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James Overton Pettus 1760–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Jul 1820

Death Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Father: Col. Pettus

Mother: Catherine Hart

Spouse(s): Anna Shotwell

Children(s): Louisa Pettus

The story of James Overton Pettus began in 1760 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA. James Overton Pettus married Anna Louise Shotwell, and had children including Louisa Ann Pettus. James Overton Pettus passed away in 1820 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of James Overton Pettus began in 1760 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.
  • James Overton Pettus married Anna Louise Shotwell, and had children including Louisa Ann Pettus.
  • James Overton Pettus passed away in 1820 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Pettus
1706–1795
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
CP
Catherine Hart
1705–1761
Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia
CH

Spouses(s)

Anna Shotwell
1763–1841
Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
AS

Children(s)

Louisa Pettus
1804–
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
LP

James Pettus's Ancestors

Self
James Pettus
1760–1820
Birth Place: Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Col. William Pettus
1706–1795
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Catherine Hart
1705–1761
New Kent County, Virginia
Grandparents
Anne (Elizabeth) OVERTON
1673–1730
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Pettus's Descendants

1.
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James (Overton) Pettus (1760–1 Jul 1820) m. Anna (Louise) Shotwell (1763–1841)
  1. 1. Louisa (Ann) Pettus 1804– m. Howard ("Hardy") Owen 1799–1860
    1. 1. Benjamin (H.) Owen 1824–1883 m. Virginia (B.) Carnall 1833–1874
      1. 1. Alice (Wright) Owen 1855–1946 m. James (Harvey) Reese 1858–1936
        1. 1. Georgie (Anna) Reese 1882–1948 m. Charles (Elvin “Charlie”) Heath 1875–1969

James Pettus's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of James Overton Pettus in Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
1820
1 Jul 1820
Age 60
Death of James Overton Pettus in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Louisa County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1820
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
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