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Elijah James "Eli" Petty 1838–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1838

Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 20 Feb 1914

Death Location: Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: George Petty

Mother: Malinda Lowery

Spouse(s): Isabelle Overton, Lucinda Mapel, Caroline Beouy

Children(s): James Petty, Eliza Petty, Albert Petty, Clara Petty, George Petty, Katherine Petty, Jonas Petty, Cecil Petty, Elizabeth Petty, William Petty, Thomas Petty, Lily Petty, Matison Petty, Mary Petty

Elijah James "Eli" Petty was born in 1838 in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States, the child of George Valentine Petty And Malinda Linda Lowery. In 1850, Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided in Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided in Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, US. Elijah James "Eli" Petty married Caroline Beouy, Isabelle Ibbee Overton, Lucinda Mapel, and had children including Albert James Bert Petty, Cecil Hattie Petty, Clara May Petty, Eliza Rebecca Petty, Elizabeth Viola Lizzie Petty, George Walter Petty, James Andrew Petty, Jonas Ephraim Petty, Katherine Petty, Lily Maple Petty, Mary Jane Petty, Matison Matt Columbus Petty, Thomas Willard Petty, William Mckinley Bill Petty. Elijah James "Eli" Petty passed away in 1914 in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah James "Eli" Petty was born in 1838 in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States, the child of George Valentine Petty And Malinda Linda Lowery.
  • In 1850, Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided in Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided in Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, US.
  • Elijah James "Eli" Petty married Caroline Beouy, Isabelle Ibbee Overton, Lucinda Mapel, and had children including Albert James Bert Petty, Cecil Hattie Petty, Clara May Petty, Eliza Rebecca Petty, Elizabeth Viola Lizzie Petty, George Walter Petty, James Andrew Petty, Jonas Ephraim Petty, Katherine Petty, Lily Maple Petty, Mary Jane Petty, Matison Matt Columbus Petty, Thomas Willard Petty, William Mckinley Bill Petty.
  • Elijah James "Eli" Petty passed away in 1914 in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Petty's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Petty
1838–1914
Birth Place: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Parents
George Valentine Petty
1805–1887
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Malinda ("Linda") Lowery
1812–1854
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles (Petty) Sr
1775–1844
Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Joshua Petty
1772–1816
Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Susannah (Savannah) Littlejohn
1775–
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Absalom Petty
1750–1802
Mary Clanton
1743–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Petty
1705–1758
Martha Petty
1724–1806
Charles Sr.
1702–1794
Sarah Clanton
1721–1759

Elijah Petty's Descendants

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Elijah (James "Eli") Petty (15 Mar 1838–20 Feb 1914) m. Isabelle ("Ibbee") Overton (15 Aug 1846–1871) m. Lucinda Mapel (2 Mar 1855–18 Mar 1921) m. Caroline Beouy (2 Aug 1841–30 Sep 1875)
  1. 1. James (Andrew) Petty 1859–1936 m. Mary (Chaney) Long 1869–1959
    1. 1. William (Harvey) Petty 1884–1962 m. Anna (Julia) Jenne 1886–1970
      1. 1. John (Edward) Petty 1927–2013
        1. 1. Cheryl (Jean) Petty 1946–2022 m. Larry (William) Bagby 1945–2023
      2. 2. Elmer (Karl) Petty 1906–1974 m. Opal (Irene) Allen 1904–1974
      3. 3. Everett (Leroy) Petty 1908–1991 m. Margaret 1902–1989
      4. 4. Gerald (Howard) Petty 1915–1998 m. Nina (Gladys) Lewis 1914–1998
      5. 5. William (James) Petty 1917–2009 m. Esther (Stina) Helminen 1922–1994
        1. 1. Robert Petty 1951–2020
      6. 6. Irene (Sophia) Petty 1920–2019 m. Thomas (Melvin "Bud") Adams 1913–1969
        1. 1. James (E. "Jimmie") Adams 1939–1990
      7. 7. Anna (Mary) Petty 1922–2019 m. Wilbur (LeRoy) Taylor 1920–2001
        1. 1. Tommie (Dean) Taylor 1947–2020
        2. 2. Richard (LeRoy) Taylor 1942–
      8. 8. Bertha (Louisa) Petty 1930–1930
  2. 2. Eliza (Rebecca) Petty 1879–1940 m. Henry Collins 1869–
    1. 1. Lawrence ("Bub") Collins 1906–1926
    2. 2. Glenna Noakes 1922–1995
    3. 3. Clarence (C) Collins 1904–1971
  3. 3. Albert (James "Bert") Petty 1885–1960 m. Bessie (M) McCall 1894–1992
    1. 1. Dale (McCall) Petty 1927–2007
    2. 2. George (Lynn) Petty 1926–2006
    3. 3. James (Robert) Petty 1921–2002
    4. 4. Rex (Albert) Petty 1933–1961
    5. 5. Velma (May) Petty 1923–1936
    6. 6. Baby (Girl) Petty 1929–1929
  4. 4. Clara (May) Petty 1887–1970 m. William (Arthur) Whaley 1881–1949
    1. 1. Vesta (Myrrl) Whaley 1917–1937
    2. 2. George (Arthur) Whaley 1908–1989
    3. 3. Violet (Lorraine) Whaley 1919–
    4. 4. Viola (Josephine) Whaley 1923–2011
  5. 5. George (Walter) Petty 1884–1957 m. Metta Laughlin 1890–1990
  6. 6. Katherine Petty 1869–1940 m. George (Washington) Mapel 1865–1947
    1. 1. George (Dewey) Mapel 1899–1967
    2. 2. John Mapel 1897–1961
    3. 3. Elmer (James) Mapel 1904–1966
    4. 4. Myrtle Mapel 1895–1971
    5. 5. Lewis Mapel 1890–1960
    6. 6. Arthur (Loyal) Maple 1893–1978
    7. 7. Grace (Edith) Mapel 1900–1982
    8. 8. Viola ("Oly") Mapel 1892–1974
    9. 9. Mary Mapel 1889–1971
    10. 10. Artie Mapel 1894–
  7. 7. Jonas (Ephraim) Petty 1881–1931 m. Dolly Martin 1890–1942
    1. 1. Twyla (Ardel) Petty 1923–1988
    2. 2. June (Darlene) Petty 1926–2001
    3. 3. Leon (Victor) Petty 1921–1972
    4. 4. Vivian (Elain) Petty 1912–1997
    5. 5. Bonetta Petty 1909–
    6. 6. Linabell (E) Petty 1915–
    7. 7. Jewel (E) Petty 1910–1936
  8. 8. Cecil (Hattie) Petty 1894–1976 m. Richard (William) Porter 1894–1949
    1. 1. Ernest (Elbert) Porter 1917–1984
    2. 2. Rex (Kenneth) Porter 1919–1966
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Viola "Lizzie") Petty 1892–1959 m. Walter (McKinley) Sissom 1899–1981
    1. 1. Max (L) Sissom 1920–1999
    2. 2. Eula (Faye) Sissom 1923–1996
  10. 10. William (McKinley "Bill") Petty 1898–1961 m. Beulah Hall 1905–1989
    1. 1. Jerry (Randall) Petty 1931–2005
  11. 11. Thomas (Willard) Petty 1865–1907 m. Emma (Lenora) Woodring 1866–1945
    1. 1. Eva (Ruth) Petty 1899–1988
    2. 2. Merrill (Dewey) Petty 1897–1978
    3. 3. George (Roscoe) Petty 1895–1964
    4. 4. Alta (Carol) Petty 1893–1968
    5. 5. Flosa (Beatrice) Petty 1891–1965
    6. 6. Nellie (Ethyl) Petty 1889–1973
    7. 7. Joseph (Franklin) Petty 1887–1950
    8. 8. Eli (Carlton) Petty 1884–1906
    9. 9. William (Franz) Petty 1883–1974
    10. 10. Florence (B.) Ford 1891–1965
    11. 11. Eva (Ruth) Barber 1899–1988
    12. 12. Herman (Rudolph) Petty 1905–1905
    13. 13. Florence (B) Petty 1891–
    14. 14. John (Chester) Petty 1902–1928
    15. 15. Luther (Holbrook) Petty 1906–1986
    16. 16. Lewis (Winslow) Petty 1906–1969
  12. 12. Lily (Maple) Petty 1890–1892
  13. 13. Matison ("Matt" Columbus) Petty 1875–1926 m. Trinkey (M.) Lucas 1880–1943
    1. 1. Ida (Marie) Petty 1909–2006
    2. 2. Margaret ("Maggie") Petty 1905–
    3. 3. Eli (Abraham "Abe") Petty 1902–1945
  14. 14. Mary (Jane) Petty 1877–1956 m. John (Robert) Thomas 1874–1960 m. Edgar (Thomas W "Ed") Bartley 1878–1918
    1. 1. Goldie (F) Bartley 1903–1934
    2. 2. Grace (Mae) Bartley 1907–1988
    3. 3. Gladys (Weepy "Glad") Bartley 1901–1966
    4. 4. Stella (G) Bartley 1898–1934
    5. 5. Gaylord Bartley 1910–1987
    6. 6. Gerald ("Buck") Bartley 1906–
    7. 7. Geneva (H) Bartley 1908–1976

Elijah Petty's Timeline

17 Records

1838
15 Mar 1838
Birth of Elijah James "Eli" Petty in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 12
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 22
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA
Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA
1862
1862
Age 24
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1863
1 Jul 1863
Age 25
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in ??Frso, Clark, Indiana, USA
??Frso, Clark, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Madison, Clarksburg, Daviess, Indiana, USA
Madison, Clarksburg, Daviess, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 42
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Little Valley, McPherson, Kansas, USA
Little Valley, McPherson, Kansas, USA
1885
1 Mar 1885
Age 47
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Little Valley, McPherson, Kansas, USA
Little Valley, McPherson, Kansas, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 52
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Clinton, Douglas, Missouri, USA
Clinton, Douglas, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Weston, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
Weston, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
1908
1908
Age 70
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in New Albany, Kansas, USA
New Albany, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 72
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Center, Wilson, Kansas, USA
Center, Wilson, Kansas, USA
1911
1911
Age 73
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, USA
Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, USA
1914
20 Feb 1914
Age 76
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1914
20 Feb 1914
Age 76
Elijah James "Eli" Petty resided here in Wilson, Kansas
Wilson, Kansas
1914
15 Feb 1914
Age 76
Death of Elijah James "Eli" Petty in New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas, USA
New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas, USA
1914
20 Feb 1914
Age 76
Burial of Elijah James "Eli" Petty in Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, United States of America
Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1838
    Event Place: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_82; Line: 25
    [3] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollme
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Little Valley, McPherson, Kansas; Roll: 387; Page: 400a; Enumeration District: 261
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Madison, Daviess, Indiana; Roll: M593_306; Page: 220B
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Weston, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: 1338; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0099
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana; Roll: M653_248; Page: 454; Family History Library
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Wilson, Kansas; Roll: T624_459; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0211; FHL microfilm: 1374472
    [9] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: 898; Page: 188a
    [10] Indiana, U.S., CIVIL War Soldier Database Index
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911
    [13] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wilson County Citizen; Publication Date: 20 Feb 1914; Publication Place: Fredonia, Kansas, USA; ,0.81050795,0.21277827,0.9164368&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: 898; Page: 188a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana; Roll: M653_248; Page: 454; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Indiana, 1862-1866; Series: M765; Roll: 16; Description: District 5; Annual Lists; 1862; Record Group: 58, Records of the Internal Revenue Service, 17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: ??Frso, Clark, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollme

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Madison, Clarksburg, Daviess, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Madison, Daviess, Indiana; Roll: M593_306; Page: 220B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Little Valley, McPherson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Little Valley, McPherson, Kansas; Roll: 387; Page: 400a; Enumeration District: 261

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Little Valley, McPherson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_82; Line: 25

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Clinton, Douglas, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Weston, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Weston, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: 1338; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0099

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: New Albany, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Center, Wilson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Center, Wilson, Kansas; Roll: T624_459; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0211; FHL microfilm: 1374472

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wilson County Citizen; Publication Date: 20 Feb 1914; Publication Place: Fredonia, Kansas, USA; ,0.81050795,0.21277827,0.9164368&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Wilson, Kansas
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1914
    Event Place: New Albany, Wilson County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Wilson County Citizen; Publication Date: 20 Feb 1914; Publication Place: Fredonia, Kansas, USA; ,0.81050795,0.21277827,0.9164368&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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