Pettyjohn, James Lewis (1904 - 1959): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1904 - 1959 (55 years)

Name	Pettyjohn, James Lewis
		James Lewis Pettyjohn (1904-1959) Contributed by Lynn Wilder
		Luke-McDowell Family Reunion Front Row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Lester Conner, John Luke, Charles McDowell Middle Row: ?, ?, Nella Graham, ?, ?, ?, Iva Pettyjohn Back Row: Lewis Pettyjohn, Than McDowel, Nica Conner, ?, ?, ? Contributed by Barbara Louise 'Barb' (McDowell) House (1935-2020)
		Pettyjohn Gathering Left to right: Bessie Brainard; Baby Brainard; Lou Pettyjohn; Nellie Wilder; Danny Wilder; Mary Bricker; Iva Pettyjohn; Lewis Pettyjohn; George Brainard; John Pettyjohn Contributed by Paul Wilder
		Lewis and Iva Pettyjohn Contributed by Paul Wilder
Birth	30 May 1904	Illinois [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Blacksmith
Reference Number	PETT.J003
_FGRAVE	45036335
Death	28 Jun 1959 [1]
	Lewis was hit by train while walking on the railroad tracks between Clay City and Noble, Illinois.
Burial	30 Jun 1959	Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois [1]
		Headstone, Pettyjohn, Iva J. and J. Lewis
Person ID	I374	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Graham - Hornick John Riley Graham and Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell' Hornick Descendants, Luke - Harrington William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants, Hornick - Baity Christopher Columbus Hornick and Rachel Baity Descendant, Luke - Fuller Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants
Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

Father	Pettyjohn, Edward Joseph, b. 16 Oct 1856, Indiana d. 20 Mar 1924, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
Mother	Walburn, Alice Elizabeth, b. 15 Nov 1864, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Jul 1941, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
Marriage	Y [2, 3, 4]
Family ID	F421	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Luke, Iva Jeanetta, b. 21 Jan 1905, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 17 Jun 1975, Christian Retirement Center, Carmi, White County, Illinois (Age 70 years)
Marriage	18 Dec 1923	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois [5, 6]
Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 7 months - She : 18 years and 11 months.
Family ID	F127	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

Notes

Lewis was 55 years old when he died after (alledgedly ) being hit by a B&O (Baltimore and Ohio) train while walking along the train tracks from Clay City, Illinois to Noble, Illinois on 28 June 1959.

[S244] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pettyjohn, Iva J. and J. Lewis, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=321&GScid=106030&GRid=46385005&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S537] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 4B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00615&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).
[S2759] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pettyjohn, Alice and Joseph, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20663893/edward-joseph-pettyjohn), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S37] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 13, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S213] Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), Luke.GED, (Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), 01 July 2001) (Reliability: 2).
[S249] The County Commoner, (Noble, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Pflaum, Minda Evea, (The County Commoner, (Noble, Richland County, Illinois), 07 December 1999), none.