Born on May 28, 1876 to William Pittman and Sarah Grindstaff Pitman. John Henry Pitman passed away on Feb 4, 1953, at the age of 76 and was buried in Berry Chapel Baptist Cemetery in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States. John Henry Pitman was married to Bertie Jane Burleson Pitman and had 10 children: Bonnie Pitman Ward, Earl Pitman, Bell Pitman, Pearl Cardie Pitman Biddix, Pearl Cardie Pittman Biddix, Mary Pittman Buchanan, Rev Lee J Pitman, Ruth Pitman Minish, Lorene Pitman Buchanan, Mabel Pitman Mace.