Family Group Sheet
NameBenjamin Franklin Petitt
Birth19 Mar 1886, Greenup Co., Kentucky
Death19 Mar 1957, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
FatherMadison “Mat” Matthew Pettit (~1848-<1918)
MotherArizona Davis (1868-1955)
Marriage1920, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
SpouseNellie Florence Canterbury
BirthDec 1898, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Death19 May 1969, Fayette Co., West Virginia
Children
Birthabt 1921, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Birthabt 1924, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Birthabt 1925, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Birthabt Mar 1927, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
5 FFrancis L. Pettit (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
6 MDonald L. Pettit (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
7 MCallis Ray Petitt (Died as Infant)
Birthabt Mar 1931, Donwood, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Death11 Apr 1931, Montgomery, Fayette Co., West Virginia
8 MRobert A. Pettit (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Benjamin Franklin Petitt
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Benjamin Franklin Petit, age 30, residence Donwood, Kanawha Co., West Va, born 19 Mar 1887 in Greenup Co., Kentucky, occupation miner, employer Eureka Coal Co., single supporting mother & 2 children.
His death certificate records Benjamin F. Petitt, age 68, born 19 Mar 1889 in Kentucky, died 19 Mar 1957 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, residence Montgomery, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, married, coal miner, WW I veteran, father Matt Petitt, mother’s maiden name Arizona Davis, cause of death bronchial pneumonia, informant VA Hospital records, burial in Craig Cemetery, Powellton, WVa.
His death certificate records Benjamin F. Petitt, age 68, born 19 Mar 1889 in Kentucky, died 19 Mar 1957 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, residence Montgomery, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, married, coal miner, WW I veteran, father Matt Petitt, mother’s maiden name Arizona Davis, cause of death bronchial pneumonia, informant VA Hospital records, burial in Craig Cemetery, Powellton, WVa.
Census Notes for Benjamin Franklin & Nellie Florence (Family)
1930 census of Kanawha Co., West Virginia, Cabin Creek district, Union Mines, enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 9B as family #201, on Morris Creek:
Pettet, Benjiman F., 41, age at first marriage 15, b. Ky Ky Ky, laborer at coal mines; Nellie F., wife, 32, age at first marriage 15, b. WVa WVa WVa; Mary E., dau, 9; Thelma L., dau, 6; Voil D., son, 5; Violet M., dau, 3 0/12; Francis L., dau, 1 0/12. Taylor, Charles E., stepson, 15. All children born WVa Ky WVa (even Charles Taylor.)
Ben’s widowed mother is recorded on the preceding page.
1940 census of Kanawha Co., West Virginia, Cabin Creek district, Donwood unincorporated place, ED 20-16A, enumerated 2 April, lists on p. 1A as family #6:
Petitt, Benjamin F., 51, tipple worker for Eureka Coal Co., Nellie F., wife, 43; Thelma L., dau, 16; Boyle D., son, 15; Violet M., dau, 13; Frances L., dau, 11; Donald L., son, 7; Robert A., son, 5. All born in West Virginia, living in same place in 1935.
Pettet, Benjiman F., 41, age at first marriage 15, b. Ky Ky Ky, laborer at coal mines; Nellie F., wife, 32, age at first marriage 15, b. WVa WVa WVa; Mary E., dau, 9; Thelma L., dau, 6; Voil D., son, 5; Violet M., dau, 3 0/12; Francis L., dau, 1 0/12. Taylor, Charles E., stepson, 15. All children born WVa Ky WVa (even Charles Taylor.)
Ben’s widowed mother is recorded on the preceding page.
1940 census of Kanawha Co., West Virginia, Cabin Creek district, Donwood unincorporated place, ED 20-16A, enumerated 2 April, lists on p. 1A as family #6:
Petitt, Benjamin F., 51, tipple worker for Eureka Coal Co., Nellie F., wife, 43; Thelma L., dau, 16; Boyle D., son, 15; Violet M., dau, 13; Frances L., dau, 11; Donald L., son, 7; Robert A., son, 5. All born in West Virginia, living in same place in 1935.
