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James Alexander Dye

M, #163711

Parents

Father	Benjamin Dye (b. 18 August 1827, d. 3 March 1905)
Mother	Rowena Jane Petty (b. 2 May 1841, d. 30 May 1909)

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Mahala Catherine Dye

F, #163712

Parents

Father	Benjamin Dye (b. 18 August 1827, d. 3 March 1905)
Mother	Rowena Jane Petty (b. 2 May 1841, d. 30 May 1909)

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Rolon F. Dye

M, #163713

Parents

Father	Benjamin Dye (b. 18 August 1827, d. 3 March 1905)
Mother	Rowena Jane Petty (b. 2 May 1841, d. 30 May 1909)

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Judson B. Dye

M, #163714

Parents

Father	Benjamin Dye (b. 18 August 1827, d. 3 March 1905)
Mother	Rowena Jane Petty (b. 2 May 1841, d. 30 May 1909)

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Malissa Jane Goff

F, #163715, b. 9 January 1845, d. 18 January 1916

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Family: William R. Petty (b. 5 June 1843, d. 13 April 1902)

Daughter	Cora Alice Petty+ (b. 18 October 1868, d. 29 August 1944)
Son	Rowland Rush Petty+ (b. 24 February 1870, d. 1950)
Daughter	Bertha May Petty+ (b. 27 May 1872, d. 17 August 1952)
Daughter	Margaret C. "Maggie" Petty (b. 26 August 1875, d. 6 October 1959)
Daughter	Sarah E. "Sallie" Petty+ (b. 13 December 1876, d. 16 March 1937)

Biography

Malissa Jane Goff was born on 9 January 1845 in Roane Co, WV,

; daughter of William Rush and Sarah (Bush) Goff. Some of the information on her and her descendants is from the book:

The Goff Family

The Descendants of

James Goff (1735-1823)

John Turton Goff (1738-1803)

Thomas Jonas Goff (1744-1823)

Salathiel Goff (1749-1791)

by Roy L. Lockhart and Phillip G. Goff.

She married William R. Petty son of William Roland Petty and Catherine Ott, on 2 April 1867 in Roane Co, WV. Malissa Jane Goff died on 18 January 1916 in Roane Co, WV.

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Cora Alice Petty

F, #163716, b. 18 October 1868, d. 29 August 1944

Parents

Father	William R. Petty (b. 5 June 1843, d. 13 April 1902)
Mother	Malissa Jane Goff (b. 9 January 1845, d. 18 January 1916)

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Family: Harley Demming Wells (b. 8 May 1862, d. 10 November 1937)

Daughter	Ida Alice Wells+
Son	William Pernas Wells+ (b. 27 August 1892)
Daughter	Janey Elma Wells (b. 3 April 1895, d. 12 February 1902)
Son	Harley Demming Wells, Jr.+ (b. 7 May 1908)

Biography

Cora Alice Petty was born on 18 October 1868 in Roane Co, WV; she may have been the Cora, age 2. listed on the 1870 census living with her uncle Rowland Petty's family. She married Harley Demming Wells in 1890. She died on 29 August 1944 in Spencer, Roane Co., WV.

She was buried in 1944 in Spencer Memorial Cemetery, Spencer, Roane Co., WV, Findagrave #109737592.

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Rowland Rush Petty

M, #163717, b. 24 February 1870, d. 1950

Parents

Father	William R. Petty (b. 5 June 1843, d. 13 April 1902)
Mother	Malissa Jane Goff (b. 9 January 1845, d. 18 January 1916)

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Family 1: Jeanette Kelley (b. 15 May 1875)

Son	Clarence Petty

Family 2: Malissa Crislip (b. about 1883)

Son	John Petty
Son	Harry Petty
Daughter	Naomi Petty
Daughter	Mary Petty

Biography

Rowland Rush Petty was born on 24 February 1870 in Roane Co, WV. He married Malissa Crislip on 9 April 1903 in Roane Co, WV. He married Anna R. Hickman on 10 July 1917 in Roane Co, WV. He died in 1950.

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Bertha May Petty

F, #163718, b. 27 May 1872, d. 17 August 1952

Parents

Father	William R. Petty (b. 5 June 1843, d. 13 April 1902)
Mother	Malissa Jane Goff (b. 9 January 1845, d. 18 January 1916)

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Family: Giles Edwards (b. 15 March 1865, d. 10 September 1923)

Daughter	Erma Irene Edwards (b. 1 November 1894, d. 27 August 1991)
Son	DeWitt Emerson Edwards+ (b. 29 June 1896, d. 13 March 1954)
Son	William Harley Edwards (b. 18 January 1898, d. 20 July 1943)

Biography

Bertha May Petty was born on 27 May 1872 in Roane Co, WV. She married Giles Edwards on 25 December 1893 in Roane Co, WV. She died on 17 August 1952 in Roane Co, WV.

She was buried in August 1952 in Spencer Memorial Cemetery, Spencer, Roane Co., WV, Findagrave #121097902.

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Margaret C. "Maggie" Petty

F, #163719, b. 26 August 1875, d. 6 October 1959

Parents

Father	William R. Petty (b. 5 June 1843, d. 13 April 1902)
Mother	Malissa Jane Goff (b. 9 January 1845, d. 18 January 1916)

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Biography

Margaret C. "Maggie" Petty was born on 26 August 1875 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV. She died on 6 October 1959 in Sweet Springs, Monroe Co., WV; did not marry.

She was buried in October 1959 in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Roane Co., WV, Findagrave #113455772.

Occupation: Retail store worker.

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Sarah E. "Sallie" Petty

F, #163720, b. 13 December 1876, d. 16 March 1937

Parents

Father	William R. Petty (b. 5 June 1843, d. 13 April 1902)
Mother	Malissa Jane Goff (b. 9 January 1845, d. 18 January 1916)

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Family: Roma Hayward Copenhaver (b. 10 December 1877, d. 1 February 1962)

Son	Henry Petty Copenhaver (b. 18 August 1903, d. 7 September 1996)
Son	Hayward C. Copenhaver+ (b. 5 July 1905, d. 12 March 1990)
Daughter	Elizabeth Jane Copenhaver (b. 5 May 1909, d. 13 March 1989)
Daughter	Eula Helen Copenhaver+ (b. 14 February 1915, d. 14 February 1973)
Son	William Raymond "Billie" Copenhaver (b. 4 July 1918, d. 24 April 1995)

Biography

Sarah E. "Sallie" Petty was born on 13 December 1876 in Roane Co, WV. She married Roma Hayward Copenhaver on 12 August 1902 in Roane Co, WV. She died on 16 March 1937 in Grove City, Franklin Co., OH.

She was buried in March 1937 in Grove City Cemetery, Grove City, Frankln Co., OH, Findagrave #101714895.

Sarah E. "Sallie" Petty lived in Ohio.

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Harley Demming Wells

M, #163721, b. 8 May 1862, d. 10 November 1937

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Family: Cora Alice Petty (b. 18 October 1868, d. 29 August 1944)

Daughter	Ida Alice Wells+
Son	William Pernas Wells+ (b. 27 August 1892)
Daughter	Janey Elma Wells (b. 3 April 1895, d. 12 February 1902)
Son	Harley Demming Wells, Jr.+ (b. 7 May 1908)

Biography

Harley Demming Wells was born on 8 May 1862 in Newark, Wirt Co., WV. He married Cora Alice Petty daughter of William R. Petty and Malissa Jane Goff, in 1890. Harley Demming Wells died on 10 November 1937 in Spencer, Roane Co., WV.

He was buried in November 1937 in Spencer Memorial Cemetery, Spencer, Roane Co., WV, Findagrave #109737538.

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Janey Elma Wells

F, #163722, b. 3 April 1895, d. 12 February 1902

Parents

Father	Harley Demming Wells (b. 8 May 1862, d. 10 November 1937)
Mother	Cora Alice Petty (b. 18 October 1868, d. 29 August 1944)

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Biography

Janey Elma Wells was born on 3 April 1895 in Roane Co, WV. She died on 12 February 1902 in Roane Co, WV.

She was buried in February 1902 in Spencer Memorial Cemetery, Spencer, Roane Co., WV, Findagrave #109737750.

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William Pernas Wells

M, #163723, b. 27 August 1892

Parents

Father	Harley Demming Wells (b. 8 May 1862, d. 10 November 1937)
Mother	Cora Alice Petty (b. 18 October 1868, d. 29 August 1944)

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Family: Lorena Bowers.

Son	William Pernas Wells, Jr.+
Daughter	Pamela Wells

Biography

William Pernas Wells was born on 27 August 1892.

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Harley Demming Wells, Jr.

M, #163724, b. 7 May 1908

Parents

Father	Harley Demming Wells (b. 8 May 1862, d. 10 November 1937)
Mother	Cora Alice Petty (b. 18 October 1868, d. 29 August 1944)

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Family: Madeline Moore (b. 15 December 1917, d. 30 October 2003)

Son	Harley Demming Wells+

Biography

Harley Demming Wells, Jr., was born on 7 May 1908 in Spencer, Roane Co., WV. He was buried in March 1993 in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, Findagrave #129342262.

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Madeline Moore

F, #163725, b. 15 December 1917, d. 30 October 2003

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Family: Harley Demming Wells, Jr. (b. 7 May 1908)

Son	Harley Demming Wells+

Biography

Madeline Moore was born on 15 December 1917 in Ritchie Co., WV; daughter of Andrew Homer and Ada Beatrice (Curry) Moore. She died on 30 October 2003 in Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV.

She was buried in November 2003 in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, Findagrave #129342284.

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Lorena Bowers.

F, #163729

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Family: William Pernas Wells (b. 27 August 1892)

Son	William Pernas Wells, Jr.+
Daughter	Pamela Wells

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Ida Alice Wells

F, #163734

Parents

Father	Harley Demming Wells (b. 8 May 1862, d. 10 November 1937)
Mother	Cora Alice Petty (b. 18 October 1868, d. 29 August 1944)

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Family: William Bruce Farrell

Son	William Bruce Farrell, Jr.
Son	Allen Farrell

Biography

Ida Alice Wells lived in Granville, Licking Co., OH.

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Jeanette Kelley

F, #163738, b. 15 May 1875

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Family: Rowland Rush Petty (b. 24 February 1870, d. 1950)

Son	Clarence Petty

Biography

Jeanette Kelley was born on 15 May 1875; daughter of Thaddeus Constantine and Rebecca Jane (Hardman) Kelley.

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Clarence Petty

M, #163739

Parents

Father	Rowland Rush Petty (b. 24 February 1870, d. 1950)
Mother	Jeanette Kelley (b. 15 May 1875)

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Malissa Crislip

F, #163740, b. about 1883

Pedigree Link

Family: Rowland Rush Petty (b. 24 February 1870, d. 1950)

Son	John Petty
Son	Harry Petty
Daughter	Naomi Petty
Daughter	Mary Petty

Biography

Malissa Crislip was born about 1883 in Harrison Co., OH. She married Rowland Rush Petty son of William R. Petty and Malissa Jane Goff, on 9 April 1903 in Roane Co, WV.

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