Sarah Ann Davis, born in January 01, 1838 New York, and died September 01, 1922.
  She  married  Solomon H. Pettis,  born  January 11, 1834 in Ohio,  and  died April 05, 1918,  both are
  buried in Woodhaven Cemetery, East St. Peter, Kiota Township, LeSueur Co Minnesota where they share
  a monument  with,  Henry C. Ponwith  (1871-1903), Allen Pettis (died 1887, age 25),  Catherine Pettis
  (died 1888, 86 yrs of age), and Laura Pettis, (1838-1900)
 
  1865 Census of LeSueur Co, Kasota Township
  2/94

  S. H. Pettis  M
  Sarah Pettis   F
  Elna Pettis   F
  Allen  Pettis M
  Elma Pettis    F
  Barney Anderson   M


 
  1875 State Census of  Kasota Township, 1875 LeSueur Co
   page 271, 22

  S H Pettis, age 41   M   born in Ohio
  father born in Vermont, mother born in Connecticut 
  S A Pettis, age 38   F  born in New York
  both parents born in Canada
  Alva Pettis, age 19   M  born in Minnesota 
  Allen Pettis, age 13  M  born in Minnesota 
  Alma Pettis, age 11  F  born in Minnesota 
  Adna Pettis*, age 8   M   born in Minnesota 
  Amy Pettis, age 1   F  born in Minnesota 
  O R Davis, age 74   M  born in Canada 
  father born in Massachusetts, mother born in Vermont 
  Adelaide Davis, age 70   F  born in Canada
  father born in Vermont, mother born in Canada
  Andrew Peterson, age 27   M   born in Sweden
  both parents born in Sweden
  Dora Look, age 18   F   born in Minnesota
  both parents born in Germany

  Note that also living in the household are Sarah's parents, Orange and Adelaide, aged 74 and 70, respect- 
  ively.  Census  shows them both to be born in Canada,  though it  shows Orange' father born in Massachu-
  setts, and mother born in Vermont, Adelaide's father born in Vermont, mother born in Canada. 
  Also living in the household are Andrew Peterson and Dora Look.

Woodhaven Cemetery Records, same plot:

Mother
Alice V. Pettis    1866-1912
Father 
Adna H. Pettis      1867-1948
Earl A. Pettis
July 08, 1892    March 15, 1919

 
Father 
Alva Pettis  1856 - 1930
  Shared monument with:
  Annie L. Pettis  1882-1884
  Albert A. Pettis 1879-1881
  Herman Pettis  1884-1885

 
 
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