Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: George E Pettis
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: 1915
Birthplace: North Dakota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: son
Home in 1920: Spring Vale, Oliver, North Dakota
Address: farm
Marital status: single
Father's birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's birthplace: Nebraska
Occupation: none
Siblings living at home: Mabel T (age 11), Mildred C (9), Evelyn F (8), and Theodore I (1 3/12)
Census place: Spring Vale, Oliver, North Dakota; Roll: T625_1337; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 524
Date: 24 Jan 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Elmer G Pettis
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: North Dakota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Home in 1930: Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington
Address: Houghton Street
Marital status: single
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: Wisconsin
Mothers' birthplace: Nebraska
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Evelyn F (age 18), Theodore I (11), Thelma L (9), Verne B (2 5/12), and Vivian M (10/12)
Census place: Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington; Roll: 2509; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 404.0
Date: 7 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Geo E Pettis
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: North Dakota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington
Address: 3rd Avenue
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: high school 2 years
Living on farm: no
Home owned or rented: rented
Monthly rental: $10
City of residence in 1935: Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington
Resident on farm in 1935: no
Occupation: tail sawyer
Industry: sawmill
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 26
Amount of money wages or salary: $500
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: no
Seeking work: yes
Assigned to emergency work: no
Census place: Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington; Roll: T627_4354; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 26-31
Date: 12 Apr 1940

Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: George Elmer Pettis
Age: 26
Birth date: 30 Jan 1914
Birth place: Mercer County, North Dakota
Race: white
Residence: Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington
Telephone: none
Name of person who will always know your address: Mrs Myrtle Ellen Pettis
Relationship: wife
Address of that person: Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington
Employer: G E Widger
Place of employment: Ione, Washington
Height: 5 feet 9½ inches
Weight: 150
Eyes: blue
Hair: brown
Complexion: light
Other characteristics: acid burn on upper right leg
Registration date: 16 Oct 1940

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: George E Pettis
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: 1914
Birthplace: North Dakota
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington
Address: block 14 lot 8, Blackwell Street
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: superintendent
Industry: city water works
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for government employer
Census place: Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington
Date: 14 Apr 1950

Extract from Washington Death Certificate:
Name: George Elmer Pettis
Age at death: 61
Birth date: 30 Jan 1914
Birth place: North Dakota
Gender: male
Race: white
Marital status: married
Spouse: Myrtle Roundtree
Residence: Box 202, Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington
Father: George A Pettis
Mother: Kitty M Hagelbarger
Occupation: mechanic
Industry: mining
Social Security number: 533-01-7302
Death date: 17 Oct 1975
Death place: Mount Linton Hospital, Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille, Washington
Cause of death: massive hemorrhage
Contributing cause: carcinomatous erosion of surgical areas
Due to: cancer of urinary bladder with metastesis (2 years)
Other significant conditions: silicosis and emphysema
Burial, cremation, removal: burial 21 Oct 1975
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery
Location of cemetery: Ione, Washington
Informant: Myrtle Pettis
Certificate number: 23754
Certificate date: 4 Nov 1975

Obituary from the "Spokesman-Review" of Spokane, Washington dated 20 Oct 1975:
Pettis, Elmer (Skinny) - His home, Ione, Wash. Passed away Oct. 17, 1975 at Metaline Falls, Wash. Survived by his wife Myrtle Pettis at the home. His mother Kate Pettis, Spokane. 2 brothers; Ted Pettis, Ione, Wash.; Verne Pettis, Spokane. 3 sisters; Mikki Edwards, Evelyn Bergman, both of Spokane, Thelma Bloom, Colbert, Wash. Several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held Tues., Oct. 21, 1975 at 2 p.m. at the Riverside Cemetery, Ione, Wash. Sherman Funeral Home, Newport, Wash., handling arrangements. Family suggests memorials may be made to the Mt. Linton Hospital, Metaline Falls, Wash.

He married Myrtle Rosella James 14 Nov 1933 in Ione, Pend Oreille, Washington.