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| Marriage |
24 Dec 1885, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Divorce |
6 Nov 1908 |
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| Children |
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Roscoe Pettit, 1C2R |
| Birth |
May 1887/1888, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
31 Dec 1943 |
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| 2 F |
Lennie Pettit, 1C2R |
| Birth |
30 Jan 1890, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
3 Dec 1939, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 3 F |
Gipsy Pettit, 1C2R |
| Birth |
15 Jan 1890, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
15 Jan 1943, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
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| 4 M |
Frank Petitt, 1C2R |
| Birth |
17 Mar 1891/1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky |
| Death |
11 May 1956, Fayette Co., Kentucky |
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| Notes for John P. Pettit |
John spelled his last name "Petit" in his first marriage record and in the 1900 and 1910 censuses, but his second marriage record says "Pettit", and his sons all used that spelling, so he may have switched to that spelling later in life.
Jessie Petitt bible1 has entry "Joney Pettit was Born September the 15th 1867", and another entry "Johnie Petitt died Dec 20, 1938". A more recent letter from Lila Chadwell, probably based on the bible entries, since the names are listed in the same order, says instead "Johnie Petitt borned February 15-1861 Died Dec. 20 1938". This is my only record of Johnnie's death date. He is not in the Kentucky death index, which probably means he died in West Virginia. But Fay Beck says that there is no death certificate on file for him in McDowell Co., either, so it must have been another county. |
| Census |
1890 Tax Rolls of Hogtown Prec., Rowan Co., KY, lists on p. 36, line 9:
John P. Petit, 25 acres, neighbor Wm Kegley, 1 male over 21, no children 6-20. (People in other categories are not enumerated.)
1900 census of Mingo Co., WV, enumerated June 6, lists in Hardey district, as family #168:
John Petty, 22, b. Sep 1867, Ky Ky Ky; Tie, 21, b. Mar 1879, Va Va Va; Willie, 8/12, b. Sep 1899, 8/12, Ky Ky Va.
1910 census of Mingo Co., WV, lists in Hardee District, as family #143:
Pettit, John, 45, KY US US; (wife) Tella, 33, WV WV WV; "Tella" mother of 3 children, 3 living; (son) Willie, 10, WV KY WV; (son) Jason, 8, WV KY WV; (son) Acy, 3, WV KY WV. Both John and "Tella" (presumably Nickety) are listed as married 14 years, and as married only once.
1920 census of Buchanan Co., VA, lists:
Pettie, John, 51, widowed; son Jacin, 17; son Acie, 13.
John was not really widowed, but apparently he and Tye were separated at the time. I haven't found her in 1920. |
| Notes for Malissa Clark |
Stone in the New Sill Cemetery reads "Malissie Pettit died August 1937". (The same cemetery that has the graves of her sons Frank & Roscoe.)
I could not find a death record for either Malissa Carter or Malissa Pettit (or spelling variants.) Perhaps she married a third time? Or maybe she died in West Virginia or another state and was brought back to Rowan County for burial. |
| Census |
1900 census of Rowan Co. lists with Samuel Clark (Malissa's father), family # 139:
Malisee Petit, 32, b. 2-68, married 14 yrs, m/o 4 children, all living; Roscoe, son, 12, b. 5-88; Linna, dau, 10, b. 6-90; Jipsey, dau, 9, b. 2-91; Frank, son, 8, b. 3-92. All born in Ky, Malissa's father b. in VA.
The year of birth for both Roscoe and Frank is one year later than the birthyear in their death records. Since I don't know which is correct, I have entered their year of birth as a range, and done the same to their sisters, since if Frank was born in 1891, then his sisters would have to be born a year earlier than given in this census too. |
| Notes for John P. & Malissa (Family) |
Rowan Co. Marriage Bk A, p. 55, lists marriage of John Petit and Melissah Clark at Sam Clark's on 24 Dec 1885.
Rowan Co. circuit court records a divorce decree for Malissa Pettit vs John Pettit on 6 Nov 1908. Malissa remarried two days later. |
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