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.

Her death certificate from Covington, Kenton Co., Ky, records Mary E. Pettit, age 58, married, died 31 July 1895, cause of death phthisis pulmonalis, residence Linn St., #74, burial in Linden Grove. (The city of Covington had death certificates of its own before state recording began, but they did not ask about parentage or birth data other than age at death.)

Pendleton Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 5 Feb 1857 of R. T. Pettit, age 23, and Mary Abbernathy, age 19, both born in and residents of Pendleton Co.

1860 census of Kenton Co., Ky, Covington ward 2, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 97 as household #572/701:
Richard Pettit, 27, commission merchant; Mary, 22; Elizabeth, 7; James, 5. All born in Ky.

Elizabeth and James are children of Richard and his first wife Nancy.

1870 census of Pendleton Co., Ky, Falmouth, taken 1 June, lists on p. 408 as family #38:
Pettit, R.T., 38, carpenter; Mary E., 33; S.E., 14 (female); James, 11; Hattie E., 5; Lee, 3; L., (female), 5/12, b. Dec; Joseph J., 31, blacksmith.

"S.E." is probably the daughter listed as Elizabeth age 7 in 1860. The ages for Hattie and James are quite different than the 1880 census, so the age for S.E. may be off too.

1880 census of Pendleton Co., Ky, Falmouth, enumerated 11 June, lists on pp. 25-26 as family #16/234
Pettit, Richard, 47, carpenter; Mary, 42, wife; Hattie, 18, dau, clerk; Lee, 14, son; Lucy, 10, dau; Mary, 7, dau; Walker, 2, son; James, 25, son; Coleman, Chattie (f), 20, servant, cook. All born Ky Ky Ky