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William S. Pettit

Male 1875 - 1937  (62 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William S. Pettit was born 5 Feb 1875, Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of John Marion Pettit and Ruth Ownbey); died 12 Apr 1937, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Sardis Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

    William — Etta Miller. Etta was born 23 Jan 1872, North Carolina; died 29 Aug 1963, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Marion Pettit was born 2 Oct 1839, South Carolina; died 27 Dec 1914, Upper Homing, Candler, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

    John — Ruth Ownbey. Ruth (daughter of James Ownbey and Sereptha Harper) was born 1844, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ruth Ownbey was born 1844, North Carolina (daughter of James Ownbey and Sereptha Harper).
    Children:
    1. Martha Pettit was born 1866, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    2. George Pettit was born 1 Jun 1870, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 29 Jun 1935, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Sardis Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    3. Charles Pettit was born 16 Aug 1873, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 1 May 1940, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Sardis Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    4. 1. William S. Pettit was born 5 Feb 1875, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 12 Apr 1937, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Sardis Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    5. Parley Milton Pettit was born 21 May 1878, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 12 Oct 1961, Guilford County, North Carolina; was buried Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina.
    6. Arthur Sylvester Pettit was born 29 Jan 1885, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 31 Mar 1958, Guilford County, North Carolina; was buried Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  James Ownbey was born 20 Dec 1816, Buncombe County, North Carolina (son of Sims Ownbey and Rachel Jarrett); died 2 Oct 1890, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina.

    James — Sereptha Harper. Sereptha was born 6 Nov 1821, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 20 Aug 1900, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Sereptha Harper was born 6 Nov 1821, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 20 Aug 1900, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Lydia Ownbey was born 1840, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    2. Francis M. Ownbey was born 1842.
    3. 3. Ruth Ownbey was born 1844, North Carolina.
    4. Jerusha E. Ownbey was born 9 May 1845, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 18 Feb 1906, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Locust Field Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    5. Marcus E. Ownbey was born 1847, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    6. Laura S. Ownbey was born 4 Aug 1849, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 28 Jan 1940, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Locust Field Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    7. Sophie Adeline Ownbey was born 13 Aug 1851, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 25 Jan 1893.
    8. Ruth Ownbey was born Abt 1857, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    9. Nancy Ownbey was born 1859, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    10. Ellen Ownbey was born 9 Jul 1861, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 11 Mar 1927, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Smathers Hill Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Sims Ownbey was born 19 Mar 1796, Rutheford County, North Carolina (son of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died Jul 1874, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Settled in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    5.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66.

    Sims married Rachel Jarrett 24 Oct 1815, Burke County, North Carolina. Rachel was born 1796. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Rachel Jarrett was born 1796.

    Notes:

    Settled in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
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    Reference:
    "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p
    5.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 66.

    Children:
    1. 6. James Ownbey was born 20 Dec 1816, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 2 Oct 1890, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    2. Robert Lee Ownbey was born 1 Oct 1818, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 7 Aug 1909, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Riverview Methodist Church Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    3. Milly Ownbey was born 1820, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 1880.
    4. George Ownbey was born 23 Jul 1823, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 1 Jan 1865, North Carolina.
    5. Lydia Ownbey was born 1824, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 30 Oct 1860, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Cane Creek Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    6. Margaret Emmaline Ownbey was born 25 Apr 1829, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 1 Apr 1914, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Ox Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    7. Lucinda Ownbey was born 29 Dec 1835, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 30 Aug 1901, West Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Green Hill Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    8. John Stradley Ownbey was born 1836, Buncombe County, North Carolina.


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