John Petty Balthrop

1891 - 1970  (79 years)

• Name	John Petty Balthrop  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	25 Apr 1891	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married to Pearl; Relation to Head: Head
  Occupation	Jul 1939	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2, 7]
  	Chief of Police
  		News-BALTHROP John (Police) Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 7 Jul 1939 - Page 1
  Census	1940	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married to Thelma; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Thelma
  Elected	Dec 1962	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  	City Alderman
  		News-BALTHROP John (Alderman) CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS - Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 5 Dec 1962 - Page 4
  Death	17 Jun 1970	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  		Greenwood Cemetery Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee Find a Grave: #12654
  Person ID	I21431	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Pearl Lee Davis,   b. 16 Jan 1897, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Dec 1936, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	1916  [9]
  Children	1. Charles Denver Balthrop,   b. 8 Jan 1921, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Dec 2020, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 99 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Thelma Crawford,   b. 22 Nov 1917, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Aug 2003, Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1938  [10]
  Family ID	F8242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Apr 1891 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Pearl; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Occupation - Chief of Police - Jul 1939 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Thelma; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Thelma - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Elected - City Alderman - Dec 1962 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Death - 17 Jun 1970 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News		News-BALTHROP John (Alderman) CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS - Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 5 Dec 1962 - Page 4
  		News-BALTHROP John (Police) Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 7 Jul 1939 - Page 1

  
  

  People

  BALTHROP-John (Chief) JOHN BALTHROP IS NEW CHIEF John Balthrop who for the past 13 years has been member of the police department, and for the last 6 1/2 years lieutenant, was elevated Thursday Night to the post of chief in the biennial election of the City Council. Balthrop had no opposition and was elected by acclamation. He succeeds J E Robinson, who retired…

  
  

• Sources

  [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, BALTHROP John P 1891-1970. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18929812/john-petty-balthrop [S4638] Newspapers.com: Obituary of John Balthrop • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 16 Jun 1970, Alderman and former Police Chief John Petty Balthrop -- The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 16/ Jun/ 1970; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353439907/?article=45c20b45-a858-4ea2-87de-5575ef7742d6&focus=0.009086884,0.5697033,0.25338456, [S1279] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-17. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-17 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341999. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341999 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom [S2130] Newspapers.com: Election of BALTHROP John (Police Chief) • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 7 Jul 1939 - Page 1, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 7 Jul 1939;), John Petty Balthrop - Chief of Police -- 7 Jul 1939. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49622171/the-leaf-chronicle/?xid=637 News-BALTHROP John (Police) Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 7 Jul 1939 - Page 1 [S2129] Newspapers.com: Election of BALTHROP John (Alderman) • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 5 Dec 1962 - Page 4, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 5 Dec 1962;), Retired Police Chief John Petty Balthrop -- 5 Dec 1962. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49624977/the-leaf-chronicle/?xid=637 News-BALTHROP John (Alderman) CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS - Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 5 Dec 1962 - Page 4 [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, DAVIS Pearl Balthrop 1897-1936. Pearl Lee Davis Balthrop was born on January 16, 1897 in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, the daughter of Charles Bradley Davis (1868–1948) and Gertie K Morrison (1876–1947). She was married about 1916 as the 1st wife of John Petty Balthrop (1891-1970), and he was the son of William Henry Balthrop (1866–1939) and Mary German (Givens) Balthrop (1868–1906). Still in Clarksville, Pearl was 39 years old when she died on December 7, 1936 of TB and was buried two days later in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111016792/pearl_lee_balthrop [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, CRAWFORD Thelma Balthrop 1917-2003. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18926994/thelma_balthrop