Melvin J. Petty

Male10 July 1913–30 January 1937

Brief Life History of Melvin J.

When Melvin J. Petty was born on 10 July 1913, in Dennis, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Clarence Franklin Petty, was 23 and his mother, Eura Mae Howard, was 25. He lived in Township 3, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States in 1920. He died on 30 January 1937, in Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 23, and was buried in Bernice, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clarence Franklin Petty
1890–1963
Eura Mae Howard
1888–1959
Melvin J. Petty
1913–1937
Geneva Petty
1915–1988
Fern Petty
1917–1986
Mattie Ruth Petty
1919–1988
Gladys Mae Petty
1921–1978
Charles Raymond Petty Sr.
1925–2008

Sources (14)

  • Melvin Petty in household of Clarence Petty, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Melvin J. Petty, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Melviin Petty, "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 3

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1917 · The Green Corn Rebellion

Age 4

A farmer’s revolt known as the Green Corn Rebellion resulted due to frustration toward landowners and local authorities. A small group of wealthy landowners obtained property by fraudulent means which forced many Oklahoma farmers into a tenancy in 1917. Many farmers joined the Working Class Union who became hostile toward county officials. Hundreds of men gathered on the farm of John Spears in Sasakwa where they planned to march to Washington to repeal the draft act and end the war. Their plan included eating green corn and beef along the way, which gave the rebellion its name. An informer alerted authorities and their effort was halted as several groups collided with the rebels, firing shots into the air. The men scattered, three were killed, over 400 were arrested, and 150 were convicted and received federal prison sentences.

1920

Age 7

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

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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