Biographical Sketch of John T. Pettigrew, Dent County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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John T. Pettigrew, of Dent County, Mo., was born in Monroe County, East 
Tenn., in 1832, being a son of Ebenezer and Lucinda (Smith) Pettigrew,
both of whom were born in Georgia about 1795.  The father was of Irish
descent, and died in Monroe County, Tenn., in 1839, leaving a wife and
seven children to mourn his loss.  About six years after his death his
widow gave up housekeeping, and in 1852 immigrated with five children 
to Washington County, Mo., where she was joined by her two other child-
ren in 1854 and 1878, respectively.  The eldest son died in 1888, and
the mother in Dent County, Mo., in 1875.  Owing to the early death of 
his father, John T. Pettigrew received but little schooling, and since
twelve years of age has fought the battle of life for himself.  He has
always made farming his chief calling in life, and December 25, 1855,
was married to Miss Mary Brown, who was born in Washington County, Mo.,
in 1839 and died in Dent County in 1856, eleven months after her marri-
age.  In June, 1859, Mr. Pettigrew married his second wife, whose 
maiden name was Isabelle McGee.  She was born in Tennessee in 1831, and
is a daughter of John and Margaret McGee.  She died on the 14th of 
August, 1884, having borne a family of five children, three of whom are
living: John Y., Albert B. and Ida L., all of whom reside with their
father.  When Mr. Pettigrew's first wife died he went to his father's
birth place in Georgia, but returned home in 1859, and was married to 
his second wife, locating soon afterward on the farm of 235 acres on
which he now resides.  He gave his eldest son forty acres, and has 195
acres left, 100 of which are under cultivation.  He was one of the
pioneers of Dent County, and resides six miles south of the county 
seat.  In 1861 he enlisted in the rebel army, in Company G, First Regi-
ment, Seventh Division, of the Missouri State Guard, and participated
in the battles of Oak Hill and Dry Wood.  After serving four months he
was taken prisoner near Lexington, Missouri, and by taking a pledge to
remain neutral during the war was discharged and came home.  He is a
Democrat in politics, and although not a member of any church, is a
believer in the Christian faith. 

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