Family Group Sheet
NameBluford Pettit, GGG Uncle
Birth9 Oct 1834, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death14 Apr 1886, Pendleton Co., Kentucky
FatherSamuel Pettit (~1810-1870)
MotherNancy Ann Sharp (1808-~1841)
Marriage23 Oct 1860, Kenton Co., Kentucky38
SpouseMatilda Jane Kyle
Birth1831, Ohio
Death1897, Boone Co., Kentucky
BurialIOOF Cemetery, Burlington, Boone Co., Kentucky
Other spousesJosiah T. Mullins
Children
SpouseIda Betsey York
2 MZacheus Kyle Pettit, 1C3R
Birth7 Feb 1864, Kenton Co., Kentucky
Death15 Jan 1937, Kenton Co., Kentucky
SpouseLouella S. Rich
3 MGeorge Elmer Pettit, 1C3R
Birth22 Jan 1867, Kentucky
SpouseHattie Olivia Utz
Notes for Bluford Pettit
According to Steve Navaro’s notes38, some data on Bluford's family taken from the Ky Society of DAR - Bible Records, Volume 2.
I have a bit of skepticism that the Bluford Pettit of Kenton and Pendleton counties is in fact the same Bluford Pettit who was the son of Samuel Pettit and Nancy Sharp, since there was a large Pettit clan in the northern counties who were descendants of Amos Pettit. But there was no other Bluford Pettit (or any spelling variation) in the 1850 census of Kentucky, and there were many people who migrated between Bath and Pendleton counties. And Bluford and Matilda did name their first son Samuel.
I have a bit of skepticism that the Bluford Pettit of Kenton and Pendleton counties is in fact the same Bluford Pettit who was the son of Samuel Pettit and Nancy Sharp, since there was a large Pettit clan in the northern counties who were descendants of Amos Pettit. But there was no other Bluford Pettit (or any spelling variation) in the 1850 census of Kentucky, and there were many people who migrated between Bath and Pendleton counties. And Bluford and Matilda did name their first son Samuel.
Census
1860 census of Kenton Co., Ky, district 1, Morning View P.O., enumerated 26 July, lists on p. 196 as family #1447/1442:
George H. Mullins, 35, farmer; Elizabeth, 29; Stephen, 13; Nancy M., 11; Amelia, 5; Eliza J., 3; Millard F., 7/12; Squire G. Whaley, 16, farm laborer; James Mullins, 21, farm laborer; Margaret Irwin, 16; Bluford Petitt, 25, farm laborer. All born in Ky.
George H. Mullins, 35, farmer; Elizabeth, 29; Stephen, 13; Nancy M., 11; Amelia, 5; Eliza J., 3; Millard F., 7/12; Squire G. Whaley, 16, farm laborer; James Mullins, 21, farm laborer; Margaret Irwin, 16; Bluford Petitt, 25, farm laborer. All born in Ky.
Notes for Matilda Jane Kyle
Her gravestone is inscribed Matilda J. Pettit, 1831-1897.
Census Notes for Bluford & Matilda Jane (Family)
1870 census of Kenton Co., Ky, Stephenson precinct., Morning View P.O., enumerated 20 July, lists on p. 334 as family #263:
Pettit, Bluford, 35, farm laborer; Matilda, 38; Francis, 13; Samuel, 10; Jackson K., 5; George E., 2. Matilda born in Ohio, others in Ky. (Francis’s surname should have been listed as Mullins, but was not. According to Steve Navaro, "Jackson" should be Zacheus, but I looked at the census, and I can't read it that way. There were no Z's in that section to compare it to, but there were lots of J's, and it looked just like them. Perhaps the enumerator misheard the name.)
1880 census of Pendleton Co., Ky, Grassy Creek precinct, district 5, enumerated 24 June, lists on p. 44 as family $326/332:
Pettit, Bluford, 37, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky; Jane, 48, wife, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio; Samuel, 18, son; Zachariah, 16, son; Elmer, 12, son; James, 8, son; Mullins, Frank, 23, stepson. All children (including Frank) born Ky Ky Oh. Bluford's age is way off. He was really 45.
Pettit, Bluford, 35, farm laborer; Matilda, 38; Francis, 13; Samuel, 10; Jackson K., 5; George E., 2. Matilda born in Ohio, others in Ky. (Francis’s surname should have been listed as Mullins, but was not. According to Steve Navaro, "Jackson" should be Zacheus, but I looked at the census, and I can't read it that way. There were no Z's in that section to compare it to, but there were lots of J's, and it looked just like them. Perhaps the enumerator misheard the name.)
1880 census of Pendleton Co., Ky, Grassy Creek precinct, district 5, enumerated 24 June, lists on p. 44 as family $326/332:
Pettit, Bluford, 37, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky; Jane, 48, wife, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio; Samuel, 18, son; Zachariah, 16, son; Elmer, 12, son; James, 8, son; Mullins, Frank, 23, stepson. All children (including Frank) born Ky Ky Oh. Bluford's age is way off. He was really 45.
