John Pegues
b. circa 1824
- Father: Claudius M. Pegues b. 24 October 1797, d. between 1850 and 1860
- Mother: Eliza Pledger b. circa 1804
- John Pegues was born circa 1824 in Alabama.
- Claudius M. Pegues and Eliza Pledger appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1830 in Wilcox County, Alabama. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included John Pegues, William Allen Pegues, Henry William Pegues, Joseph Pegues and James M. Pegues.
- Claudius M. Pegues and Eliza Pledger appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1840 in Wilcox County, Alabama. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included John Pegues, William Allen Pegues, Henry William Pegues, Joseph Pegues and James M. Pegues. Also in the household were males aged 50-59 and 0-4, and one female aged 10-14 (who may have been Eliza Pegues enumerated with the family in 1850).
- Claudius M. Pegues and Eliza Pledger appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Washington County, Texas. Other members of the household included John Pegues, Joseph Pegues and James M. Pegues. Also in the household was Elizabeth Pegues (age 22), who may have been the twin of James, or if she actually was about 12 and not 22 years old, it is likely that she married John H. Eastham in 1856, in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, where the family of Claudius deceased brother Malachi was living at the time, as well as Claudius' son William Allen Pegues.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- Last Edited: 6 Aug 2013