James M. Pegues
b. circa 1828
- Father: Claudius M. Pegues b. 24 October 1797, d. between 1850 and 1860
- Mother: Eliza Pledger b. circa 1804
- James M. Pegues was born circa 1828 in Alabama.
- Claudius M. Pegues and Eliza Pledger appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1830 in Wilcox County, Alabama. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included James M. Pegues, William Allen Pegues, John Pegues, Henry William Pegues and Joseph Pegues.
- Claudius M. Pegues and Eliza Pledger appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1840 in Wilcox County, Alabama. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included James M. Pegues, William Allen Pegues, John Pegues, Henry William Pegues and Joseph Pegues. Also in the household were males aged 50-59 and 0-4, and one female aged 10-14 (who may have been Eliza Pegues enumerated with the family in 1850).
- Claudius M. Pegues and Eliza Pledger appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Washington County, Texas. Other members of the household included James M. Pegues, John Pegues and Joseph Pegues. Also in the household was Elizabeth Pegues (age 22), who may have been the twin of James, or if she actually was about 12 and not 22 years old, it is likely that she married John H. Eastham in 1856, in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, where the family of Claudius deceased brother Malachi was living at the time, as well as Claudius' son William Allen Pegues.
- He married Sarah Ann Norwood, daughter of Benjamin Norwood and Temperance D. Davis, on 25 November 1857 in Sevier County, Arkansas, with ME Church South Minister Buckner Abanathy officiating.
- James M. Pegues and Sarah Ann Norwood appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Clear Creek Township, Sevier County, Arkansas.
- He was a miller, according to the 1860 census.
- He served as a private in Company F, (Dawson's) 19th Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA.
- James M. Pegues and Sarah Ann Norwood appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Clear Creek Township, Sevier County, Arkansas, enumerated next to James' mother Eliza.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- Last Edited: 26 Mar 2015