James E. Pegues
b. 11 December 1806, d. 29 October 1846
- Father: William Pegues II b. 29 November 1775, d. 4 November 1857
- Mother: Sarah Speed b. circa 1777
- James E. Pegues was born on 11 December 1806 in Marlboro District, South Carolina.
- He acquired property at Dallas County, Alabama, on 2 April 1835 40.34 acres (Certificate No. 17812, Cahaba Land Office, St. Stephens Meridian, Range 7-E, Twp 4-N, Section 1, Aliquot SWSE).
- He married Harriet Evans Irby, daughter of Charles Kolb Irby and Rebecca Anne Evans, on 28 September 1835, and Harriet's sisters Sarah and Mary married James' brothers William and Benjamin Franklin, respectively.
- He and Peter Vanorden acquired property at Wilcox County, Alabama, on 15 May 1837 641.3 acres (Certificate No. 23457 Cahaba Land Office, St. Stephens Meridian, Range 6-E, Twp 14-N, Section 31).
- James E. Pegues and Harriet Evans Irby appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1840 in Dallas County, Alabama.
- His wife Harriet Evans Irby became a widow at his death.
- James E. Pegues died on 29 October 1846 at age 39 in Alabama or 1848.
- Last Edited: 22 Jan 2009
Family: Harriet Evans Irby b. 3 July 1808, d. 17 June 1893
- Eliza Vanorden Pegues b. 21 January 1838, d. 16 September 1846
- Charles Irby Pegues+ b. 21 January 1840, d. 15 January 1873
- Edward Pegues+ b. 20 January 1842, d. 3 November 1889
- Flora Montgomery Pegues+ b. 7 December 1843
- Boles Billingsly Pegues+ b. 17 August 1845