Genealogy Report: Descendants of Johann Petri
Descendants of Johann Petri
64.LAWSON7 PETREE (JOHANNES6, JOHANN HEINRICH5, JOHAN JACOB4PETRI, JOHAN NIKLAS3, JOHANNES2, JOHANN1)307 was born 05 Oct 1812 in Lincoln Co., NC307, and died 15 Apr 1890 in Catawba Co., NC307.He married MARY T. COBB307 04 Oct 1835 in Lincoln Co., NC307.She was born 17 Sep 1816 in Lincoln Co., NC308, and died 29 Dec 1889 in Catawaba Co., NC308.
More About LAWSON PETREE:
Burial: Unknown, Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, Catawba Co., NC
More About MARY T. COBB:
Burial: Unknown, Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, Catawba Co., NC
Children of LAWSON PETREE and MARY COBB are:
i. | BARBARA E.8 PETREE309, b. 17 Feb 1837, Lincoln Co., NC309; d. 27 Dec 1886309. | ||
154. | ii. | ROBERT MICHAEL PETREE, b. 15 Jun 1838, Lincoln Co., NC; d. 15 Dec 1915, Lincoln Co., NC. | |
iii. | JAMES B. PETREE309, b. 18 Apr 1847, Lincoln Co., NC309; d. 06 Jun 1849, Lincoln Co., NC310. | ||
iv. | NANCY JULIAN PETREE311, b. 03 Dec 1849, Lincoln Co., NC311; d. Unknown312. |
More About NANCY JULIAN PETREE: Burial: Unknown, Laboratory Methodist Cemetery, Lincoln City, NC |
155. | v. | MARY NARCISSUS PETREE, b. 25 Sep 1851, Lincoln Co., NC; d. Unknown. | |
vi. | LAWSON PETREE, JR.313, b. 28 Mar 1855, Catawba Co., NC313; d. 19 Jan 1918313; m. MINTE E. UNKNOWN314; d. Unknown. |
65.ELIZABETH7 PETREE (JOHN HENRY6, JOHANN HEINRICH5, JOHAN JACOB4PETRI, JOHAN NIKLAS3, JOHANNES2, JOHANN1)315 was born Abt. 1815316, and died Abt. 1874.She married DANIEL WILLIAM DOUB317 09 Apr 1846 in Stokes Co., NC318, son of PHILLIP DOUB and SUSANNAH HELSABECK.He was born 19 May 1814 in Stokes Co., NC318, and died 28 Apr 1874 in Stokes Co., NC319.
Notes for ELIZABETH PETREE:
"During the years 1867-'70, there was a goodly number of accessions to the Pfafftown Christian Church. An informal record of these was kept by Evangelist Wilson in a ledger which has been preserved and is currently in the hands of his granddaughter Mrs. MARTHA WILSON MYERS. This extant ledger has enabled Miss SADIE, a sister of Mrs. Myers, to compile valuable facts about this particular pioneering personnel of the late 1860's. Obviously it is of primary religious and sociological value to those concerned where the entries yield detailed information which otherwise might perchance be obscured or remain unknown. Wherefore we edit it as based on Miss Wilson's archival transcription and her knowledgeable interpretation of the data. No entry in the table of vital statistics which follows has been briefed elsewhere by the author." (source for this from Forsyth Co., NC Genealogical Society)The names in this list included Elizabeth Petree Doub, her brothers, Ezekiel and Riley Frost Petree and her sister, Rebecca, who married Augustus Jeremiah Helsabeck.Elizabeth's husband, Daniel was a Methodist minister.
Children of ELIZABETH PETREE and DANIEL DOUB are:
156. | i. | JOHN WILLIAM8 DOUB, b. 1848, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 1928, NC. | |
ii. | JACOB DOUB320, b. 1850, Forsyth Co., NC320; d. 1891, NC320; m. ELLEN JONES320; d. Unknown. | ||
iii. | SUSAN DOUB320, b. 1855, Forsyth Co., NC320; d. 1857, Forsyth Co., NC320. | ||
157. | iv. | IRVIN AUGUSTUS DOUB, b. 03 Dec 1856, NC; d. 31 Aug 1932, Forsyth Co., NC. | |
158. | v. | BOYD VACHEL DOUB, b. 23 Jun 1869, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 23 May 1932, Pfafftown, Forsyth Co., NC. |
66.WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON7 PETREE (JOHN HENRY6, JOHANN HEINRICH5, JOHAN JACOB4PETRI, JOHAN NIKLAS3, JOHANNES2, JOHANN1)321 was born 25 Sep 1815 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC321, and died 14 Jan 1897 in Pleasant Site, AL322.He married ELIZABETH TURBYFIELD323,324 12 Oct 1837 in Lincoln Co., NC325, daughter of WILLIAM TURBYFIELD and POLLY PETREE.She was born 11 Aug 1817 in NC326, and died 25 Feb 1878 in AL327.
Notes for WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON PETREE:
Miss Ruth K. Petree, in her history of the Petree family, said that William H. Petree settled at Russellville, AL about 1850.After Elizabeth's death, William Henry Petree raised an adopted son, David Petree, Jr.
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
We had some long lost cousin's show up on Sunday.They are retired and "seeing America". They are Jim and Sharon Petree from Eugene, Oregon.They are kin thru Johann Jacob Petri / Henry Petree / Henry Petree (mean Henry)/ his oldest son William Henry Harrison Petree (who stayed in Alabama when Henry returned to NC) / James Henry Petree/ Edward Lorenzo Dow Petree (who moved from Alabama to Potosi, Texas and later convinced his father James Henry Petree to move also) / Edward Dow Petree ( eventually moved to California) / Jim Petree (who moved to Oregon).
Jim and Sharon attended Church services at the Rural Hall Lutheran, visited the graves of his relatives and were sent to visit Aunt Dorothy Petree.She got in touch with me and we have been doing the Stokes County tour of grave yards and old home places.
I have attached some pictures and a description of the oldest photo.The recent photo shows from left to rightSharon, Dorothy, Jim, my sister Julia, and John (I really do get better looking with age).
The oldest Petree in the 1907 picture is James Henry Petree, who would have been a nephew to Ezekiel Petree,,,, I think I got that right.
More About WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON PETREE:
Burial: Unknown, Bonds Cemetery, Franklin Co., ALL328
Notes for ELIZABETH TURBYFIELD:
Notes for ELIZABETH J. TURBYFILL:
believe her father was Wilson Turbyfill, b. Dinwidy, Va. Feb. 5, 1780, d. 6
Oct. 1877. He is buried in Bonds Cemetery next to Elizabeth J. Petree and
William H. Petree. Elizabeth was a Turbyfill before her marriage to William
H. Petree.
More About ELIZABETH TURBYFIELD:
Burial: Unknown, Bonds Cemetery, Franklin Co.,AL328
Children of WILLIAM PETREE and ELIZABETH TURBYFIELD are:
i. | JULIAN8 PETREE329, b. 06 Oct 1838329; d. Unknown, died as infant329. | ||
ii. | MARGARETA C. PETREE329, b. 08 Feb 1840329; d. Unknown. | ||
159. | iii. | WILLIAM RILEY PETREE, b. 09 Aug 1841, Lincoln, NC; d. 19 Dec 1920. | |
160. | iv. | JOHN WILSON PETREE, b. 15 Oct 1843; d. 25 Jun 1917. | |
v. | SARAH R. PETREE329, b. 01 Mar 1845329; d. Unknown. | ||
vi. | ALBERTHA PETREE329, b. 15 Mar 1847329; d. Unknown. | ||
161. | vii. | JAMES HENRY PETREE, b. 25 Jul 1850, Atlanta, GA; d. 19 Oct 1931, Potosi, Taylor Co., TX. | |
162. | viii. | AUGUSTUS T. PETREE, b. 04 Sep 1852; d. Unknown. |
67.RILEY FROST7 PETREE (JOHN HENRY6, JOHANN HEINRICH5, JOHAN JACOB4PETRI, JOHAN NIKLAS3, JOHANNES2, JOHANN1)330 was born 28 Jul 1820 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC330, and died 15 Jan 1902 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC331.He married OLETHIA MARY ANN HELSABECK332 14 Oct 1845 in Stokes Co., NC332, daughter of JOHANN HELSABECK and MARY DOUB.She was born 06 May 1830 in Stokes Co., NC332, and died 04 Nov 1904 in Stokes Co., NC333.
Notes for RILEY FROST PETREE:
Riley Frost Petree was a deeply religious man, and his son placed the family bible in his coffin to be buried with him.(losing some valuable dates). Family sources state that Riley fought for the Union during the Civil War, however there is a R.F. Petree listed in the Confederate States Home Guard.He could have served on both sides.It is believed that Riley disagreed with his father on taking sides during the Civil War.His father disinherited Riley from his will, giving him only the sum of 25 cents.Riley was interested in public affairs as well as in his farm and family.After the Civil War a Constitutional Convention was called to meet in Raleigh, NC January 4 to March 17, 1868.Riley represented District 19 Stokes Co., NC in this session in which several changes were made from previous constitutions.Riley was a man of integrity and was willing to work to help rebuild peace in the state.He died in 1902 in the home of his son, Riley Jeffery Petree.
More About RILEY FROST PETREE:
Burial: Unknown, Corinth Church of Christ, Stokes Co., NC
Notes for OLETHIA MARY ANN HELSABECK:
The following is from research by Ruth Petree and Rachel Rawls:
Olethia Helsabeck had a German background.Her great-grandfather, Friedrich Hilsebeck had once been a Moravian though he left their denomination before his death.The 1799 Bethania Diary of September 2 tells us:"At the request of his children and relatives I (pastor) held teh fneral of Friedrich Hilsebeck on his farm.He formerly belonged to us, but a number of years ago severed his connection with us. "
More About OLETHIA MARY ANN HELSABECK:
Burial: Unknown, Corinth Church of Christ Cemetery, located in Meadows Townshipo on Friendship Rd. # 1955 north of Germanton, near Bolejack Rd. # 1961. This is the older section of Cemetery located beside the church334
Children of RILEY PETREE and OLETHIA HELSABECK are:
163. | i. | JACOB HENRY8 PETREE, b. 05 Jan 1847, Germanton, Stokes Co, NC; d. 19 Jan 1932, Compton, Newton Co., AR. | |
164. | ii. | FRANCIS EZEKIAL PETREE, b. 25 Jan 1849, Germanton, Stokes Co, NC; d. 12 Oct 1927, Stokes Co., NC. | |
165. | iii. | REBECCA ELIZABETH PETREE, b. Aug 1850; d. 1928. | |
166. | iv. | WESLEY AUGUSTUS PETREE, b. 02 Jun 1852, Germanton, Stokes Co., NC; d. 05 Jan 1931, Germanton, Stokes Co, NC. | |
167. | v. | RILEY JEFFREY PETREE, b. 09 Nov 1853, Germanton, Stokes Co., NC; d. 23 May 1928, Germanton, Stokes Co., NC. | |
168. | vi. | MARGARET C. PETREE, b. 1856, Germanton, Stokes Co, NC; d. 1922. | |
169. | vii. | NATHANIEL OLIVER PETREE, b. 11 Jul 1858, Germanton, Stokes Co, NC; d. 10 Oct 1944. | |
170. | viii. | ELLEN B. PETREE, b. 24 Sep 1861, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 04 Sep 1890. | |
ix. | FLORA PETREE335, b. 1865, Germanton, Stokes Co, NC336; d. Unknown. |
Notes for FLORA PETREE: [] Flora Petree lived in LeGrange where she was Post Mistress |
171. | x. | DAVID HEATON PETREE, b. 15 Mar 1868, Germanton, Stokes Co, NC; d. 10 Aug 1940, FL. | |
172. | xi. | JOSEPH ABBOTT PETREE, b. 1871; d. 1937. |
68.EZEKIEL BUCHANAN7 PETREE (JOHN HENRY6, JOHANN HEINRICH5, JOHAN JACOB4PETRI, JOHAN NIKLAS3, JOHANNES2, JOHANN1)337 was born 27 Aug 1825 in Germanton, Stokes Co., NC338, and died Jan 1887 in Germanton, Stokes Co, NC338.He married ELIZABETH COLLINS338 28 Sep 1848 in Stokes Co., NC338.She was born 1828 in Salem, Forsyth Co., NC338, and died Bef. 1907 in Forsyth Co., NC338.
Notes for EZEKIEL BUCHANAN PETREE:
Ezekial Petree served as an apprentice to Dr. Zevely at Salem, NC.He probably met Elizabeth while in this service.After they married he was a farmer and blacksmith.His home was about one mile north of Jefferson Church of Christ. He was a trustee of the church.In fact, he donated the timber that was used to build the original church.He did not want his country to be divided by war and at the beginning of the Civil War, he and seven other men from his community decided to go North and work for the Union rather than fight for the Confederacy.Following is a statement found in Report of Detectives about this incident and shared by John [email protected](great-great-grandson of Ezekiel B. Petree):
"In the jail at Abingdon, on the 2nd of November, conversed with the following men and found them members of the Order of Heroes of America.First:John Gardner, with whom we exchanged signs and passwords.He told us which way to go to get out of the lines; to go by the way of Estillville, of this county, and through Scott County into TN.Told us nearly all the people in the lower end of the county of Washington and in county of Scott were members of the order, and that John Hamilton, the sheriff of the county, was a member of the order and would assist us anytime , day or night, that we would call on him, to pass through the lines, and that a man named Dorton was also a member and would assist us.Second:Harrison Bowman, a member, also told us that John Hamilton, Sheriff, was a member and would assist us in getting through the lines, and with provisions, and that he lived on the south side of the North Fork of the Holston River;also told us of one William Dorton, a member, who would assist us.told us most any of the people in that part of the country would assist us in getting off.He told McGill that he had written a letter, which had been found upon his little boy, describing the way for the enemy to come in and capture the post of Abingdon, where the arms were kept, how the jail was situated, etc, but said the authorities would have to prove that he wrote it.He told us he had been staying out in the bushes for some length of time with some fifteen others, and that in one hour more he would have gotten off, as all his arrangements had been made to leave.He said he expected the enemy to come in there in a few days.Third:A man whose name I did not learn, who gave us the signs and passwords of the Order.This man was dressed in a straw hat and a bed quilt over his shoulder that was made in squares.McGill says there are some five others in the same part of the jail, members of the Order.On the train between Dublin and Lynchburg found two members of the Order sent from Wytheville, told us they were members; passed the signs and passwords with them;one of them was E. B. Petree, from Forsyth Co., NC.He said the order was extensive in that country; the other man, Linville Price, deserter from the Thirty-Fourth NC Regiment of Ashe Co., NC.I think valuable information may be gotten from these men.They are confined now in Castle Thunder."Signed by Jonathan B. Williams, Thomas McGill on Nov 9, 1864 and respectfully forwarded to Honorable Secretary of War, I. H. Carrington, Provost-Marshal
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From Betsy Hendrix I received following email:
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Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: Johan Jacob Petri
Hi, Jo, Unfortunately, I don't have any more information on Elizabeth Collins than you do.In fact, I didn't know she was buried at Jefferson. I was reading over the Petree file that you sent and I need to clarify the prison/hospital thing with Ezekial - if I can!I really can't figure out where he was at.Dorothy Petree always thought he was at Castle Thunder Prison at Petersburg, VA.From a civil war book I found that this was a confederate penetentiary, not a prison of war.There was a Castle Thunder Prison in Richmond, VA and one at Petersburg.She requested the National Archives to send her a list of prisoners at Petersburg, but instead they sent a list for the Salisbury Prison. Ezekial wasn't on it.I did some checking on Confederate prisons/hospitals - having 2 Castle Thunders is confusing.First, on Ezekial's military record it states on the card "Confederate States Hospital, Petersburg, Va.Date of admission: Dec.13, 1864.Remarks: furloughed 30 days." On another card it states: "Medical Director's Office, Richmond, Va.....When received: Jan.9, 1865.Date of Paper: Jan 5, 1865.Where Sent: AAG (Assistant Adjutant General); Where from: Chimb Hospl; Remarks: App."Well, I finally figured out that "Chimb" stands for Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond.So we know he was there.Do you know about the document from the "War of Rebellion Official Records, Union & Confederate Armies, Series IV, Vol 3, which says:"On the train between Dublin & Lynchburg found 2 members of the order sent from Wytheville; told us they were members; passed the signs and passwords with them; one of them was E.B.Petree from Forsyth Co., NC.I think valuable information may be gotten from these men.They are confined now in Castle Thunder." Nov.9, 1864.Forwarded to the Secretary of War."
Dorothy told me he was running from confederate soldiers and they shot at him, missed, he went over a barbed wired fence and the soldiers didn't follow.He ended up in a tobacco barn and made tobacco sticks.My father has a tobacco stick supposedly made by Ezekiel. Thunder Castle Hospital in Richmond was also known as Prison Hospital, Lunatic Hospital, General Hospital #13.
Thanks so much for sending the file.Maybe we will find out where E.B. was - I've put in a query to the Nat'l.Archives!
Betsy
More About EZEKIEL BUCHANAN PETREE:
Burial: Unknown, Jefferson Church of Christ, Forsyth Co., NC
Notes for ELIZABETH COLLINS:
"During the years 1867-'70, there was a goodly number of accessions to the Pfafftown Christian Church. An informal record of these was kept by Evangelist Wilson in a ledger which has been preserved and is currently in the hands of his granddaughter Mrs. MARTHA WILSON MYERS. This extant ledger has enabled Miss SADIE, a sister of Mrs. Myers, to compile valuable facts about this particular pioneering personnel of the late 1860's. Obviously it is of primary religious and sociological value to those concerned where the entries yield detailed information which otherwise might perchance be obscured or remain unknown. Wherefore we edit it as based on Miss Wilson's archival transcription and her knowledgeable interpretation of the data. No entry in the table of vital statistics which follows has been briefed elsewhere by the author. Names on this list included:
PETREE, EZEKIEL B., Aug. 27, 1825 - Jan. 1887, brother of RILEY FROST PETREE and PETREE HELSABECK, and grandfather of Mrs. Margaret Doub. PETREE, Mrs. Ezekiel B., (nee ELIZABETH COLLINS).
Time Line:In 1828, birth year of Elizabeth Collins, Andrew Jackson was elected President of the US, beginning his term in 1829.The Great Depression began this year.The US Senate ratified a treaty setting the Sabine River as the border between Mexico and US.
More About ELIZABETH COLLINS:
Burial: Unknown, Jefferson Church of Christ, Forsyth Co., NC
Children of EZEKIEL PETREE and ELIZABETH COLLINS are:
173. | i. | MARTHA JANE8 PETREE, b. 14 Oct 1849, Stokes Co., NC; d. 04 Aug 1891, Forsyth Co., NC. | |
ii. | MARY CATHERINE PETREE339, b. Abt. 1852, Forsyth Co., NC340; d. Abt. 1900, Forsyth Co., NC340. | ||
174. | iii. | WILLIAM HENRY PETREE, b. 14 May 1854, NC; d. 01 Jan 1931, Forsyth Co., NC. | |
iv. | SARAH PETREE341, b. Abt. 1856, Forsyth Co., NC342; d. Abt. 1900, Forsyth Co., NC342; m. UNKNOWN BLEVINS343; d. Unknown. | ||
v. | MARGARET PETREE344, b. Abt. 1858, Forsyth Co., NC345; d. Abt. 1900, Forsyth Co., NC345; m. JOHN HEAD346; d. Unknown. | ||
vi. | RILEY A. PETREE346, b. 08 May 1860, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 09 Jun 1926, Forsyth Co., NC; m. JULIA MOSER346; b. 17 Mar 1866, Forsyth Co., NC347; d. 02 Sep 1907, Forsyth Co., NC347. | ||
175. | vii. | JOHN ABRAHAM PETREE, b. 05 Sep 1864, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 12 Jan 1907, Forsyth Co., NC. | |
viii. | ALMIRA AUGUSTA PETREE348, b. Abt. 1868, Forsyth Co., NC349; d. Unknown; m. SILAS WESTMORELAND350; b. Abt. 1860, Stokes Co., NC351; d. Unknown. | ||
176. | ix. | LOUISA R. PETREE, b. 1850, Forsyth Co., NC; d. 1918, Forsyth Co., NC. |