Family Group Sheet
NameWhirley Brooks Pettit, 7C3R
Birth23 Aug 1897, Roane Co.., West Virginia
Death4 Mar 1971, Littlefield, Lamb Co., Texas
FatherSeamer Charles Pettit (1867-1911)
MotherLula Belle Reed (1872-1943)
SpouseLula Alice Poteet
Birth1 Sep 1897, Oklahoma
Death31 Dec 1944, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas
BurialGlazier Cemetery, Glazier, Hemphill Co., Texas
FatherAllen Westley Poteet (1869-1943)
MotherLuella “Lula” Sarah May (1874-1961)
Children
1 MAllan Whirley Pettit, 8C2R
Birth11 Sep 1925, Glazier, Hemphill Co., Texas
2 MJohn C. Pettit , 8C2R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
3 FJoanne Pettit , 8C2R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Whirley Brooks Pettit
Roane Co., West Virginia birth register28 lists W. B. Pettit, born 23 Aug 1897 in Osbornes Mills, father Seymore, mother Lula.
His WW I draft registration card, field 24 Aug 1918, records Whirley B. Pettit, age 21, residence Amma, Roane Co., West Virginia, born 23 Aug 1897 in Garners Branch, W.Va, father born in West Virginia, employer United Fuel Gas Co., Cedar Grove, W.Va, nearest relative Lula B. Pettit, Huntington Box 503, W.Va.
The SSDi lists Whirlie Pettit, born 23 Aug 1897, died Mar 1971, last residence Littlefield, Lamb Co., Texas, SSN issued in Texas before 1951.
His death certificate records Whirlie Brooks Pettit, age 73, born 23 Aug 1897 in West Virginia, died 4 Mar 1971 in Littlefield, Lamb Co., Texas, married, occupation oil production, father Levi Pettit, mother’s maiden name not known, cause of death ventricular fibrillation, informant Allan Pettit, burial in Littlefield Memorial Park.
His WW I draft registration card, field 24 Aug 1918, records Whirley B. Pettit, age 21, residence Amma, Roane Co., West Virginia, born 23 Aug 1897 in Garners Branch, W.Va, father born in West Virginia, employer United Fuel Gas Co., Cedar Grove, W.Va, nearest relative Lula B. Pettit, Huntington Box 503, W.Va.
The SSDi lists Whirlie Pettit, born 23 Aug 1897, died Mar 1971, last residence Littlefield, Lamb Co., Texas, SSN issued in Texas before 1951.
His death certificate records Whirlie Brooks Pettit, age 73, born 23 Aug 1897 in West Virginia, died 4 Mar 1971 in Littlefield, Lamb Co., Texas, married, occupation oil production, father Levi Pettit, mother’s maiden name not known, cause of death ventricular fibrillation, informant Allan Pettit, burial in Littlefield Memorial Park.
Census
1920 census of Kanawha Co., West Virginia, Cabin Creek district, enumerated 10 Jan, lists on p. 25A as family #98:
Johnson, Walter, 36, blacksmith at oil field; Elcie, wife, 30; Orville, son, 13; Clifford, son, 11; Mary, dau, 5. All born WV WV WV. Cozad, William, boarder, 25, single, b. Ohio Ohio WV, laborer at coal mines; Pierson, H. Webster, boarder, 39, married, b. Ohio Va WV, blacksmith at oil field; Petit, Whirley, boarder, 22, single, b. WV WV WV, laborer at oil field.
Johnson, Walter, 36, blacksmith at oil field; Elcie, wife, 30; Orville, son, 13; Clifford, son, 11; Mary, dau, 5. All born WV WV WV. Cozad, William, boarder, 25, single, b. Ohio Ohio WV, laborer at coal mines; Pierson, H. Webster, boarder, 39, married, b. Ohio Va WV, blacksmith at oil field; Petit, Whirley, boarder, 22, single, b. WV WV WV, laborer at oil field.
Notes for Lula Alice Poteet
Her death certificate records Lula Alice Pettit, age 47 years 3 months 30 days, born 1 Sep 1897 in Marion, Oklahoma, died 31 Dec 1944 in Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, address 123 River Drive, length of residence in community 3 years, father A. W. Pettit, born in Paris, Texas, mother’s maiden name Lilla May Russell, born in Mississippi, cause of death cancer, informant blank, burial in Glazier, Texas.
Russell is really the surname of Lula’s mother’s first husband, John Clifford Russell, and May is her maiden name, not her middle name. Also, Lula’s father’s surname was Poteet, not Pettit.
Russell is really the surname of Lula’s mother’s first husband, John Clifford Russell, and May is her maiden name, not her middle name. Also, Lula’s father’s surname was Poteet, not Pettit.
Census Notes for Whirley Brooks & Lula Alice (Family)
1930 census of Wheeler Co., Texas, Justice precinct, Magic City, enumerated16 April, lists on p. 14A as family #57:
Pettit, Whirley B., 31, age at first marriage 25, b. WVa Ohio Ohio, superintendent at carbon black plant; Alice L., wife, 31, age at first marriage 25, b. Oklahoma Texas Mississippi; Allen W., son, 4 6/12, b. Texas WVa Oklahoma.
1940 census of Wheeler Co., Texas, precinct 4, Shamrock, enumerated 13 April, lists on pp. 10B-11A as family #217, at 1015 East Tenth St:
Pettit, Whirley B., 42, b. W.Va, tool dresser at oil field; Alice, wife, 42, b. Indian Territory; Allen W., 14; John C., son, 9; Jo Ann, dau, 7. All children born in Texas.
Pettit, Whirley B., 31, age at first marriage 25, b. WVa Ohio Ohio, superintendent at carbon black plant; Alice L., wife, 31, age at first marriage 25, b. Oklahoma Texas Mississippi; Allen W., son, 4 6/12, b. Texas WVa Oklahoma.
1940 census of Wheeler Co., Texas, precinct 4, Shamrock, enumerated 13 April, lists on pp. 10B-11A as family #217, at 1015 East Tenth St:
Pettit, Whirley B., 42, b. W.Va, tool dresser at oil field; Alice, wife, 42, b. Indian Territory; Allen W., 14; John C., son, 9; Jo Ann, dau, 7. All children born in Texas.
