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James Grover Pettit 1887–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1887

Birth Location: Park, Scott, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 15 Jul 1966

Death Location: Pencil Bluff, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Giles Jr

Mother: Jossphine Laird

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In 1887, James Grover Pettit entered the world in Park, Scott, Arkansas, USA, born to Giles Dalford Pettit Jr And Jossphine Taylor Laird. James Grover Pettit passed away in 1966 in Pencil Bluff, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1887, James Grover Pettit entered the world in Park, Scott, Arkansas, USA, born to Giles Dalford Pettit Jr And Jossphine Taylor Laird.
  • James Grover Pettit passed away in 1966 in Pencil Bluff, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States of America.

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James Pettit's Ancestors

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James Pettit
1887–1966
Birth Place: Park, Scott, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Giles Dalford Pettit Jr
1864–1916
Benton, Alabama, USA
Jossphine (Taylor) Laird
1864–1923
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Charles Laird
1823–1899
Grahamston, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Helen Taylor
1825–1869
Larbert, Stirling
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Taylor
1804–
Janet Thomas
1797–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Pettit's Timeline

2 Records

1887
24 May 1887
Birth of James Grover Pettit in Park, Scott, Arkansas, USA
Park, Scott, Arkansas, USA
1966
15 Jul 1966
Age 79
Death of James Grover Pettit in Pencil Bluff, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States of America
Pencil Bluff, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1887
    Event Place: Park, Scott, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1966
    Event Place: Pencil Bluff, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States of America

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