SEMI-WEEKLY INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, KY., TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1897
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Peyton - Simeon Peyton, better known as "Squire," died at the home of his sister, Mrs. W. Logan Williams, at Hustonville, Friday, at 3 A. M. He had the grip several months ago and it developed into lung trouble, which has for some time kept him hovering between life and death. Eight of the large family to which he belonged are still living, but they are scattered from Tennessee to Texas and but few of them were present at the burial. Squire Peyton was quite a noted violinist and was known by all the lovers of music in this section. His talent for that instrument developed at an early age and it was through it that he got his nick name. An old darkey named Squire Hocker lived near his father's and when he was a wee bit of a boy he used to run off from home and go to squire's to hear him play the fiddle. This led to his being called "Squire" and the name stuck and for a long time he has been almost blind, but he managed to get around and make his living. He was a member of the Christian church for years and a kind hearted, clever man.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
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Peyton - Simeon Peyton, better known as "Squire," died at the home of his sister, Mrs. W. Logan Williams, at Hustonville, Friday, at 3 A. M. He had the grip several months ago and it developed into lung trouble, which has for some time kept him hovering between life and death. Eight of the large family to which he belonged are still living, but they are scattered from Tennessee to Texas and but few of them were present at the burial. Squire Peyton was quite a noted violinist and was known by all the lovers of music in this section. His talent for that instrument developed at an early age and it was through it that he got his nick name. An old darkey named Squire Hocker lived near his father's and when he was a wee bit of a boy he used to run off from home and go to squire's to hear him play the fiddle. This led to his being called "Squire" and the name stuck and for a long time he has been almost blind, but he managed to get around and make his living. He was a member of the Christian church for years and a kind hearted, clever man.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
SEMI-WEEKLY INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, KY., TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1897
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Peyton - Simeon Peyton, better known as "Squire," died at the home of his sister, Mrs. W. Logan Williams, at Hustonville, Friday, at 3 A. M. He had the grip several months ago and it developed into lung trouble, which has for some time kept him hovering between life and death. Eight of the large family to which he belonged are still living, but they are scattered from Tennessee to Texas and but few of them were present at the burial. Squire Peyton was quite a noted violinist and was known by all the lovers of music in this section. His talent for that instrument developed at an early age and it was through it that he got his nick name. An old darkey named Squire Hocker lived near his father's and when he was a wee bit of a boy he used to run off from home and go to squire's to hear him play the fiddle. This led to his being called "Squire" and the name stuck and for a long time he has been almost blind, but he managed to get around and make his living. He was a member of the Christian church for years and a kind hearted, clever man.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
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Peyton - Simeon Peyton, better known as "Squire," died at the home of his sister, Mrs. W. Logan Williams, at Hustonville, Friday, at 3 A. M. He had the grip several months ago and it developed into lung trouble, which has for some time kept him hovering between life and death. Eight of the large family to which he belonged are still living, but they are scattered from Tennessee to Texas and but few of them were present at the burial. Squire Peyton was quite a noted violinist and was known by all the lovers of music in this section. His talent for that instrument developed at an early age and it was through it that he got his nick name. An old darkey named Squire Hocker lived near his father's and when he was a wee bit of a boy he used to run off from home and go to squire's to hear him play the fiddle. This led to his being called "Squire" and the name stuck and for a long time he has been almost blind, but he managed to get around and make his living. He was a member of the Christian church for years and a kind hearted, clever man.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
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