She went by Kate. She was the second daughter and fourth child in a total of eleven children of Richard Pitts (b.9/8/1832 in Limerick, Ireland) and Margaret Anglum (b.6/24/1844 near Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland). She entered Sacred Heart Academy High School, St. Charles, MO on 9/4/1886 and graduated in June of 1889. She married on 10/2/1894 in Bridgeton, St. Louis Co, MO to Anton Peter Stein (b.11/15/1870 Bonfils, St. Louis Co, MO, d.9/15/1959 St. Ann, St. Louis, MO, buried at Calvary Cem and Mausoleum, St. Louis, St. Louis Co, MO.)

Children of Anton Peter Stein and Eva Catherine "Kate" Pitts: ten known

1. Marie Stein was born 8/2/1895 Bonfils, St. Louis Co, MO.

2. Genevieve Catherine Stein was born 12/22/1896 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO, christened 1/1/1897 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO

3. Joseph Leo Stein was born 10/18/1898 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO, christened 10/30/1898 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO

4. Madeline Louisa Stein was born 2/27/1900 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO, christened 5/12/1900 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO

5. Alice Cecilia Stein was born 2/17/1902 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO, christened 3/2/1902 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO

6. Anthony Richard Stein was born 1/27/1904 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO, christened 2/7/1904 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO

7. Catherine Estella Stein was born 3/7/1906 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO, christened 3/18/1906 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO

8. Wilfred Elmer Stein was born 1/17/1908 Bonfils, St.Louis Co, MO, christened 1/26/1908 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO

9. Wendel Edmund Stein was born 1/17/1908 Bonfils, St.Louis Co, MO, christened 1/26/1908 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO

10. Fabian Francis Stein was born 3/6/1911 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO, christened 3/19/1911 Bridgeton, St.Louis Co, MO