William Henry Pettigrew (abt. 1854 - 1942)

Born about Apr 1854 in Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana

Husband of Mary Jane (Barnes) Pettigrew — married 12 Feb 1879 in Hamilton County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 1942 at about age 87 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana

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Biography

William Henry Pettigrew was born to Samuel and Mary Jane (Cofield) Pettigrew in 1854.[1,3,4] William's father was from Virginia and his mother from Ohio.[3,4] The family lived on farms in Indiana and Ohio when William was growing up.

William married Mary Jane Barnes in Hamilton County, Indiana on February 11, 1879.[2] The couple farmed in Hamilton County and sometime between 1880 and 1890 moved to Whitley County where they lived the rest of their lives.[1,6-10] They had two sons, Thomas, born in 1890, and Charles, in 1892.[6,7]

In his 80's, William lived with his son Charles and his family.[10]. William died in 1942.[1]

Sources

1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31059000&ref=acom

2. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXP5-89G.

3. US Census, Pendleton Post Office, Greene, Madison, Indiana, 1860.

4. US Census, Osburn Post Office, Bath, Greene, Ohio, 1870.

5. US Census, Greene, Madison, Indiana, 1880.

6. US Census, Union, Whitley, Indiana, 1900.

7. US Census, Union, Whitley, Indiana, 1910.

8. US Census, Union, Whitley, Indiana, 1920.

9. US Census, Union, Whitley, Indiana, 1930.

10. US Census, Coesse, Union, Whitley, Indiana, 1940.