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Eugene Wesley Pettit 1925–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1925

Birth Location: Flora, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Death Date: 16 Apr 2017

Death Location: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA

Father: John Pettit

Mother: Ida PETTIT

Spouse(s): Darcie PETTIT

Children(s):

Eugene Wesley Pettit was born in 1925 in Flora, Hopkins, Texas, USA, the child of John Wesley Pettit And Ida May Newberry Pettit. In 1930, Eugene Wesley Pettit resided in Hopkins County, Texas, USA. In 1935, Eugene Wesley Pettit resided in Hopkins County, Texas, USA. Eugene Wesley Pettit married Darcie Lou Neal Pettit, and had children including Larry Wesley Pettit. Eugene Wesley Pettit passed away in 2017 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Eugene Wesley Pettit was born in 1925 in Flora, Hopkins, Texas, USA, the child of John Wesley Pettit And Ida May Newberry Pettit.
  • In 1930, Eugene Wesley Pettit resided in Hopkins County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Eugene Wesley Pettit resided in Hopkins County, Texas, USA.
  • Eugene Wesley Pettit married Darcie Lou Neal Pettit, and had children including Larry Wesley Pettit.
  • Eugene Wesley Pettit passed away in 2017 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Pettit
1893–1969
Birth Location: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA
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Ida PETTIT
1896–1989
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Darcie PETTIT
1933–2013
Birth Location: Arbala, Hopkins, Texas, USA
DP

Children(s)

Eugene Pettit's Ancestors

Self
Eugene Pettit
1925–2017
Birth Place: Flora, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Parents
John Wesley Pettit
1893–1969
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Ida (May Newberry) PETTIT
1896–1989
Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Robert (L) NEWBERRY
1866–1939
Clay County, Alabama, USA
Celia (Jane STRICKLAND) Newberry
1865–1917
Clay County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Augustus STRICKLAND
1833–1902
Nancy Strickland
1839–1921
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ancil STRICKLAND
1815–1897
Agnes Strickland
1816–1844

Eugene Pettit's Timeline

7 Records

1925
18 Aug 1925
Birth of Eugene Wesley Pettit in Flora, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Flora, Hopkins, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Eugene Wesley Pettit resided here in Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Hopkins County, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Eugene Wesley Pettit resided here in Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Hopkins County, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 15
Eugene Wesley Pettit resided here in Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Hopkins County, Texas, USA
1943
1943
Age 18
Eugene Wesley Pettit resided here in Dike, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Dike, Hopkins, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Eugene Wesley Pettit resided here in Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Hopkins County, Texas, USA
2017
16 Apr 2017
Age 92
Death of Eugene Wesley Pettit in Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1925
    Event Place: Flora, Hopkins, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, williams funeral directors; Publication Place: Garland, Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [3] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hopkins, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04068; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 112-20
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hopkins, Texas; Roll: 4579; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 112-32

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hopkins, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04068; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 112-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hopkins, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04068; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 112-20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Dike, Hopkins, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hopkins, Texas; Roll: 4579; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 112-32

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 2017
    Event Place: Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, williams funeral directors; Publication Place: Garland, Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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