William H. Pettit LAST NAME: Pettit FIRST NAME: William MIDDLE NAME: H. NICKNAME:  MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY:  BORN: 3 Mar 1862 DIED: 16 Oct 1946 BURIED: 19 Oct 1946 ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Carpenter BIRTH PLACE:  Van Buren Co., Iowa DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  OSBH DC (Marion County 1946) #7132 - William Pettit, male, widowed (Lillian), occupation carpenter, b. 3 Mar 1862 in Van Buren Co., Iowa, d. 16 Oct 1946 in Salem, Oregon (Salem Deaconess Hospital) at the age of 57 y's 7 m's 13 d's, name of father Henry Pettit (b. McConellville, Ohio), maiden name of mother Louisiana Robertson (b. Fort Wayne, Indiana), interment 19 Oct, undertaker Golden, informant Mrs. R. Burgoyne of Salem. 1900 CENSUS - William Pettit, age 38, occupation carpenter, b. Mar 1862 in Iowa, is enumerated with his wife of 4 years, Lilian, age 29, b. Sept 1870 in New York, along with daughters Ruth, age 2, b. Jul 1897 in Oregon, and Georgia, age 1, b. Oct 1898 in Oregon. Also enumerated with the family is George Russell, identified as brother-in-law [of William], age 32, occupation laborer, b. Jul 1867 in New York. OBITUARY:  INSCRIPTION:  No marker found as of May 2003 SOURCES:  LR  LD  1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Prospect, ED 127, sheet 3B) CONTACTS:  LOT: 909 SPACE: 1 SW LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.208' LATITUDE: W 123° 03.001'