Patrick Washington Sandefur

b. 18 January 1855, d. 28 October 1957
  • Patrick Washington Sandefur was born on 18 January 1855 in Arkansas.
  • He married Lela Francis Pegues, daughter of Philip Alston Pegues and Mary Eliza Brown, circa 1881.
  • Patrick Washington Sandefur and Lela Francis Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Gregg County, Texas, and one male boarder.. Other members of the household included Lula M. Sandefur, Gussie Sandefur and Chaytor Orton Sandefur.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
  • Patrick Washington Sandefur and Lela Francis Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. Other members of the household included Lula M. Sandefur, Chaytor Orton Sandefur, Gussie Sandefur, Patrick J. Sandefur, Lela Bell Sandefur, Mollie Marshall Sandefur and Mary Louise Sandefur.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
  • Patrick Washington Sandefur and Lela Francis Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Longview, Gregg, Texas. Other members of the household included Gussie Sandefur and Mary Louise Sandefur.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
  • Patrick Washington Sandefur and Lela Francis Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas, at 527 Marshall Avenue. Other members of the household included Gussie Sandefur, Arthur C. Numsen, Mary Louise Sandefur and Patsy Jane Numsen. Also in the household was grandson James Campbell (age 18.)
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
  • Patrick Washington Sandefur became a widower at the 19 October 1935 death of his wife Lela Francis Pegues.
  • Patrick Washington Sandefur died on 28 October 1957 at age 102 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas.
  • He was interred at Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, Gregg County, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 30 October 1957 in The Dallas Morning News: (Longview, Texas, Oct. 29) Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church for Longview's oldest citizen, Patrick Washington Sandefur, 102, who died at his home Monday. Interment will be in Grace Hill Cemetery. [:CR;]      Sandefur, a native of Arkansas, had lived in Longview three quarters of a century. [:CR;]      He is survived by six childrten, Mrs. Lula Sandefur Kennedy and Mrs. Lawrence Chaney, Longview; Chaytor Sandefur, Mrs. Arthur Busby and Mrs. A. C. Numsen Jr., Dallas, and Mrs. Dixon Mitchell, Kansas City, Mo.
  • Last Edited: 20 Mar 2015

Family: Lela Francis Pegues b. 2 March 1860, d. 19 October 1935