Pettyjohn, James Lewis

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 was 19 years and 7 months - She was 18 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 May 1904 - Illinois Marriage - 18 Dec 1923 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 30 Jun 1959 - Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [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.