Ida Johnson

Ida Johnson

• Mother: Lizzie (?) b. June 1825

• Ida Johnson was born on 13 February 1866 in Mississippi.
• She married Malachi Christopher Pegues, son of Alexander Hamilton Pegues and Rebecca Ann Evans Pegues, in 1892.
• Malachi Christopher Pegues and Ida Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. Other members of the household included Alexander Hamilton Pegues, Anna Belle Pegues, Rebecca Evans Pegues and Lizzie (?)
• Malachi Christopher Pegues and Ida Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi. Other members of the household included Rebecca Evans Pegues and Malachi Christopher Pegues Jr. Also in the household were one female domestic servant and two male farm laborers.
• Malachi Christopher Pegues and Ida Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi, at Main Street. Other members of the household included Anna Belle Pegues.
• Ida Johnson became a widow at the 8 December 1934 death of her husband Malachi Christopher Pegues.
• James Drake Pope Jr. and Anna Belle Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, at 1400 Hancock. Other members of the household included Ida Johnson. In 1935, all members of the household were living in Washington, DC.
• The following appeared on 24 February 1956 in the Pakota Register: Mrs. Jack Matchett's mother, Mrs. Ida Pegues, celebrated her 90th birthday on Monday, Feb. 13.
       She received many cards and gifts. Mrs. Anne Basch and Mrs. Jessie Lewis both baked her beautiful birthday cakes.
        Mrs. Pegues spent a quiet birthday anniversary as she has been ill four months at the home of her daughter. She was very grateful to everyone who remembered her.
• Ida Johnson died on 19 May 1960 at age 94 in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida.
• She was interred at Forest Meadows Memorial Park East (formerly Hillcrest Memorial Park), Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida.
• The following appeared on 27 May 1960 in The Patoka Register: The funeral of Mrs. Ida J. Pegues, 94, who died Thursday, May 19, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Pope, Gainesville, Fla., was held at the Williams-Thomas Chapel there Saturday afternoon. The Rev. Thaxton Springfield, pastor of the University Methodist Church, of which she was a member, officiated. Burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
        Mrs. Pegues, a native of Mississippi, had lived in Gainesville three years. Educated at Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain, Miss., she taught until her marriage in 1892 to Malachi C. Pegues of Oxford, Miss. She was active in educational, civic and church organizations in her native state.
       Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. J. F. Matchett, Patoka, Ill., and Mrs. Pope of Gainesville; one son, M. C. Pegues, Denver, Colo., two grandchildren and six great grandchildren. One son, A. H. Pegues of Dallas, Texas, preceded her in death.

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2015

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