PETTY, James - CW
Source: Indianapolis News 14
Jan 1941 Tues Page 15
Bainbridge, Jan 14 – James
Petty of Bainbridge said to be the last civil war veteran in Putnam County died
yesterday at the home of a daughter in Richmond at the age of 96. A Kentuckian,
he served in an Indiana Infantry regiment. Shortly after the close of the war,
Petty moved to Putnam County where he lived more than 75 years. He is survived
by a son, Glenn Petty, Danville; five daughters, Mrs. Homer Steinbrink,
Rockford, Ill; Mrs. Leslie Allee, Mrs. William Allee, Mrs. Lauther Brown and
Mrs. Wilbur Miler, all of Richmond; a brother, Robert Petty, Frankfort; and a
sister. Services will be held at the home here Wednesday at 2 p.m. - kbz
