Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Albert Pettit, 2C2R
Birth29 Dec 1889, Boone Co., Kentucky
Death18 May 1960, Boone Co., Kentucky
BurialIOOF Cemetery, Burlington, Boone Co., Kentucky
FatherSamuel Pettit (1861-1945)
MotherIda Betsey York (1869-1953)
Marriageabt 1915, Boone Co., Kentucky
SpouseFannie E. Horton
Birth24 Mar 1896, Kenton Co., Kentucky
Death13 Mar 1976, Kenton Co., Kentucky
BurialIOOF Cemetery, Burlington, Boone Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Robert Horton (~1867-1913)
MotherLouvina Sullivan (1871-1950)
Children
1 MRobert Samuel Pettit (Died as Infant), 3C1R
Birth21 Sep 1916, Boone Co., Kentucky
Death30 Mar 1917, Boone Co., Kentucky
2 FAlberta Lee Pettit, 3C1R
Birth10 Jun 1919, Boone Co., Kentucky
Death19 Jan 2002, Burlington, Boone Co., Kentucky
SpouseFrank Robinson
3 FLaura Mae Pettit, 3C1R
Birth17 Jul 1920, Boone Co., Kentucky
SpouseJames Francis Ogden
4 FMary Jane Pettit, 3C1R
Birth18 Jul 1926, Boone Co., Kentucky
Death13 Nov 1996, Boone Co., Kentucky
SpouseGerald Lee Clore
5 FKatherine F. Pettit , 3C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
SpouseWilliam Ramon Presnell
Notes for William Albert Pettit
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records William Albert Pettit, age 37, residence Burlington RFD #1, Boone Co., Ky, born 29 Dec 1889 in Boone Co., Ky, farmer, married supporting a wife.
Index to Kentucky death records lists William A. Pettit, died 18 May 1960, age 70, in Boone Co., residence same, certificate Vol.20, #09646.
Index to Kentucky death records lists William A. Pettit, died 18 May 1960, age 70, in Boone Co., residence same, certificate Vol.20, #09646.
Census Notes for William Albert & Fannie E. (Family)
1920 census of Boone Co., Ky, Burlington precinct, enumerated 2 Jan, lists on p. 1 as family #12/14:
Pettit, William H., 30, proprietor of grocery store; Fannie E., wife, 24; Alberta L., dau, 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky. (The “H” is clearly not an A, because the enumerator makes round A’s. Perhaps he misheard A as H.)
They are sharing a house with Lester Gulley, who is married to William’s sister Pearl, at family #12/15.
1930 census of Boone Co., Ky, Burlington precinct, enumerated 3 April, lists on p. 2A as family #37/39:
Pettit, William A., 40, age at first marriage 24, merchant at general store; Fannie, wife, 35, age at first marriage 20; Alberta, dau, 10; Laura M., dau, 9; Mary J., dau, 3. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is that of Lester Gulley and Pearl Pettit (with no children.)
1940 census of Boone Co., Ky, Burlington, ED 8-6, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 4A as family #79, on Petersburg Road:
Pettit, Albert, 50, occupation blank; Fannie, wife, 46. Robinson, Alberta, dau, 20, married. Mary Jane, dau, 13; Kathryn, dau, 8. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.
(The enumerator forgot to reenter the family surname for daughters Mary Jane and Kathryn, causing them to be misindexed as Robinson.) The next household is still that of Lester Gulley and Pearl Pettit. After Lester and Pearl is the family of Albert and Fannie’s daughter Laura and her husband James Ogden.
Pettit, William H., 30, proprietor of grocery store; Fannie E., wife, 24; Alberta L., dau, 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky. (The “H” is clearly not an A, because the enumerator makes round A’s. Perhaps he misheard A as H.)
They are sharing a house with Lester Gulley, who is married to William’s sister Pearl, at family #12/15.
1930 census of Boone Co., Ky, Burlington precinct, enumerated 3 April, lists on p. 2A as family #37/39:
Pettit, William A., 40, age at first marriage 24, merchant at general store; Fannie, wife, 35, age at first marriage 20; Alberta, dau, 10; Laura M., dau, 9; Mary J., dau, 3. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is that of Lester Gulley and Pearl Pettit (with no children.)
1940 census of Boone Co., Ky, Burlington, ED 8-6, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 4A as family #79, on Petersburg Road:
Pettit, Albert, 50, occupation blank; Fannie, wife, 46. Robinson, Alberta, dau, 20, married. Mary Jane, dau, 13; Kathryn, dau, 8. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.
(The enumerator forgot to reenter the family surname for daughters Mary Jane and Kathryn, causing them to be misindexed as Robinson.) The next household is still that of Lester Gulley and Pearl Pettit. After Lester and Pearl is the family of Albert and Fannie’s daughter Laura and her husband James Ogden.
