Brief Life History of Dock Allen
When Dock Allen Pettit was born on 14 August 1883, in Pickens, Georgia, United States, his father, Benjamin Mathew Pettit, was 21 and his mother, Theodosia West, was 25. He married Fannie Ellen Wigington on 19 November 1900, in Jasper, Pickens, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Jasper, Pickens, Georgia, United States in 1920 and Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States for about 12 years. He died on 11 March 1952, in Cobb, Georgia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Mountain View Park Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States.
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- Dock A Pettit, "United States Census, 1930"
- D. A. Pettett, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Dock Allen Pettett, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
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English (mainly southeastern): variant of Petit .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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