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Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. I, page 190
PETTUS CEMETERY (5)
LOCATION: Sec. 9-3S-2W. NE SW SE NE.
PETTUS, THOMAS W. - Born May 13, 1815 - died Aug. 7, 1870.
PETTUS, MARY A. C. - Born Jan. 2, 1815 - died March 20, 1892.
Census, Nov. 15, 1850:
Pettus, Thomas W. (35) Va.
Mary (35) Va.
Martha J. ( 8) Ala. -M- Wm. F. Easter 11-14-1866 (MB-5) Mary ( 6) "
Williametter ( 4) "
Anna ( 2) " -M- William Allen 5-2-1866 (MB-5)
EASTER, MARTHA J. - Born Jan. 15, 1843 - died Sept. 20, 1869 (see census).
PETTUS, ELIZABETH S. -Daughter of T. W. & M. A. C. Pettus. Born March 30, 1852 - died Dec. 17, 1854.
PETTUS, SELEINE - Daut. of T. W. & M. A. C. Pettus. Born May 10, 1854 - died June 21, 1854.
PETTUS, CATHERINE J. - Daughter of T. W. & M. A. C. Pettus. Born March 29, 1855 - died November 26, 1857.
PETTUS, ETHELDRED L. - Born June 25, 1850 - died May 10, 1886.
Note: Etheldred L. Pettus -M- Allie A. Vaughn 6-9-1874 (MB-7)
ALLEN, MASSIE U. - May 7, 1868 - October 21, 1892.
THOMPSON - Our loved one at rest. Infant daughter of J. H. & W. D. Thompson, died February 4, 1882.
THOMPSON, WILLIAM ROBADORE - Our loved Robadore at rest. William Robadore, son of J. H. & W. D. Thompson. Died Oct. 9, 1879 aged 1 Yr., 1 (7?) Mo., and 12 days. (Note: weathered stone).
Note: Next to this grave is an adult size "sink" which may be the grave of the father of these Thompson children, James Henry Thompson who died in 1901. There is no marker at this grave. Mrs. Richard Gilliam has in her possession a letter dated October 30, 1880 and written by Mary Susannah Garvin Thompson, the children's grandmother. The letter states that William Robadore died Oct. 9, 1880 and that her own mother (Eveline Haws Garvin) died Oct. 19, 1880. Mary Susannah Garvin Thompson was the wife of Rufus Morgan Thompson. I assume that William Robadore did in fact die Oct. 9, 1880 and that the date on the tombstone is incorrect. The Thompson children, above, were the children of James Henry Thompson and Williamette Dixie Pettus.
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