Family Group Sheet
NameJohn A. Pettit, Half GGG Uncle
Birth9 Oct 1850, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Oct 1923, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
FatherSamuel Pettit (~1810-1870)
MotherRebecca Jane Foster (1826-1915)
Marriage11 May 1873, Greenup Co., Kentucky
SpouseNancy Susan Holley
BirthFeb 1850, Mason Co., Virginia
Deathaft 1900, prob. Hocking or Athens Co., Ohio
FatherThomas Holley (~1813-)
MotherNancy E. Jenkins (~1813-)
Children
1 MWilliam Thomas Pettit, Half 1C3R
BirthJul 1873, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death4 Jan 1931, Athens Co., Ohio
2 MJames Everett Petitt, Half 1C3R
Birth1 Feb 1875, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death4 Dec 1958, Coos Co., Oregon
SpouseAnna Elizabeth Jack
3 MSamuel Harvey Pettit, Half 1C3R
Birth20 Jul 1876, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death17 Mar 1947, Glouster, Athens Co., Ohio
SpouseCora B. Taylor
4 FMartha Jane Pettit (Twin), Half 1C3R
Birth1 Feb 1878, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death1 Jan 1921, Shawnee, Perry Co., Ohio
SpouseAndrew Craig
5 FMary E. Pettit (Twin), Half 1C3R
Birth1 Feb 1878, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Deathbef 1910, Athens Co., Ohio
SpouseJohn Matthew Jack
6 MJohn Henry Petitt, Half 1C3R
Birth16 Jul 1880, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death17 Oct 1951, Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio
SpouseAddie B. Wallace
7 FHattie C. Pettit, Half 1C3R
Birth13 May 1884, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death20 Feb 1947, Glouster, Athens Co., Ohio
SpouseRobert Smith
8 MCharles Pettit, Half 1C3R
Birth16 Jul 1887, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death22 Aug 1909, Nelsonville, Athens Co., Ohio
9 MFloyd David Pettit, Half 1C3R
Birth16 Jul 1890, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death5 Nov 1930, Athens Co., Ohio
SpouseGladys Marie Devore
Notes for John A. Pettit
According to Daryl Duncan, John and his family lived in Greenup County near the head of a hollow called Big White Oak. Supposedly they moved there to work in the manufacturing of pig iron.
They moved from Kentucky to Hocking Co., Ohio sometime between 1891 and 1900.
His death certificate records John Petitt, age 73 years 0 months 3 days, born 9 Oct 1950 in Ky, died 12 Oct 1923 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, usual residence Nelsonville, Ohio, widowed, occupation miner, father Samuel Petitt, mother’s maiden name Rebecca Foster, both born in Ky, cause of death carcinoma of stomach, informant Sister Superior, St. Anthony’s Hospital, burial in Nelsonville, Ohio.
They moved from Kentucky to Hocking Co., Ohio sometime between 1891 and 1900.
His death certificate records John Petitt, age 73 years 0 months 3 days, born 9 Oct 1950 in Ky, died 12 Oct 1923 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, usual residence Nelsonville, Ohio, widowed, occupation miner, father Samuel Petitt, mother’s maiden name Rebecca Foster, both born in Ky, cause of death carcinoma of stomach, informant Sister Superior, St. Anthony’s Hospital, burial in Nelsonville, Ohio.
Notes for Nancy Susan Holley
In 1850, Mason Co. was in Virginia, but it became part of West Virginia when it was formed.
Census Notes for John A. & Nancy Susan (Family)
1880 census of Greenup Co., Ky, Liberty precinct, enumerated 15 June, lists on p. 79 A as family #209/214:
Pettit, John, 29, ore digger; Nancy S., 27, wife; Wm T., 7, son; Jas E., 5, son; Sam H., 3, son; Martha J., 2, dau; Mary E., 2, dau, bracketed as twins. Nancy S. born in Virginia, the others in Kentucky.
1900 census of Hocking Co., Ohio, lists this family twice:
In Ward township, enumerated 22 June, on pp. 43B-44A, as family #736:
Petitt, John, 49, b. Oct 1850, Ky Ky Ky; Susan, wife, 49, b. Feb 1851, WVa Va Va, married 28 years, mother of 11 children, 9 living; Samuel, son, 23, b. Jul 1876; John H., son, 19, b. Jul 1880; Hattie, dau, 16, b. May 1884; Charles, son, 12, b. Jul 1887; Claude, son, 9, b. Jul 1890; Nixon, Debbie, niece, 15, b. Mar 1885, Ohio Ohio Oho; Nixon, Porter, nephew, 11, b. Jan 1889, Ohio Ohio Ohio. All Pettit children born Ky Ky WVa.
And in Coalgate precinct, enumerated 5 June, on p. 5A as family #90/91:
Petitt, John, 49, b. Nov 1850, Ky Ky Ky; Susan, wife, 49, b. Feb 1851, WVa WVa WVa, married 28 years, mother of 11 children, 9 living; Samuel, son, 24, b. Jul 1875; Thomas, son, 26, b. Jul 1873; John H., son, 19, b. Jul 1880; Hattie, dau, 16, b. May 1884; Charles, son, 13, b. Jul 1886; Floyd, son, 9, b. Jul 1890. All children born Ky Ky WVa. (The two Nixon children are not listed.)
I have not found them in 1910. Their sons William Thomas, Samuel, John, and Floyd were all living in Athens Co., Ohio.
Pettit, John, 29, ore digger; Nancy S., 27, wife; Wm T., 7, son; Jas E., 5, son; Sam H., 3, son; Martha J., 2, dau; Mary E., 2, dau, bracketed as twins. Nancy S. born in Virginia, the others in Kentucky.
1900 census of Hocking Co., Ohio, lists this family twice:
In Ward township, enumerated 22 June, on pp. 43B-44A, as family #736:
Petitt, John, 49, b. Oct 1850, Ky Ky Ky; Susan, wife, 49, b. Feb 1851, WVa Va Va, married 28 years, mother of 11 children, 9 living; Samuel, son, 23, b. Jul 1876; John H., son, 19, b. Jul 1880; Hattie, dau, 16, b. May 1884; Charles, son, 12, b. Jul 1887; Claude, son, 9, b. Jul 1890; Nixon, Debbie, niece, 15, b. Mar 1885, Ohio Ohio Oho; Nixon, Porter, nephew, 11, b. Jan 1889, Ohio Ohio Ohio. All Pettit children born Ky Ky WVa.
And in Coalgate precinct, enumerated 5 June, on p. 5A as family #90/91:
Petitt, John, 49, b. Nov 1850, Ky Ky Ky; Susan, wife, 49, b. Feb 1851, WVa WVa WVa, married 28 years, mother of 11 children, 9 living; Samuel, son, 24, b. Jul 1875; Thomas, son, 26, b. Jul 1873; John H., son, 19, b. Jul 1880; Hattie, dau, 16, b. May 1884; Charles, son, 13, b. Jul 1886; Floyd, son, 9, b. Jul 1890. All children born Ky Ky WVa. (The two Nixon children are not listed.)
I have not found them in 1910. Their sons William Thomas, Samuel, John, and Floyd were all living in Athens Co., Ohio.
