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Father Thadeus Erven Petty, mother Carrie Holt. Examples:
James Harold Petty
Birth 14 Aug 1922 Chatham, NC
Other Location: Haw River
Father: Thaddeus E Petty
Petty male = (M Linwood)
Birth 13 Mar 1915 Chatham, NC
Other Location: Cape Fear
Father: Thadius Petty
U S Census, 1930 Matthews, Chatham, NC
Head T Erven Petty M 42 NC
Wife Carrie B Petty F 41 NC
Dau Katie Lee Petty F 19 NC
Son M Liwood Petty M 15 NC
Son J Harrold Petty M 7 NC
Deaths
Murphy Linwood Petty
Death 11 May 1974 Greensboro, Guilford, NC
Est Birth1915
Father Thaddeus Petty Mother Carrie Holt
Spouse Edith White
Katie Lee Mcneill
Death 14 Jun 1985 Siler City, Chatham, NC
Birth 08 Apr 1911 Chatham, NC
Burial 16 Jun 1985 Siler City, NC Chatham Memorial Park
Residence: Rt. 2 Box 330 Siler City, Chatham, North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 08 Apr 1911
Father Thadous Petty Mother Carrie Holt
Marriages
Linwood Petty
Marriage 17 Dec 1933 Chatham, NC
Age 21
Father T E Petty Mother Carrie Petty
Spouse Edith White
Age 21
Father J H White Mother Elizabeth White
James H. Petty Birth 1922
Bride Dorothy Abernethy Birth
Marriage 16 Dec 1945 Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC