submitter: Sondra Nicholson
 

Husband: Moses J. (Bud) PETTY 
Born: 21 Dec. 1855 
Location: GA. 
Married: 7 Aug. 1878 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Died: 19 July 1899 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Cemetery: Hopewell 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Father: Henry Petty
Mother: Sarah Ann WADE
Other Spouses: Catherine A. BAUKNIGHT

Wife: Texie Ann BUSBY
Born: 29 June 1861 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Died: 25 Feb. 1918 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Cemetery: Hopewell 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Father: John W. BUSBY
Mother: Matilda Stinson BROWN
Other Spouses: 

Children
Name: Cora M. PETTY
Born: 29 Oct. 1880 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Died: 23 July 1898 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Cemetery: Hopewell 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Spouse 1: Martin Asberry STEELMAN
Married: 31 Dec. 1895 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Spouse 2: 
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Name: Thomas Jefferson PETTY
Born: 19 Jan. 1882 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Died: 11 Sept. 1959 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Cemetery: Hopewell 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Spouse 1: Viola L. MATHIS
Married: 9 July 1900 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Spouse 2: 
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Name: William Lee PETTY
Born: 16 June 1884 
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Died: Bet. 1906-1910 
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Name: Theodore Cleveland PETTY
Born: 3 Sept. 1885 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Died: June 1969 
Location: Irving, Dallas Co., TX.
Cemetery: Hopewell 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Spouse 1: Ada Velina YOUNG
Married: 14 Feb. 1914 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Spouse 2: 
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Name: James (Jim) PETTY
Born: 12 June 1887 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
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Name: Beaulah PETTY
Born: 25 Nov. 1890 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Died: 31 Dec. 1967 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Cemetery: Hopewell 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Spouse 1: Charlie MOORE
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Name: Joseph Edgar PETTY, Sr.
Born: 7 Sept. 1892 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Died: 1972 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Cemetery: Hopewell 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Spouse 1: Velma BARTON
Married: 12 Oct. 1911 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
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Name: Evie Maye PETTY
Born: 5 June 1894 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Died: 1921 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Cemetery: Hopewell 
Location: Upshur Co., TX.
Spouse 1: John Alex EARP
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Name: Zula E. PETTY
Born: 1 April 1899 
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Spouse 1: John DEMPSIE
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Comments: They lived on the John W. Busby homestead, father of Texie Ann Busby Petty.  They are buried at Hopewell on land donated to the church and comm. by John W. Busby.

Sources: Census records and family along with county records.
 

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