Petty, George Washington^[1]

1875 - 1928  (52 years)

• Name	Petty, George Washington
  Born	01 Jul 1875	Sterling, Sanpete, Utah
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Apr 1928	Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
  Buried	17 Apr 1928	Gunnison, Sanpete, Utah
  Cause of Death	18 Apr 1928	Gunnison, Utah
  	Illness caused from poisoning while employed by the Gunnison Sugar Company
  OBIT	18 Apr 1928	Gunnison, Utah   [2]
  	Obituary published in the News Advocate
  Person ID	I8959	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	Petty, Heber Chase Kimball,   b. 29 Dec 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 22 Aug 1902, Emery, Emery, Utah  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Snow, Eunice,   b. 05 Feb 1847, , Atchinson, Missouri ,   d. 19 Dec 1911, Castledale, Emery, Utah  (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	1870	Manti, Sanpete, Utah
  Family ID	F3180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Williams, Zina Eliza,   b. 12 Sep 1879, Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah ,   d. 01 Jan 1971, Orem, Utah, Utah  (Age 91 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1899	Manti, Sanpete, Utah
  Notes	Married: Eunice (Petty) Stott daughter of George Washington Petty and Zina Williams Petty died yesterday April 10, 2006 in Choteau, Teton Co., Montana. Her funeral will be at the LDS Ward in Fairfield, Teton Co., Montana Saturday, April 15th at 11 Am. She will be interned at the Fairfield Cemetery.
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2006
  Family ID	F3156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Petty, Heber Chase Kimball and George Washington Petty Heber Chase Kimball Petty (1841 - 1902) and his son, George Washington Petty (1875 - 1928).
  		Blacksmith Shop in Ferron, Utah Blacksmithshop with Petty Family. From left to right: George Washington Petty (on horseback), Heber Chase Kimball Petty (holding the horse’s head), George Albert Petty (sheriff), an unidentified man, George Snow and 3 more unidentified men at the blacksmith shop in Ferron, Utah. Photo taken about 1900/1910.

  
  

• Notes

  OBIT: Source: Barb McGee Family know believes the death was actually due to diabetes.

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes. [S672] News Advocate, (Utah Digital Newspapers), 4 (Reliability: 3), 18 Apr 1928. FATHER OF CARBON PEOPLE IS CALLED ___________________ Funeral services were held in the Relief Society hall at Gunnison Tuesday afternonn for George Petty, 52 who died at the family home in that city after an illness of three years, caused from poisoning while in the employ of the Gunnison Sugar company. Mr. Petty had been confined to his bed for two months. Mr. Petty was born July 5, 1875, at Sterling. He married Zina Williams of Emery, October 11, 1899 and resided in that city for nineteen years. Eight years ago he moved to Gunnison where he has since resided. He is survived by his widow and the following children: Leland Rulon and Lloyd all of Gunnison, Mrs. Dorthea Broadbent of Price; sisters: Armeda Hanberg and Mrs Alta Hill of Latuda, Geniel, Mona, Eunice, Vera and Madge Petty, all of Gunnison. Two sisters, Mrs. Mary Olsen of Emery and Mrs. Ben Thompson of Idaho and two brothers, Heber C. Petty of Hinckley, and Alex Petty of Idaho, also survive.