From The Pettit Correspondent, Volume 2, Number 2, page 71

Pettit/Morris

In May 1988 Laura Sheline Pettit (91 W. Royalfern Pl., Beverly Hills, FL 32665) sent several photographs, including that on page 63, and family group sheets showing descent from Lewis and June Pettit (Cyrus' parents) of Greene County, PA. The following is taken directly from Chart #2. The footnotes refer to her sources as cited on that page. Chart #1 (Lewis and June Pettit) list Cyrus' siblings, as per the 1870 census for Richhill twp, Greene County, OH, as Hayman (b. 1855 PA), Hannah (b. 1858 PA), Luvina (b. 1861 PA), William A. (b. 1863 PA), Lewis S. (b. 1865 PA), Flora B. (b. 1866 PA), and George W. (b. 1869 PA). Cyrus and Mary Jane were the grandparents of Laura Sheline Pettit's husband.

HUSBAND'S FULL NAME: Cyrus W. Pettit; born 20 May 1859 in Greene County, PA; died 7 May 1937 in Lakewood, OH; buried 10 May 19371 in Cleveland, OH.; occupation: farmer; parents: Louis (born 1830, PA) and June Pettit (born 1831, PA).

WIFE'S FULL NAME: Mary Jane Morris; born 12 March 1860 in Greene County, PA; died 12 July 1937 in Lakewood, OH; buried 16 July 19371 in Cleveland, OH; parents: Aaron and Libby (Grim) Morris.

CHILDREN: 1. HATTIE, born in Richhill, Greene Co., PA, married Harry McDonald, died in WV; 2. WESLEY CLEVELAND, born in Richhill, Greene Co., PA, married Lou Murphy, died in WV; 3. DELLA, born in Richhill, Greene Co., PA, married first George Headley, married second Samuel Parsons, died in WV; 4. JOHN LEWIS, born 27 December 1887 in Richhill, Greene Co., PA, married 20 May 1907 in Moundsville, WV [Marshall County - ed.] to Ruby E. Doty, died 20 April 1967 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE and was buried on the 24th in Rocky River, OH3; 5. ELMER V., born 1900 in Richhill, Greene Co., PA, married Marie Nielson, died 12 January 1948 at Lakewood, OH and was buried on the 12th at Rocky River, OH2; 6. AUSTIN D., born 1896 in Richhill, Greene Co., PA, married U.K.; died in July 1915 in OH (suicide) and was buried in Cleveland, OH on 16 July 19151.

1West Park Cemetery records and death certificates. 2Cemetery records, Rocky River, OH. 3Delaware Vital Records.