Family Group Sheet
NameJoseph Pettit, 7C3R
Birth19 Nov 1887, Roane Co., West Virginia
DeathAug 1975, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
FatherGeorge R. Pettit (1861-1947)
MotherSarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Allen (1865-1946)
Marriageabt 1919, Roane Co., West Virginia
SpouseAnna Mae Harrah
Birth23 Sep 1894, West Virginia
Death11 Nov 1938, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
BurialCunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV
Children
1 FGeraldine Pettit, 8C2R
Birthabt 1921, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
2 FJoanna Pettit, 8C2R
Birthabt 1927, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Notes for Joseph Pettit
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Joseph Pettit, age 29, residence Amma, Roane Co., West Virginia, born 19 Nov 1887 in Amma, W.Va., senior student at Ohio College of Dental Surgery, Cincinnati, single, no dependents.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 April 1942, records Joseph Pettit, age 54, residence 819 6th Ave, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, born 19 Nov 1887 in Amma, Rhone Co., W.Va, employer Dr. Joseph Pettit, Dentist, First National Bank Bldg, St. Albans, WVa, contach Mrs. Joseph Pettit, same address.
The SSDI lists Joseph Pettit, born 19 Nov 1887, died Aug 1975, last residence Saint Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, SSN issued in Florida in 1965.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 April 1942, records Joseph Pettit, age 54, residence 819 6th Ave, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, born 19 Nov 1887 in Amma, Rhone Co., W.Va, employer Dr. Joseph Pettit, Dentist, First National Bank Bldg, St. Albans, WVa, contach Mrs. Joseph Pettit, same address.
The SSDI lists Joseph Pettit, born 19 Nov 1887, died Aug 1975, last residence Saint Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, SSN issued in Florida in 1965.
Notes for Anna Mae Harrah
Her death certificate records Anna Mae Pettitt, age 44 years 1 month 28 days, born 23 Sep 1894 in West Virginia, died 11 Nov 1938 in St. Albans, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, married, father J. F. Harrah, mother’s maiden name Margaret Renick, both born in W.Va, burial in Cunningham.
Census Notes for Joseph & Anna Mae (Family)
1920 census of Roane Co., West Virginia, Geary district, enumerated 7 Feb, lists on p. 18B as family #282/285, on Sandy Road:
Pettit, Joseph, 32, dentistry general practice; Anna M., wife, 26. Both born WVa WVa WVa.
1930 census of Kanawha Co., West Virginia, Jefferson district, St. Albans ED 20-63, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 7A as family #139/142, at 819 Smith Ave:
Pettit, Joseph, 42, age at first marriage 32, doctor of dentistry; Anna, wife, 34, age at first marriage 24; Geraldine, dau, 9; Joanne, dau, 2 5/12. Knapp, Goldie, 24, servant. All born WVa WVa WVa.
1940 census of Kanawha Co., West Virginia, Jefferson district, St. Albans ED 20-88, enumerated 13 April, lists on p. 9B as family #183, at 819 Smith Ave:
Pettit, Joseph, 53, dentistry private practice; Geraldine M., dau, 19; Joanna C., dau, 12. All born in W.Va., living in same house in 1935. Dent, Emma C., housekeeper, 58, widowed, b. WVa, living in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WVa in 1935.
Joseph’s marital status is incorrectly recorded as married, when it should be widowed.
Pettit, Joseph, 32, dentistry general practice; Anna M., wife, 26. Both born WVa WVa WVa.
1930 census of Kanawha Co., West Virginia, Jefferson district, St. Albans ED 20-63, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 7A as family #139/142, at 819 Smith Ave:
Pettit, Joseph, 42, age at first marriage 32, doctor of dentistry; Anna, wife, 34, age at first marriage 24; Geraldine, dau, 9; Joanne, dau, 2 5/12. Knapp, Goldie, 24, servant. All born WVa WVa WVa.
1940 census of Kanawha Co., West Virginia, Jefferson district, St. Albans ED 20-88, enumerated 13 April, lists on p. 9B as family #183, at 819 Smith Ave:
Pettit, Joseph, 53, dentistry private practice; Geraldine M., dau, 19; Joanna C., dau, 12. All born in W.Va., living in same house in 1935. Dent, Emma C., housekeeper, 58, widowed, b. WVa, living in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WVa in 1935.
Joseph’s marital status is incorrectly recorded as married, when it should be widowed.
