Claudius M. Pegues
b. 4 January 1831, d. 3 January 1889
- Father: Malachi Pegues b. 6 June 1804, d. December 1849
- Mother: Ann Lindsay b. 13 October 1805, d. 27 September 1873
- Claudius M. Pegues was born on 4 January 1831 in Alabama.
- Ann Lindsay appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, enumerated next to her deceased husband's brother Charles. Other members of the household included Claudius M. Pegues, Samuel Lindsay Pegues, Sarah Ann Pegues, Henrietta Pegues, Eveline M. Pegues, Eugene Pegues, Mary E. Pegues, Eliza P. Pegues, Charlotte J. Pegues and Frances A. Pegues. It appears that daughters Eliza and Charlotte are identified in this census as Lucy and Catherine, respectively. And it is remotely possible that daughter Eliza/Lucy also is enumerated in the 1850 household of Malachi's brother Claudius in Washington County, Texas, as Elizabeth Pegues (age 22, born in South Carolina.)
- He married Mary Jane Crosby.
- Ann Lindsay appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Mansfield PO, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Claudius M. Pegues, Mary E. Pegues, Charlotte J. Pegues and Frances A. Pegues. Ages of daughters Mary, Charlotte/Catherine and Frances have only increased by 7-8 years since the 1850 census.
- He was an attorney at law, according to the 1860 census.
- Claudius M. Pegues and Mary Jane Crosby appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Shreveport PO, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Lindsay Pegues, Laura Pegues and Mary Pegues. Claudius also in enumerated in Shreveport proper, likely where he conducted his business.
- He was a lawyer, according to the 1870 census.
- Claudius M. Pegues and Mary Jane Crosby appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Lindsay Pegues, Laura Pegues, Mary Pegues, Frances Pegues, William Crosby Pegues and Mary E. Pegues.
- He was a lawyer, according to the 1880 census.
- Claudius M. Pegues died on 3 January 1889 at age 57.
- His wife Mary Jane Crosby became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
- Last Edited: 27 Mar 2015
Family: Mary Jane Crosby b. 12 May 1839, d. 20 September 1912
- Claudius M. Pegues b. 7 April 1862, d. 29 June 1868
- Lindsay Pegues b. circa 1865
- Laura Pegues b. 1867, d. 1929
- Mary Pegues b. circa 1869
- Frances Pegues b. circa 1873
- William Crosby Pegues b. 19 September 1875, d. 7 December 1935