TX Upshur Co Family Group Sheet for the Thomas Jefferson Petty Sr. Family

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Submitted by: Ronald Ellis Wade
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Husband: Thomas Jefferson Petty Sr.
Birthdate:19 JAN 1882
Birthplace: Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 11 SEP 1959
Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Father: Moses J. Petty (1855 – 1899)
Mother: Texie Ann Busby (1861 – 1918)

Marriage date: 9 Jul 1900
Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas

Wife: Viola L. Mathis
Birthdate:4 NOV 1883
Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 4 OCT 1972
Place of death: Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
Father: William Henry Mathis (1866 – 1935)
Mother: Delula Alice Carroll (1865 – 1931)


CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Vida Lee Petty
Sex: F
Birthdate: 20 AUG 1901
Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 15 SEP 1988
Place of death: Longview, Gregg County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Tx.
Marriage date: 9 Jan 1916
Marriage place: Rosewood, Upshur County, Texas by Rev. Charles W. Bell
Spouse's name: James Clifton (Cliff) Langford (1897-1967)

Child No. 2: Willie Idane Petty
Sex: F
Birthdate: 5 NOV 1902
Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 3 AUG 1904
Place of death: Latch, Upshur County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell, Upshur Co., Tx.
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Child No. 3: Finnis Roosevelt Petty
Sex: M
Birthdate: 20 AUG 1906
Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 20 JUL 1966
Place of death: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell, Upshur Co., Tx.
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Spouse's name: Thelma Whitfield (1906 – 1993)

Child No. 4: Lester Curtis Petty
Sex: M
Birthdate: 5 OCT 1909
Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 20 DEC 1991
Place of death: Honolulu, Hawaii
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas
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Spouse's name: Jewell Maude Martin (1908 – 1955)

Child No. 5: Ray Dean Petty
Sex: M
Birthdate: 30 SEP 1912
Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 3 Mar 2004
Place of death: Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur County, Texas
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Spouse's name: Ethel Nadine Steelman (1912 – )

Child No. 6: Thomas Jefferson Petty Jr.
Sex: M
Birthdate: 2 AUG 1918
Birthplace: Latch, Upshur County, Texas
Death date: 11 Apr 1987
Place of death: Longview, Gregg County, Texas
Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Upshur Co., Texas
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Marriage place: Upshur County, Texas
Spouse's name: Evelyn Ann Amos (1920 – 2007)

Documentation: Thomas Jefferson Petty and his wife owned a General Store in \\\"downtown\\\" Latch for many years. They also donated additional land to extend Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery and they and their sons are buried on that additional land next to the church. 1900 United States Federal Census 1910 United States Federal Census 1920 United States Federal Census 1930 United States Federal Census