Twin to Andrew Jackson Pettry and is buried in the Joe's Creek Cemetery, Boone Co, WV. He served as a private in Company K, 22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (CSA) and also in Company A 45th Battalion, Virginia Infantry (CSA)
Source: Petry, Pettry, Petrey, Pettrey and Allied Families, by D. L. Petry - 1989
Parents
John PETTRY b: 1790 in Rockingham or Montgomery Co, Va
Mary MAY b: 1801 in Va
Spouse
Mahala DICKENS b: March 1837 in Fayette County,WVa•Married: June 10 1852 in Raleigh County, VA They late divorced and she married John Price.
Children
1.Rebecca Jane PETTRY b: 19 Sept 1858 in Spruce Fork (Boone Co) WVa
2.John Hugh "Jehu" PETTRY b: ca. 1853 in Kanawha County, WV
3.James PETTRY b: Oct 1856
4.Leander PETTRY b: 1860
George was born about 1831. He was the son of John Petry and Mary May. He passed away about 1908.
Burial: Joe's Creek Cemetery, Comfort, Boone County, West Virginia, USA
Census
United States Census, 1860 - Name George W Petry
Event Type Census
Event Date 1860
Event Place Boone, Virginia, United States
Gender Male
Age 26
Race White
Race (Original) [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated) 1834
Birthplace Fayette Virginia
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