George Hicks Pegues
b. 16 December 1801, d. 11 August 1871
- Father: Claudius Pegues b. 16 December 1776, d. 1857
- Mother: Nancy Spencer b. 1781, d. 1816
- George Hicks Pegues was born on 16 December 1801 in Chesterfield District, South Carolina.
- He married Elizabeth Spencer on 30 January 1823 in Madison County, Alabama.
- George Hicks Pegues and Elizabeth Spencer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Collin County, Texas. Other members of the household included Sarah Ann Pegues, Oliver Spencer Pegues and Robert Bruce Pegues.
- George Hicks Pegues and Elizabeth Spencer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in McKinney PO, Collin County, Texas. Other members of the household included Oliver Spencer Pegues, Robert Bruce Pegues, Martha J. Strain and Henry Maxwell Pegues. Son William Spencer Pegues is not enumerated in the household, and has yet to be found elsewhere.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- George Hicks Pegues and Elizabeth Spencer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Plano PO, Collin County, Texas. Other members of the household included Oliver Spencer Pegues.
- He was working on the farm, according to the 1870 census.
- George Hicks Pegues died on 11 August 1871 at age 69 in Collin County, Texas.
- His wife Elizabeth Spencer became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Murphy Cemetery, Murphy, Collin County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 12 Apr 2015
Family: Elizabeth Spencer b. 20 November 1803, d. 1 September 1886
- William Spencer Pegues+ b. 11 February 1828, d. circa 1863
- Sarah Ann Pegues b. 21 September 1833, d. 27 December 1885
- Oliver Spencer Pegues b. 6 July 1844, d. 22 November 1919
- Robert Bruce Pegues+ b. 3 March 1848, d. 7 January 1916