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William R Petty

Birth	:	20 Jan 1849
Death	:	30 Dec 1911
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Lineville, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5928001, -93.5269012
Plot	:	Lot 2 Row 5-5
Description	:	Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties, Iowa William Petty, lumberman, Lineville, Iowa, was born in East Tennessee, January 20, 1849, a son of Marian Petty. He was reared a farmer, receiving his education at the schools of New Market, Jefferson County, TN, remaining in his native state until his majority. In 1871, he came north to Mercer county, Mo., and was employed by George & Donaldson merchants at Cottonwood, Mo. Five years, and in 1876 he was sent by the same firm to Allerton, Iowa and continued in their employ until 1878, when he began... Read More	Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties, Iowa William Petty, lumberman, Lineville, Iowa, was born in East Tennessee, January 20, 1849, a son of Marian Petty. He was reared a farmer, receiving his education at the schools of New Market, Jefferson County, TN, remaining in his native state until his majority. In 1871, he came north to Mercer county, Mo., and was employed by George & Donaldson merchants at Cottonwood, Mo. Five years, and in 1876 he was sent by the same firm to Allerton, Iowa and continued in their employ until 1878, when he began to work for Lewis & Co., lumber dealers of Allerton, Iowa. In 1880 he took charge of their yards at Harvard, Iowa, and in February, 1885, was transferred to Lineville, Iowa. Mr. Petty is a man of good business ability, and by his strict integrity and close attention to business has won the confidence of his employers. He was married September 24, 1867, to Mary E. Pollard, daughter of John R. Pollard. They have five children--Samuel T., Mary J., Martha A., (deceased), Howard and an infant son. Mr. Petty has held the office of township clerk and at present is a member of the village council. He is a member of the Odd Fellows order, Lodge No. 210, and encampment No. 111, and of the Masonic fraternity, Lodge No. 183. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. ********************** Obituary Lineville Tribune Death of William Petty Wm. Petty, the well known retired lumber dealer and Lineville businessman, died at his home on Line Street at about 7:30 a.m., Saturday, December 30, after an illness of about four weeks from pneumonia. He had passed the acute stage of the attack several days before and hopes were entertained by his family and friends for his recovery, but a slight cold brought on a relapse of the disease and he passed away as above stated. He had until recently identified with the business interests of Lineville and was quite successful, owning at the time of his death a fine farm in Decatur county, 5 miles west of this place. The following brief sketch of his life was handed to us by Rev. Scarborough who came from Mason, Mo., to preach the funeral sermon of his deceased friend: William Petty was born in East Tennessee January 20, 1849, and departed this life December 30, 1911, at Lineville, Iowa. He was a son of Marion Petty and was reared a farmer and received his education at the schools of New Market, Jefferson county, East Tennessee. Remaining in his native state until his majority in 1871, he came north to Mercer county, Mo., and was employed by George & Donaldson merchants at Cottonwood, Mo. Five years, and in 1876 he was sent by the same firm to Allerton, Iowa and continued in their employ until 1878, when he began to work for Lewis & Co., lumber dealers of Allerton, Iowa. In 1880 he took charge of their yards at Harvard, Iowa, and in February, 1885, was transferred to Lineville, Iowa. In 1887 he purchased the lumber business of Lewis & Co., and in 1889 he sold out his lumber business to F.M. Laughlin, and engaged in the grocery business and in 1890 he resumed the lumber business again, and has continued in that business until about 14 months ago, when he retired from active business life. He was united with the Baptist church when he was 21 years old. He was married September 24, 1867, to Mary E. Poland, daughter of John R Poland. There were born to them five children, Samuel T., Mary J., Martha A., Howard and Clayton E. petty, all living except Martha and Clayton E. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and Eastern Star chapter. All through his last sickness he expressed a desire that he might live to do better and lead a good life, as he said he had repented, and the family believes he is safe in the arms of Christ. His funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the M.E. church South, conducted by Wl. L. Scarborough, a former pastor, now of Macon, Mo. The remains were laid to rest in the Evergreen cemetery. The family wish to thank the friends for the kindness and sympathy shown during the sickness and burial of our father and husband.

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Family Members:

Spouse

Mary E Pollard Petty

(1848 - 1922)

Children

Samuel T Petty

(1868 - 1931)

Mary J Petty

(1871 - 1938)

Marshall Howard Petty

(1879 - 1958)

Clayton E Petty

(1886 - 1901)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Lineville, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5928001, -93.5269012

2. South Lineville Cemetery
South Lineville, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5793991, -93.5177994

3. Duncan Cemetery
Lineville, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5969009, -93.5042038

4. Gatliff Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5917000, -93.5619000

5. Elm Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5931015, -93.5733032

6. Logan Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6178017, -93.5633011

7. Laughlin Cemetery
South Lineville, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5635986, -93.4869003

8. White Oak Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6208000, -93.5761032

9. Yingling Cemetery
Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5755997, -93.5843964

10. Hamilton-Hayes Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6371994, -93.5008011

11. Girdner Cemetery
Mercer, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5414009, -93.5269012

12. Hollars Cemetery
Mercer, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5569000, -93.5768967

13. McKinney Cemetery
Mercer, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5447006, -93.5610962

14. Moore Cemetery
Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5661011, -93.5922012

15. Shira Cemetery
Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5478190, -93.4802979

16. Corder Cemetery
Lineville, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6475900, -93.5509400

17. Fugate Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5889000, -93.6057800

18. Clio Cemetery
Clio, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6341742, -93.4654947

19. Alley Cemetery
Mercer, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5278015, -93.5128021

20. Wilder Cemetery
Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5463982, -93.4539032

21. Shield Goff Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6674995, -93.5171967

22. White Oak Cemetery
Mercer, Mercer County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5233002, -93.5744019

23. Shields Cemetery
Woodland, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6589012, -93.5988998

24. Big Springs Cemetery
Lineville, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6824989, -93.5335999