William A. Pettyjohn

1849 - 1938  (88 years)

• Name	William A. Pettyjohn  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	19 Sep 1849	, , Delaware, United States   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 Sep 1850	Indian River Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States   [4]
  1) Truitt PETTYJOHN, aged 29 years, male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $1,500, born in Sussex County, Delaware, over aged 20 and cannot read or write 2) Mary E. PETTYJOHN, aged 23 years, female, born in Sussex County, Delaware 3) Sarah J. PETTYJOHN, aged 7 years, female, born in Sussex County, Delaware, attended school within the last year 4) BeNew Jerseyamin PETTYJOHN, aged 5 years, male, born in Sussex County, Delaware 5) «b»William PETTYJOHN«/b», aged 1 year, male, born in Sussex County, Delaware 6) BeNew Jerseyamin McILVAIN, aged 9 years, male, born in Sussex County, Delaware, attended school within the last year
  Death	13 Jun 1938	Georgetown Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States   [3]
  	Cause: Chronic intestinal nephritis
  Age	88 years
  Burial	17 Jun 1938  [3]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Truitt Pettyjohn,   b. 9 Feb 1817,, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. 30 Jul 1896, Indian River Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States  (Age 79 years)  (Father)  Mary Ellen Reynolds,   b. 1827,, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. Bef 1880  (Age < 52 years)  (Mother)
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  Person ID	I14379	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Truitt Pettyjohn,   b. 9 Feb 1817, , Sussex, Delaware, United States d. 30 Jul 1896, Indian River Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ellen Reynolds,   b. 1827, , Sussex, Delaware, United States d. Bef 1880 (Age < 52 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Adeline Dodd,   b. 19 Apr 1855, , Sussex, Delaware, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	11 Mar 1881	Georgetown Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States   [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 6 months - She : 25 years and 11 months.
  Children	4 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Pierce W. Pettyjohn,   b. 11 Dec 1881, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. Sep 1968, Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 86 years) â–» Estella J. Wilson  m. Yes, date unknow   2. Hollace A. Pettyjohn,   b. Nov 1887, , Sussex, Delaware, United States d. 29 Sep 1889, Georgetown Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States (Age 1 year)   3. Homer K. Pettyjohn,   b. May 1889, , , Delaware, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Flossie H. Pettyjohn,   b. 7 Jun 1893, Indian River Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Otwell G. Pettyjohn,   b. May 1895, , , Delaware, United States d. Yes, date unknown â–» Annie H. Warren  m. 26 Dec 1916
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F5275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Sep 1849 - , , Delaware, United States Census - 4 Sep 1850 - Indian River Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States Marriage - 11 Mar 1881 - Georgetown Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States Death - Cause: Chronic intestinal nephritis - 13 Jun 1938 - Georgetown Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] Martha nd Bill Reamy, Genealogical Abstracts from Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware, (http://books.google.com/books?id=e598oiqY3bQC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false: 2007). [S19] 1900 Federal Census, 8 May 2010 (Reliability: 3). [S111] Delaware Death Records, 1855-1955, 26 Apr 2011 (Reliability: 3). [S148] Delaware, Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex County - 1850 - U.S. Census, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M432, roll 55, Indian River Hundred, p. 363 (handwritten), dwelling 93, family 93, Truitt Pettyjohn household, accessed 20 Dec 2011 (Reliability: 3). Truitt PETTYJOHN, aged 29 years, male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $1,500, born in Sussex County, Delaware, over aged 20 and cannot read or write; Mary E. PETTYJOHN, aged 23 years, female, born in Sussex County, Delaware; Sarah J. PETTYJOHN, aged 7 years, female, born in Sussex County, Delaware, attended school within the last year; Benjamin PETTYJOHN, aged 5 years, male, born in Sussex County, Delaware; William PETTYJOHN, aged 1 year, male, born in Sussex County, Delaware; Benjamin McILVAIN, aged 9 years, male, born in Sussex County, Delaware, attended school within the last year [S50] Delaware Marriage Records, 1744-1912, 25 Apr 2010 (Reliability: 3).