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Samuel Petty was born in Tennessee in 1810. He married Dorothy Shelley on October 7, 1832 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. They were living in Parke County, Indiana in 1840. Samuel was a blacksmith.
Samuel and Dorothy had three sons:
James Howard Petty (1834-1900)
Samuel Shelley Petty (1837-1917)
John E. Petty (1838-1909)
Dorothy passed away in Parke County, Indiana on Jan. 15, 1842. Her birthdate is unknown.

Samuel married Mary Eleanor Powers on July 16, 1843 in Putnam County, Indiana. The daughter of Stephen Powers and Anna Manker Powers Cowman, consent for the marriage was given by John Cowman, the second husband of Anna Manker.
Samuel and Mary had 9 children between 1844 and 1866:
Rachel Anna Petty (1844-1897)
Mary Jane Petty Carter (1845-ca.1877) See memorial 45704081 for more info.
George Steel Petty (1848-1918)
Emily Petty Van Scoy (1849-1889)
Stephen P. Petty (1852-?) No records after 1900 Census with brother, Albert, in Monona, Iowa.
Albert Petty (1854-1926)
Jonathan Petty (1862-1926)
May Belle Petty Hoyt (1866-1927)
Francis Petty (1866-1927)

They were living in Yell, Boone, Iowa in 1856, in Summit, Marion, Iowa in 1860.
Samuel enlisted in Co. C, 15th Iowa Infantry on Feb. 26 1864 giving his age as 44 and his place of residence as Lake Prairie Twp. Marion Co., Iowa. Another Civil War record has his residence at time of enlistment as Ottumwa. He mustered out on Jun 30, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky. The family was in Red Rock, Marion, Iowa in 1870. After Samuel passed away in 1872, Mary was in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa in 1880 with twins, May Belle and Francis and son-in-law O. B. Carter, husband of Mary Jane, probably deceased.
Mary E. Petty claimed a Civil War widows benefit in 1875 and May B. Hoyt applied for minors benefit in 1890 for herself, her twin, Frank, and her brother Jonathan. Mary Eleanor Petty died on March 20, 1884 in Blair, Nebraska. Burial unknown.
According to Samuel's Civil War Pension file, he died in Jasper County, Iowa. If you are related and would like a copy of his Civil War Pension file, contact me via this memorial.