Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Wallace Pettit
Birth9 Oct 1836, Georgetown, Scott Co., Kentucky
Death24 Oct 1914, Vevay, Switzerland Co., Indiana
FatherJohn R. Pettit (~1798->1850)
MotherSarah “Sally” Ballard (~1801-1888)
Marriageabt 1871, Scott Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary E. McFarland
Birthabt 1857, Scott Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth9 Mar 1878, Scott Co., Kentucky
SpouseRhodella Razor
Census Notes for William Wallace & Mary E. (Family)
1880 census of Scott Co., Ky, Lytles Fork district, enumerated 3 June, lists on p. 7 as family #53:
Pettit, William, 42, farmer, b. Ky - -; John A., son, 13; Mary E., wife, 23; Cindy J., 8, dau; Hiram F., 6, son; Minnie T., 4, dau; William M., 2, son; Sidney G, 4/12, son. All except William born Ky Ky Ky.
I assume that the unsual ordering is this census taker’s way of indicating that John is the son of a prior marriage.
Pettit, William, 42, farmer, b. Ky - -; John A., son, 13; Mary E., wife, 23; Cindy J., 8, dau; Hiram F., 6, son; Minnie T., 4, dau; William M., 2, son; Sidney G, 4/12, son. All except William born Ky Ky Ky.
I assume that the unsual ordering is this census taker’s way of indicating that John is the son of a prior marriage.
