Brief Life History of Mary Frances
When Mary Frances Petty was born on 25 May 1840, in Ohio, Kentucky, United States, her father, Pickney Petty, was 29 and her mother, Nancy E. Gentry, was 20. She married George Washington Fentress on 6 October 1864, in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 4 Fordsville, Ohio, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Narrows, Ohio, Kentucky, United States in 1910. She died on 3 July 1919, in Ohio, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Ohio, Kentucky, United States.
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- Mary F Fentress in household of George M Fentress, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary F Petty, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Mary Francis Fentress, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
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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