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Descendants of Abraham D. Petty

5. James⁷ Petty (Abraham D.⁶, William⁵, William⁴, William³, Thomas², Hubert¹) was born 1820 in Chatham County, North Carolina, and died 1864 in Cedar County, Missouri. He married Mahala Caroline Wrenn 19 April 1842 in Maury County, Tennessee (Source: Marriage Records Maury County, Tennessee.), daughter of William Wrenn and Winnie Sparkman. She was born 23 May 1821 in Maury County, Tennessee, and died 1870 in Cedar County, Missouri.

Notes for James Petty:
PETTY, JAMES State: Tennessee Year: 1850 County: Maury County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Township: 19th District Page: 227 Database: Tennessee 1850 Federal Census Index
James 30 head
Mahala 27 wife
Mary Jane 6 daughter
William A. 5 son
Thomas M. 3 son
Galvin G 2/12 son
dated 10 Dec 1850

James Moved to Cedar County, Missouri about 1854 taking his father Abraham D. Petty with him. Seems another brother Gideon that Martha J Fox, and Mazy Wrenn his sisters and husbands and other family members went also.

1860 Cedar County, MO, Lynn Township, Pg. 91
637/637 James Petty 39 M Farmer 1500 490 North Carolina
Mahala C. Petty 29 F Home keeper Tennessee
Mary J. Petty 16 F Home Duties Tennessee
William A. Petty 14 M Tennessee sch.
Thos. M. Petty 12 M Tennessee sch.
Calvin G. Petty 9 M Tennessee sch.
Jesse M. Petty 7 M Tennessee sch.
Gidion M. Petty 5 M MO
Martha J. Petty 2 F MO

James Petty estate filed 29 August 1865 with Caroline Petty widow of deceased named Administratrix. James A. Pankey and Austin Fox securities for bond of $1,000.00.
Information was all found in Cedar Co. MO Probate Records Vols. A-B 1845-1868, Vol. B. 1859-1868 FHL film #0932395:

There were a few other minor entires in the estate of James Petty; however, the interesting document in his estate was filed at P. 138 December Term 1868 in which Thomas M. Petty, 20 yrs. 10 mos, 2 days; Calvin G. Petty; 18 years, 1 mo; Jesse M. Petty 16 yrs, 1 mo 26 days who select Caroline Petty as their guardian and curator. Gideon M. Petty, 13 years, 3 mos 18 days; Martha J. Petty, 9 yrs, 11 mos 10 days and James H. Petty, 6 yrs, 6 mos & 7 days have no guardian and Caroline is appointed by the court as she has entered into bond to perform her duties as guardian and curator.

More About James Petty:
Burial: 1864, Younger Cemetery, Cedar County, Missouri

Notes for Mahala Caroline Wrenn:
Mahala is not found in the 1870 Census of Cedar County but in 1870 Children living in home of daughter Mary j. and in 1880 two of her children Mary and Eldora are found in the household of their Uncle Thomas W. Wrenn. So So this puts her death between June 1870 and July 1871 as per her estate going to court. So Mahala must have died before the Census of 1870 taken in August of that year.

The estate of Caroline Petty was entered July 1871 p. 546 with Lewis Gravely, public administrator, appointed as her administrator.
On Jan. 11, 1872, p. 624, Jesse Monroe Petty, 19 years, Gideon Petty 16 years, Martha J. Petty, 13 years and James M. Petty, 11 years select Nelson Fritts as heir guardian and curator. Actually, Jesse and Gideon chose Nelson, and Nelson was appointed for Martha and James. Bond $800.00 and William Church & Abram C. Petty were securities. This did not appear in the index. I just happened to scroll a few more pages and found it.
In Vol. D&E 1872-1880 FHL film #0932397 the only matter there was Oct. 1873, p. 247 when Lewis Graveley administrator files his final account and distribution in the amount of $11.94 was made to the following: Wm. A. Petty; Mary J. Petty; Calvin Petty; Jesse M. Petty, Gideon Petty Dora Petty, James Petty and Thos. Petty. This was written out in line fashion as I typed it and squeezed onto the bottom of the page so you could hardly read it.

More About Mahala Caroline Wrenn:
Burial: 1870, Younger Cemetery, Cedar County, Missouri

Children of James Petty and Mahala Wrenn are:

Mary Jean⁸ Petty (Source: U. S. Census 1850 Maury County, Tennessee.), born 1843 in Maury County, Tennessee; died Bet. 1930 - 1937 in Grayson County, Texas. She married Thomas William Collins Bet. 1880 - 1900 in Cedar County, Missouri; born 1848 in Cedar County, Missouri; died 08 November 1923 in Grayson County, Texas.

Notes for Mary Jean Petty:
Petty, Mary J Birthplace: Tennessee State: Missouri Age: 25 County: Cedar Gender: Female Township: Linn Race: White Post Office: Stockton Year: 1870 Roll: M593_768 Page: 89 Image: 182 dated 30 Aug 1870
Mary J 25 head (sister)
Abra 23 brother
Calvin 19 brother
Monroe 16 brother
Gideon 14 brother
Dora 12 sister
James 10 brother

1880 census shows Mary J. Living in household of her uncle and aunt Thomas and Martha Wrenn. Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Thomas WREN Self M Male W 56 TN Farmer VA NC
Martha WREN Wife M Female W 52 TN Keeping House VA VA
Mary PETTY Niece S Female W 36 TN Keeping House NC TN
Dora PETTY Niece S Female W 22 MO NC TN
A. SUNDERLAND Other S Female W 21 MO Servant Worker Farm --- ---
Carrol WREN Son W Male W 33 TN Farmer TN TN
Ida WREN Dau S Female W 10 MO TN TN
Charlie WREN Son S Male W 9 MO TN TN

1930 Census Mary was listed as living with her brother Calvin Green Petty and with her age of marriage there were no children born.

More About Mary Jean Petty:
Burial: Bet. 1930 - 1937, Oakwood Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas (Source: Cemetery Records Grayson County, Texas.)

Notes for Thomas William Collins:
1900 Collin Co., TX, Justice Prec. 8, 14 June 1900, pg. 234
Collins, Thomas W., head, W, M, July 1848, 51, m.. 12 yrs., MO, TN, TN, farmer
Mary J., wife, W, F, Jan. 1844, 56, m. 12 yrs., no ch., TN, TN, TN

1910 Grayson County Census
Thomas W. 61 head
Mary J. 66 wife

Name: Thomas W. Collins Age: 71 years Estimated birth year: 1848 Birthplace: Missouri Race: White Home in 1920: Denison, Grayson, Texas dated 9 Jan 1920
Thomas W. 71 head
Mary Jean 75 wife

Thomas and Mary Married after 1880 as Mary was living with her uncle Thomas Winstead Wrenn during the Census of that year. No children were born of this marriage.

More About Thomas William Collins:
Burial: 10 November 1923, Oakwood Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas (Source: Cemetery Records Grayson County, Texas.)

+	34	ii.	William Abraham Petty, born November 1845 in Maury County, Tennessee; died 1915 in Grayson County, Texas.
	35	iii.	Thomas M. Petty (Source: U. S. Census 1850 Maury County, Tennessee.), born February 1848 in Maury County, Tennessee.
	36	iv.	Calvin Green Petty (Source: U. S. Census 1850 Maury County, Tennessee.), born November 1850 in Maury County, Tennessee; died 17 August 1937 in Grayson County,Texas (Source: Cemetery Records Grayson County, Texas.).

Notes for Calvin Green Petty:
1880 Census shows Calvin as Alvin living with James Baldwin in Cedar County
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Alvin PETTY Self S Male W 29 TN Farm Laborer TN TN
James BALDWIN Other S Male W 20 IL Farm Laborer TN IL

Calvin Petty found in: Census Microfilm Records: Missouri, 1900 Lived in: Linn Township, Cedar County, Missouri Series: T623 Microfilm: 847 Book: 1 Page: 127 Cedar County Missouri 1900 Census has Calvin listed 45 yrs old Living by himself and a farmer.
Calvin 45 Croper b Tennessee living alone

Petty, C. G. Age: 60 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: TN State: Missouri County: CEDAR Locale: LINN TWP Series: T624 Roll: 768
Part: 1 Page: 237A dated 27-28 April 1910
C G 60 head living alone in house 106/106

1920 Census shows Calvin in Denton Grayson County Texas living alone age 66 Petty, Calvin Age: 66 Year: 1920 Birthplace: Tennessee Roll: T625_1809 Race: White Page: 3A State: Texas ED: 103 County: Grayson Image: 43 Township: Denison
Calvin 66 head living alone

Name: Calvin Petty Age: 79 years Estimated birth year: 1850 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to Head-of-house: Head Race: White
Home in 1930: Precinct 2, Grayson, Texas dated 15 April 1930
Calvin 79 Head
Collins Mary 57 sister (age is wrong)

Obit Denison Herald page: 9
Aug. 20, 1937 Petty, Calvin Green age: 86 Sunset: Aug. 19. 1937 Place: 513 W. Coffin St. Interment: Oakwood Cemetery Survivors: one brother, G. M. Petty, Stockton, Mo., and several nieces and nephews.

Records show Calvin Green Petty never married.

More About Calvin Green Petty:
Burial: 19 August 1937, Oakwood Cemetery, Grayson County, Texas

+	37	v.	Jesse Monroe Petty, born 29 November 1851 in Maury County, Tennessee; died 1924 in Grayson County, Texas.
+	38	vi.	Gideon M. Petty, born August 1855 in Cedar County, Missouri; died 1939 in Cedar County, Missouri.
	39	vii.	Eldora Petty, born 1858 in Cedar County, Missouri.

Notes for Eldora Petty:
1880 census shows Eldora. Living in household of her uncle and aunt Thomas and Martha Wrenn.
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Thomas WREN Self M Male W 56 TN Farmer VA NC
Martha WREN Wife M Female W 52 TN Keeping House VA VA
Mary PETTY Niece S Female W 36 TN Keeping House NC TN
Dora PETTY Niece S Female W 22 MO NC TN
A. SUNDERLAND Other S Female W 21 MO Servant Worker Farm
Carrol WREN Son W Male W 33 TN Farmer TN TN
Ida WREN Dau S Female W 10 MO TN TN
Charlie WREN Son S Male W 9 MO TN TN

viii.

Martha J. Petty, born February 1859 in Cedar County, Missouri (Source: Probate records of James Petty.).

Notes for Martha J. Petty:
There is no mention of Martha in the 1870 Census and I could not find her in the 1880 Census however in 1871 ib her mother's estate in Probate Court she was mentioned as a minor child age 13.

ix.

James M. Petty, born June 1861 in Cedar County, Missouri.

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