Pettyjohn, James Thomas

1863 - 1949  (85 years)

• Name	Pettyjohn, James Thomas
  Birth	16 Apr 1863	Johnson County, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 12b 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 25, page 12b
  Reference Number	PETT.J016
  _FGRAVE	24074889
  Funeral	Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Death	2 Feb 1949	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	James Pettyjohn, age 85, a citizen of Clay City for 70 years, died last week at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bessie Gill, in Clay City. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Chester Lee of Olney, Mrs. Gill of Clay City and Miss Mary Pettyjohn of Rinard. He was the oldest living member of the Clay City Masonic Lodge. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Methodist church in Clay City and burial was in the Clay City cemetery. Published in the Olney Advocate, Thursday, February 10, 1949
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  		Headstone, Pettyjohn, James T.
  Person ID	I24371	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Williams, Laura Catherine,   b. 1 Sep 1867, Clay County, Illinois d. 26 Apr 1945, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Pettyjohn, Addie Frances,   b. 4 Oct 1890, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Dec 1965, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 75 years) > 2. Pettyjohn, Bessie P.,   b. 18 Sep 1892, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Oct 1979, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years) > 3. Pettyjohn, Mary,   b. 1899   d. 1980 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F8522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Apr 1863 - Johnson County, Indiana Funeral - - Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 2 Feb 1949 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6689] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pettyjohn, James T., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1801&GScid=105163&GRid=24074889&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S474] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 25, page 12b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S6690] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pettyjohn, James, 85, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1801&GScid=105163&GRid=24074889&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8362] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Williams, Harriet Sarah, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Franklin&GSiman=1&GScid=108285&GRid=23057934&), none. (Reliability: 2).