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Berry Mitchell Peay

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Berry Mitchell Peay

Birth
Butler County, Kentucky, USA
Death
11 Nov 1934 (aged 82)
Butler County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Butler County, Kentucky, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.106913, Longitude: -86.740505
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He was youngest child of Newman M Peay & Mary C Henry. In 1874, he was married to Asberrie McCoy in Butler Co, KY. They had 7 children & farmed in Butler Co.

Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 1885, Butler Co.

BERRY M. PEAY, Butler County, was born January 31, 1852, on the place where he now resides in the southern part of this county. His father, Newman M. Peay, a native of Coffee County, Tenn., was born in 1813; was a Baptist minister, and served as captain in the Eleventh Kentucky (Federal) Infantry in the late war, and died in February, 1884. He was the son of Joseph Peay (whose father, John Peay, came from Ireland), of North Carolina, who was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was in the
battle of New Orleans. He died about 1850. Newman M. Peay, the father of Berry M., married Mary C., daughter of Isaac Henry, of Coffee County born in 1812 and now living). From their union sprang Sophrona C. (Belcher), Joseph H., George H. (deceased), Thomas J., James M. (deceased), Elizabeth E., Mira V. (Mathis), Amanda P. (Andrews), Ezekiel E. and Berry M. The latter in youth enjoyed excellent
educational advantages, and having been nine years engaged in teaching he has improved his opportunities. He was married February 26, 1874, to Asberie P., daughter of Paten and Eliza (Russ) McCoy, of Butler County (born March 10, 1856), and to them have been born Everett B., James C., Walter C., Ada P., and Gertrude C. Mr. Peay is a farmer, and is now the owner of 200 acres of productive land, well improved. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and in politics a
Prohibitionist.
He was youngest child of Newman M Peay & Mary C Henry. In 1874, he was married to Asberrie McCoy in Butler Co, KY. They had 7 children & farmed in Butler Co.

Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 1885, Butler Co.

BERRY M. PEAY, Butler County, was born January 31, 1852, on the place where he now resides in the southern part of this county. His father, Newman M. Peay, a native of Coffee County, Tenn., was born in 1813; was a Baptist minister, and served as captain in the Eleventh Kentucky (Federal) Infantry in the late war, and died in February, 1884. He was the son of Joseph Peay (whose father, John Peay, came from Ireland), of North Carolina, who was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was in the
battle of New Orleans. He died about 1850. Newman M. Peay, the father of Berry M., married Mary C., daughter of Isaac Henry, of Coffee County born in 1812 and now living). From their union sprang Sophrona C. (Belcher), Joseph H., George H. (deceased), Thomas J., James M. (deceased), Elizabeth E., Mira V. (Mathis), Amanda P. (Andrews), Ezekiel E. and Berry M. The latter in youth enjoyed excellent
educational advantages, and having been nine years engaged in teaching he has improved his opportunities. He was married February 26, 1874, to Asberie P., daughter of Paten and Eliza (Russ) McCoy, of Butler County (born March 10, 1856), and to them have been born Everett B., James C., Walter C., Ada P., and Gertrude C. Mr. Peay is a farmer, and is now the owner of 200 acres of productive land, well improved. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and in politics a
Prohibitionist.


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