Marriages
Absalom Pettit was b. 11 Jan, 1798
Rebecca Covington was b. 1 Feb, 1802
A. Pettit & R. Covington m. 27 Mar, 1823
Elizabeth Ann Rawlings was b. (not shown)
A. Pettit & E. A. Rawlings m. 3 Feb, 1830
R. Francis Knight was b. 5 Ap, 1816
A. Pettit & R. Francis Knight m. 13 Feb, 1834
Virginia Pettit & William H. Foster m. 26 May, 1859
Rosannah Mary Pettit & E. Spruille Burford m. 13 Nov, 1862
W. J. Willing Jr. & Fanny K. Pettit m. at Mt. Magnolia 5 Jy, 1866
Mary Rebecca Pettit & John M. Barrett m. in Alexandria, La. 30
May, 1872
Absalom Pettit ( Jr. ) & Czarina Forbes m. in New Orleans 10 Nov,
1874
Dr. D. R. Pettit & Octavia Scott m. 17 Dec, 1877
Thomas H. Pettit & Sophia Whitaker m. 12 Oct, 1876
Thomas H. Pettit & Ella Standford m. 22 Oct, 1879
Robert Pettit & Rena Krieser m. 29 Nov, 1881
Ella Pettit & W. B. Luckett m. 12 Sept, 1906
Gertrude Frankie Pettit d/o T. H. & Ella Stanford Pettit and D.
H. Alverson m.
26 Dec, 1904
Frances Rena Willing Pettit d/o T. H. & Ella Stanford Pettit and
E. M. Dudley
m. 4 Feb, 1900
D. A. Pettit s/o T. H. & Ella Pettit and Stella Head m. 22 Aug,
1907
D. S. Pettit s/o T. H. & Ella Pettit and Josye Stevens m. 17 Nov,
1912
Tommy Elizabeth Pettit d/o T. H. & Ella Pettit and H. E. Dana m.
13 Jy, 1909
Eliza Ann Pettit d/o T. H. & Ella Pettit and G. A. Head m. 14 May,
1908
Dora Christine Pettit d/o Robert & Rena Pettit and Nathan Nelson
m. 22 Jan, 1911
Virginia Susannah Willing and Henry O. Siebe m. 6 Nov, 1892
Frankie Pettit Willing and Orin Ellis m. 28 Oct, 1896
Bettie Archie Pettit d/o John & Julia Pettit and Dr. __ Brooks
m. 1 June, 1901
John Pettit and Julia Peters were m.
Bettie Archie Pettit d/o John & Julia Pettit and H. Gooch m. 23
Aug, 1930
William Foster Pettit s/o Absalom & Czarina Pettit and Roberta
Eugenia Guyol m.
29 Dec, 1904
Czarina Mary Pettit d/o Absalom & Czarina Pettie and Wm. Crockett
m. 12 June, 1912
Ella Theresa Alverson d/o Gertrude Petit & D. H. Alverson and Jesse
Mial Daye m. 2 Nov, 1930
Frances Elizabeth Head d/o Eliza Pettit & Gustave Head and Alfred
McCune m. 24 Feb, 1931
Eugenia Elizabeth Dana d/o Tommy Pettit & Harvey Dana and Rodney
Branton m. 4 Jy, 1932
Sarah Frances Dudley d/o Fannie Pettit & Eugene Mims Dudley and
Mark P. McCaskill m. 27 Dec, 1931
Gertrude Mabry Alverson d/o Gertrude Pettit & D. H. Alverson and
W. Carter Henderson m. 24 Dec, 1938
George E. Foster s/o Virginia Pettit & William H. Foster and Jessie
Howard were m. ___ 1890
H. F. Foster s/o Virginia Pettit & William H. Foster and Lucy Blanche
Applegate were m. ___ 1892
Jennie F. Foster d/o Virginia Pettit & William H. Foster and Joseph
Mason m. ___ 1894
Jessie L. Foster d/o George E. Foster & Jessie Howard and J. W.
Mobley m. ___
1922 and live in Crowley, La.
H. F. Foster Jr. s/o H. F. Foster & Lucy Applegate and Opal ___
m. __ 1925
Births
Rosannah Rebecca Pettit d/o R. Covington b. 13 Jan, 1824
Alexander Covington Rettit, s/o R. Covington b. 13 Oct, 1825
Harriett Howard Pettit d/o R. Covington b. 19 Mar, 1827
Turpin Howard Pettit s/o R. Covington b. 19 May, 1829
David Rawlings Pettit s/o E. A. Rawlings b. 30 Dec, 1830
Elizabeth Ann Pettit d/o E. A. Rawlings b. 29 Ap, 1833
Mary Frances Pettit d/o R. F. Knight b. 29 Dec, 1834
Rosannah Mary Pettit d/o R. F. Knight b. 7 Oct, 1836
Virginia Pettit d/o R. F. Knight b. 20 Sept, 1838
Absalom Pettit s/o R. F. Knight b. 28 Sept, 1840
Judge Covington Pettit s/o R. F. Knight b. 1 June, 1842
John James Pettit s/o R. F. Knight b. 16 Dec, 1843
Mary Rebecca Pettit d/o R. F. Knight b. 16 Aug, 1845
Harriet Howard Pettit d/o R. F. Knight b. 14 Mar, 1847
Fanny Knight Pettit d/o R. F. Knight b. 1 Jy, 1848
Eleanor McCleery Pettit d/o R. F. Knight b. 17 Jan, 1850
Charles Osker Pettit s/o R. F. Knight b. 11 June, 1851
Alice Jeanette Pettit d/o R. F. Knight b. 13 Sept, 1852
Thomas Henry Pettit s/o R. F. Knight b. 29 Jan, 1855
Robart Pettit s/o R. F. Knight b. 7 Jan, 1857
Rosa Mattie Burford d/o E. Spruille & Rosa P. Burford b. 28 Feb,
1866
Wm. H. Foster Jr. s/o Virginia V. & Wm. H. Foster b. 12 Mar, 1860
Walter Frank Foster s/o V. V. & W. H. Foster b. 23 Jan, 1862
Wilbor Fisk Foster s/o V. V. & W. H. Foster b. 10 Feb, 1864
George Edwin Foster s/o V. V. & W. H. Foster b. 26 Feb, 1866
John F. Foster b. 14 Dec, 1868
Horace F. Foster b. 17 Jy, 1870
Jennie Frances Foster b. ___ 1872
Elizabeth Jeanette Barrett d/o Mary R. P. & John M. Barrett b.
2 May, 1873 in Alexandria, La.
Rachel Frances Barrett d/o Mary R. P. & John M. Barrett b. 8 June,
1875 Alexandria, La.
William Foster Willing s/o W. J. & F. P. Willins b. 20 Ap, 1868
Crystal Springs
Virginia Susannah Willing d/o WJ & FP Willing b. 7 Sept, 1870 Crystal
Springs
Frankie Pettit Willing d/o WJ & FP Willing b. 13 Jan, 1876 Crystal
Springs, Ms.
Gertrude Frank Pettit d/o TH & EC Pettit b. 9 Sept, 1880
Fanny Rena Willing Pettit d/o TH & EC Pettit b. 13 Feb, 1882
Doctor Absalom Pettit s/o TH & EC Pettit b. 11 Nov, 1883
Dixon Stanford Pettit s/o TH & EC Pettit b. 1 Mar, 1885
Tommie Elizabeth Pettit d/o TH & EC Pettit b. 25 Aug, 1886
Eliza Ann Pettit d/o TH & EC Pettit b. 22 Sept, 1888
Little White Rose d/o TH & EC Pettit b. 13 Mar, 1890 ; lived only
6 hours
Robert Curtis Pettit s/o TH & EC Pettie b. 25 Mar, 1892
Gertrude Mabry Alverson d/o DH & Gertrude Alverson b. 16 Jan, 1908
Ella Theresa d/o DH & FG Alverson b. 27 Feb, 1906
Frances Elizabeth Head d/o EP & GA Head b. 9 Mar, 1910
G. A. Jr. s/o EP & GA Head b. 4 Nov, 1916
Infant s/o EP & GA Head b. 13 Jan, 1909
Eugene M. Dudley Jr. s/o EM & Fannie Pettie Dudley b. 14 Ap, 1901
Infant s/o EM & Fannie Pettit Dudley b. 6 Sept, 1902
Infant d/o EM & Fannie Pettit Dudley b. 2 Oct, 1909
Sarah Frances Dudley d/o RM & Fannie Pettit Dudley b. 15 Mar, 1911
Tom Pettit Dudley s/o Em & Fannie Pettit Dudley b. 23 Feb, 1914
Infant d/o DA & Stella Head Pettit b. 8 Nov, 1908
Margaret Pettit (adopted) d/o DA & Stella Head Pettit b. 16 Feb,
1922
Ethel Louise Pettit (adopted) d/o DS & Josye Stevens Pettit b.
27 Oct, 1913
Mary Joe Pettit d/o DS & Josye Stevens Pettit b. 21 Jy, 1926
Bettie Archie Pettit d/o John & Julia Pettit b. 14 Aug, 1880
Henry Pettit Brooks s/o Bettie Pettit Brooks & Dr. __ Brooks b.
1 May, 1900
Julia Maurine Brooks d/o Bettie Pettit & Dr. __ Brooks b. 1 Ap,
1902
Lizzie Barrett d/o Mary Pettit & John Barrett b. 2 May, 1873
Susie Barrett d/o Mary Pettit & John Barrett b. 1 Mar, 1876
Fannie Barrett d/o Mary Pettie & John Barrett b. 8 June, 1875
Sarah Barrett d/o Mary Pettie & John Barrett b. 1 Feb, 1878
Rosebud Barrett d/o Mary Pettit & John Barrett b. 2 Mar, 1880
Johnnie Absalom Pettit s/o Absalm & Czarina Pettit b. 15 Nov, 1876
Zaida Elizabeth Pettit d/o Absalom & Czarina Pettit b. 4 June,
1880
William Foster Pettit s/o Absalom & Czarina Pettit b. 9 Oct, 1875
Arrenah Frances Pettit d/o Absalom & Czarina Pettit b. 1 Jan, 1878
Czarina Mary Pettit d/o Absalom & Czarina Pettit b. 13 Oct, 1886
William Pettit Luckett adopted s/o WB & Ella Pettit Luckett b.
9 June,
1908
Eugenia Elizabeth Dana d/o HE & Tommy Pettit Dana b. 8 Dec, 1911
Elsie Marie Dana d/o HE & Tommy Pettit Dana b. 2 Mar, 1923
Griffin G. Pettit s/o Robert & Rena ( Kreiser ) Pettit b. 5 Jy,
1883
Clarence C. Pettit s/o Robert & Rena Pettit b. 15 Jan, 1885
Dora Christine Pettit d/o Robert & Rena Pettit b. 10 Nov, 1889
Irene Pettit d/o Robert & Rena Pettit b. 8 Ap, 1887
Nathan Jett Nelson Jr. s/o Dora Pettit & Nathan Nelson b. 7 Dec,
1911
Thelma Christine Nelson d/o Dora Pettit & Nathan Nelson b. 14 Aug,
1913
Louise Irene Nelson d/o Dora Pettit & Nathan Nelson b. 26 Aug,
1921
Harold Pettit Nelson s/o Dora Pettit & Nathan Nelson b. 26 Ap,
1924
Dora Nelson d/o Dora Pettit & Nathan Nelson b. 9 Mar, 1916
Mary Ellis d/o Frankie Willing & Orin Ellis b. 9 Aug, 1897
Myra Ellis d/o Frankie Willing & Orin Ellis b. 10 Sept, 1900
Emma Siebe d/o Susie Willing & Henry Siebe, of Hattiesburg,Ms.
b. 30 Sept, 1893
William Henry Siebe s/o Susie & Henry Siebe b. 6 Dec, 1894
Annie May Siebe d/o Henry & Susie Siebe b. 28 Feb, 1901
Children of H. F. Foster & Lucy Applegate:
Cora Applegate b. 1896
Nellie Foster b. 1898
Blanche Foster b. 1900
H. F. Foster Jr. b. 1902
Jessie Louise Foster d/o George E. Foster & Jessie Howard b. June, 1890
Children of Jennie F. Foster & Joseph Mason:
Joseph Mason b. 1895
John F. Mason b. 1897
Deaths
Rebecca Covington w/o Absalom Pettit d. 19 May, 1829
Elizabeth Ann Rawlings w/o Absalom Pettit d. 14 May, 1833
Harriet Howard Pettit d. 21 Aug, 1827
Alexander Covington Pettit d. 22 May, 1833
Rosannah Rebecca Pettit d. Aug, 1833
Mary Frances Pettit d. 18 Sept, 1836
Harriet Howard Pettit d. 15 June, 1847
Turpin Covington s/o Absalom Pettit & Rebecca Covington d. 28 May,
1855
William H. Foster Jr. s/o Virginia & Wm. H. Foster d. 31 Jy, 1862
New Orleans
Alice Jeanette Pettit d/o Rachel F. & Absalom Pettit d. 22 Aug,
1863
Walter Frank Foster s/o VV & WH Foster d. 23 Ap, 1863
Mary Viele Burford d/o RP & ES Burford d. 19 May, 1870
Rosa Pettit Burford "Fell Asleep" 29 Nov, 1871 near Alexandria, La.
; buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery
Children of Joseph Mason & Jennie F. Foster:
Joseph Mason d. 1904
John F. Mason d. 1910
T. H. Pettit d. 25 May, 1892
Gertrude Pettit Alverson d/o T. H. & Ella Pettit d. 21 May, 1909
Robert Curtis Pettit s/o TH & Ella Pettit d. 12 Aug, 1892
White Rose Pettit d/o TH & Ella Pettit d. 14 Mar, 1890
Mrs. Ella Pettit Luckett w/o W. B. Luckett d. 30 Nov, 1938
Infant s/o EM & Fannie Dudley d. 7 Sept, 1902
Infant d/o EM & Fannie Dudley d. 2 Oct, 1909
Infant s/o GA & Eliza Pettit Head d. 13 Jan, 1909
Infant d/o DA & Stella Head Pettit d. 8 Nov, 1908
Irene Pettit d/o Robert & Rena Pettit d. 1 Aug, 1890
Griffin G. Pettit s/o Robert & Rena Pettit d. 30 Jy, 1928
Nathan Jett Nelson Jr. s/o Nathan & Dora (Pettit) Nelson d. 7 Dec,
1911
Dora Nelson d/o Nathan & Dora Nelson d. 10 Mar, 1916
Johnnie Absalom Pettit s/o Absalom & Czarina Forbes Pettit d. 7
Aug, 1893
Zaida Elizabeth Pettit d/o Absalom & Czarina Forbes Pettit d. 12
Jan, 1921
William H. Foster d. 9 Mar, 1888
Virginia Pettit Foster d. 5 Mar, 1888
Children of William H. & Virginia (Pettit) Foster:
Wilbur Fisk d. 6 Mar, 1886
George Ed d. 1894
Jennie F. d. 1897
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