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George M. Pettit (Powell County, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster)

b. 1837?

Powell County, Kentucky, merchant and postmaster. Kentucky native. Son of Asda T. Pettit and Sarah A. Pettit. Married to Priscilla W. Wills Pettit in Powell County, Kentucky, on September 20, 1858. Father of Mary T. Pettit, William Pettit, and Lura Pettit. Resident of Montogmery County, in 1850. Merchant in Powell County in 1860. Postmaster in Powell County from 1860 to 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Montgomery County, District 2, p. 71A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Powell County, Stanton, p. 53.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Powell County, Precinct 4, p. 150B.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, 994053, Powell County Marriages.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Powell County, Kentucky, vol. 28, p. 108.

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Pettit, George M.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203277 (November 12, 2026).

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