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James Edward Petty 1946–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1946

Birth Location: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 2001

Death Location: Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Albert Petty

Mother: Mary Lewis

Spouse(s): Elise Wiggins

Children(s):

The story of James Edward Petty began in 1946 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA. James Edward Petty married Elise Carolyn Wiggins, and had children including Alise Petty, Anne Marie Petty, John Edward Petty. James Edward Petty passed away in 2001 in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Edward Petty began in 1946 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA.
  • James Edward Petty married Elise Carolyn Wiggins, and had children including Alise Petty, Anne Marie Petty, John Edward Petty.
  • James Edward Petty passed away in 2001 in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Petty's Ancestors

Self
James Petty
1946–2001
Birth Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Albert Edwin Petty
1922–1997
House, Neshoba County, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Katherine) Lewis
1926–1996
Grandparents
William (Clyde) Lewis
1902–1984
Mississippi, USA
Annie (Pearl) Moulds
1909–2000
Great-Grandparents
James Lewis
1865–1938
Mary Pearce
1879–1953
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Pearce
1837–1906
Katherine Lovett
1842–1910

James Petty's Timeline

2 Records

1946
13 Oct 1946
Birth of James Edward Petty in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
2001
23 Mar 2001
Age 55
Death of James Edward Petty in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1946
    Event Place: Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Carthage
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Clarion-Ledger; Publication Date: 25 Mar 2001; Publication Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA; ,0.87932885,0.6719171,0.9687738&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 2001
    Event Place: Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jasper County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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