His death certificate records Richard T. Pettit, age 79 years 7 months 16 days, born 15 Jun 1832 in Ky, died 31 Jan 1912 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, widowed, father Absalom Pettit, mother’s maiden name Elizabeth Hart, both born in Ky, cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, informant J. W. Cason, burial in Linden Grove Cem.

Nancy was 1st wife to Richard Thomas Pettit and also his 1st cousin. Nancy died of a fever at age 22.

Since Richard and Nancy were married in 1851 and she died in 1855, they do not appear together in any census. See the census notes for Richard and his second wife Mary for their children.