William Wallace Peavy

Male 1850 - 1935  (84 years)


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  • Name William Wallace Peavy  [1
    Born 28 Feb 1850  Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Feb 1935  Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Buried Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Byron City Cemetery
    Person ID I2462  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2020 

    Father William Henry Peavy,   b. 31 Jul 1827, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1890, Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Jackson,   b. 20 Dec 1830, Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1911, Byron, Houston [Peach] County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Between 1846 and 1847  Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lena Gertrude Ezell,   b. 29 Sep 1866, Byron, Houston [Peach], Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1933  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1897  Houston, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Children 
     1. William Wallace Peavy, Jr.,   b. 26 Dec 1898, Byron, Houston, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1974  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
     2. Harry Ezell Peavy,   b. 4 Jul 1900, Byron, Houston [Peach] County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1902, Byron, Houston [Peach] County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)  [natural]
     3. Doris Peavy,   b. 4 Nov 1902, Byron, Houston [Peach] County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1904, Byron, Houston [Peach] County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
     4. Hallie Peavy,   b. 3 Oct 1905, Byron, Houston [Peach] County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1976  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
     5. Lena Gertrude Peavy,   b. 18 Apr 1908, Byron, Houston [Peach] County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1996  (Age 88 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2020 
    Family ID F838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Feb 1850 - Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Oct 1897 - Houston, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Feb 1935 - Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • - This entry was found in the Kemps, Houston County, Georgia 1880 census:
      W. W. PEAVY Other M W 28 GA
      Occ: Clerk In Drygoods Store Fa: GA Mo: GA

      - According to the 1930 Peach County, Georgia Federal Census, William owned his property, and it was valued at $3,500.

      - W. W. Peavy built a 1911 Neoclassical Revival house for his family. It was located on Railroad [Heritage] Street in Byron, Houston [Peach] County, Georgia.

  • Sources 
    1. [S201] History of Peach County, Georgia.
      Governor Treutlen Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, pub. 1972-1973, pgs. 380-384

    2. [S294] Tombstone Transcription.
      Byron City Cemetery; Byron, Peach County, Georgia

    3. [S111] 1930 Peach County, Georgia Federal Census.
      Byron Township, Enumeration District #9, page 2A

    4. [S158] Charles Jackson.
      Fellow Researcher

    5. [S658] The Story of the Georgia Peavys and the Texas Warrens, Clifford V. Barker, Compiler, Blue Ridge, Georgia, Supplied by Lynn Walden, great-granddaughter of Joe N. Warren, in 2008.
      Citing book, "The History of Peach County" [Georgia]