Calvin Spencer Pegues

Calvin Spencer Pegues

• Father: Claudius Pegues b. 16 December 1776, d. 1857
• Mother: Nancy Spencer b. 1781, d. 1816

• Calvin Spencer Pegues was born circa 1800 in South Carolina.
• He married Martha Jane Seago, daughter of John Seago.
• According to US General Land Office Records, Calvin Spencer Pegues of Greene County, Illinois, purchased 41.72 acres of land in Jersey County, Illinois, patent issued 1 January 1840.
• Calvin Spencer Pegues and Martha Jane Seago appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1840 in Jersey County, Illinois. Other (counted but unnamed) members of the household apparently included George Pegues, John Pegues, Claudius Pegues, Hannah Pegues, Mary Pegues and Nancy Pegues. Apparently also in the household was an older son not accounted for in later censuses, and three other males between the ages of 20 and 69.
• According to US General Land Office Records, Calvin Spencer Pegues of Greene County, Illinois, purchased 26.68 acres of land in Greene and Jersey counties, Illinois, patent issued 25 March 1848.
• Calvin Spencer Pegues became a widower at the 14 April 1849 death of his wife Martha Jane Seago.
• Calvin Spencer Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Jersey County, Illinois. Other members of the household included Nancy Pegues, Claudius Pegues, John Pegues, George Pegues, Mary Pegues, Hannah Pegues, Martha Pegues, Harriet Pegues, William Pegues and John Seago.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
• Calvin Spencer Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Alton PO, Madison County, Illinois. Other members of the household included John Pegues, George Pegues, Elizabeth (?), James Pegues, Mary Pegues, Hannah Pegues, Martha Pegues, Harriet Pegues and William Pegues.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.

• Last Edited: 11 Apr 2015