Opal Yvonne Petty: Our Family Genealogy

1920 - 2008 (88 years)

Generation: 1

Opal Yvonne Petty was born on 26 Jun 1920 in Gilham, Sevier County, Arkansas (daughter of Stonewall Jackson Petty and Ruth Roxanna Wray); died on 5 Sep 2008 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Opal married Ira Baxter Ford on 19 Feb 1939, and was divorced on 15 Aug 1967 in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. Ira was born on 28 Jun 1913 in Haworth, McCurtain County, Oklahoma; died on 27 Jan 1977 in Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas; was buried in Redland Cemetery, Redland, McCurtain County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Texter Ford

Generation: 2

Stonewall Jackson Petty was born on 13 Oct 1871 in Gilham, Sevier County, Arkansas (son of Lewis Ledbetter Petty and Bathsheba Franks Smith); died on 24 Jan 1923 in Bellah Mine, Sevier County, Arkansas; was buried in Mill Creek Cemetery, Kellum, Sevier County, Arkansas.

Stonewall married Ruth Roxanna Wray. Ruth was born on 3 Sep 1877 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas; died on 19 Aug 1928 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Mill Creek Cemetery, Kellum, Sevier County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruth Roxanna Wray was born on 3 Sep 1877 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas; died on 19 Aug 1928 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Mill Creek Cemetery, Kellum, Sevier County, Arkansas.

Children:

James Rector Petty was born on 16 Jul 1901 in Sevier County, Arkansas; died on 11 Aug 1992 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California; was buried in Santa Rosa Memorial Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California.
1. Opal Yvonne Petty was born on 26 Jun 1920 in Gilham, Sevier County, Arkansas; died on 5 Sep 2008 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Generation: 3

Lewis Ledbetter Petty was born on 2 Mar 1827 in Dickson County, Tennessee (son of Solomon James Petty and Jerusha Jane Darwin); died on 10 Mar 1902 in Sevier County, Arkansas; was buried in Mill Creek Cemetery, Kellum, Sevier County, Arkansas.

Lewis married Bathsheba Franks Smith. Bathsheba was born on 29 Dec 1839; died on 29 Jun 1919; was buried in Mill Creek Cemetery, Kellum, Sevier County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bathsheba Franks Smith was born on 29 Dec 1839; died on 29 Jun 1919; was buried in Mill Creek Cemetery, Kellum, Sevier County, Arkansas.

Children:

Nancy Lavina Petty was born on 29 Sep 1863 in Searcy County, Arkansas; died on 20 Mar 1953 in Gilham, Sevier County, Arkansas; was buried in Valley Cemetery, Gillham, Sevier County, Arkansas.
2. Stonewall Jackson Petty was born on 13 Oct 1871 in Gilham, Sevier County, Arkansas; died on 24 Jan 1923 in Bellah Mine, Sevier County, Arkansas; was buried in Mill Creek Cemetery, Kellum, Sevier County, Arkansas.

Generation: 4

Solomon James Petty was born on 23 May 1784 in Union, Union County, South Carolina; died on 29 Jan 1860 in Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee.

Solomon married Jerusha Jane Darwin. Jerusha was born on 22 Oct 1794 in York, York County, South Carolina; died in in Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jerusha Jane Darwin was born on 22 Oct 1794 in York, York County, South Carolina; died in in Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee.

Children:

Marion Milford Petty was born on 5 Jan 1821 in Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee; died in in Senath, Dunklin County, Missouri.
4. Lewis Ledbetter Petty was born on 2 Mar 1827 in Dickson County, Tennessee; died on 10 Mar 1902 in Sevier County, Arkansas; was buried in Mill Creek Cemetery, Kellum, Sevier County, Arkansas.