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James Peeler

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James Peeler

Birth
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Death
10 Jun 1855 (aged 50)
Lavaca County, Texas, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Likely buried on private land in a grave that has since been lost. Add to Map
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James Peeler's date of birth is given as July 13, 1804 in his father's family bible. He married Sarah Gilkey, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Gilkey of Union District, South Carolina circa 1827.

James moved to Mississippi and was later found in Upshur, Texas by the 1850 US census. He was reportedly a farmer, age 45, born in South Carolina.

In lieu of a will, James Peeler made a final conveyance to family members in Lavaca County, Texas on January 27, 1855. Beneficiaries named as his wife Sarah Peeler, son William L. Peeler, and daughters Nancy Elizabeth Easley, Pomelia Jane Harris and Susan Clementine Harris.

A suit in the Supreme Court of Texas (Gilkey v. Peeler) states the date of death of James Peeler as June 10, 1855. No burial location is known. This suit also identifies his wife as a Gilkey.
James Peeler's date of birth is given as July 13, 1804 in his father's family bible. He married Sarah Gilkey, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Gilkey of Union District, South Carolina circa 1827.

James moved to Mississippi and was later found in Upshur, Texas by the 1850 US census. He was reportedly a farmer, age 45, born in South Carolina.

In lieu of a will, James Peeler made a final conveyance to family members in Lavaca County, Texas on January 27, 1855. Beneficiaries named as his wife Sarah Peeler, son William L. Peeler, and daughters Nancy Elizabeth Easley, Pomelia Jane Harris and Susan Clementine Harris.

A suit in the Supreme Court of Texas (Gilkey v. Peeler) states the date of death of James Peeler as June 10, 1855. No burial location is known. This suit also identifies his wife as a Gilkey.


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