Born in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Joseph Thigpen
and Margaret Ella (Perry) Thigpen
Sister of
George Benjamin Thigpen, Dora Etta Lee (Thigpen) Cox, James Luther Thigpen, Sarah Velma (Thigpen) Couch, Georgia Ann (Thigpen) Green and Robert Dewey Thigpen
Wife of
James Wheeler Pettus
— married
18 Oct 1914 in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
John Spencer Pettus, Lizzie Mae (Pettus) Renfro, Birdie Elaine (Pettus) Harrison, Doris Estelle (Pettus) Forsythe, Ola Dean (Pettus) Peters, James Paul Pettus and L. C. Pettus
Died
at age 78
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Feb 2020
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Biography
Retta (Thigpen) Pettus was born in Appalachia, in Alabama.
Retta was born in 1897. She passed away in 1976.
Sources
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 February 2020), memorial page for Retta Mae Thigpen Pettus (16 Dec 1897–18 May 1976), Find A Grave Memorial no. 27241013, citing Mars Hill Methodist Cemetery, Mars Hill, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Paula McCarter (contributor 47529173) .
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