| Name |
William ("Willie") Petitt, GG Uncle |
| Birth |
7 Feb 1878, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
28 Mar 1964, Bath Co., Kentucky |
| Burial |
Polksville Cem., Polksville, Bath Co., Kentucky |
| Father |
Preston ("Pressie") Pettit (1837-1907) |
| Mother |
Mary Susan Riddle (1839-1916) |
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| Marriage |
15 Oct 1898, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| Spouse |
Mollie Evans |
| Birth |
26 Jul 1878, Kentucky |
| Death |
31 Jan 1958, Polksville, Bath Co., Kentucky |
| Burial |
Polksville Cem., Polksville, Bath Co., Kentucky |
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| Children |
| 1 M |
Wales Petitt, 1C2R |
| Birth |
Jul 1899, Kentucky |
| Death |
13 Dec 1919, Bath Co., Kentucky |
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| 2 F |
Zona Petitt, 1C2R |
| Birth |
7 Apr 1901, Bath Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
12 Apr 1994, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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Alma Petitt, 1C2R |
| Birth |
4 Feb 1903, Bath Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
13 Dec 1990, Bath Co., Kentucky |
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Mitchell Petitt, 1C2R |
| Birth |
1 Feb 1905, Bath Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
Dec 1982, Marion, Grant Co., Indiana |
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Harlan Pettit, 1C2R |
| Birth |
16 Nov 1906, Bath Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
29 May 1946, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky |
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Zora Petitt, 1C2R |
| Birth |
18 Apr 1911, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
27 Aug 1992, Ruskin, Florida |
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| Notes for William ("Willie") Petitt |
Vital Statistics index in Frankfort, Ky, lists Willie Petitt of Rowan Co. d. 28 Mar 1864, age 86, in Bath Co., certificate Vol. 15, #07039.
Social Security Death index lists Willie Petitt, b. 7 Feb 1878, d. Mar 1864, SSN 404-50-3165 issued in Kentucky.
Joint stone in Polksville Cem. says "Petitt Mollie 1878-1958 Willie 1878-1964".
His obituary in the Rowan County News of Thu., April 9, 1964, says that Willie Pettit, 86, died Saturday in Owingsville. He was born Feb. 2, 1878, a son of the late Presley and Mary (Riddle) Petitt. His wife, the former Mollie Evans, preceded him in death. Surviving are 9 children: Millard, Salt Lick; Zora, Tampa, Fla.; Arthur, Washington Court House, Oh.; Mitchell, Richmond, Ind.; Mrs. Zanie Jennings, Clearfield; Mrs. Alma Collins, Middletown, Oh.; Mrs. Ethel Hall, South Point, Oh.; Mrs. Dessie Gabbard, Franklin, Oh.; and Mrs. Oda Razor, Hillsboro." |
| Census |
1900 census of Rowan County, Ky, includes the family of "Willis Petit", his wife Mollie and 1 year old son Wales living with the Preston Pettit family, q.v. This census lists Willis as born May 1878. Great Aunt Lila lists Willie as "borned February 7th, 1878"
Cannot find this family in the 1910 Soundex of Kentucky. It may have been one of the periods that the family was in West Virginia, though from birth records for Zory and Arthur they were in Rowan Co. in 1911-1913. Or perhaps the entry was misindexed (I have not searched the 1910 census itself.) |
| Notes for Mollie Evans |
| Death Certificate (from KY Vital Statistics Dept) for Mrs. Mollie Pettitt, d. 31 Jan 1958 in Pokesville, Bath Co., age 79, date of birth 26 July 1878, married, father unknown, mother unknown, informant Mr. Willie Pettitt, cause of death congestive heart failure. (The 1900 census, see notes for Preston Pettit, gives Mollie's birthdate as May 1880, but it seems to be wrong on a great many counts, so I will go by the death certificate. I should look for the Evans families in the 1880 census to see if I can find one with a baby daughter Mollie.) |
| Notes for William ("Willie") & Mollie (Family) |
| Rowan Co. Marriage Book 3, p. 106, records marriage of Willie Pettitt, age 21, and Mollie Evins, age 19, on 15 Oct 1898, at Pres Pettit's, witnesses Abraham Crose & Mary Conn. |
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