Isabelle Josephine Elizabeth OTWELL, 1839-1876, was daughter of James C. I OTWELL, variant spelling OTWELL, OUTWELL, OATWELL, ATWELL, AUTWELL, born circa 1788-1792, Seneca, Pendleton District, South Carolina, son of William I OTWELL, 1745-1818, and of his wife, Elizabeth -----;

James C. OTWELL, 1788-1862, married circa 1810, Mary ----, thought to have been Mary COOK, some researchers believe she was Mary TEAGUE, 1802-1860, [also 1795-1860) perhaps Jackson / Hall County, Georgia. In 1820, they were living in Captain Elias Miller's District, Hall County, Georgia. In 1830, they resided in Hall County, Georgia. By 1850, they were enumerated as 'AUTWELL' and were residing in District 28 of Benton County, Alabama, and by April 6, 1860, 'James OTWELL' 'born, [1790] North Caorlina' was last enumerated living in Arbacoochee, Township 16, Range 12, Calhoun County, Alabama with his living wife, Mary, and four minor children, of which two, Cristabulis OTWELL, age 13, and Mary Susan OTWELL, age 8, may have been grandchildren.

Isabelle Josephine Elizabeth OTWELL, 1839-1876, married September 1, 1867, Cleburne County, William Franklin PITTS, 1847-1922. After her death, widower William Franklin PITTS, 1847-1922, married second, Sarah Catherine BOYD, 1844-1923.

To this marriage between Isabelle Josephine Elizabeth OTWELL and William Franklin PITTS, these children are known:

daughter, Mary Elizabeth PITTS, 1868-1948;

son, James Alexander PITTS, 1870-1932;

daughter, Rhoda Jane PITTS, 1872-1937;

daughter, Margaret M. PITTS, 1873- ;

son, William Grant PITTS, 1875-1949;

Known siblings of Isabelle Josephine Elizabeth OTWELL, 1839-1876, include:

brother, John B. OTWELL, 1815-1860, md. Pheribee BENNETT;

sister, Lucrecy OTWELL, 1819- ;

brother, Guilford Rufus OTWELL, 1811-1870;

brother, William Hornin OTWELL, 1815-1860, md. Malinda TEAGUE, 1818-1850;

M. OTWELL, 1817- ;

brother, Samuel T. OTWELL, 1818-1894, md. Sarah 'Sally' F. BROWN, 1817-1891;

sister, Sarah Anne OTWELL, 1821-1905, md. Joseph LARGE, 1812-1864;

sister, Rhoda Elizabeth OTWELL, 1824 - , md CSA James Andrew I LAUGHLIN, 1820-1862;

sister, ---- OTWELL, 1829 - ;

sister, Masinar 'Masina' A. R. OTWELL, 1829 - ;

brother, Jesse Clayton OTWELL, 1830-1912, md. Sarah Elizabeth Jane SMITH, 1836-1916;

sister, Elizabeth E. OTWELL, 1832 - , md. Joseph V. WADKINS / WATKINS, 1830-1900;

brother, James C. II OTWELL, 1834- , md. Mary MOSES;

sister, Elizabeth Melinda 'Malinda' OTWELL, 1836-1908, md. Rev. Francis 'Frank' Asbury THOMPSON, 1838-1910;

sister, Wilmer 'Wilma' J. OTWELL, 1838-1940;

brother, Christabulis OTWELL, 1847- ;

sister, Mary Susan OTWELL, 1852-1907, md. Rev. Thomas H. EVANS;

We are direct lineal descendants of this family and actively research their intermarriages and research their collateral families. Our research on this family remains active, current and changes as we verify and document.