Family Group Sheet
NameThomas Stevenson Pettit
Birth21 Dec 1839 (?), Frankfort, Franklin Co., Kentucky
Death29 Nov 1931, Owensboro, Daviess Co., Kentucky
FatherFranklin Duane Pettit (~1801-1846)
MotherElizabeth Zook (~1804-1853)
Other spousesAlice Frakes
MarriageDec 1870, Owensboro, Daviess Co., Kentucky
SpouseMargaret Blair
BirthOct 1845, Kentucky
Death8 Jun 1913, Owensboro, Daviess Co., Kentucky
FatherJames Harvey Blair (~1810-)
MotherSusan Ann Rogers (~1824-)
Children
BirthMay 1879, Owensboro, Daviess Co., Kentucky
Notes for Thomas Stevenson Pettit
Prominent businessman and politician (Democrat). Publisher and editor of the Owensburo Monitor from 1864-?. Candidate for Congress in 1882, candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 1895 (both times defeated.) Reading clerk in the national House of Representatives from 1874-1878. Biography on pp.121-122 of Kentucky Biographies. Also on pp. 157-158 of History of Kentucky by Wm. Perrin.
Both biographical sketches give his birthdate as 21 Dec 1843, which seems to have been his accepted birthdate, but he is listed as age 10 in the 1850 census of Franklin Co., KY (page dated 18 Sep), with a sister Emmaline age 7, and as age 20 in the 1860 census, and there is a male under 5 in the 1840 census, so 1839 seems most likely.
His death certificate records Thos S Petit, age 88, born 20 Dec 1843 in Ky, died 29 Nov 1931, in Daviess Co., widowed, retired businessman, father Franklin Duane Petit, mother’s maiden name Elizabeth Zook, both born in Ky, cause of death adrenal neurasthenia, informant H. Blair Petit, Owensboro, Ky, burial in Elm Wood Cemetery.
Both biographical sketches give his birthdate as 21 Dec 1843, which seems to have been his accepted birthdate, but he is listed as age 10 in the 1850 census of Franklin Co., KY (page dated 18 Sep), with a sister Emmaline age 7, and as age 20 in the 1860 census, and there is a male under 5 in the 1840 census, so 1839 seems most likely.
His death certificate records Thos S Petit, age 88, born 20 Dec 1843 in Ky, died 29 Nov 1931, in Daviess Co., widowed, retired businessman, father Franklin Duane Petit, mother’s maiden name Elizabeth Zook, both born in Ky, cause of death adrenal neurasthenia, informant H. Blair Petit, Owensboro, Ky, burial in Elm Wood Cemetery.
Census
1860 census of Franklin Co., Ky, Frankfort district 1, enumerated 26 July, lists on p. 92 as household #637/634:
George W. Lewis, 45, editor, b. Virginia; Mary J. Lewis, 40; Joseph B., 18, printer; John F., 15; George A., 13; W. H. Hardin, 50, photographer; Amanda Hardin, 43; Thos L. Pettit, 20, printer. All except the elder George born in Ky.
The middle initial L is exactly the same as the one in Lewis, and there are some S’s on the page (Sally, Susan, etc.) that are distinguishable from L, so the name does not say “Thos S”. But there is no other Thomas Pettit working as a printer in Frankfort.
1870 census of Daviess Co., Ky, Owensboro ward 1, enumerated 1 July, lists on p. 1, in household 1, which is a hotel run by E. Allen Hathaway:
Pettit, Thomas S., 27, editor, b. Ky.
George W. Lewis, 45, editor, b. Virginia; Mary J. Lewis, 40; Joseph B., 18, printer; John F., 15; George A., 13; W. H. Hardin, 50, photographer; Amanda Hardin, 43; Thos L. Pettit, 20, printer. All except the elder George born in Ky.
The middle initial L is exactly the same as the one in Lewis, and there are some S’s on the page (Sally, Susan, etc.) that are distinguishable from L, so the name does not say “Thos S”. But there is no other Thomas Pettit working as a printer in Frankfort.
1870 census of Daviess Co., Ky, Owensboro ward 1, enumerated 1 July, lists on p. 1, in household 1, which is a hotel run by E. Allen Hathaway:
Pettit, Thomas S., 27, editor, b. Ky.
Notes for Margaret Blair
Her death certificate records Margaret Blair Pettit, age 68, birthdate blank, born in Owensboro, Ky, died 8 June 1913, in Owensboro, Daviess Co., Ky, married, father J. Harvey Blair, born in Missouri, mother’s maiden name Susan Ann Rogers, born in Owensboro, Ky, cause of death acute diarrhea, informant Thos S. Pettit, burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Census Notes for Thomas Stevenson & Margaret (Family)
I cannot find this family in 1880
1900 census of Daviess Co., Ky, sheet 1, line 9, lists on Fourth St. in Owensboro:
Pettit, Thomas S., 56, b. Dec 1843; Margaret B., 54, b. Oct 1845; Harvey B., 21, b. May 1879. All born in Ky.
1900 census of Daviess Co., Ky, sheet 1, line 9, lists on Fourth St. in Owensboro:
Pettit, Thomas S., 56, b. Dec 1843; Margaret B., 54, b. Oct 1845; Harvey B., 21, b. May 1879. All born in Ky.
