Ben Henry Pegues
b. 28 November 1876, d. 12 June 1915
- Father: Massilon Pittman Pegues b. 2 December 1845, d. 15 September 1909
- Mother: Eliza Moore Hutchings b. circa March 1851, d. 1902
- Ben Henry Pegues was born on 28 November 1876 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas.
- Massilon Pittman Pegues and Eliza Moore Hutchings appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Gregg County, Texas. Other members of the household included Ben Henry Pegues, Alex Pittman Pegues, Oliver Thomas Pegues and Emma Pegues. Also in the household was Eliza's sister Alice (age 8.)
- Massilon Pittman Pegues and Eliza Moore Hutchings appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Dallas, Texas, at 177 Simpson. Other members of the household included Ben Henry Pegues, Alex Pittman Pegues, Allie B. Keener, Oliver Thomas Pegues, Emma Pegues, Phillip Alston Pegues, Allie Dee Pegues, Mack Pegues, Perry Purcell Pegues and John A. Pegues. Also in the household was Eliza's unmarried sister Alice Hutchings (age 28.)
- He was a drygoods salesman, according to the 1900 census.
- He married Camilla (?) on 1 July 1903.
- Ben Henry Pegues became a widower at the 5 January 1910 death of his wife Camilla (?)
- He married Emma Lee Price on 16 February 1911.
- Ben Henry Pegues died on 12 June 1915 at age 38 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.
- His wife Emma Lee Price became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 12 Feb 2015