Peter Pinckney VanHoose (1825 - 1865)

Born 19 Oct 1825 in Floyd County, Kentucky

Ancestors

Son of John VanHoose and Lydia (Lewis) Van Hoose

Husband of Annis Adeline (Gregg) VanHoose — married about 20 Jan 1853 in Greggs Mill, Washington Co., Arkansas [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1865 at age 39 in Springfield, Missouri

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Biography

Peter was born in Kentucky in 1825 and migrated with his family to Arkansas in 1839. The 1840 U.S. Census for White River, Washington, County, Arkansas shows him with his family there. The 1850 Census shows him in Washington County and lists his occupation as "lawyer". The 1860 Census shows him still in Washington County, living with Adaline, James, Charles, Alfred King, and Lissie (age 22). He taught at the Ozark institute before entering the legal profession. He died in captivity of the Union army. One source says he was on Masonic Parole at Springfield, Missouri at the time of his death.^[1] Peter Pinckney VanHoose and Annis Adeline Gregg were married by Wm. Trogdon MPP at Greggs Mill, Washington Co. Arkansas.

According to "History of Benton, Washington,..." etc counties, published 1889,(see below sources) "P.P. Van Hoose, a brother of Mayor J. H. Van Hoose, was educated at Ozark Institute, in which he subsequently became a professor. He was a thorough scholar, and lawyer of high ability, but was cut off by death in the prime of life."

Research Notes

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of GB GEDmatch A758873, HB GEDmach GX9156860, and Nancy Snow, who share a 22.4 cM segment on chromosome 4. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all three are Col. John Van Hoose and Mary Bryan.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Nancy Snow.

• Handwritten family history/genealogy notes of Kathleen Van Hoose Snow, granddaughter of Peter "copied from Bible of Annis Adeline Gregg, wife of Peter Pinckney Van Hoose";
• "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana", The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville 1890; http://usgwarchives.net
• "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73D-VMC:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cqi-bin/lgm.cgi?op=GET&db=burgess kimes&is=125170

• "History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas", The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889. www.books.google.com