William Edward Pegues
b. 17 December 1886, d. 28 April 1963
- Father: Christopher James Pegues b. 27 February 1863, d. 2 November 1929
- Mother: Nancy Rosella Baker b. 15 January 1867, d. 26 October 1946
- William Edward Pegues was born on 17 December 1886 in Texas.
- He was known as Ned.
- Christopher James Pegues and Nancy Rosella Baker appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Madison County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Edward Pegues, Decima Elizabeth Pegues and Anna Bell Pegues.
- He was working on the farm, according to the 1910 census.
- He married Minerva Christina Keefer, daughter of Asa Keefer and Manerva Christina Lewis, on 17 September 1905.
- William Edward Pegues and Minerva Christina Keefer appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Madison County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ruby Bell Pegues and Loyd Wesley Pegues.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
- A photograhic portrait was made of William Edward "Ned" Pegues and his children Ruby and Loyd, about 1913.
- William Edward Pegues became a widower at the 4 May 1914 death of his wife Minerva Christina Keefer.
- He married Myrtle Alice Lawson, daughter of Elihu R. Lawson and Frances Martin, on 8 January 1916.
- William Edward Pegues registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Madison County, Texas, while living with his wife and four children in George, and farming in Iola.
- William Edward Pegues and Myrtle Alice Lawson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 near the Springfield Road.. Other members of the household included Ruby Bell Pegues, Loyd Wesley Pegues, Aston Dean Pegues, Christopher Maurice Pegues and Ellis V. Abbott.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
- William Edward Pegues and Myrtle Alice Lawson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Madison County, Texas, at Springfield Road. Other members of the household included Loyd Wesley Pegues, Ellis V. Abbott, Aston Dean Pegues, Christopher Maurice Pegues, Carlos Beauford Pegues, Marshel Edward Pegues and Verlan Cuthrel Pegues.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
- Loyd Wesley Pegues and Maudie Lee Gibson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Madison County, Texas, at Plainview & George Road. Other members of the household included William Edward Pegues, Lee Wayne Pegues, Minerva Christina Keefer, Ellis V. Abbott, Christopher Maurice Pegues, Carlos Beauford Pegues, Marshel Edward Pegues and Verlan Cuthrel Pegues.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1940 census.
- At the time of his death William Edward Pegues was living in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1902 Heaney.
- William Edward Pegues died on 28 April 1963 at age 76 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at St. Joseph's Hospital . His death was officially witnessed by Myrtle Alice Lawson.
- His wife Myrtle Alice Lawson became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Plainview Cemetery, Madison County, Texas.
- A single grave marker identifies the graves of Myrtle Alice Lawson and William Edward Pegues.
- Last Edited: 30 Mar 2015
Family 1: Minerva Christina Keefer b. 17 April 1882, d. 4 May 1914
- Ruby Bell Pegues+ b. 17 December 1906, d. 31 March 1983
- Loyd Wesley Pegues+ b. 28 June 1909, d. 18 October 1983
Family 2: Myrtle Alice Lawson b. 25 January 1890, d. 13 April 1971
- Aston Dean Pegues b. 15 October 1916, d. 12 April 1989
- Christopher Maurice Pegues b. 25 September 1918, d. 17 March 1980
- Carlos Beauford Pegues b. 10 August 1921, d. 16 December 2014
- Marshel Edward Pegues b. 18 November 1923, d. 24 August 1978
- Verlan Cuthrel Pegues b. 2 August 1926, d. 16 September 2011