Tag: Rutherford Co NC

The History of the Pettit Cemetery in Ellijay, GA

Pettit Cemetery Origins Three weeks before his 21st birthday William Decatur Pettit should have been a young man in his prime. Instead, he lay sick in bed. At his home on the Pettit farm near Ellijay, Georgia was his wife, Elizabeth, and their infant son. Each passing day, the new mother watched nervously as her…

Full Estate Records of Henry Pettit Sr 1763-1838

Though the will had been discovered many years ago, the estate papers of Henry Pettit Sr. (1763-1838) seemed to be missing. The record book, which was presumed to be lost, has been found in the state archives. It had somehow missed being microfilmed. The full estate papers of Henry Pettit Sr of Rutherford Co., NC are now available.