Catherine Bedgegood Pegues
b. 11 September 1817, d. 24 May 1878
- Father: Christopher Butler Pegues b. 6 January 1789, d. 30 June 1846
- Mother: Eliza Hodges Evans b. 11 January 1793, d. 24 November 1888
- Catherine Bedgegood Pegues was born on 11 September 1817 in Cheraw District, South Carolina.
- She married Alexander William Ellerbe, son of John Ellerbe and Martha Powe, on 2 February 1835 in Cheraw, Chesterfield District, South Carolina.
- Alexander William Ellerbe and Catherine Bedgegood Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Cahawba, Dallas County, Alabama, enumerated next the household of Robert J. and Georgia Ann Speight English.. Other members of the household included John Alexander Ellerbe, Eliza Evans Ellerbe, Edward Ellerbe, Clarence Heber Ellerbe, Christopher Pegues Ellerbe and Nicholas Cobbs Ellerbe.
- Alexander William Ellerbe and Catherine Bedgegood Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Cahaba Beat, Moseley Grove PO, Dallas County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Edward Ellerbe, Clarence Heber Ellerbe, Christopher Pegues Ellerbe, Nicholas Cobbs Ellerbe, Josiah Evans Ellerbe, Katherine Pegues Ellerbe, George Herbert Ellerbe, John Alexander Ellerbe and Martha Smith Cobbs. Also in the household was teacher A. F. Dobb (age 21.)
- Catherine Bedgegood Pegues became a widow at the 7 April 1865 death of her husband Alexander William Ellerbe.
- Catherine Bedgegood Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Athens, Dallas County, Alabama. Other members of the household included John Alexander Ellerbe, Martha Smith Cobbs, Nicholas Cobbs Ellerbe, Katherine Pegues Ellerbe and George Herbert Ellerbe. John's wife Martha is identified as "J. C."
- Catherine Bedgegood Pegues died on 24 May 1878 at age 60 in Dallas County, Alabama.
- In the 1850 census, Georgia Speight and Robert English were enumerated next to Alexander Ellerbe and his wife Catherine Pegues, and in 1854, they named their son Alexander Ellerbe English.
- Last Edited: 13 Sep 2015
Family: Alexander William Ellerbe b. 14 April 1816, d. 7 April 1865
- John Alexander Ellerbe b. 2 May 1837, d. 1 November 1919
- Eliza Evans Ellerbe+ b. 21 November 1838, d. 3 October 1878
- Edward Ellerbe b. 19 June 1841, d. circa 1862
- Clarence Heber Ellerbe b. 20 February 1845, d. 19 March 1865
- Christopher Pegues Ellerbe+ b. 1 March 1846, d. 17 September 1908
- Nicholas Cobbs Ellerbe+ b. 1847, d. 1878
- Josiah Evans Ellerbe b. 3 October 1852, d. 3 September 1863
- Katherine Pegues Ellerbe+ b. 9 February 1855, d. 27 December 1931
- George Herbert Ellerbe+ b. 6 February 1858