Walter j pettit born in Iowa us navy uscg

Question

Looking for info on walter James pettit

jimmy

son of thomas and maude pettit

born in Iowa 1928 or 1929

Answer 1

I think these links fit your criteria:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMN1-ZXN United States Census, 1930

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMTF-W6H United States Census, 1940

Answer 2

I was told his middle name was James and he was called jimmy but census has middle initial of e

i can't understand why I can't find a death or cemetery record especially since he was military. Date of death was 1960's or 1970's in ny per family

Answer 3

Here is a birth record - middle name Edward, parents Thomas and Maude Caskey Petit.

Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935

Citing this Record: "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XVNH-YFX ), Walter Edward Pettit, 1928.

Name: Walter Edward Pettit  Male

Birth : 26 Feb 1928  Lone Tree Township, Clay, Iowa

Father: Thomas Wilkens Pettit

Mother: Maud Esther Caskey

 

The following link has the births records of Thomas and Maude’s  other children:  None are named James.

https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3APetit~%20%2Bbirth_place%3AIA~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1920-1939~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3A%22Thomas%20w%22~%20%2Bfather_surname%3APetit~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3Amaude~%20%2Bmother_surname%3Acaskey~