Robert Bruce Pegues
b. 3 March 1848, d. 7 January 1916
- Father: George Hicks Pegues b. 16 December 1801, d. 11 August 1871
- Mother: Elizabeth Spencer b. 20 November 1803, d. 1 September 1886
- Robert Bruce Pegues was born on 3 March 1848 in Collin County, Texas.
- 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 Robert Bruce Pegues, Sarah Ann Pegues and Oliver Spencer 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 Robert Bruce Pegues, Oliver Spencer 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 married Mary Catherine Brock, daughter of William C. P. Brock and Martha (?), circa 1868.
- Robert Bruce Pegues and Mary Catherine Brock appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Plano PO, Collin County, Texas, enumerated next to Robert's parents. Other members of the household included Joanah Brock.
- He was working (likely his father's) farm, according to the 1870 census.
- Robert Bruce Pegues and Mary Catherine Brock appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado. Other members of the household included Charles L. Pegues and Florence Virginia Pegues.
- He was a freighter, according to the 1880 census.
- Robert Bruce Pegues and Mary Catherine Brock appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Hico Township, Benton County, Arkansas. Other members of the household included Martha Elizabeth Pegues, Lulu M. Pegues and Marvin Rice Pegues.
- He was a druggist, according to the 1900 census.
- Robert Bruce Pegues and Mary Catherine Brock appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma, at 469 Scraper Street. Other members of the household included Marvin Rice Pegues.
- He was proprietor of a retail drug business, according to the 1910 census.
- Robert Bruce Pegues died on 7 January 1916 at age 67 in Benton County, Arkansas.
- His wife Mary Catherine Brock became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery, Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas.
- Last Edited: 12 Apr 2015
Family: Mary Catherine Brock b. July 1849, d. 1941
- Charles L. Pegues+ b. 8 July 1872, d. 6 November 1950
- Florence Virginia Pegues b. 3 January 1878, d. 22 June 1958
- Martha Elizabeth Pegues+ b. 25 October 1884, d. 13 June 1972
- Lulu M. Pegues b. March 1889
- Marvin Rice Pegues b. 31 December 1891, d. 13 October 1958