V-A-5-b-(6) John Wilson Petree (child of William Henry Petree and Elizabeth J. Turbyfield) born on Oct. 15, 1843 at Lincoln County, North Carolina died on Jun. 24, 1917 at Taylor County, Abilene, Texas burial at Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Taylor County, Abilene, Texas (Find A Grave Memorial# 21770193) marry on Jan. 21, 1869 at Franklin County, Alabama to Edie Elizabeth Patterson (child of Peter William Patterson and Elizabeth Bates) born on Mar. 05, 1852 at Franklin County, Pleasant Site, Alabama died on Nov. 11, 1933 at Taylor County, Abilene, Texas burial at Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Taylor County, Abilene, Texas (Find A Grave Memorial# 41270753)
JOHN WILSON PETREE:
In a history of the John Wilson Petree and Edie Elizabeth Patterson Family by their daughter, Maude H. Petree Clark, there is this entry: " My Uncle Jim Petree that lived near Potosi found a place for sale, wrote Dad to come see it. He came and bought 600 acres a little ways south of Colony Hill."
The following item was written by Maudie Petree Clark: (The date of this article is not known)
"John Wilson Petree was born in South Carolina on Oct. 15, 1843, moved from there to Pleasant Site, Franklin County, Alabama and married Edie Elizabeth Patterson. To this union was born 10 children, 4 boys and six girls. I was the ninth child. There are only two living now, W. F. Petree, age 92 near Dallas in a home and Maudie Clark of Capitan, New Mexico, age 88.
My dad was a blacksmith when they had two children, Luther and Dave. His place of business was near the only store at Pleasant Site, Alabama. It was hard to make a living in his shop. To his surprise the owner of the store came out of his shop, and said, John, I want to sell my store and all in it to you. Dad said, no, I can't do that, don't have a cent to pay you. He replied, John, take over the store and pay me as you can. So he gave him the keys. I don't know how many years he had that store, must have been several years. The Post Office was put in one corner of the store. The mail came by horseback from Cherokee, Mississippi; it came twice a week.
The name of the Store was General Mercantile. On the other side of the store was a place where Louis Riggs took pictures. Everything anyone would need was in there, even material to make coffins. The oldest sons would freight the stuff needed with oxen from Russellville, Alabama or Luka, Mississippi. Dad would go to market to Nashville, Tennessee to guy dry goods. We only had oranges and coconuts at Christmas time. But we had the cellar full of sweet and Irish potatoes, sour kraut, all kinds of can fruit and vegetables. Also a small barrel of grape wine. And the smoke house was full of meat, a barrel of molasses, a barrel of salt, and lard for the year. The barrel of flour and sugar were kept in the kitchen. My dad bought a farm when the first four children got married. It was good bottom land near a creek. Had three houses on it; two were log houses. That's where the oldest got their start raising cotton and corn. We always had cows to milk and some beef to sell later in the fall. We always had peanuts and popcorn and several kinds of nuts to eat by the fireplace in the winter. I must not leave mother out. She was always knitting all night-dad's wool sox - two pairs of each of us. The girls socks were made from cotton and she spun the thread that made each of us the stockings, dyed them with bark of some kind. She had a big loom and made the most beautiful coverlets they were called, one was blue and one was red, a very beautiful design. They were made of wool and used for spreads. She also made a rag carpet with her loom for our big living room we had. We had grass carpeting on the parlor as the room was called then, had two pretty wooden beds in it, an organ and a pretty small table with a bowl and pitcher, a book case and rockers. The mantel was fixed with pretty vases and pictures. The fireplace was a nice built one (where the boys would come to see the oldest girls) Dad was superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School. He would go and take us younger children to the church walking. Mother would come later for the preaching sermon. All would walk home together. ............. My oldest brothers, Luther and Dave Petree lived on the place several years.
They married sisters, Forte and Clemming Nelson of Pleasant Site, Alabama. Dad was not satisfied, not running a business, so he bought out a grocery store on Chestnut St. Thought he could do like he did in Alabama, charge to everybody. He thought everyone's word was as good as gold, but soon found it was quite different here. I don't remember how long he kept the store, but not too long. He bought another farm north of Abilene. My dad had an Oldsmobile and drove it in the country but not downtown. Several times a week he would walk to N. First Street to the fire station and play dominoes with the fire boys. And on Jun. 25, 1917 he started home, was walking on the sidewalk, and the car driven by an elderly lady ran upon the sidewalk and mashed him against a brick wall. He never knew what happened. Some wanted to sue her, but mother said that would not bring dad back, but only make the lady suffer more. We did not know her, she lived near Buffalo Gap. He was the best dad anyone could have. Mother died Nov. 11, 1933.
Info from contributor - Roger Lykins #47349764
JOHN WILSON PETREE:
In a history of the John Wilson Petree and Edie Elizabeth Patterson Family by their daughter, Maude H. Petree Clark, there is this entry: " My Uncle Jim Petree that lived near Potosi found a place for sale, wrote Dad to come see it. He came and bought 600 acres a little ways south of Colony Hill."
The following item was written by Maudie Petree Clark: (The date of this article is not known)
"John Wilson Petree was born in South Carolina on Oct. 15, 1843, moved from there to Pleasant Site, Franklin County, Alabama and married Edie Elizabeth Patterson. To this union was born 10 children, 4 boys and six girls. I was the ninth child. There are only two living now, W. F. Petree, age 92 near Dallas in a home and Maudie Clark of Capitan, New Mexico, age 88.
My dad was a blacksmith when they had two children, Luther and Dave. His place of business was near the only store at Pleasant Site, Alabama. It was hard to make a living in his shop. To his surprise the owner of the store came out of his shop, and said, John, I want to sell my store and all in it to you. Dad said, no, I can't do that, don't have a cent to pay you. He replied, John, take over the store and pay me as you can. So he gave him the keys. I don't know how many years he had that store, must have been several years. The Post Office was put in one corner of the store. The mail came by horseback from Cherokee, Mississippi; it came twice a week.
The name of the Store was General Mercantile. On the other side of the store was a place where Louis Riggs took pictures. Everything anyone would need was in there, even material to make coffins. The oldest sons would freight the stuff needed with oxen from Russellville, Alabama or Luka, Mississippi. Dad would go to market to Nashville, Tennessee to guy dry goods. We only had oranges and coconuts at Christmas time. But we had the cellar full of sweet and Irish potatoes, sour kraut, all kinds of can fruit and vegetables. Also a small barrel of grape wine. And the smoke house was full of meat, a barrel of molasses, a barrel of salt, and lard for the year. The barrel of flour and sugar were kept in the kitchen. My dad bought a farm when the first four children got married. It was good bottom land near a creek. Had three houses on it; two were log houses. That's where the oldest got their start raising cotton and corn. We always had cows to milk and some beef to sell later in the fall. We always had peanuts and popcorn and several kinds of nuts to eat by the fireplace in the winter. I must not leave mother out. She was always knitting all night-dad's wool sox - two pairs of each of us. The girls socks were made from cotton and she spun the thread that made each of us the stockings, dyed them with bark of some kind. She had a big loom and made the most beautiful coverlets they were called, one was blue and one was red, a very beautiful design. They were made of wool and used for spreads. She also made a rag carpet with her loom for our big living room we had. We had grass carpeting on the parlor as the room was called then, had two pretty wooden beds in it, an organ and a pretty small table with a bowl and pitcher, a book case and rockers. The mantel was fixed with pretty vases and pictures. The fireplace was a nice built one (where the boys would come to see the oldest girls) Dad was superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School. He would go and take us younger children to the church walking. Mother would come later for the preaching sermon. All would walk home together. ............. My oldest brothers, Luther and Dave Petree lived on the place several years.
They married sisters, Forte and Clemming Nelson of Pleasant Site, Alabama. Dad was not satisfied, not running a business, so he bought out a grocery store on Chestnut St. Thought he could do like he did in Alabama, charge to everybody. He thought everyone's word was as good as gold, but soon found it was quite different here. I don't remember how long he kept the store, but not too long. He bought another farm north of Abilene. My dad had an Oldsmobile and drove it in the country but not downtown. Several times a week he would walk to N. First Street to the fire station and play dominoes with the fire boys. And on Jun. 25, 1917 he started home, was walking on the sidewalk, and the car driven by an elderly lady ran upon the sidewalk and mashed him against a brick wall. He never knew what happened. Some wanted to sue her, but mother said that would not bring dad back, but only make the lady suffer more. We did not know her, she lived near Buffalo Gap. He was the best dad anyone could have. Mother died Nov. 11, 1933.
Info from contributor - Roger Lykins #47349764
V-A-5-b-(6) John Wilson Petree (child of William Henry Petree and Elizabeth J. Turbyfield) born on Oct. 15, 1843 at Lincoln County, North Carolina died on Jun. 24, 1917 at Taylor County, Abilene, Texas burial at Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Taylor County, Abilene, Texas (Find A Grave Memorial# 21770193) marry on Jan. 21, 1869 at Franklin County, Alabama to Edie Elizabeth Patterson (child of Peter William Patterson and Elizabeth Bates) born on Mar. 05, 1852 at Franklin County, Pleasant Site, Alabama died on Nov. 11, 1933 at Taylor County, Abilene, Texas burial at Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Taylor County, Abilene, Texas (Find A Grave Memorial# 41270753)
JOHN WILSON PETREE:
In a history of the John Wilson Petree and Edie Elizabeth Patterson Family by their daughter, Maude H. Petree Clark, there is this entry: " My Uncle Jim Petree that lived near Potosi found a place for sale, wrote Dad to come see it. He came and bought 600 acres a little ways south of Colony Hill."
The following item was written by Maudie Petree Clark: (The date of this article is not known)
"John Wilson Petree was born in South Carolina on Oct. 15, 1843, moved from there to Pleasant Site, Franklin County, Alabama and married Edie Elizabeth Patterson. To this union was born 10 children, 4 boys and six girls. I was the ninth child. There are only two living now, W. F. Petree, age 92 near Dallas in a home and Maudie Clark of Capitan, New Mexico, age 88.
My dad was a blacksmith when they had two children, Luther and Dave. His place of business was near the only store at Pleasant Site, Alabama. It was hard to make a living in his shop. To his surprise the owner of the store came out of his shop, and said, John, I want to sell my store and all in it to you. Dad said, no, I can't do that, don't have a cent to pay you. He replied, John, take over the store and pay me as you can. So he gave him the keys. I don't know how many years he had that store, must have been several years. The Post Office was put in one corner of the store. The mail came by horseback from Cherokee, Mississippi; it came twice a week.
The name of the Store was General Mercantile. On the other side of the store was a place where Louis Riggs took pictures. Everything anyone would need was in there, even material to make coffins. The oldest sons would freight the stuff needed with oxen from Russellville, Alabama or Luka, Mississippi. Dad would go to market to Nashville, Tennessee to guy dry goods. We only had oranges and coconuts at Christmas time. But we had the cellar full of sweet and Irish potatoes, sour kraut, all kinds of can fruit and vegetables. Also a small barrel of grape wine. And the smoke house was full of meat, a barrel of molasses, a barrel of salt, and lard for the year. The barrel of flour and sugar were kept in the kitchen. My dad bought a farm when the first four children got married. It was good bottom land near a creek. Had three houses on it; two were log houses. That's where the oldest got their start raising cotton and corn. We always had cows to milk and some beef to sell later in the fall. We always had peanuts and popcorn and several kinds of nuts to eat by the fireplace in the winter. I must not leave mother out. She was always knitting all night-dad's wool sox - two pairs of each of us. The girls socks were made from cotton and she spun the thread that made each of us the stockings, dyed them with bark of some kind. She had a big loom and made the most beautiful coverlets they were called, one was blue and one was red, a very beautiful design. They were made of wool and used for spreads. She also made a rag carpet with her loom for our big living room we had. We had grass carpeting on the parlor as the room was called then, had two pretty wooden beds in it, an organ and a pretty small table with a bowl and pitcher, a book case and rockers. The mantel was fixed with pretty vases and pictures. The fireplace was a nice built one (where the boys would come to see the oldest girls) Dad was superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School. He would go and take us younger children to the church walking. Mother would come later for the preaching sermon. All would walk home together. ............. My oldest brothers, Luther and Dave Petree lived on the place several years.
They married sisters, Forte and Clemming Nelson of Pleasant Site, Alabama. Dad was not satisfied, not running a business, so he bought out a grocery store on Chestnut St. Thought he could do like he did in Alabama, charge to everybody. He thought everyone's word was as good as gold, but soon found it was quite different here. I don't remember how long he kept the store, but not too long. He bought another farm north of Abilene. My dad had an Oldsmobile and drove it in the country but not downtown. Several times a week he would walk to N. First Street to the fire station and play dominoes with the fire boys. And on Jun. 25, 1917 he started home, was walking on the sidewalk, and the car driven by an elderly lady ran upon the sidewalk and mashed him against a brick wall. He never knew what happened. Some wanted to sue her, but mother said that would not bring dad back, but only make the lady suffer more. We did not know her, she lived near Buffalo Gap. He was the best dad anyone could have. Mother died Nov. 11, 1933.
Info from contributor - Roger Lykins #47349764
JOHN WILSON PETREE:
In a history of the John Wilson Petree and Edie Elizabeth Patterson Family by their daughter, Maude H. Petree Clark, there is this entry: " My Uncle Jim Petree that lived near Potosi found a place for sale, wrote Dad to come see it. He came and bought 600 acres a little ways south of Colony Hill."
The following item was written by Maudie Petree Clark: (The date of this article is not known)
"John Wilson Petree was born in South Carolina on Oct. 15, 1843, moved from there to Pleasant Site, Franklin County, Alabama and married Edie Elizabeth Patterson. To this union was born 10 children, 4 boys and six girls. I was the ninth child. There are only two living now, W. F. Petree, age 92 near Dallas in a home and Maudie Clark of Capitan, New Mexico, age 88.
My dad was a blacksmith when they had two children, Luther and Dave. His place of business was near the only store at Pleasant Site, Alabama. It was hard to make a living in his shop. To his surprise the owner of the store came out of his shop, and said, John, I want to sell my store and all in it to you. Dad said, no, I can't do that, don't have a cent to pay you. He replied, John, take over the store and pay me as you can. So he gave him the keys. I don't know how many years he had that store, must have been several years. The Post Office was put in one corner of the store. The mail came by horseback from Cherokee, Mississippi; it came twice a week.
The name of the Store was General Mercantile. On the other side of the store was a place where Louis Riggs took pictures. Everything anyone would need was in there, even material to make coffins. The oldest sons would freight the stuff needed with oxen from Russellville, Alabama or Luka, Mississippi. Dad would go to market to Nashville, Tennessee to guy dry goods. We only had oranges and coconuts at Christmas time. But we had the cellar full of sweet and Irish potatoes, sour kraut, all kinds of can fruit and vegetables. Also a small barrel of grape wine. And the smoke house was full of meat, a barrel of molasses, a barrel of salt, and lard for the year. The barrel of flour and sugar were kept in the kitchen. My dad bought a farm when the first four children got married. It was good bottom land near a creek. Had three houses on it; two were log houses. That's where the oldest got their start raising cotton and corn. We always had cows to milk and some beef to sell later in the fall. We always had peanuts and popcorn and several kinds of nuts to eat by the fireplace in the winter. I must not leave mother out. She was always knitting all night-dad's wool sox - two pairs of each of us. The girls socks were made from cotton and she spun the thread that made each of us the stockings, dyed them with bark of some kind. She had a big loom and made the most beautiful coverlets they were called, one was blue and one was red, a very beautiful design. They were made of wool and used for spreads. She also made a rag carpet with her loom for our big living room we had. We had grass carpeting on the parlor as the room was called then, had two pretty wooden beds in it, an organ and a pretty small table with a bowl and pitcher, a book case and rockers. The mantel was fixed with pretty vases and pictures. The fireplace was a nice built one (where the boys would come to see the oldest girls) Dad was superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School. He would go and take us younger children to the church walking. Mother would come later for the preaching sermon. All would walk home together. ............. My oldest brothers, Luther and Dave Petree lived on the place several years.
They married sisters, Forte and Clemming Nelson of Pleasant Site, Alabama. Dad was not satisfied, not running a business, so he bought out a grocery store on Chestnut St. Thought he could do like he did in Alabama, charge to everybody. He thought everyone's word was as good as gold, but soon found it was quite different here. I don't remember how long he kept the store, but not too long. He bought another farm north of Abilene. My dad had an Oldsmobile and drove it in the country but not downtown. Several times a week he would walk to N. First Street to the fire station and play dominoes with the fire boys. And on Jun. 25, 1917 he started home, was walking on the sidewalk, and the car driven by an elderly lady ran upon the sidewalk and mashed him against a brick wall. He never knew what happened. Some wanted to sue her, but mother said that would not bring dad back, but only make the lady suffer more. We did not know her, she lived near Buffalo Gap. He was the best dad anyone could have. Mother died Nov. 11, 1933.
Info from contributor - Roger Lykins #47349764
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