Franklin Johnson Pegues

b. 24 April 1924, d. 3 July 2004
  • Franklin Johnson Pegues was born on 24 April 1924 in Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
  • John Keitt Pegues and Annie Bearden appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, at 107 McIver Street. Other members of the household included Franklin Johnson Pegues, John Keitt Pegues III.
  • John Keitt Pegues and Annie Bearden appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, at McIver Street. Other members of the household included Franklin Johnson Pegues, John Keitt Pegues III. Son John also is enumerated serving in the military.
  • Franklin Johnson Pegues died on 3 July 2004 at age 80.
  • He was interred at Old Saint David's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
  • The following appeared on 8 July 2004 in The Columbus Dispatch: Franklin Johnson Pegues, 80, of Worthington, Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University, passed away July 3rd after a lengthy illness. Born April 29, 1924 in Cheraw, South Carolina. Pilot in the Naval Air Corps during World War II. He studied at Wofford College, Duke University, and Cornell University, earning a PhD in history in 1951. He taught history at the University of Colorado for two years and then at The Ohio State University for 43 years, retiring in 1997. Member of the Medieval Academy of America, the American Historical Association and many other professional organizations. Author of Lawyers of the Last Capetians and numerous articles and reviews. Founding member of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Ohio State University. Awarded the College of Humanities Exemplary Faculty Award in 1996. Survived by loving wife, Jutta Catharine of Worthington; sons, Robert (Cheri) of Baltimore, MD, James of Dewitt, NY, William (Aysegul) of Ottawa, Canada; step-daughter, Jeannine (Charles) Parker of Washington, D.C; and grandchildren, Brenton, Julia and Jasmine. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, July 9, 2004 at Worthington Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends afterwards. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina and to the Worthington Historical Society. Arrangements by Schoedinger Worthington Chapel.
  • The following appeared on 4 November 2010 in The Cheraw Chronicle: (Cheraw) Franklin Johnson Pegues, 86, died July 3, 2004.
         The family of Franklin Johnson Pegues, a native of Cheraw, will hold a burial ceremony for his ashes on Saturday Nov. 13, 2010 at 11 a.m. in the cemetery adjacent to Old St. David's Church in Cheraw.
         Born on April 29, 1924 and raised with his brother, John Keitt Pegues, Mr. Pegues was a pilot in the Naval Air Corps during World War II. He studied at Wofford College, Duke University and Cornell University, earning a Ph.D. in history in 1951. He taught history at the University of Colorado for two years and spent the following 43 years teaching at The Ohio State University, from which he retired in 1997.
         His many pursuits included a lifelong interest in the history of the Pegues family, which is rooted in Chesterfield and Marlboro Counties. Mr. Pegues' family warmly invites extended family and friends who knew him and his family to share the ceremony with them.
  • Last Edited: 26 Feb 2015