Family Group Sheet
NameKatherine Pettit, 3C4R
Birth23 Feb 1868, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Death3 Sep 1936, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
FatherBenjamin Franklin Pettit (1838-1890)
MotherClara Mason Barbee (1848-1880)
Notes for Katherine Pettit
The Kentucky Encyclopedia46 has this to say about her:
“Katherine Pettit, founder of Hindman and Pine Mountain settlement schools, was born in Fayette Co., Ky, on February 23, 1868, the daughter of Benjamin F. and Clara Mason Pettit. She attended Lexington’s Sayre School from 1885 to 1887. Between 1899 and 1901, Pettit and her co-worker May Stone conducted summer schools near Hazard and Hindman, Kentucky. In 1902 Pettit and Stone opened Hindman Settlement School in Knott County. Pettit left Hindman School and founded Pine Mountain Settlement School in 1913. A strong, energetic person, Pettit supervised the outdoor work at Pine Mountain, including construction projects and management of farming activities, while her co-worker, Ethel (de Long) Zande, managed academic and fund-raising activities. Pine Mountain School sponsored county fairs, health clinics, and community centers and gave support and encouragement to rural schools and farming institutes. Appreciative of mountain culture, Pettit and her associates encouraged the collection and preservation of crafts, ballads, and mountain customs.
After Pettit retired from Pine Mountain School in 1930, she promoted conservation projects and enouraged local farmers to adopt modern farming techniques in eastern Kentucky. She died of cancer in Lexington, Kentucky on Septembert 3, 1936, and was buried in the Lexington Cemetery.”
Her death certificate records Miss Katherine Pettit, residence Tates Creek Pike, age 66 years 6 months 11 days, single, born 23 Feb 1870 in Ky, died 3 Sep 1936 in Kirklivington precinct, Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky, father Benjamin Pettit, mother’s maiden name Clara Barbee, cause of death carcinoman of adominal viscera, informant Mrs. W. O. Bullock, Lexington, Ky.
“Katherine Pettit, founder of Hindman and Pine Mountain settlement schools, was born in Fayette Co., Ky, on February 23, 1868, the daughter of Benjamin F. and Clara Mason Pettit. She attended Lexington’s Sayre School from 1885 to 1887. Between 1899 and 1901, Pettit and her co-worker May Stone conducted summer schools near Hazard and Hindman, Kentucky. In 1902 Pettit and Stone opened Hindman Settlement School in Knott County. Pettit left Hindman School and founded Pine Mountain Settlement School in 1913. A strong, energetic person, Pettit supervised the outdoor work at Pine Mountain, including construction projects and management of farming activities, while her co-worker, Ethel (de Long) Zande, managed academic and fund-raising activities. Pine Mountain School sponsored county fairs, health clinics, and community centers and gave support and encouragement to rural schools and farming institutes. Appreciative of mountain culture, Pettit and her associates encouraged the collection and preservation of crafts, ballads, and mountain customs.
After Pettit retired from Pine Mountain School in 1930, she promoted conservation projects and enouraged local farmers to adopt modern farming techniques in eastern Kentucky. She died of cancer in Lexington, Kentucky on Septembert 3, 1936, and was buried in the Lexington Cemetery.”
Her death certificate records Miss Katherine Pettit, residence Tates Creek Pike, age 66 years 6 months 11 days, single, born 23 Feb 1870 in Ky, died 3 Sep 1936 in Kirklivington precinct, Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky, father Benjamin Pettit, mother’s maiden name Clara Barbee, cause of death carcinoman of adominal viscera, informant Mrs. W. O. Bullock, Lexington, Ky.
Census
1930 census of Harlan Co., Ky, district 4, enumerated May 2, lists on p. 16B as head of household #219:
Kathrine Pettit, 61, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, director of Pine Mountain Settlement school.
The next 26 lines are other employees of the school, including 14 teachers.
Kathrine Pettit, 61, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, director of Pine Mountain Settlement school.
The next 26 lines are other employees of the school, including 14 teachers.
