BIOGRAPHIES:  George L. PETTIS, Sumner Township, Barron County, WI

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George L. Pettis, a solid and substantial farmer of probity and worth, living
on section 8,Sumner Township, was born in Calumet County, this state, May 22,
1859, the son of Hiram K. and Lucy Jane (Scott) Pettis, natives of New York
State. The father came to Wisconsin as a young man. When the Civil War was
raging, he answered his country's call and enlisted in Troop X, 4th Wisconsin
Cavalry. He was stricken ill while in service, was transferred to an army
hospital and there died, leaving his wife with four young children: Frank, 
Rosa, Cynthia and George L. In the early eighties the family moved to
Fond du Lac County. From there they moved to Antigo, in Lincoln County. In 
1894 they came to Rice Lake and here the mother died in 1913 at the good old 
age of eighty years. When he first came here, the subject of this sketch was 
employed for some time in the mills. In 1912 he purchased his present farm, 
to the improvement and cultivation of which he has since devoted his time 
and energy. He has been successful in his operations, he has a good home and 
a well-kept farm and stands well with all who know him. He has been a 
lifelong abstainer and has been a strong advocate of prohibition. At Antigo 
he was an active member of the Good Templars, and also of the Sons of 
Veterans. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Rice Lake, 
served on its official board and taught in the Sunday School. Mr. Pettis was 
married Feb. 8, 1898, to Hattie Wilcox, who was born in Juneau County this 
state, May 3, 1866, daughter of John and Alvira (Babcock) Wilcox, natives of 
New York State, who came west to Michigan as young people, and from there to 
Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Pettis have three children: Rena, Erma and Irvin.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., &
Co., 1922, pp. 716-717.