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Robert Virgil Petty 1904–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1904

Birth Location: Rienzi, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 21 Jul 1987

Death Location: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Petty

Mother: Dollie Palmer

Spouse(s): Annie Carlton

Children(s): James Petty, Vernon Petty, Clifford Petty, Willie Petty, Nancy Petty, Mary Petty

Robert Virgil Petty was born in 1904 in Rienzi, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States, the child of William Andrew Petty And Dollie Palmer. Robert Virgil Petty married Annie Lou Carlton, and had children including Clifford Franklin Frank Petty, James Robert Petty, Mary Ann Petty, Nancy Helen Petty, Vernon Eugene Petty, Willie Ben Petty. Robert Virgil Petty passed away in 1987 in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Virgil Petty was born in 1904 in Rienzi, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States, the child of William Andrew Petty And Dollie Palmer.
  • Robert Virgil Petty married Annie Lou Carlton, and had children including Clifford Franklin Frank Petty, James Robert Petty, Mary Ann Petty, Nancy Helen Petty, Vernon Eugene Petty, Willie Ben Petty.
  • Robert Virgil Petty passed away in 1987 in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Petty
1873–1921
Birth Location: White Sulfer Springs, Hardin County, Tennessee
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Dollie Palmer
1874–1911
Birth Location: McNairy, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Annie Carlton
1905–1984
Birth Location: Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

James Petty
1925–1981
Birth Location: Elliott, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
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Vernon Petty
1941–2018
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Clifford Petty
1927–2006
Birth Location: Duck Hill, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA
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Willie Petty
1936–1936
Birth Location: Grenada County, Mississippi, USA
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Nancy Petty
1943–2005
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Mary Petty
1937–1983
Birth Location: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, USA
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Robert Petty's Ancestors

Self
Robert Petty
1904–1987
Birth Place: Rienzi, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
Parents
William Andrew Petty
1873–1921
White Sulfer Springs, Hardin County, Tennessee
Dollie Palmer
1874–1911
McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Green (Wesley) Petty
1833–1908
Alabama, USA
Drucilla Fields
1833–1920
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Green Petty
1807–1880
Elizabeth Hicks
1815–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Patty
1789–1862
Elizabeth Barlow
1793–1813

Robert Petty's Descendants

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Robert (Virgil) Petty (15 Aug 1904–21 Jul 1987) m. Annie (Lou) Carlton (06 Jun 1905–05 Sep 1984)
  1. 1. James (Robert) Petty 1925–1981
  2. 2. Vernon (Eugene) Petty 1941–2018 m. Dorothy Mixon 1944–2018
  3. 3. Clifford (Franklin "Frank") Petty 1927–2006
  4. 4. Willie (Ben) Petty 1936–1936
  5. 5. Nancy (Helen) Petty 1943–2005
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Petty 1937–1983

Robert Petty's Timeline

2 Records

1904
15 Aug 1904
Birth of Robert Virgil Petty in Rienzi, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
Rienzi, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States
1987
21 Jul 1987
Age 83
Death of Robert Virgil Petty in Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States of America
Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1904
    Event Place: Rienzi, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1987
    Event Place: Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States of America
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