His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records John William Pettit, age 45, residence Sharpsburg, Ky, born 22 Dec 1872, occupation farmer, self-employed, nearest relative Mrs. Lillie Lee Pettit, wife.

His death certificate records Wm Pettitt, age 49 years 10 months 13 days, born 22 Dec 1870 in Ky, died 5 Nov 1920 in Little Rock precinct, Bourbon Co., Ky, married, farmer, father Frank Pettitt, mother’s maiden name Martha Hunt, cause of death acute peurenchymatus nephritis, informant Thos Guthrie, Sharpsburg, Ky, burial in Sharpsburg.

I have not been able to find John William or his siblings as children in the 1880 census (he should be age 6 or 7).

Death Certificate (from KY Vital Statistics Dept) for Mrs. Lillie Gray Pettit, d. Feb 16, 1959, in Sharpsburg, Bath Co., widowed, date of birth Jan 27, 1876 (the 6 is an overstrike over a faint 1), age 82 (the 2 is an overstrike over a faint 7 - note that neither pairing is consistent - assuming January is correct, an age of 82 would imply birth in 1877, and an age of 87 would imply birth in 1872 - which is what the 1900 census says), birthplace Nicholas Co., KY, father's name Harvey Gray, mother's maiden name Margaret Hopkins, informant Ben Pettit, cause of death generalized arteriosclerosis.

In 1930 she was listed as Lillie Petitt, age 58, widowed, mother-in-law, with her daughter Anna who was married to Luther McCarty.

1900 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, district #2, p. 1B, lists as family #20:
William Petet, age 25, b. June 1874; Lillie, wife, 28, b. Jan 1872; Milerd, son, 6, b. May 1894; May (or Mag), dau, 1, b. May 1899. All born in Ky.

I have not located this family in the 1910 census. They seem to have moved around a lot; perhaps they were in transit and missed by the census.

1920 census of Nicholas Co., East Union precinct, enumerated 22 Jan, lists on p. 9B as family #83:
Pedit, John W., 46; Lillie, wife, 47; Millard, son, 24, married; Jennie, daughter-in-law, 20; Nettie, dau, 18; Everet L., 16; Ben F., 13; Andora, dau, 11; Tonly F., son, 9. All born Ky Ky Ky. (The youngest son’s name might be Toney instead of Tonly. The clerk often made his e’s very tall.)

1930 census of Sharpsburg, Bath Co., Ky, enumerated 4 April, lists on p. 12A as family #30:
McCarty, Luther, 27, farm laborer, age at first marriage 22; Anna, wife, age at first marriage 16; Nancy, dau, 5; Ruby, dau, 6/12; Peditt, Lillie, mother in law, 58, widowed; Peditt, Everett, brother in law, 26. All born Ky/Ky/Ky.

1940 census of Bath Co., Ky, Sharpsburg precinct, ED 6-1, enumerated 3 April, lists on p. 1B as family #19:
Petitt, Lillie, 69, widowed; Everett, son, 37, single, tenant farmer; Ben, son, 35, single, tenant farmer. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.

Their oldest son Millard is two households above with his wife Virginia.