Extract from the 1870 Census:
Name: Louis Pettis
Age in 1870: 2
Estimated birth year: 1868
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1870: Washington, Franklin, Iowa
Post office: Hampton
Occupation: none
Census place: Washington, Franklin, Iowa; Roll: M593_392; Page: 407; Image: 380
Date: 23 Jun 1870

Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Louis Pettis
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: 1869
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-household: son
Home in 1880: Culver, Ottawa, Kansas
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: New York
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Annie (age 13), Ida May (7), Henry C (5), Myrtie (3), and Jessie (3/12)
Census place: Culver, Ottawa, Kansas; Roll: T9_392; Family History Film: 1254392; Page: 430.3000; Enumeration District: 223; Image: 0578
Date: 14 Jun 1880

Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Louis Pettis
Age at last birthday: 30
Date of birth: Jan 1870 [sic]
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: boarder
Home in 1900: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
Address: 88 East Grand Avenue
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Farm or home: home
Occupation: day laborer
Months not employed: 6
Census place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll T623_454; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 90
Date: 4 Jun 1900

Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Louis Pettis
Age in 1910: 39
Estimated birth year: 1871
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Des Moines Ward 6, Polk, Iowa
Address: 826 East 13th Street
Marital status: married (second marriage)
Spouse: Dorothy N Pettis, age 38, b. Iowa
Number of years of marriage: 7
Number of children: 3
Number of children now living: 3
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Farm or house: house
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: gas fitter
Industry: gas company
Salary or wage worker: wages
Whether out of work on April 15, 1910: no
Number of weeks out of work in 1909: 0
Census place: Des Moines Ward 6, Polk, Iowa; Roll T624_420; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 674
Date: 26 Apr 1910

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: I Louis Pettis
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: 1870
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: head
Home in 1920: Waterloo Ward 2, Black Hawk, Iowa
Address: 415 West 11th Street
Marital status: married
Spouse: Dorothy Pettis, age 39, b. Iowa
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Iowa
Mother's birthplace: Iowa
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: plumber
Type of industry: engine
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Waterloo Ward 2, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll T625_478; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 727
Date: 10 Jan 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Louis Pettis
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: 1869
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa
Address: 406 Almond Street
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 32
Spouse's name: Dorothy Pettis, age 51, b. Iowa; age at first marriage: 22
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania [sic]
Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania [sic]
Rent/home value: rented; $40
Military service: yes - Spanish-American War
Owned a radio: yes
Occupation: laborer
Industry: tractor factory
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll 642; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 609.0
Date: 19 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Louis Pettis
Age: 71
Estimated birth year: 1869
Birthplace: Iowa
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: lodger
Home in 1940: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
Address: 417 First Street
Marital status: widower
Highest grade of school completed: 8
Living on farm: no
City of residence in 1935: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: other
Has other income of more than $50: yes
Census place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T627_1177; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 57-75A
Date: 10 Apr 1940

Extract from U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963:
Name: Israel L Pettis
Birth date: 31 Jan 1869 [sic]
Pension number: 2373003
Enlistment date: 26 Apr 1898
Discharge date: 30 Oct 1898
State: Iowa
Grade: private
Branch of service: U.S. Army
Company: D
Regiment: 52nd Iowa Vol Inf
Death date: 10 Jul 1948
Cemetery: Veterans Plot, Lincoln Memorial Park
Cemetery location: Portland, Oregon
Type of marker: flat granite
Name of applicant: Stuart M Hulin
Relationship: not listed
Date: 21 Jul 1948

He married (1) 1 Jul 1900 in Competine, Wapello, Iowa Jennie Leona Phelps b. 25 Jul 1869 in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa d. 11 Jul 1902 in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa.
He married (2) 7 Oct 1903 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Dorotha N Nelson b. 1881 in Ames, Polk, Iowa d. 9 Mar 1932 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa.