Martha J. Strain
b. April 1834, d. 16 March 1866
- Father: James Benjamin Strain b. 6 February 1806, d. 5 January 1873
- Mother: Elizabeth Maxwell b. 17 February 1814, d. 31 December 1863
- Martha J. Strain was born in April 1834 in Arkansas.
- James Benjamin Strain and Elizabeth Maxwell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Prairie Township, Washington County, Arkansas. Other members of the household included Martha J. Strain, James Franklin Strain and Robert A. Strain. Also in the household were children Mary (age 12), Hannah (7), Elizabeth (4) and Henry.
- She married William Spencer Pegues, son of George Hicks Pegues and Elizabeth Spencer, circa 1858.
- George Hicks Pegues and Elizabeth Spencer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in McKinney PO, Collin County, Texas. Other members of the household included Martha J. Strain, Oliver Spencer Pegues, Robert Bruce Pegues and Henry Maxwell Pegues. Son William Spencer Pegues is not enumerated in the household, and has yet to be found elsewhere.
- Martha J. Strain became a widow at the circa 1863 death of her husband William Spencer Pegues.
- Martha J. Strain died on 16 March 1866 at age 31 in Parker County, Texas.
- She was interred at Irby Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 13 Apr 2015
Family: William Spencer Pegues b. 11 February 1828, d. circa 1863
- Henry Maxwell Pegues+ b. 18 February 1859, d. 1 February 1911