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Cora B Griffin Pettit 1876–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1876

Birth Location: Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 1947

Death Location: Calhoun Co., Mississippi

Father: Dempsey Griffin

Mother: Nancy Dye

Spouse(s): Franklin W, William Pettit

Children(s): Erie Burgess, Franklin Burgess, Josie Burgess, Archie Burgess, James Burgess, Mintie Walls

Cora B Griffin Pettit was born in 1876 in Mississippi, United States, the child of Dempsey Dennis Griffin And Nancy Dye. Cora B Griffin Pettit married Franklin Lee Burgess W, William W Pettit, and had children including Archie Lee Burgess, Erie Leslie Burgess, Franklin Lee Burgess, James Frank Burgess, Josie Burgess, Mintie Ethel Burgess Walls. Cora B Griffin Pettit passed away in 1947 in Calhoun Co., Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Cora B Griffin Pettit was born in 1876 in Mississippi, United States, the child of Dempsey Dennis Griffin And Nancy Dye.
  • Cora B Griffin Pettit married Franklin Lee Burgess W, William W Pettit, and had children including Archie Lee Burgess, Erie Leslie Burgess, Franklin Lee Burgess, James Frank Burgess, Josie Burgess, Mintie Ethel Burgess Walls.
  • Cora B Griffin Pettit passed away in 1947 in Calhoun Co., Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dempsey Griffin
1842–
Birth Location: Mississippi
DG
Nancy Dye
1855–
Birth Location: Mississippi
ND

Spouses(s)

Franklin W
1870–1910
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
FW
William Pettit
1859–1930
Birth Location: South Carolina
WP

Children(s)

Erie Burgess
1895–1968
Birth Location: Oklahoma, United States of America
EB
Franklin Burgess
1901–
Birth Location: Mississippi
FB
Josie Burgess
1898–1910
Birth Location: Mississippi
JB
Archie Burgess
1894–1983
Birth Location: Mississippi
AB
James Burgess
1901–1975
Birth Location: Oklahoma, USA
JB
Mintie Walls
1897–1935
Birth Location: Mississippi
MW

Cora Pettit's Ancestors

Self
Cora Pettit
1876–1947
Birth Place: Mississippi, United States
Parents
Dempsey "Dennis" Griffin
1842–
Mississippi
Nancy Dye
1855–
Mississippi
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cora Pettit's Descendants

1.
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Cora (B Griffin) Pettit (Jul 1876–1947) m. Franklin (Lee Burgess) W (Jan 1870–bef 1910) m. William (W) Pettit (Nov 1859–1930)
  1. 1. Erie (Leslie) Burgess 1895–1968 m. Annie (May) Hardin 1896–1969
    1. 1. Derrell Burgess 1921–2005 m. Mildred (Marie) Teague 1922–2008
    2. 2. Annie (Lee Burgess) SCOGGINS 1915–1990
    3. 3. Annie (Lee Burgess) Coggins 1916–1975
    4. 4. Cora (Bernice) Burgess 1928–2001
    5. 5. Mary (Lou) Burgess 1935–2010
    6. 6. James (Felin) Burgess 1926–
    7. 7. Margarette Burgess 1927–2007
    8. 8. Buren (Leslie) Burgess 1918–1999
    9. 9. James (W "J W") Burgess 1919–1992
    10. 10. James (Phelan Burgess) Sr 1926–2012
  2. 2. Franklin (Lee) Burgess 1901–
  3. 3. Josie Burgess 1898–1910
  4. 4. Archie (Lee) Burgess 1894–1983
  5. 5. James (Frank) Burgess 1901–1975
  6. 6. Mintie (Ethel Burgess) Walls 1897–1935

Cora Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1876
Jul 1876
Birth of Cora B Griffin Pettit in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1947
1947
Age 71
Death of Cora B Griffin Pettit in Calhoun Co., Mississippi
Calhoun Co., Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1876
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Calhoun Co., Mississippi
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