This is my Llano connection, by marriage: WILLIAM JASPER2 PETTIT (MAHLON T.1) was born 12 October 1852 in Bienville Parish, LA> DeWitt Co., TX> Hays Co., TX by 1880> McCulloch Co., TX, and died 21 February 1915 in Brownsville, Cameron, TX [buried Encinal, TX]. He married MARY "MOLLY" CAROLINE GOLDEN 19 December 1871 in Clinton, DeWitt, TX, daughter of WILLIAM GOLDEN and MARTHA CRAWFORD. She was born 10 September 1857 in Matagorda Cnty, TX, and died 27 April 1916 in Llano Cnty, TX [buried Encinal, TX]. Children of WILLIAM PETTIT and MARY GOLDEN are: i. JESSIE FLORAMAN "FODIE"3 PETTIT, b. 02 August 1874, TX; d. 07 July 1948, Hays, TX; m. DANIEL WEBSTER ROUSE, 07 May 1893, Llano Cnty, TX; b. Abt. 1870, TX. ii. LULA MAE PETTIT, b. 05 May 1876, TX; d. 02 August 1955, Travis, TX; m. DAVE REED, 12 November 1898, TX; b. Abt. 1872, TX. iii. JOEL "JOE" BENJAMIN PETTIT, b. 16 July 1878, of Hays Co., TX by 1880> McCulloch Co., TX > AZ by 1908 > Douglas, Cochise, AZ; d. 02 December 1961, Douglas, Cochise, AZ (Calvary Memorial Park Cemetery); m. TENNIE HARRIS, 19 April 1899, Llano, TX; b. 24 August 1883, TX > ???, AZ by 1908 > Douglas, Cochise, AZ; d. 04 October 1961, Douglas, Cochise, AZ. iv. WILLIE IDA PETTIT, b. 20 August 1880, DeWitt, TX; d. 21 April 1920, Benson, Cochise, AZ; m. (1) ANDREW WALTER "SAM" HARTSFIELD, 26 December 1899, Llano, Llano, TX; b. 13 March 1874, TX; d. 01 September 1913, Bisbee, Cochise, AZ; m. (2) EILBERT BERGMAN, Aft. 1913; b. Abt. 1876, Llano, Llano, Texas. v. PEARL PETTIT, b. 1881, DeWitt Co., TX; d. 1881, TX. vi. GEORGE WESLEY "WES" PETTIT, b. 16 May 1885, Llano, Llano, TX > Bisbee, AZ > Douglas, AZ; d. 06 June 1920, Douglas, Cochise, AZ; m. LORETTA "RETTA" FLEMING YATES, 06 October 1906, Lordsburg, Hildago, NM; b. 06 January 1888, Carizozo, Carizozo, NM; d. 06 November 1961, Douglas, Cochise, AZ. vii. MAHLON PETTIT, b. 10 March 1889, Llano, Llano, TX; d. 30 January 1964, Benson, Cochise, AZ; m. DELPHIA HETTA "SAMMIE" COX, 30 December 1914, Bisbee, Cochise, AZ; b. 14 November 1898, Cheyenne, Roger Mills, OK; d. 02 August 1976, Benson, Cochise, AZ. viii. FRED PETTIT, b. 1892, Llano Co, TX; d. January 1895, TX. ix. LOLA MAMIE PETTIT, b. 16 November 1894, Llano, TX; d. April 1997, Dallas, Dallas, TX; m. JAMES EDWARD BOALES, 14 June 1911; b. Abt. 1891, TX. x. DURWOOD "DUD" BELMONT PETTIT, b. 04 June 1898, Llano County, TX > Encinal, TX; d. 1975, Ozona, TX; m. LETTA "TOY" DEVILBRISS, 26 September 1925, TX; d. Abt. 1974, TX. Christine Pettit Distance Researcher California cpettit@pe.net http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/e/t/Christine-M-Pettit/