Reubin Pettis was born in City, County, Vermont, USA circa 1810-1816.
[Admin: 1850 census says he was 40, which puts his birth around 1810. 1860 census says he was 44, which puts his birth around 1816. We’ll use 1810 for now. ]
Reubin married Phoebe M. Mansfield circa 1841.
Children of Reubin and Phoebe include:
- Richard Reubin Pettis 1840–1918 (77)
- Daniel Pettis 1842–1918 (76)
- Lucina F Pettis 1845–1901 (56)
- Susanna Luisa Pettis 1847–1893 (46)
- Charles Ephraim Pettis 1849–1911 (62)
- William Pettis 1852–1918 (66)
- Hannah L Pettis 1855–1925 (69)
- Phebe Pettis 1856–1913 (57)
- Amasa Pettis 1858–1913 (55)
- John Melvin Pettis 1860–1937 (77)
Reubin Pettis, died in the “early sixties”, after which, wife Phoebe brought the family to Michigan. [Hannah Pettis Obituary]
Reubin passed away in Lawrence County, New York sometime around 1862 at an unknown age, probably his early-to-mid 50’s. [Admin: We actually have no documentation on his death, or the date thereof.]
Admin Note: I’ve set the date of this biography to January 1, 1862 as a placeholder, not because of any solid information we have on the actual date of death.