Josiah Evans Pegues Jr.

b. 28 January 1901, d. 14 August 1943
  • Josiah Evans Pegues Jr. was born on 28 January 1901 in Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi.
  • Josiah Evans Pegues Jr. died on 14 August 1943 at age 42 in Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi, at Gulfport Veterans Hospital.
  • He was interred at Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi.
  • The following appeared on 16 August 1943 in The Daily Herald: Josiah E. Pegues, born January 28, 1901 in Oxford, died Saturday afternoon at Gulfport Veterans Hospital. His body was taken to Oxford Sunday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock and was accompanied by his brother, John Pegues.
  • Last Edited: 3 Mar 2015