Family Group Sheet
NameSamuel P. Pettit, 1C3R
Birth10 Jun 1871, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death14 May 1947, Whitfield Co., Georgia
BurialDeep Springs Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia
FatherJohn Lafayette Link (1836-1929)
MotherElizabeth ("Lizzie") Pettit (~1839-1927)
Other spousesElizabeth “Bettie” J. Roberts, 3C2R
Marriageabt 1928, Whitfield Co., Georgia
SpouseMattie B. Bennett
Birth7 May 1894, Georgia
Death3 Apr 1968, Whitfield Co., Georgia
Children
2 FGladys Pettit, 2C2R
Birth6 Apr 1931, Whitfield Co., Georgia
Death20 Feb 2007, Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia
SpouseWillis Shelton
3 FAileen Pettit, 2C2R
Birth3 Jul 1933, Whitfield Co., Georgia
Death21 Dec 2009, Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia
SpouseHarold Shelton
Notes for Samuel P. Pettit
The Georgia death index lists Sam Pettit, age 77, died 14 May 1947 in Whitfield Co.
Census
I have not been able to find an 1880 census entry for this Samuel. (He should be listed as 5 to 8 years old.) I’m listing him tentatively as a son of John Link and Lizzie Pettit primarily because his great-grandson John G. Pettit of Fairborn, Ohio, wrote that his grandfather James H. Pettit had an uncle named Preston Pettit, who is almost certainly the Preston Pettit born Nov 1873 who was living with the John Link family in 1900. (James Pettit married Icey Lewis, daughter of Gardner Lewis & Lucretia Link.) Also, in 1910 this Samuel Pettit was listed on the same page as John Tom Pettit, who is known to be a son of John Link and Lizzie Pettit from his death certificate.
Notes for Mattie B. Bennett
The Georgia death index lists Mattie B. Pettit, age 72, died 3 Apr 1968 in Whitfield Co.
The SSDI lists Mattie Pettit, born 7 May 1894, died Apr 1968, last residence Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia.
The SSDI lists Mattie Pettit, born 7 May 1894, died Apr 1968, last residence Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia.
Census Notes for Samuel P. & Mattie B. (Family)
1930 census of Whitfield Co., Georgia, district 5, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 6A as family #113/122:
Petit, Sam, 55, age at first marriage 21, b. Ky Ky Ky; Mattie B., wife, 35, age at first marriage 33, b. Georgia Georgia Georgia; Olive, dau, 14, b. Ky Ky Ky; Avenell, dau, 9, b. Georgia Ky Georgia; Edna L., dau, 7, b. Georgia Ky Georgia; Clyde J., son, 10/12, b. Georgia Ky Georgia.
Petit, Sam, 55, age at first marriage 21, b. Ky Ky Ky; Mattie B., wife, 35, age at first marriage 33, b. Georgia Georgia Georgia; Olive, dau, 14, b. Ky Ky Ky; Avenell, dau, 9, b. Georgia Ky Georgia; Edna L., dau, 7, b. Georgia Ky Georgia; Clyde J., son, 10/12, b. Georgia Ky Georgia.
