Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Earl C Pettis
Age in 1910: 8
Estimated birth year: 1902
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of family: son
Home in 1910: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Edith M (age 20), George M (18), Carl V (16), Floyd C (14), Marie G (12), Harlow R (10), Doris P (6), Olive M (3), and Juel Dean (7/12)
Census place: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Series: T624; Roll: 1710; Page: 253B; Enumeration District: 59; Part: 1; Line: 19
Date: 15 Apr 1910

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Earl C Pettis
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: 1902
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Home in 1920: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin
Occupation: farmer
Type of industry: home farm
Salary or wage worker: not listed
Census place: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1984; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 458
Date: 22 Jan 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Earl C Pettis
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: 1902
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Address: 1109½ Dodge Street
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 21
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Wisconsin [sic]
Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin
Military service: no
Rent/home value: rents; $18
Owned a radio: no
Occupation: laborer - tire factory
Census place: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: 2571; Page: ; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 742.0
Date: 10 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Earl Pettis
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: 1903
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Address: 1855 Bellevue Avenue
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: high school 2 years
Living on farm: no
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $2000
City of residence in 1935: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: talc operator
Industry: rubber company
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $2000
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 38
Census place: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4477; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 18-19A
Date: 16 Apr 1940

Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Earl Clayton Pettis
Age: 40
Birth date: 9 Sep 1901
Birth place: Fairchild, Wisconsin
Race: white
Address: 1855 Bellevue Avenue, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Telephone: 21334
Name of person who will always know your address: Mrs Emma L Pettis, 1855 Bellevue Avenue, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Employer: Gillette Rubber Company
Place of employment: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Weight: 185
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: light
Other characteristics: scar on fourth and fifth fingers of right hand
Registration date: 15 Feb 1942

Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Earl C Pettis
Gender: male
Street address: 1855 Bellevue
City: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Occupation: guard - ordnance plant
Spouse: Emma L Pettis
Residence year: 1943
Publication title: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory

Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Earl C Pettis
Gender: male
Street address: 1855 Bellevue Avenue
City: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Occupation: fcty - US Rubber Company
Spouse: Ella M Pettis
Residence year: 1946
Publication title: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Earl Pettis
Age: 48
Estimated birth year: 1902
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Address: 1855 Bellevue Avenue
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: machine operator
Industry: tire factory
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 45
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Date: 4 Apr 1950

Obituary from the "Leader-Telegram" of Eau Claire, Wisconsin dated 28 Dec 1989:
Earl Pettis
Earl C. Pettis, 88, of 1919 Bellevue Ave., died Wednesday at his daughter's home.
He was born in Fairchild. and was a lifetime area resident. He married Emma Monroe April 14, 1923, at Augusta. He was employed at Uniroyal, retiring in 1966.
Survivors include a daughter, Marcella (Jack) Pohl of Eau Claire; a sister, Marie Volse of Culver City, Calif.; a brother, Juel Pettis of Fairchild; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Chapel Heights United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Donald Pardun officiating. Burial will be in Fairchild Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Smith Funeral Chapel and for an hour prior to services at the church.