Family Group Sheet
NameAlexander Pettit, 4C6R
BirthMay 1797, Pennsylvania62
Death9 May 1862, St. Joseph Co., Indiana62
BurialSt. Joseph Co., Indiana
FatherJohn Pettit (ca1770-1829)
MotherKeziah [Pettit] (~1770-)
Other spousesMary Ann
Marriage6 Apr 1819, Miami Co., Ohio
Children
1 MSilas J. Pettit, 5C5R
Birth6 Jan 1820, Ohio
SpouseFrances W. Poyner
3 MJames Krozer Pettit, 5C5R
Birth16 Aug 1824, Troy, Miami Co., Ohio
Death9 Mar 1910, Elkhart, Elkhart Co., Indiana
SpouseJulia Ann Hoover
5 MJohn Pettit, 5C5R
Birth28 Sep 1828, Miami Co., Ohio62
Death11 Apr 1848, St. Joseph Co., Indiana62
6 FSarah Pettit, 5C5R
Birth28 Sep 1828, Miami Co., Ohio62
Death10 Dec 1841, St. Joseph Co., Indiana62
9 MAlexander J. Pettit Jr., 5C5R
Birth22 Oct 1834, Ohio
SpouseBarbara [Pettit]
10 MEnos F. Pettit, 5C5R
Birth6 Sep 1837, Mishawaka, St. Joseph Co., Indiana
Death20 Feb 1912, Elkhart, Elkhart Co., Indiana
SpouseRosannah Kennon
11 MIsaac C. Pettit, 5C5R
Birth16 Oct 1839, St. Joseph Co., Indiana
Death19 Mar 1865, Nashville, Tennessee
Census Notes for Alexander Pettit
1850 census of St. Joseph Co., Indiana, Penn townsip, enumerated 26 Sep, lists on p. 9 as family #321:
Alexander Pettit, 54, b. Penn, farmer; Mary A., 48, b. Penn; Caroline E. Shenlaffer, 9, b. Michigan; Alexander J., 17, farmer, b. Ohio; Enos F., 13, b. Ind; Isaac M., 10, b. Ind; Sylvester N., 7, b. Ind.
Caroline Shenlaffer is presumably a daughter of Mary by a previous husband. The next household is headed by Alexander’s brother David, and the one after that by his son James.
Alexander appears in the 1860 Census for St. Joseph Co., Indiana. He gives his place of birth as Pennsylvania. His wife's name is given as Mary Ann, age 53, from Pennsylvania. Their two youngest children are living with them.
Alexander Pettit, 54, b. Penn, farmer; Mary A., 48, b. Penn; Caroline E. Shenlaffer, 9, b. Michigan; Alexander J., 17, farmer, b. Ohio; Enos F., 13, b. Ind; Isaac M., 10, b. Ind; Sylvester N., 7, b. Ind.
Caroline Shenlaffer is presumably a daughter of Mary by a previous husband. The next household is headed by Alexander’s brother David, and the one after that by his son James.
Alexander appears in the 1860 Census for St. Joseph Co., Indiana. He gives his place of birth as Pennsylvania. His wife's name is given as Mary Ann, age 53, from Pennsylvania. Their two youngest children are living with them.
