Leamond,

Was your Doc Pettiford born in or about January, 1887? If so, his parents were probably William Pettiford and Martha Peppers of Franklin & Nash Counties, NC. Do you know whether Doc had brothers named Cleveland and William? If Doc's wife Frances died in Nash County on 2 July, 1934, then her parents were John Mills and Sallie Richardson.

William Pettiford (husband of Martha Peppers) and my great-grandfather were first cousins.

Robert Jackson

: I am researching the early heritage of my family.

: Local county area of focus: Southern Nash County

: Local town of research : Spring Hope (in Mannings

: Township) in Eastern North Carolina

: Searching this family heritage: My father was named Leamond Onnie
: Allen. His father

: was named John Allen and his mother is named Lourinda

: Pulley Allen, Lourinda's mother was Dora Pulley.

: My mother was named Vacarious Pettiford Allen. Her

: father was David Pettiford. Her mother was Geneva

: Hedgepeth Pettiford. David's father was Doc Pettiford

: and his wife was Frances Pettiford.

: Any help or hints, particularly on John's heritage,

: Doc's heritage, and Dora's heritage would be appreciated.

: - Leamond Anthony Allen