Brief Life History of William T
When William T Petty was born on 5 August 1863, in Henry, Georgia, United States, his father, Richard M Petty, was 29 and his mother, Caroline Virginia Smith, was 24. He married Leila Frances Hearn on 11 August 1901, in Fulton, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Johnson, Georgia, United States in 1870 and District 491, Henry, Georgia, United States in 1880. He died on 18 February 1913, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States.
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- William T Petty in household of Richard M Petty, "United States Census, 1870"
- William T Petty, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- William T. Petty, "Find A Grave Index"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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