Henry William Pegues

Henry William Pegues

• Father: Claudius M. Pegues b. 24 October 1797, d. between 1850 and 1860
• Mother: Eliza Pledger b. circa 1804

• Henry William Pegues was born circa 1825 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 Henry William Pegues, William Allen Pegues, John Pegues, Joseph Pegues and James M. 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 Henry William Pegues, William Allen Pegues, John Pegues, Joseph Pegues and James M. 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).
• He married Mary Susan Matthews in July 1847 in Wilcox County, Alabama.
• Henry William Pegues and Mary Susan Matthews appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Wilcox County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mary S. Pegues. Also in the household was daughter Eliza (age 6 months), who may be the child identified as Dorothy H. in 1860.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
• On 1 July 1859 Henry William Pegues received a grant of 40 acres of land from the US General Land Office in Sevier County, Arkansas.
• Henry William Pegues and Mary Susan Matthews appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Clear Creek Township, Sevier County, Arkansas, enumerated near Elizabeth Pegues.. Other members of the household included Mary S. Pegues, Dorothy H. Pegues, Charles C. Pegues and William H. Pegues.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
• Henry William Pegues died circa 1868 according to one family researcher.
• His wife Mary Susan Matthews became a widow at his death.

• Last Edited: 5 Mar 2015

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