Brief Life History of Gilbert Holland
When Gilbert Holland Petty was born on 2 February 1841, in Dickson, Tennessee, United States, his father, William King Petty, was 29 and his mother, Emeline George, was 27. He married Missouri Adeline DUNNAGAN on 28 November 1866, in Hickman, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 6 March 1927, in his hometown, at the age of 86, and was buried in Dickson, Tennessee, United States.
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- Gilbert H Petty in household of Emily Petty, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Gilbert Holland Petty - birth-name: Gilbert Holland Petty
- G H Petty, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Tennessee was known as the Volunteer State because during the Mexican War the government asked Tennessee for 3,000 volunteer soldiers and 30,000 joined.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Petit . The name is also found inIreland, the main branch there having been established in County Kerryin the 17th century by Sir William Petty.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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