Franklin Pegues Irby
b. 22 February 1879, d. 7 April 1962
- Father: William Wright Irby b. circa 28 February 1828, d. 19 February 1915
- Mother: Julia Mary Pegues b. 22 July 1838, d. 29 July 1919
- Franklin Pegues Irby was born on 22 February 1879 in Marlboro County, South Carolina.
- William Wright Irby and Julia Mary Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Smithville Township, Marlboro County, South Carolina. Other members of the household included Franklin Pegues Irby, Ida Burch Irby, Charles Irby, Mary E. Irby, William Wright Irby Jr., Joseph Calhoun Irby, Julia Rembert Irby and Rebecca Evans Irby.
- William Wright Irby and Julia Mary Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Smithville Township, Marlboro County, South Carolina. Other members of the household included Franklin Pegues Irby, Charles Irby, Mary E. Irby, William Wright Irby Jr., Joseph Calhoun Irby, Julia Rembert Irby and Rebecca Evans Irby.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
- Charles Irby appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Smithville Township, Marlboro County, South Carolina. Other members of the household included Franklin Pegues Irby, William Wright Irby, Julia Mary Pegues, William Wright Irby Jr., Joseph Calhoun Irby, Julia Rembert Irby and Rebecca Evans Irby.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
- He married Mamie Elizabeth Touchberry.
- He officially witnessed the death of Julia Mary Pegues on 29 July 1919 in Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
- Walter Dickinson Pegues and Ida Burch Irby appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, at Huger Street. Other members of the household included Franklin Pegues Irby, Olivia A. Pegues, Mary Ethel Pegues, Barnwell Eugene Pegues, Charles Irby Pegues, Julia M. Pegues, Jane O. Pegues, Julia Rembert Irby and Rebecca Evans Irby.
- He was employed as a grist miller, according to the 1920 census.
- Franklin Pegues Irby died on 7 April 1962 at age 83 in Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, at Chesterfield County Memorial Hospital.
- His wife Mamie Elizabeth Touchberry became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Old Saint David's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
- The following appeared on 9 April 1962 in The Florence Morning News: (Cheraw) Frank Pegues Irby, 83, died Saturday in Chesterfield County Memorial Hospital after a short Illness. [:CR;] Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Monday at Stubbs Funeral Home by Rev. Dwight H. McCallister. Burial will be in St. Davids Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mamie Elizabeth Touchberry, and three nieces, Misses Olivia, Ethel and Julia Pegues, all of Cheraw. Two other nieces and two nephews live in Florida.
- Last Edited: 14 Aug 2015