Charles Raymond Petty Sr.

Brief Life History of Charles Raymond

When Charles Raymond Petty Sr. was born on 18 January 1925, in Dennis, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Clarence Franklin Petty, was 34 and his mother, Eura Mae Howard, was 36. He married Anita Delores Scruggins on 18 July 1945, in Grove, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Bernice, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. He died on 13 November 2008, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Butler Cemetery, Grove, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States.

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Charles Raymond Petty Sr.
1925–2008
Anita Delores Scruggins
1927–2009
Marriage: 18 July 1945
Phyllis Kay Petty
1945–2007
Linda Raydene Petty
1947–1954

Sources (15)

  • Raymond Petty, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Charles Raymond Or Pee Wee Petty, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • C R Petty, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"

World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1941 · Comanche Code Talkers

Many Native Americans from Oklahoma were once again employed as code talkers during WWII to create a code impenetrable by enemies. Rather than Choctaw, a Comanche-language code was developed. Several of these men were sent to invade Normandy to send messages. None of the men were killed and the Comanche code was never broken. 

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

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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