Dora PettyAge: 60 years1860–1921
- Name
- Dora Petty
- Given names
- Dora
- Surname
- Petty
- Married name
- Dora Pulley
 Birth | December 27, 1860 33 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | James Henry Pulley — View this family November 13, 1901 (Age 40 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Edward Boaz Pulley September 7, 1902 (Age 41 years) |
 Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 57 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 16, 1920 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Henry Pulley April 1, 1921 (Age 60 years) |
 Death | April 14, 1921 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Simpson Cemetery |
 Last change | January 29, 2018 – 15:15:39 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
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… Petty Death: |
| mother |
Nancy N … Birth: about 1827 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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Dora Petty Birth: December 27, 1860 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1921 — Tennessee, United States |
| Family with James Henry Pulley |
| husband |
James Henry Pulley Birth: March 22, 1848 38 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1921 |
| herself |
Dora Petty Birth: December 27, 1860 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1921 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 13, 1901 — Giles, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months son |
Edward Boaz Pulley Birth: September 7, 1902 54 41 — Giles, Tennessee, United States Death: November 3, 1987 — Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States |
| James Henry Pulley + Mary Jane McMillan |
| husband |
James Henry Pulley Birth: March 22, 1848 38 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1921 |
| husband’s wife |
Mary Jane McMillan Birth: August 19, 1851 33 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1908 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 12, 1868 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year step-daughter |
Elizabeth Pulley Birth: November 1869 21 18 — Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1880 — Tennessee, United States |
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14 months step-daughter |
Celia Elmore “Cecie” Pulley Birth: 1870 21 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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16 months step-son |
William Virgil Pulley Birth: May 12, 1871 23 19 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 6, 1959 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Mary Ann Pulley Birth: September 7, 1873 25 22 Death: September 11, 1893 |
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3 years step-son |
John Henry Pulley Birth: August 29, 1876 28 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 2, 1891 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months step-son |
Birth: March 10, 1878 29 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 21, 1963 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Lida Mae Pulley Birth: May 8, 1880 32 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1880 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Lorana “Lula” Pulley Birth: June 25, 1885 37 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 18, 1907 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Robert Clyde Pulley Birth: June 1888 40 36 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 10, 1920 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
Dora Petty has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Nancy N … - Household
Fodge Hollow Road Giles, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Pulley - Household
Turnell Hill Road Giles, Tennessee
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