Birth Name: Robert Lee Pettit Jr.
Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Date of Birth: December 12, 1932
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scotch-Irish (Northern-Irish)
Ancestry/Genealogy: Bob Pettit is an American former professional power forward. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) his entire career for the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks. He was the son of Robert L. Pettit and Margaret Lovelace Brandon.
His paternal grandfather was Albert Samuel Pettit, who was the son of Ethan Pettit and Minerva Denio. Ethan was born in New York, the son of Samuel C. Pettit and Jemima Curtis. Minerva was born in New York, the daughter of Albert Cotton Denio and Elizabeth Christie.
His paternal grandmother was Sarah Young, who was the daughter of Robert Thomas Young and Eunice Tooney Lilley. Robert was born in East Bouton Rogue, Louisiana, the son of James Goodman Young and Judith Coleman. Eunice was born in Louisiana, the daughter of George P. Lilley and Eunice Carl.
His maternal grandfather was John William Towles Brandon Sr., who was the son of Robert Lindsay Brandon and Isabella Towles. Robert was born in Mississippi, the son of William Lindsay Brandon and Ann Eliza Ratliff. Isabella was born in Louisiana, the daughter of John Turnbull Towles and Frances Peyton Eskridge.
His maternal grandmother was Mary Lovelace Wall, who was the daughter of Henry Hughson Wall and Mary Ellen Evans. Henry was born in Wilkinson, Mississippi, the son of John Hall II and Sarah Lovelace. Mary was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Francis Allison Evans Sr. and Lucy Adelaide Foley.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32728826/robert-lee-pettit (Bob Pettit’s fathers obituary)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54877502/margaret-lovelace-pettit (Bob Pettit’s mothers obituary)
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