Martha S. Pegues
b. circa 1856, d. 24 June 1931
- Father: Benjamin Franklin Pegues b. 7 April 1814, d. 9 February 1881
- Mother: Sarah Ann Wilds Gillespie b. 26 June 1821, d. 25 April 1904
- Martha S. Pegues was born circa 1856 in South Carolina.
- Benjamin Franklin Pegues and Sarah Ann Wilds Gillespie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Bennettsville, Marlboro District, South Carolina. Other members of the household included Martha S. Pegues, Julia Mary Pegues, Lucy Pegues, Harriet S. J. Pegues, John T. Mason, Sara Olivia Pegues, Nannie Gillespie Pegues, Mary Elizabeth Pegues, Ella Lee Pegues, Sue Sparks Pegues and B. Frank Pegues.
- Benjamin Franklin Pegues and Sarah Ann Wilds Gillespie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Smithville Township, Marlboro County, South Carolina. Other members of the household included Martha S. Pegues, Lucy Pegues, Harriet S. J. Pegues, Nannie Gillespie Pegues, Mary Elizabeth Pegues, Ella Lee Pegues, Sue Sparks Pegues, Samuel F. Pegues and Edmond Waddill Pegues.
- Benjamin Franklin Pegues and Sarah Ann Wilds Gillespie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Smithville Township, Marlboro County, South Carolina, and minister William Wroton. Ages of some of the children are off in this census, and it is an educated guess that "Patty" refers to Martha.. Other members of the household included Martha S. Pegues, Lucy Pegues, Sue Sparks Pegues, Samuel F. Pegues, Edmond Waddill Pegues and Maurice R. Pegues.
- Martha S. Pegues died on 24 June 1931 in Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, at South Carolina State Hospital where she had resided for more than 33 years.
- She was interred at New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery, Wallace, Marlboro County, South Carolina.
- Last Edited: 15 Sep 2014