Family Group Sheet
NameSamuel Pettit Jr., Half GGG Uncle
BirthJan 1854, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherSamuel Pettit (~1810-1870)
MotherRebecca Jane Foster (1826-1915)
Other spousesChina Partin (or Parton)
Marriage24 Dec 1876, Greenup Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Ellen McCann
Birth30 Jul 1860, Kentucky
Deathbef 1896
FatherJohn Patrick McCann (1831-1919)
MotherElizabeth Brown (1832-1917)
Children
1 FElla F. Pettit (Died as Child), Half 1C3R
Birthabt 1878, Pike Co., Illinois
Death25 Apr 1882, Perry Co., Ohio
2 FRebecca Pettit (Died as Infant), Half 1C3R
BirthJan 1882, Perry Co., Ohio
Death30 Aug 1882, Perry Co., Ohio
3 FCora Bell Pettit, Half 1C3R
Birth24 Jun 1880, Pittsfield, Pike Co., Illinois
Death19 Jun 1971, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
SpouseStacy C. Jackson
4 FGertrude May Pettit, Half 1C3R
Birth5 Jan 1888, Hocking Co., Ohio
Death5 Dec 1932, Hardin, Pike Co., Illinois
SpouseHerbert Edward Graham
5 FEdna Laura Pettit, Half 1C3R
Birth26 Mar 1891, Pike Co., Illinois
DeathMar 1977, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Illinois
SpouseHarry Carl Lynch
6 FEssie Cordelia Pettit, Half 1C3R
Birth10 Aug 1892, Hocking Co., Ohio
Death6 Oct 1980, Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio
SpouseGuy Fletcher Graham
Notes for Samuel Pettit Jr.
Samuel probably died in Ohio or West Virginia sometime between 1900 and 1910.
Notes for Mary Ellen McCann
Date of birth of Mary Ellen is from a letter written by her sister Sarah Alice in July 1910, listing all the children of John Patrick McCann and Elizabeth Brown. (Unfortunately she did not include death dates in the letter.)
Census Notes for Samuel & Mary Ellen (Family)
1880 census of Pike Co., Illinois, Hardin township, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 13 as family #107:
Petit, Samuel, 26, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky; Mary E., 19, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; Ella F., dau, 2, b. Illinois Ky Ky.
Identification of this family with the Samuel Pettit and Mary Ellen McCann who married in Greenup Co., Ky is based on the 1882 death record of their daughter Ella in Hocking Co., Ohio and the 1932 death record of their daughter Gertrude. Also, Mary Ellen’s parents were living in the same county, in Martinsburg township.
Petit, Samuel, 26, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky; Mary E., 19, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; Ella F., dau, 2, b. Illinois Ky Ky.
Identification of this family with the Samuel Pettit and Mary Ellen McCann who married in Greenup Co., Ky is based on the 1882 death record of their daughter Ella in Hocking Co., Ohio and the 1932 death record of their daughter Gertrude. Also, Mary Ellen’s parents were living in the same county, in Martinsburg township.
