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William Thomas Pettus 1879–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1879

Birth Location: FAYETTE CO.TX ARK MISS

Death Date: 17 Oct 1939

Death Location: MASONIC CEME GONZALES, TEXAS

Father: Onil Pettus

Mother: Aunlius Pollard

Spouse(s): KATE COBB

Children(s): Samuel Pettus, PERSY PETTUS, VIRGINIA PETTUS, WARREN PETTUS, William Pettus, Georgia Pettus

William Thomas Pettus was born in 1879 in FAYETTE CO.TX ARK MISS, the child of Onil Pettus And Aunlius J R Pollard. William Thomas Pettus married Kate Warren Cobb, and had children including Georgia Catherine Pettus, Persy Jarmorn Pettus, Samuel Cobb Pettus, Virginia Leadbetter Pettus, Warren Pollard Pettus, William Thomas Pettus. William Thomas Pettus passed away in 1939 in MASONIC CEME GONZALES, TEXAS.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Pettus was born in 1879 in FAYETTE CO.TX ARK MISS, the child of Onil Pettus And Aunlius J R Pollard.
  • William Thomas Pettus married Kate Warren Cobb, and had children including Georgia Catherine Pettus, Persy Jarmorn Pettus, Samuel Cobb Pettus, Virginia Leadbetter Pettus, Warren Pollard Pettus, William Thomas Pettus.
  • William Thomas Pettus passed away in 1939 in MASONIC CEME GONZALES, TEXAS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Pettus's Ancestors

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William Pettus
1879–1939
Birth Place: FAYETTE CO.TX ARK MISS
Parents
Onil Pettus
1850–1884
KY OR ARK
Aunlius (J R) Pollard
1856–1900
MISS VA VA
Grandparents
Willam (R) Pollard
1804–1880
VA VA
Elivera
1815–1880
VA RI VA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pettus's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Pettus (20 May 1879–17 Oct 1939) m. KATE (WARREN) COBB (02 Jun 1882–20 Apr 1967)
  1. 1. Samuel (Cobb) Pettus 1913–
  2. 2. PERSY (JARMORN) PETTUS 1923–
  3. 3. VIRGINIA (LEADBETTER) PETTUS 1917–
  4. 4. WARREN (POLLARD) PETTUS 1914–
  5. 5. William (Thomas) Pettus 1909–
  6. 6. Georgia (Catherine) Pettus 1907– m. DONALD (FRED) CLARK 1900–1967

William Pettus's Timeline

2 Records

1879
20 May 1879
Birth of William Thomas Pettus in FAYETTE CO.TX ARK MISS
FAYETTE CO.TX ARK MISS
1939
17 Oct 1939
Age 60
Death of William Thomas Pettus in GONZALES CO.TX
GONZALES CO.TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1879
    Event Place: FAYETTE CO.TX ARK MISS
    Record Source: The American Genealogist, Chapter XVI, No. 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: FAY 90

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: GON 61

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gonz 76

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gonz 96

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: GON 82

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1939
    Event Place: GONZALES CO.TX
    Record Source: The American Genealogist, Chapter XVI, No. 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: MASONIC CEME GONZALES, TEXAS
    Record Source: The American Genealogist, Chapter XVI, No. 1

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