Petty, Henry^{[1, 2, 3]}

1838 - 1864  (25 years)

• Name	Petty, Henry
  Born	01 Sep 1838	Graves, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	Exposure
  OCCU	Tinner
  Died	1864	, , Missouri
  Person ID	I14264	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2005

  
  

  Father	Petty, Ralph Junior,   b. 14 Oct 1804, , Barren, Kentucky ,   d. Aft 5 Dec 1885, , Marshall, Kentucky  (Age > 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Walden, Lucy Embree,   b. 31 Aug 1813, , , Virginia ,   d. 1856, , Marshall, Kentucky  (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	18 Apr 1831	, Barren, Kentucky   [4]
  Notes	MARRIAGE RECORD: Barren County, Kentucky Date : April 18, 1831 Ralph Petty and Lucy E. Walden -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ " Ralph Petty to Lucy E. Walden, 18 Apr 1831, sur William W.Clack,consent Elizabeth E Walden , Wit. William W.Clack, Nancy E Walden." Ref: Barren Co. Mgs 1799-1849 by Martha Powell Reneau pub. 1984976.972 V2r Barren County, Kentucky Ralph Petty married Lucy E. Walden Date: 18 April 1831 Surity: William W.Clack Consent Elizabeth E. Walden Witnesses: William W.Clack, Nancy E Walden
  Family ID	F4997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  12 years old in 1850; didn't marry; buried in an unmarked grave in same cemetery as his mother and two sisters; died as a result of exposure from searching for his brother Ralph Petty Papers Vol 9 #2 pg 62

  
  

• Sources

  [S377] Petty Papers, Vol. 9 #2 pg. 62. [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes. [S410] Lucy Manson (Reliability: 3). "Henry Petty was a tinner by trade - managed a shop in Murray, KY for his father. He was not a Southern sympathizer so he never joined the army. When his bro. Ralph was wounded, Henry went to Paducah where Ralph had been wounded to try to get him released from the Union Hospital. He was told that he would have to get permissionfrom the Federal Headquarters. Ralph traveled to the Federal Headquarters where he tried to get the case heard. He finally got permission for his bro.'s release and returned to Paducah to bring him home only to find that his bro. had been removed fron that city, and could get no information as to where he had been taken. Henry began a search, first going to Cincinati, then New Orleans, stoping to make inquiries along the way. He traveled for months, and then decided he would never find him and started home. He then met a man who told him of a detachment of Confederate prisoners take to Jefferson Barracks,Missouri, and that he should look there. He arrived three days too late. Ralph had died a prisoner and was buried in and "unknown" grave. Henry had suffered so much from exposure in his search that his health was broken, and he too filled an untimely grave. The Masons of his Lodge in Murray held memorial services for him after the War was over. He was buried in the same cemetery as his mother and 2 little sisters. [S518] Marriage Record.