Family Group Sheet
NameBenjamin Franklin Pettit, 5C5R
Birth1838, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Death1890, Fayette Co., Kentucky
FatherNathaniel Pettit Jr. (1781-1846)
MotherMartha E. “Patsy” Clifford (~1790-~1839)
Marriageabt 1864, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SpouseClara Mason Barbee, 2C5R
Birth24 Oct 1848, Clark Co., Kentucky
Death12 Jan 1880, Fayette Co., Kentucky
FatherGeorge L. Barbee (~1823-1899)
MotherEleanor “Ellen” Francis Poindexter (~1828-1904)
Children
1 FKatherine Pettit, 3C4R
Birth23 Feb 1868, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Death3 Sep 1936, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
2 FMartha Ellen Pettit, 3C4R
Birthabt 1871, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Death3 Apr 1900, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SpouseJoseph Clay Van Meter
3 MGeorge Nathaniel Pettit, 3C4R
Birth15 Nov 1872, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Death22 Dec 1935, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SpouseMiriam Lisle
4 FLillian Pettit, 3C4R
Birthabt 1875, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Deathabt 6 Nov 1958, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SpouseS. Higgins Lewis
5 FMinnie Pettit, 3C4R
Birthabt 1877, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SpouseWalter O. Bullock Dr.
6 MBenjamin Mason Pettit, 3C4R
Birth28 Nov 1879, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Death4 Sep 1896, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Notes for Clara Mason Barbee
Birth and death dates and parentage for Clara Barbee from Sylvia Pettit Welch's letter on file at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort.
Census Notes for Benjamin Franklin & Clara Mason (Family)
1880 census of Fayette Co., Ky, district 63, enumerated 17 June, lists on p. 32 as family #228/237:
Pettit, Benjamine, 42, farmer; Katie, 11, dau; Mattie, 9, dau; Nathaniel, 7, son; Lillie, 5, dau; Minnie, 3, dau; Benjamine, 6/12, son, b. Nov; Rebecca, 82, mother, b. Ky Ireland Va. Plus three domestic servants and one farm laborer, no relationship.
Rebecca was really Benjamin’s stepmother, but she raised him from the age of 2, so she is the only mother he would have known.
Pettit, Benjamine, 42, farmer; Katie, 11, dau; Mattie, 9, dau; Nathaniel, 7, son; Lillie, 5, dau; Minnie, 3, dau; Benjamine, 6/12, son, b. Nov; Rebecca, 82, mother, b. Ky Ireland Va. Plus three domestic servants and one farm laborer, no relationship.
Rebecca was really Benjamin’s stepmother, but she raised him from the age of 2, so she is the only mother he would have known.
