PETTY FAMILY CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS
Fannin County, Georgia
contributed by Gary Griswold
The Petty Cemetery is located on
Doublehead Gap Rd. about 1/2 mile from Hwy 60 on the left side next to
the road. It is called the Petty Family Cemetery. Elijah Petty and his
2nd. wife Sarah (Parker) Petty came from North Carolina to Fannin
County in 1850 or 1851. (At the time it was Union County). Buried here
with them are their daughter Mary "Polly" (Petty) Walker and her
husband William Payton Walker and twin infants unnamed in the same
grave. Here are the names and dates as written on the stones of the
graves:
Elijah Petty died April 27, 1881 aged
77yrs 5mos 2ds
Sarah wife of Elijah Petty died Aug 19,
1897 aged 79yrs. 3mo 17dys
W. Payton Walker April 6, 1848 - May 8,
1836
Mrs. Payton Walker Sept. 22, 1851 - April
12, 1945
Twin Infants of Payton - Polly Walker
(They are buried in the same grave)
There are 4 graves marked only by
fieldstones with no names.
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This page last updated on Feb. 13, 2018
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