He was a soldier 
in the Ninth Kentucky Infantry, and served from 1861 until his death, in 
1864.  He left a widow and seven children.  He was a son of John 
Pitcock, of east Tennessee, who came to Kentucky at an early day and 
located at Monroe County, where he resided until his death, in 1860; he 
was of Dutch and Irish descent. John Pitcock is the second in a family 
of seven sons, four of whom lived to be grown.  He was educated in the 
common schools.  He was thirteen years of age when his father died, and 
from that time until he attained his twenty-third year he remained on 
the farm and worked for the support of the family.  From 1873 to 1875 he 
went to school some and tended a crop on the farm during the summer 
season, after which he learned the blacksmith trade and worked at the 
business steadily for some time.  On the 26th of July, 1877, he was 
united in marriage with Alice J. Page, daughter of Samuel H. Page, of 
Monroe County.  Of the seven children born to them five are living:  
Flora, Ettie, John, Ethel and Effie.  For several years past Mr. Pitcock 
has been engaged in the whisky distilling business in connection with 
farming.  He is now the owner of 320 acres of land, which is well 
improved.  On his home farm is a good frame dwelling, barns, and orchard 
of 1,000 fruit trees.  He gives some attention to stock raising.  The 
product of his distillery averages 2,000 gallons of spirits per year.  
He is a member of the Page & Pitcock, druggists, at Tompkinsville, 
Monroe Co., Ky., also a member of the firm of Pitcock & Brother, 
millers, on Peter's Creek, Monroe County. He and wife are members of the 
Baptist Church.  In politics he is a Republican.  He gives little 
attention to politics, but takes a great interest in the cause of 
education and is a generous and public-spirited citizen.  He contributes 
much of his time and money to the improvement of the country.

McKnight Page Pitcock 
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TN

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