Elijah Petty's Descendants

Descendents of Elijah Petty (1806-1881).

to read more about Elijah Petty, he has his own section, just before this.

Children of Elijah Petty (1806-1881) and Letty Lewis (1808-1849):

William D. Petty (1834-1917).

Elias A. Petty (1838-1895).

Nancy C. Petty (1841-1917).

Daniel Webster Petty (1843-1913).

Sarah Elizabeth Petty (1846 -   ?   ).

Children of Elijah Petty and Sarah Parker (1818 - 1897):

Martha "Mary" Petty (1851-1945).

Letty Jane Petty (1854-1938).

John Franklin Petty (1856 -   ?  ).

Charity Petty (1858 -   ?   ).

Lotty Petty  (1859 -   ?   ).

Emily Petty (1860 - ?    ).

Cinthia Petty (1866 -   ?   ).

William D. Petty (1834-1917) was born in North Carolina, and died in Murray County, Georgia.   He fought in the Civil War, on the Confederate side (of course).  I read someplace that William could quote any part of the Bible, love to sing hymns, and knew Latin.   In 1867, he was appointed to the Murray County Board of Education;  1880 He was a Census enumerator.  In 1889 he was appointed Postmaster in Cisco, Murray County, Georgia. 

This is from the publication SUMACH ON THE HILL:

William D. Petty was born on November 29, 1834 and was almost 83 years old at the time of his death.  He was recognized  as one of the best successful farmer and a deeply religious  man.  He was seventeen years old when Sumach Church was organized may have been one of the charter members.

At age 32 in 1866, William D. Petty was ordained an elder and served for the next 51 years.  He remembered the first church building and the first shed used at Shumach for camp meetings and revivals.  He was likely one of the leaders in the establishment of the Sumach Seminary around 1876.  He also attended all presbytery  meetings as a ruling elder of the Sumach congregation for many years.  On September 21, 1904 he voed with a majority of the ruling elders and ministers of the Chattanooga Presbytery in opposition to the organic union of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

In 1913  William D. Petty donated the necessary funds and building materials to construct a second shed at Sumach.  An old brush arbor  which had stood for many years was destroyed and the second shed was located  on or near the site of the first.

At age 23, 23 December 1857, in Murray County, Georgia, he married  Jane "Lizzie" Harris, age 16.  They had seven children, 4 daughters and 3 sons.

He also married Mindy. 

Thirdly, William At age 71, 19 April 1906, he married Maggie S., abt age 57.  Maggied died 24 August 1914.

Children of William D. and Jane "Lizzie" Harris Petty:

Elijah W. Petty (1858-1927).

John N. Petty (abt 1862-1915).

Mary A. Petty (aft 1860 -   ?  ).

Wesley D. Petty (1869 -    ?   ).

Georgia E. Petty (1875-1901).

Unknown 1 Petty (abt 1876 -   ?   )

Unknown 2 Petty (abt 1877 -   ?   ).

Elijah W. Petty (1858-1927).  Elijah was probably born in Murray County, Georgia.  He died in Dalton, Whitfield county. 

He first married Eliza "Lizzie" Lackey (1858-1899).  Coincidentally, his mother had the same nickname.  They had one son:

Edward Harlam Petty (1910 -     ?  ). 

Elijah secondly married  Annie E, (1872-1927(.  They had one daughter:

Lee Petty.

John N. Petty (abt 1862-1915).  John married Mae C. (1866 - 1943).

There's a reprint of an old newspaper (whole page) in the Chatsworth Times on Wed., Feb. 13, 2013, page B-8. It is from August 5, 1943 and says she died "last Saturday." It has an obit. for Mrs. J. N. Petty (late husband, John N. Petty) of Greenberg, Ind., formerly of Sumach. It says she died in Greenberg, Indiana at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.C. Bradley of Greenberg, Ind. and that she had lived in Indiana for 23 yrs. It lists her sons as Jim Petty (Aurora, Ind.); Earnest Petty (Atlanta); and Horace Petty (Kankakee, Ill.) Her funeral and burial were at Sumach Presbyterian in Murray Co., GA. I have a John N. Petty in file, but not enough info to be sure if it's the same one. Probably is, though. Does this ring a bell?

They had  three children, 1 daughter and 2 sons:

Ethel L. Petty (1888-1910).  She lived 22 years.  She is buried at Sumac Cemetery.

Jim Petty (Bef 1900 -    ?   )

Mac Petty (bef 1900 -   ?   ).

Mary A. Petty (aft 1860 -   ?  ).  Mary married John P. Gregorry.

Wesley D. Petty (1869 -    ?   ).    He married Clara E. Howell, 10 March 1893, Murray County, Georgia.

Georgia E. Petty (1875-1901).  At age 16, 25 December 1901 (Christmas Day).   She married  John H. King.  Georgia lived 26 years and they are both buried at Sumac Presbyterian Cemetery, in Murray County.

They had three children, 1 daughter and 2 sons:

Willie King (1895 - 1912).  He lived 16 years and is buried at Sumac Presbyterian Cemetery.

Ruth King (aft 1895 -  ?  ).    She married an Edmondson.

Ray P. King (1900-1901).  He lived 8 months and is buried at Sumac Presbyterian Cemetery.

Unknown 1 Petty (abt 1876 -   ?   ).  She married a James.  They had one son:

A.J. James (aft 1895 -   ?   ).

Unknown 2 Petty (abt 1877 -   ?   ).  She married a George.  They had one son:

Henry George (aft 1897 -   ?   ).

Elias L. Petty (1838 - 1895).  Elias was born in North Carolina.  He was the executor o f his father's will after his brother refused.   He spent of of his formative years in Fannin County and moved to Murray County, Georgia, before 1870.

At age 24, 27 November 1862, in Fannin County, Georgia, he married 17 year old Susannah Hunt (1845 -   ?  ), daughter of  Elisha and Rebecca Grantham Hunt.  On the 1900 Census Susannah was in Hico, Hamilton County, Texas.

The family apparently moved to Hamilton County, Texas.  Elias lived 57 years.

They had eleven children:

Eliza Jane Petty (1865 -   ?   )

John E. Petty (1865 -   ?   ).

Avery  C. Petty (1869 -   ?   ).

Lucy Lency Petty (1871 -   ?   ).

William D. Petty (1874 -   ?   ).

Walter L. Petty (1876 - ?    )

Wallace E. Petty (1882 -   ?   ).

Watson Petty  (1885 -   ?   ).

Fannie Petty (1887 -   ?  ).

Rosa L. Petty (1889 -   ?   ).

Hattie Petty (1889 -   ?   ).

The below are Elias and Susannah Hunt Petty's children that I have that married and/or had children.   Because I don't have the names of many of them that did, I am not listing below the ones that I don't have any additional information on.  In other words, the information on this family is very scant.

John E. Petty (1865 -   ?   ).  At age 28, 15 April 1894, in Hamilton County, Texas, John married  Lucy Jane Thompson (1861 -   ?    ), age 32.  Lucky was born in Texas.

They had 2 daughters:

Rosa L. Petty  (1897 -   ?   ).  Born in Texas.

Wilhelmina Catherine Petty (1900 - 1979).  She married Charles Richard Edgar.  She lived 78 years and is buried at Old Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton County, Texas.

Avery C. Petty (1869 -   ?   ).  Avery, at age 30, 20 December 1899, in Hamilton County, Texas, married Maye L. Sellers (1878 -   ?   ), age 21.  Maye was born in Texas.

William D. Petty (1874 -   ?   ).  At age 26, 15 April 1901, William married Annie Carinean, in Hamilton County, Texas.

Walter L. Petty (1876 - ?    ) Walter married Woodie D. Toler, 2 July  1899, in Hamilton County, Texas.

Wallace E. Petty (1882 -   ?   ).  Wallace married Margaret Wall in Hamilton County, Texas.  Margaret was born in Mississippi.

Nancy C. Petty (1841-1917).  Nancy was born in North Carolina and died  in Fletcher, Comanche County, Oklahoma. 

Certificate of Death, Oklahoma State Board of Health, Reg. no. D 4140.

    County: Comanche. Township: Fletcher

    Nancie K. Murry*

    Sex: Female. Color: W.  SMW: Widowed

    Date of birth: Nov. 24 1842*

    Age: 74 yrs, 4 mos, 24 day

    Birth Place: North Cariluna

    Father: Elija Petty , birth place: North Cariluna

    Maiden name of Mother: Nance Pettie**, birth place: North Cariluna

    Informant: E. A. Murry, address: Fletcher

    County Supt. of Public Health: E S. Gooch

    [Medical data]:

    Death: Apr. 18, 1917, 10:30 A.m.

    Last seen alive by doctor: 19 Feb 1917.

    Cause of death: "arlerioscloroses" [arterioschlerosis? most likely]

    Duration, etc: Don't know

    Signed: Chas W. Joyce, MD [of] Fletcher, Okla. [date] 1917

    Place of burial or removal: Elgin, Okla***

    Date of burial: 4-19, 1917; address: Fletcher

    Undertaker: J.W. Misener [could be Wisener]

 ____________

My notes:

*Nancy's birth data and spelling of name disagrees with what I have.  This

gives date of birth as "Nov 24, 1842," which disagrees with the date given

on her tombstone: 14 Sep 1841, and the spelling, "Nancy C. Murray."  [I

guess you could say that second date is "carved in stone."]  Also, middle

initial here is given as "K." All other sources give "C." I would hazard a

guess that "Catherine" is her middle name, since that's the first name I tho

ught of that can be spelled with a "C" or a "K." But of course, that's

speculation, and we'll probably never know.

**Notice that the informant apparently gives Nancy's maiden name instead of

her mother's when asked.  Probably, he misinterpreted the question to mean,

"your" mother's maiden name.

Notice also that here, the surname is spelled "Pettie," while Nancy's

father's surname is spelled, "Petty." The surname "Murray" is often

mispelled in documents, as here, but I know the descendants spell their name

"Murray."

Also, please note that descendants earlier told me that Nancy was later

disinterred and moved to Hyland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche Co., Oklahoma,

because the cemetery at Elgin had no caretaker and was neglected.  E.A.

Murray (the informant) would be Nancy's son, Elias Andrew Murray.  Her late

husband [W.S. Murray] is not listed on the certificate--it only asks for

marital status, not names.

- D.K. Pritchett

She married Winfield Scott Murray (abt 1820 - bef 1880).  I think Winfield Scott Murray served in the Civil War and I also think he died before 1880 because at the time of the 1880 Census Nancy's younger sister Sarah was living with her. 

Winfield Scott and Nancy Petty Murray had six children, 4 daughters and 2 sons:

William E. Murray (abt 1870 -   ?   )

Alice Saphronia Murray (1872-1944).

Mary A. Murray (1874 -    ?   ).

Andrew Murray (abt 1877 -   ?   ).

Scott Lucy Murray (1867 - 1897).

Jane Murray (1870 -    ?   ).

Alice Saphronia Murray (1872-1944).  Alice was born in Fannin County and died in Murray County, Georgia.  She married Stephen Thomas Pritchett (1871-1939), son of David Wesley and  Elizabeth Anna Pankey Pritchett.   Alice lived 71 years and Stephen lived  68,  They are buried at Calvary Baptist Church, in  Crandall, Murray County, Georiga.  They had eight children, 2 daughters and 6 sons:

Lola Mae Pritchett (1895 - 1993).

Willie Lee Pritchett (1896 - 1939)

Luther David Pritchett (1899 - 1972).

Claud Thomas Pritchett (1900 - 1978).

Arvel Henry Pritchett (1902 - 1941).

Mary Lizzie Dove Pritchett (1904 - 2000).

John Earnest Pritchett (1906 - 1990).

James Walker Robert Pritchett (1910 - 1984).

Lola Mae Pritchett (1895 - 1993).  Lola Mae was born in Crandall, Murray County,  Georgia, and died in Chatsworth of Murray County.  At  age 27, 30 May 1922, in Murray County she married  Oscar Holcomb.  She lived  97 years.

Willy Lee Pritchett (1896 - 1939).  Willy was born and died in Crandall, Murray County, Georgia.  At age 26. 23 April 1923, in Crandall he married 17 year old Ester Vallie Headrick (1905-1995), daughter of William Abraham Lincoln and Anna Louise Brownlow Dunn Headreick.    She was born in Cisco, Murray County, Georgia, about 3 week before her 90th birthday.

They had three children, 1 daughter and 2 sons:

Fred Thomas Pritchett (aft 1923-2006).  He married Nellie Leona Bryant .  They had 10 children.

Lewis Carl Pritchett (aft 1923 - bef 2000).  He married Dorothy Ruth McCallister.

Nellie Sue Pritchett (aft 1923-Jul 2000).  She married Candler Shepard, Jr.

Luther David Pritchett (1899-1972).  Luther was born and died in Murray County, Georgia.  At age 24, 16 April 1923, in Murray County, he married Lena Jane Peden (1904-2000), age 18.  Luther lived 73 years and Lena  95.  They are buried at Calvary Baptist Church, Crandall, Murray County, Georgiqa.

Claud Thomas Pritchett (1900-1978).  At age 26, in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, he married  Edit Dunn.  He died in Cleveland at age 77.

Arvil Henry Pritchett (1902-1941),  Arvil was born in Crandall, Murray County, Georgia, and died in Murray County.  At age 26, 12 August 1928, in Murray County, he married Sudie Headrick.  He lived 38 years.

Mary Lizzie Dove Pritchett (1904-2000).  She was born in Crandall, Murray County, Georgia, and died in Chatsworth, Murray County.  At age 17, 16 April 1922, in Crandall, she married  Noah Samuel Carter.   She lived 95 years.

John Earnest Pritchett (1906-1990).  He died in Murray County at age 84.

James Walker Robert Pritchett (1910-1984).  He married Leona Headrick.   James  died in Murray County, Georgia, at age 74.

Mary A. Murray (abt 1874 -   ?   ).  She married James J. Cochran, 14 February, 1886, in Fannin County, Georgia.

Sarah Lucy Murray  (1867 - 1897).  Sarah was  probably born in Murray County , Georgia, and also died there.  At age 20, 8 December 1887, in Murray County, she married  25 year old, Andrew Greenville Pullen (1862 - 1936), son of Greenville Pullen, Jr., and Elizabeth "Eliza" Bokout Pullen.  The Pullen are relatives through the Ridley family, and more will be about him and his second wife on this blog later.

Sarah only lived 30 years and Andrew Greenville Pullen remarried to  Lucy Serephthia Ridley.  More about them in the Ridley section, coming up.  All three of them are buried in the same plot at Sumac Presbyterian Church, in Crandall, Murray County, Georgia.

Sarah Murray and Andrew Pullen  had  four children, 1 daughter and 3 sons:

John William Pullen (1888-1966).

James Taylor "Jim" Pullen (1889-1918).

Clara Georgia G. Pullen (1892-1970).

Charlie Clifford Pullen (1896- 1973).

John William Pullen (1888-1966).   He lived 77 years and is buried at Sumac Presbyterian Church, Crandall, Murray County, Georiga.

James Taylor "Jim" Pullen (1889-1918).  WWI, Pvt. 128 Inf., 32nd Div  He lived 29 years.  He is buried at National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN.

Clara Georgia G. Pullen (1892-1970).  Clara was born in Murray County, Georgia, and died there.  At age 19, 28 April 1912, in Murray County, she married William Henry Crider (1889-1962), age 22. 

She was about five years old when her mother died.

     She and William Henry were married on the Little Murray Bridge. After they were married they lived in the Little Murray District.  They migrated to Fletcher, Ok, for a few years.  Afterwards, they purchased and lived at the Jesse Bookout homeplace.

- Facts and quoted from Paul Pullen's PULLEN book.

Clara lived 78 years and William lived 73 years.  They are buried at Calvary Baptist Church, Crandall, Murray County, Georgia.

They had eight children, 7 daughters and 1 son:

Waymon Mitchell Crider (1913-1988)

Loretta Elizabeth Crider (1914-1991)

Frances Pearl Crider (1916- 1997)

Viola Jane Crider (1921 -      )

Ruby Charlene Crider (1924-    )

Thelma Joyce Crider (1929-    )

Willie Allene Crider (1930 -    )

Jimmie Lou Crider (1935-     ).

Waymon Mitchell Crider (1913-1988).  At 18, 4 Jul 1931, married 20 year old Minnie Pearl Harris (1911-1997).  He lived 75 years and Minnie lived 86 years.  They are both buried at Sumac Presbyterian Church, Crandall, Murray County, Georgia. 

They had two sons:

Jimmy Windle Crider (1936 -     ).

Julian Dale Crider (1940 -   ?   ).

Waymon Mitchell Crider [2563], son of William Henry Crider [2469] and Clara Georgia G. Pullen [2470], was born on 16 Mar 1913, died on 27 Dec 1988 at age 75, and was buried in Sumac Presbyterian Cemetery - Murray Co., GA.

Waymon married Minnie Pearl Harris [2570] [MRIN: 1093] on 4 Jul 1931. Minnie was born on 31 Mar 1911, died on 18 Apr 1997 at age 86, and was buried in Sumac Presbyterian Cemetery - Murray Co., GA. They had two children: Jimmy Windle and Julian Dale.

Jimmy Windle Crider [34361] was born on 29 Apr 1936.

Jimmy married Trenalo Auther [34363] [MRIN: 9129], daughter of Unknown and Unknown,. Trenalo was born on 14 Mar 1937. They had one daughter: Quantell.

Quantell Crider [34364] was born on 1 Nov 1965.

Quantell married Allen Coffee [34365] [MRIN: 9130]. Allen was born on 15 Aug 1952. They had three children: Travis, Kyle Nicklas, and Kevin Mathew.

Travis Coffee [34366] was born on 29 Jul 1973.

Travis married Michelle Hubbard [34369] [MRIN: 9131]. The marriage ended in divorce. Michelle was born on 23 Apr 1973. They had one son: Travis Cole.

Travis Cole Coffee [34370].

Kyle Nicklas Coffee [34367] was born on 28 Jan 1986.

Kevin Mathew Coffee [34368] was born on 18 Dec 1987.

Julian Dale Crider [34362] was born in 1940.

Julian married someone.  He had three children: Janna, Joy, and Jenna.

Janna Crider [34371] was born on 27 Feb 1964.

Joy Crider [34372] was born on 24 Jan 1966.

Jenna Crider [34373] was born on 6 Aug 1986.

1-Charley Clifford Pullen [2562], son of Andrew Greenville Pullen [2559] and Sarah Lucy Murray [2525], was born on 10 Jan 1896 in , Murray Co., GA and died on 18 Dec 1973 in Fletcher, Comanche Co , OK at age 77.

Noted events in his life were:

•  He served in the military. WW1

Charley married Iva Countz [2583] [MRIN: 1104], daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, in Fletcher, Comanche Co , OK. Iva was born on 28 Mar 1906 and died in Oct 1976 at age 70. They had four children: Matha Lou, Betty Jean, Frances June, and Darlene Sue.

2-Matha Lou Pullen [2584] was born after 1910 and died on an unknown date.

Matha married Ted Ledford [2588] [MRIN: 1105], son of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________.  They had one daughter: Sherry Ann.

3-Sherry Ann Ledford [2589] was born after 1930.

2-Betty Jean Pullen [2585] was born after 1910 and died on an unknown date.

2-Frances June Pullen [2586] was born after 1910 and died on an unknown date.

2-Darlene Sue Pullen [2587] was born after 1910 and died on an unknown date.

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