Family Group Sheet
NameDavid Pettit, 4C6R
BurialSt. Joseph Co., Indiana
FatherJohn Pettit (ca1770-1829)
MotherKeziah [Pettit] (~1770-)
Other spousesElizabeth Blue
Marriageabt 1835, St. Joseph Co., Indiana
Children
2 MWillis H. Pettit, 5C5R
Birthabt 1838/1840, Indiana
3 FMary Pettit, 5C5R
Birthabt 1841, Indiana
4 MWilliam Pettit, 5C5R
Birthabt 1843, Indiana
SpouseAurilla Jenkins
Notes for David Pettit
David, his wife Elizabeth and their children left Miami Co., Ohio for Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana in 1835. It appears that David's brother, Alexander, and his family also came with them. Amos, another brother, stayed behind, and appears in the 1840 Census for Miami Co., Ohio.
Census Notes for David & Hannah R. (Family)
1850 census of St. Joseph Co., Indiana, Penn township, enumerated 26 Sep, lists on p. 9 as family #322:
David Pettit, 50, farmer, b. Pa; Hannah, 48, b. N.J.; Amos, 14; Willis, 12; Mary, 9; William, 7. All children born in Indiana.
The preceding household is headed by David’s brother Alexander. The following household is headed by Alexander’s son James.
1860 census of St. Joseph Co., Indiana, Penn township, Mishawaka P.O., enumerated 12 June, lists on p. 12 as family #87:
David Pettit, 60, farmer, b. Penn; Hannah R., 57, b. N.Jersey; Amos, 24; Willis, 22; Meary, 19; William, 17. All children born in Indiana. Hannah Scott, 27, domestic, b. N.Jersey.
David Pettit, 50, farmer, b. Pa; Hannah, 48, b. N.J.; Amos, 14; Willis, 12; Mary, 9; William, 7. All children born in Indiana.
The preceding household is headed by David’s brother Alexander. The following household is headed by Alexander’s son James.
1860 census of St. Joseph Co., Indiana, Penn township, Mishawaka P.O., enumerated 12 June, lists on p. 12 as family #87:
David Pettit, 60, farmer, b. Penn; Hannah R., 57, b. N.Jersey; Amos, 24; Willis, 22; Meary, 19; William, 17. All children born in Indiana. Hannah Scott, 27, domestic, b. N.Jersey.
