Mother: Sarah Ballard
William was born Oct. 24, 1836 in Madison Co., Kentucky. Corporal William enrolled in the Union Army July 23, 1862 in Ky., along with his two brothers.
William Wallace Pettit died on his 78th birthday October 24, 1914 at Madison, Indiana, where he had recently moved. His body was taken by Saturday nights boat to Vevay, Indiana and buried Sunday in Zion Chapel (Tater Bug) Cemetery.
Mother: Sarah Ballard
William was born Oct. 24, 1836 in Madison Co., Kentucky. Corporal William enrolled in the Union Army July 23, 1862 in Ky., along with his two brothers.
William Wallace Pettit died on his 78th birthday October 24, 1914 at Madison, Indiana, where he had recently moved. His body was taken by Saturday nights boat to Vevay, Indiana and buried Sunday in Zion Chapel (Tater Bug) Cemetery.
Inscription
Co. D. 7 KY. CAV.
Gravesite Details
Military stone. Enlisted as a private for the Union side, 7th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry. Mustered out as a corporal. Birth and death dates, given names contributed by his great-great grandson.
Family Members
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Sarah Jane "Sallie" Pettit Partain
1873–1956
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Hiram Ford Pettit
1874–1932
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Minnie T. Pettit Brown
1876–1962
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William Morton Pettit
1878–1961
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Lucinda Marguerite Pettit Turner
1882–1959
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Ruth Rice Pettit Farrell
1888–1943
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Charles Lankford Pettit
1895–1979
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Harvey Lee Pettit
1897–1981
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Wallace Pettit
1901–1902
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