Biography of Robert Burgher Pirtle

Robert Burgher Pirtle

Robert Burgher Pirtle
1952

Robert Burgher Pirtle was the son of William Coleman Pirtle (b. March 20, 1838;

d. September 25, 1905) and Mary Ellen “Kate” Robinson Pirtle (b. December 21,

1851, d. February 27, 1932), both buried Rainey Cemetery, Hardeman County,

TN. He was the grandson of Robert Pirtle (b. July 17, 1805; d. May 5, 1858),

Elizabeth Bennett Pirtle (b. September 12, 1816; d. October 30, 1864). Both

buried in Pirtle Cemetery, Toone, Hardeman, TN.

William Coleman Pirtle: Military Records, CSA: Civil War Pensioners: After the Battle

of Shiloh, he was commissioned a Captain in Forrest’s 7^th TN calvary. He was a

Captain in Confederate Army in Polk’s Battery.

1880, December 9, Robert Burgher Pirtle was born in Toone, Hardeman, TN and his

siblings were:

William Thomas Pirtle, b. May 10, 1870; d. September 7, 1932, b. Forest

Hill Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN. (District

Accountant for Railway Express Agency), wife, Ruth.

Marie Celeste “Maud” Pirtle (Mrs. Charles Leigh Taylor), b. April 1872;

Alfred Austin Pirtle, b. July 15, 1875; d. November 28, 1922; b. Rainey

Cemetery, Hardeman County, TN.

Mary Allene Pirtle (Mrs. Woodrow Sammons Marsh), b. December 27,

1878, d. August 19, 1978; b. Rainey Cemetery, Hardeman County,

TN. Daugher, Frances, married Dr. Wilburn C. Orr (owned Bolivar Drug Store), their children, Nancy & Charles “Bunny”.

Nannie Kate Pirtle (Mrs. Joseph Martin), b. March 1884; d. August 9,

1966; b. Rainey Cemetery, Hardeman County, TN, son, Joe Martin, wife, Elia Poindexter and their son, Billy.

Arthur Coleman Pirtle, b. November 22, 1888; d. July 13, 1905; b. Rainey

Cemetery, Hardeman County, TN.

Edna Lucille Pirtle (Mrs. George B. “Jack” Doyle), b. July 28, 1891;

d. March 13, 1920; b. Rainey Cemetery, Hardeman County, TN.

1880 Census, Toone, Hardeman, TN: William Coleman Pirtle (41), Mary Ellen “Kate” Robinson Pirtle (29), William Thomas Pirtle (10), Marie Celeste “Maud” Pirtle (8), Alfred Austin Pirtle (5), and Mary Allene Pirtle (2). Robert Burgher Pirtle was born in December of 1880 after the census was taken.

1890, no census available.

1902, January 4, through January 3, 1905, Robert Burgher Pirtle was enlisted in the

Spanish American War, a Sargeant with 9th CAC, U.S. Army.

1907, July 21, Robert Burgher Pirtle married Margaret Louise Stevens Banning in Jonesboro, Craighead, AR. Robert Burgher Pirtle legally adopted Eva R Banning and her name was changed to Pirtle.

1910 Census, Memphis, Shelby, TN: James Wharton Stevens (51), Emma Ann Williams Stevens (53), Charles George Stevens (42) (JWS’s brother), Arrabelle Stevens (22), Robert Burgher Pirtle (29), Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (27), Eva R Pirtle (7). They lived on Monroe Avenue.

1920 Census, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN: Robert Burgher Pirtle (39), Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (37), Eva R Pirtle (17), Emma Ann Williams Stevens (62), James Wharton Stevens (62). They lived at 807 Dodds Avenue.

1923, Robert Burgher Pirtle worked Arkansas Routes for American Railway Express Co.

1930 Census, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN: Robert Burgher Pirtle (49), Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (47), Charles Russell Dickson, Sr. (28), Eva R Pirtle Dickson (27), Charles Russell Dickson, Jr. (3), Margaret Nancy Dickson (3/12). They lived at 723 South Germantown Road.

1946 Robert Burgher Pirtle retired and in 1949 they moved to 3156 Lamphier Avenue, Memphis, TN.

1961, September 25, Robert Burgher Pirtle died in Memphis, TN and is buried in Memphis National Cemetery #C4175, side by side with his wife, Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle.

Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle

Robert Burgher and Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle
1952

Margaret Louise Stevens was the daughter of James Wharton Stevens (b. June 25, 1858

in Nashville, TN; d. January 16, 1930 in Memphis, TN; b. Forest Hill Cemetery-

Midtown) and Emma Ann Williams Stevens (b. December 16, 1858 in Shaler

Township, Allegheny County, PA; d. December 1, 1921 in Chattanooga, TN;

b. Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, TN). She was the granddaughter of

James Charles Stevens, Jr. and Amanda Melvina Ashley Stevens.

1882, August 15, Margaret Louise Stevens was born Nashville, Davidson County, TN

and was the sister of:

Emma Gertrude Stevens (Mrs. William Sydney Randolph)

Born: January 7, 1880, Nashville, Davidson, TN

Died: September 17, 1957, Memphis, Shelby, TN

Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, TN

Jimetta Stevens (Mrs. Eugene Johnson Bettis)

Born: July 7, 1884, Nashville, Davidson, TN

Died: October 31, 1965, Memphis, Shelby, TN

Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, TN

Arrabelle Stevens (Mrs. Thomas Goodlett Tucker)

Born: November 20, 1887, Memphis, Shelby, TN

Died: December 13, 1973, Memphis, Shelby, TN

Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery-Midtown, Memphis, TN

1890 No census available.

1902, May 24, Margaret Louise Stevens married Alberto L. Banning, Jr. and they had a daughter named, Eva R. They divorced.

1907, Margaret Louise Stevens Banning met Robert Burgher Pirtle and they married on July 21, 1907 in Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR. Robert Burgher Pirtle legally adopted Eva R and her name was changed to Pirtle.

1910 Census, Memphis, Shelby, TN: James Wharton Stevens (51), Emma Ann Williams Stevens (53), Charles George Stevens (42) (JWS’s brother), Arrabelle Stevens (22) (sister of Margaret Louis Stevens Pirtle), Robert Burgher Pirtle (29), Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle (27) and Eva R Pirtle (7). They lived on Monroe Avenue.

Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle was a member of Highland Park Christian Church and a member of the Belvoir Garden Club in Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN.

1946, Robert Burgher Pirtle retired from the Railway Express Co. in Chattanooga, TN.

1949, Robert Burgher Pirtle and Margaret Louis Stevens Pirtle moved to Memphis, TN.

They lived at 3156 Lamphier Avenue.

1961, September 25, Robert Burgher Pirtle died and was buried in Memphis National Cemetery #C4175, Memphis, Shelby, TN, side by side with his wife, Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle.

1963, March 23, Margaret Louise Stevens Pirtle died and was buried in Memphis National Cemetery #C4164, Memphis, Shelby, TN, side by side with her husband,

Robert Burgher Pirtle.

Submitted by Peggy Rhinerson
PRhinerson@aol.com