Wyatt Hundley Pettus (1805 - abt. 1879)

Born 1805 in Charlotte County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet (Eubank) Pettus — married 11 Jan 1836 in Lunenburg County, Virginia

Husband of Minerva A (Watson) Pettus — married 15 Nov 1865 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Died about 24 Oct 1879 at about age 74 in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Wyatt was born in 1805. He is the son of Overton Pettus and Elizabeth Hundley.

Research Notes

First Marriage: Harriet F. Eubank

• Placeholder; first marriage record has not yet been located
• Family Search: Marriage: 11 January 1836 in Marriage: 11 January 1836
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1850 Census: Listed with his first wife and their son; John

• Wyatt Petters: United States Census, 1850
• Name: Wyatt Petters
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1850
• Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Lunenburg county, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 45
• Race: White
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
• Birthplace: Virginia
• Schedule Type: 1850 Population
• House Number: 565
• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• John Eubank Male 62 Virginia
• Wyatt Petters Male 45 Virginia
• Hariett F Petters Female 35 Virginia
• John O Petters Male 9 Virginia
  • Source^[1]

1860 Census: Widowed with his son; John

• Wyatt H Pettus: United States Census, 1860
• Name: Wyatt H Pettus
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1860
• Event Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): [Blank], Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 54
• Race: White
• Race (Original): [Blank]
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1806
• Birthplace: [Blank]
• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Wyatt H Pettus Male 54 [Blank]
• Jno A Pettus Male 17 [Blank]
  • Source^[2]

Second Marriage: Minerva A. Watson

• W. H. Petters: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: W. H. Petters
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 15 Nov 1865
• Event Place: Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 60
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
• Birthplace: Charlotte Co., Virginia
• Father's Name: O. Petters
• Mother's Name: E. Petters
• Spouse's Name: M. A. Watson
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 42
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1823
• Spouse's Birthplace: Lunenburg Co., Virginia
• Spouse's Father's Name: J. Watson
• Spouse's Mother's Name: S. Watson
  • Source^[3]

1870 Census

• Wyatt H Petters: United States Census, 1870
• Name: Wyatt H Petters
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1870
• Event Place: Rehoboth, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Rehoboth, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 64
• Race: White
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1806
• Birthplace: Virginia
• Page Number: 1
• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Wyatt H Petters Male 64 Virginia
• Minerva H Petters Female 47 Virginia
• Martha Watson Female 13 Virginia
• Bettie Watson Female 8 Virginia
  • Source^[4]

Record of Death

• Placeholder; an official record of death has not yet been located
• Family Search: 24 October 1879 (Last Changed: April 12, 2021 by Joshua Pettus)
  • Source needed

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DZ-P25 : 23 December 2020), Wyatt Petters in household of John Eubank, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41J-179 : 18 February 2021), Wyatt H Pettus, 1860.
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5BC-JXD : 29 January 2020), W. H. Petters, 1865.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGG-XTN : 29 May 2021), Wyatt H Petters, 1870.