Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Carl V Pettis
Age at last birthday: 6
Date of birth: Sep 1893
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Home in 1900: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Edith (age 15), George (13), Floyd C (9), Earl (7), Gladys (5), Harlow (3), and Doris (1)
Census place: Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: T623 1788; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 33
Date: 13 Jun 1900

Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Carl V Pettis
Age in 1910: 16
Estimated birth year: 1894
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), Floyd C (14), Marie G (12), Harlow R (10), Earl C (8), 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 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Carl Victor Pettis
City: Town of Fairchild
County: Eau Claire
State: Wisconsin
Birthplace: Town of Fairchild, Wisconsin
Birth date: 27 Sep 1893
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1674599
Draft board: 0
Address: Town of Fairchild, Wisconsin
Occupation: teaching school winter; summer on farm
Employer: Frank Haynes when farming
Address: Sidney, Montana
Dependents: parents and brother and sister
Married: no
Military service: no
Age: 23
Height: medium
Build: medium
Eyes: brown
Hair: light
Date: 5 Jun 1917

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Carl V Pettis
Age: 27
Estimated birth year: 1893
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: head
Home in 1920: Wheaton, Chippewa, 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
Home owned or rented: owned; has mortgage
Occupation: farmer
Industry: general farm
Census place: Wheaton, Chippewa, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1978; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 83; Image: 1045
Date: 31 Jan 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Carl V Pettis
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: 1894
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Wheaton, Chippewa, Wisconsin
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: Wisconsin
Military service: yes - world war
Rent/home value: owns home; no value listed; lives on farm
Owned a radio: no
Occupation: farmer
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Wheaton, Chippewa, Wisconsin; Roll: 2565; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 41; Image: 227.0
Date: 3 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Carl Pettis
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: 1893
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Address: 1808 Ball Street
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: college 2 years
Living on farm: no
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $1600
City of residence in 1935: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: sweeper - watchman
Industry: foundry
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 26
Amount of money wages or salary: not listed
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 24
Census place: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4477; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 18-19A
Date: 16 Apr 1940

Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942:
Name: Carl Victor Pettis
Age: 48
Birth date: 27 Sep 1893
Birth place: Fairchild, Wisconsin
Race: white
Address: 1808 Ball Street, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Telephone: none
Name of person who will always know your address: Earl Pettis, 1855 Bellevue Avenue, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Employer: National Pressure Cooker Company
Place of employment: Ball Street, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Height: 5 feet 7½ inches
Weight: 145
Eyes: hazel
Hair: brown
Complexion: light
Other characteristics: hernia operation scar
Date: 25 Apr 1942

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Carl V Pettis
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: 1893
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Seymour, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Address: County Trunk 2
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: sanitation
Industry: plumbing factory
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Seymour, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Date: 10 Apr 1950

Extract from U.S. City Directories 1821-1989:
Name: Carl V Pettis
Gender: male
Street address: 808 Ball
City: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Occupation: laborer National Pressure Company
Spouse: Edna G Pettis
Residence year: 1946
Publication title: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, City Directory

Obituary from the "Leader-Telegram" of Eau Claire, Wisconsin dated 1 Mar 1979:
Carl Pettis
Carl V. Pettis, 85, 3675 Tower Drive, died Wednesday at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born in Fairchild and married Edna Chatterson there on April 1, 1934. He was a World War I veteran. He was employed by National Presto Industries until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, Guy, Minneapolis, Rodney, Eau Claire; three brothers. Earl, Eau Claire, Floyd, Augusta, Jewel, Fairchild; three sisters, Doris Nutten, Westland, Mich., Olive McSorley, Eau Claire, Marie Volse, Newhall, Calif.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Stokes and Sons Funeral Chapel, with burial in Rest Haven Gardens.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and until services at the funeral home.

He married Edna Grace Chatterson 1 Apr 1934 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.