Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon, IL., Fri., Sep 22, 1893, page 4
The Amboy Journal: Mr. David Pettigrew, an old resident living south of town, was found dead in the field near his residence, Saturday afternoon. It is supposed he was overcome from heat and exertion fighting a fire started from a "Centeral" locomotive. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the house, the Rev. Clark conducting the services. The burial was at the Binghampton cemetery.
David Petticrew, farmer, Amboy, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, February 22, 1820. He was the eldest son by James and Elizabeth (Haines) Petticrew. Both his grandfathers did veteran service in the war of the revolution, being enrolled during the entire period and engaged in a number of battles.
In 1826 Mr. Petticrew's father settled near where Niles, Michigan, now stands and in 1837 removed with his family to Livingston County, Missouri.
At a subsequent period his father made another removal to the vicinity of Fort Scott, Kansas, where he died about the beginning of the war.
In 1847 the subject of this sketch returned to Michigan and resided until 1854, when in November he came to Amboy, and bought the farm where he now lives south of the city. Next spring his family came.
He was married, in 1845, to Mrs. Margaret Miller (nee Roof). By her first marriage she had a daughter, Matilda Millar, now Mrs. Henry Somes, of Leon, Iowa.
By the last union there were seven children: Jasper; Sylvester (m. Miss Maggie May); Frank (m. Miss Ida Clark); Olive; Alice (wife of James Pursley); Emma; and Ella.
Jasper volunteered for three months at the beginning of the war, and served at Camp Douglas; he afterward re-enlisted in Co. I, 89th Illinois Reg., and served to the end of the war. He was wounded in the right leg in the battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864.
Sylvester enlisted in Co. G, 7th U.S. Cav., Col. Custer, April 8, 1874, [see notes below] and was in the service nearly a year in Dakota. "Frank performed military service in the regular army about the same length of time in 1875 and 1876.
Mrs. Petticrew is a member of the Baptist church, and Mr. Petticrew is a prominent republican.
Additional Notes from Randy Cox:
Different from some of the information published in the book above, our cousin, George Petticrew, found that James' son, David Petticrew, married Margaret (Roof) Miller in 1845 in Livingston Co., MO, not in Cass Co., MI. (letter from genealogical library in Livingston Co., MO). His research reveals that the Petticrew family were neighbors of the Roof family in Cass Co., MI and some of the Roof's moved to Livingston Co. about the same time James and his family did. George believes that James, his family and David's family, all moved back to Cass Co. in 1847. He notes that the children mentioned do not include Phylene, Mary and Andrew, whose birth date is about 7 months after Sylvester's. As one report that George has seen said, David had a son who died. He wonders if maybe Andrew was a premature delivery who did not survive.
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The Amboy Journal: Mr. David Pettigrew, an old resident living south of town, was found dead in the field near his residence, Saturday afternoon. It is supposed he was overcome from heat and exertion fighting a fire started from a "Centeral" locomotive. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the house, the Rev. Clark conducting the services. The burial was at the Binghampton cemetery.
David Petticrew, farmer, Amboy, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, February 22, 1820. He was the eldest son by James and Elizabeth (Haines) Petticrew. Both his grandfathers did veteran service in the war of the revolution, being enrolled during the entire period and engaged in a number of battles.
In 1826 Mr. Petticrew's father settled near where Niles, Michigan, now stands and in 1837 removed with his family to Livingston County, Missouri.
At a subsequent period his father made another removal to the vicinity of Fort Scott, Kansas, where he died about the beginning of the war.
In 1847 the subject of this sketch returned to Michigan and resided until 1854, when in November he came to Amboy, and bought the farm where he now lives south of the city. Next spring his family came.
He was married, in 1845, to Mrs. Margaret Miller (nee Roof). By her first marriage she had a daughter, Matilda Millar, now Mrs. Henry Somes, of Leon, Iowa.
By the last union there were seven children: Jasper; Sylvester (m. Miss Maggie May); Frank (m. Miss Ida Clark); Olive; Alice (wife of James Pursley); Emma; and Ella.
Jasper volunteered for three months at the beginning of the war, and served at Camp Douglas; he afterward re-enlisted in Co. I, 89th Illinois Reg., and served to the end of the war. He was wounded in the right leg in the battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864.
Sylvester enlisted in Co. G, 7th U.S. Cav., Col. Custer, April 8, 1874, [see notes below] and was in the service nearly a year in Dakota. "Frank performed military service in the regular army about the same length of time in 1875 and 1876.
Mrs. Petticrew is a member of the Baptist church, and Mr. Petticrew is a prominent republican.
Additional Notes from Randy Cox:
Different from some of the information published in the book above, our cousin, George Petticrew, found that James' son, David Petticrew, married Margaret (Roof) Miller in 1845 in Livingston Co., MO, not in Cass Co., MI. (letter from genealogical library in Livingston Co., MO). His research reveals that the Petticrew family were neighbors of the Roof family in Cass Co., MI and some of the Roof's moved to Livingston Co. about the same time James and his family did. George believes that James, his family and David's family, all moved back to Cass Co. in 1847. He notes that the children mentioned do not include Phylene, Mary and Andrew, whose birth date is about 7 months after Sylvester's. As one report that George has seen said, David had a son who died. He wonders if maybe Andrew was a premature delivery who did not survive.
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Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon, IL., Fri., Sep 22, 1893, page 4
The Amboy Journal: Mr. David Pettigrew, an old resident living south of town, was found dead in the field near his residence, Saturday afternoon. It is supposed he was overcome from heat and exertion fighting a fire started from a "Centeral" locomotive. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the house, the Rev. Clark conducting the services. The burial was at the Binghampton cemetery.
David Petticrew, farmer, Amboy, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, February 22, 1820. He was the eldest son by James and Elizabeth (Haines) Petticrew. Both his grandfathers did veteran service in the war of the revolution, being enrolled during the entire period and engaged in a number of battles.
In 1826 Mr. Petticrew's father settled near where Niles, Michigan, now stands and in 1837 removed with his family to Livingston County, Missouri.
At a subsequent period his father made another removal to the vicinity of Fort Scott, Kansas, where he died about the beginning of the war.
In 1847 the subject of this sketch returned to Michigan and resided until 1854, when in November he came to Amboy, and bought the farm where he now lives south of the city. Next spring his family came.
He was married, in 1845, to Mrs. Margaret Miller (nee Roof). By her first marriage she had a daughter, Matilda Millar, now Mrs. Henry Somes, of Leon, Iowa.
By the last union there were seven children: Jasper; Sylvester (m. Miss Maggie May); Frank (m. Miss Ida Clark); Olive; Alice (wife of James Pursley); Emma; and Ella.
Jasper volunteered for three months at the beginning of the war, and served at Camp Douglas; he afterward re-enlisted in Co. I, 89th Illinois Reg., and served to the end of the war. He was wounded in the right leg in the battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864.
Sylvester enlisted in Co. G, 7th U.S. Cav., Col. Custer, April 8, 1874, [see notes below] and was in the service nearly a year in Dakota. "Frank performed military service in the regular army about the same length of time in 1875 and 1876.
Mrs. Petticrew is a member of the Baptist church, and Mr. Petticrew is a prominent republican.
Additional Notes from Randy Cox:
Different from some of the information published in the book above, our cousin, George Petticrew, found that James' son, David Petticrew, married Margaret (Roof) Miller in 1845 in Livingston Co., MO, not in Cass Co., MI. (letter from genealogical library in Livingston Co., MO). His research reveals that the Petticrew family were neighbors of the Roof family in Cass Co., MI and some of the Roof's moved to Livingston Co. about the same time James and his family did. George believes that James, his family and David's family, all moved back to Cass Co. in 1847. He notes that the children mentioned do not include Phylene, Mary and Andrew, whose birth date is about 7 months after Sylvester's. As one report that George has seen said, David had a son who died. He wonders if maybe Andrew was a premature delivery who did not survive.
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The Amboy Journal: Mr. David Pettigrew, an old resident living south of town, was found dead in the field near his residence, Saturday afternoon. It is supposed he was overcome from heat and exertion fighting a fire started from a "Centeral" locomotive. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the house, the Rev. Clark conducting the services. The burial was at the Binghampton cemetery.
David Petticrew, farmer, Amboy, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, February 22, 1820. He was the eldest son by James and Elizabeth (Haines) Petticrew. Both his grandfathers did veteran service in the war of the revolution, being enrolled during the entire period and engaged in a number of battles.
In 1826 Mr. Petticrew's father settled near where Niles, Michigan, now stands and in 1837 removed with his family to Livingston County, Missouri.
At a subsequent period his father made another removal to the vicinity of Fort Scott, Kansas, where he died about the beginning of the war.
In 1847 the subject of this sketch returned to Michigan and resided until 1854, when in November he came to Amboy, and bought the farm where he now lives south of the city. Next spring his family came.
He was married, in 1845, to Mrs. Margaret Miller (nee Roof). By her first marriage she had a daughter, Matilda Millar, now Mrs. Henry Somes, of Leon, Iowa.
By the last union there were seven children: Jasper; Sylvester (m. Miss Maggie May); Frank (m. Miss Ida Clark); Olive; Alice (wife of James Pursley); Emma; and Ella.
Jasper volunteered for three months at the beginning of the war, and served at Camp Douglas; he afterward re-enlisted in Co. I, 89th Illinois Reg., and served to the end of the war. He was wounded in the right leg in the battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864.
Sylvester enlisted in Co. G, 7th U.S. Cav., Col. Custer, April 8, 1874, [see notes below] and was in the service nearly a year in Dakota. "Frank performed military service in the regular army about the same length of time in 1875 and 1876.
Mrs. Petticrew is a member of the Baptist church, and Mr. Petticrew is a prominent republican.
Additional Notes from Randy Cox:
Different from some of the information published in the book above, our cousin, George Petticrew, found that James' son, David Petticrew, married Margaret (Roof) Miller in 1845 in Livingston Co., MO, not in Cass Co., MI. (letter from genealogical library in Livingston Co., MO). His research reveals that the Petticrew family were neighbors of the Roof family in Cass Co., MI and some of the Roof's moved to Livingston Co. about the same time James and his family did. George believes that James, his family and David's family, all moved back to Cass Co. in 1847. He notes that the children mentioned do not include Phylene, Mary and Andrew, whose birth date is about 7 months after Sylvester's. As one report that George has seen said, David had a son who died. He wonders if maybe Andrew was a premature delivery who did not survive.
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