Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Petty was born on 30 July 1835, in Dixon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States, his father, John M Petty, was 30 and his mother, Hannah Martin, was 27. He married Talitha Millidge Turner on 14 June 1860, in Upshur, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Upshur, Texas, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 21 February 1869, in Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Enon, Upshur, Texas, United States.
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- L W Pettey in household of John M Pettey, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Washington Petty - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: George Washington Petty
- Frank Petty, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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. GEORGE WASHINGTON PETTY, son of John M. Petty and Hannah Martin, was born July 30, 1835 in Dixon Co., Tennessee, and died February 21, 1869 in Upshur Co., Tx.. He married TALITHA MILLEGE TURNER June …
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