Family Group Sheet
NameGeorge Washington Pettit, 5C5R
Birth9 Apr 1833, Greene Co., Pennsylvania63
Death25 Dec 1917, Amma, Roane Co., West Virginia
FatherJames Pettit (1803-)
MotherElizabeth Laney
Marriage8 Jan 1857, Marion Co., Virginia
SpouseMelvina Pyle
Birth14 Nov 1837, Jackson Co., West Virginia63
Death1 Oct 1915, Amma, Roane Co., West Virginia
FatherEli Pyle
MotherNancy Robinson
Children
1 FSarah Letitia Pettit, 6C4R
Birth15 Oct 1857, West Virginia63
2 FCaroline C. Pettit, 6C4R
Birth22 Dec 1858, West Virginia63
3 FVirginia Ruth Pettit, 6C4R
Birth14 Aug 1860, West Virginia63
SpouseHezekiah C. Abbot
4 MGeorge R. Pettit, 6C4R
Birth7 Nov 1861, Harrison Co., West Virginia
Death31 Dec 1947, Nitro, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
5 FEllie J. Pettit (Died as Infant), 6C4R
Birth1 Sep 1863, West Virginia
DeathAug 1864, West Virginia
SpouseLula Belle Reed
7 MJames Turner Pettit, 6C4R
Birth19 Aug 1869, Marion Co., West Virginia63
SpouseRosa B. Jett
8 MWillie E. Pettit, 6C4R
Birth18 Dec 1871, Marion Co., West Virginia
9 MSylvanus Brooks Pettit, 6C4R
Birth19 Nov 1873, Marion Co., West Virginia
Death13 Apr 1956, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
SpouseBessie Alderman
SpouseVirginia M. McCroskey
10 FMinnie Belle Pettit (Twin), 6C4R
Birth30 May 1877, Marion Co., West Virginia
11 FZora Myrtle Pettit (Twin), 6C4R
Birth30 May 1877, Marion Co., West Virginia
Death4 Oct 1881, Osborne Mills, Roane Co., West Virginia
Notes for George Washington Pettit
George and his family settled in Osborne Mills, Roane Co., West Virginia around 1879. He combined the trade of carpenter and joiner with farm life. He also invented a combined grate and ash sifter which he took out a patent on 10 Feb 1874. He was awarded a diploma on same, 10 Sep 1874 by the Marion Co. Agriculture, Mechanical and Mineral Association.63
Roane Co., West Virginia death register28 lists G. W. Pettit, age 84 years 9 months 16 days, died 25 Dec 1917 in Amma, Roane Co., widower, farmer, cause of death old age.
Roane Co., West Virginia death register28 lists G. W. Pettit, age 84 years 9 months 16 days, died 25 Dec 1917 in Amma, Roane Co., widower, farmer, cause of death old age.
Notes for Melvina Pyle
Roane Co., West Virginia death register28 lists Melvina Pettit, age 78, died 1 Oct 1915 in Amma, Roane Co., married, cause of death paralysis, informant husband.
Census Notes for George Washington & Melvina (Family)
1910 census of Roane Co., West Virginia, Geary district, enumerated 10 May, lists on p. 18B as family #289/292:
Pettit, George W., 77, farmer, b. Pa Pa Pa; Melvina, wife, 73, b. WVa WVa WVa, first marriage for both, married 54 years, mother of 11 children, 6 living; Sandy Brooks, grandson, 27, single, b. WVa WVa WVa, occupation none.
The next household is headed by their son Brooks.
Pettit, George W., 77, farmer, b. Pa Pa Pa; Melvina, wife, 73, b. WVa WVa WVa, first marriage for both, married 54 years, mother of 11 children, 6 living; Sandy Brooks, grandson, 27, single, b. WVa WVa WVa, occupation none.
The next household is headed by their son Brooks.
