John D. Pettit

John D. Pettit, born September 14, 1806 in Randolph County, Illinois, was the 5th son born to Jonathan and Susanna (DuPue) Pettit. His occupation in the 1850 Census is listed as Farmer.

According to the History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois (J.L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883), page 207, John served in the Second Regiment Illinois Volunteers, Company K, Mexican War, and was mustered out on June 18, 1847, at Camargo, Mexico.

On September 21, 1848, in Perry County, Illinois, John married Henrietta E. Douglas (born about 1832 in Ohio). John and Henrietta had 2 children:

• Zachary Taylor - born September 1849 in Perry County, Illinois; died April 15, 1932 in Franklin County, Illinois. Married Tennessee Emaline Ketchum November 13, 1873 in Perry County.
• Mary J. E. - born December 25, 1851 and died June 27, 1852 in Perry County, Illinois. She is buried in Hopewell Cemetery.
  

John D. Pettit died September 21, 1852 in Perry County, Illinois and is buried in the Hopewell Cemetery.

After John's death, Henrietta married Jacob B. King on July 21, 1853 in Perry County and had 3 children: Joseph, Susan, and Ellen. Henrietta died in 1870.