Gilbert Holland Petty

Male2 February 1841–6 March 1927

Brief Life History of Gilbert Holland

When Gilbert Holland Petty was born on 2 February 1841, his father, William King Petty, was 29 and his mother, Emeline George, was 27. He married Missouri Adeline Dunnegan on 28 November 1866, in Hickman, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Hickman, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 March 1927, in Dickson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Dickson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gilbert Holland Petty
1841–1927
Missouri Adeline Dunnegan
1843–1904
Marriage: 28 November 1866
John Petty
1867–
James Thomas Ridings Petty
1868–1951
Joseph Eggelston Johnston Petty
1870–1953
Martha Jane Petty
1873–1963
William Anderson Petty
1875–1893
Mary Adeline Petty
1879–1947
Norman Carter Petty
1883–1970

Sources (32)

  • 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"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 November 1866Hickman, Tennessee, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 5

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1846

    Age 5

    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

    Age 24

    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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