Mary Emaline (Berry) Peel (1835 - 1902)

Born 14 Feb 1835 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Dec 1902 at age 67 in Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Biography

Mary was born about 1835. She is the daughter of James Berry and Isabella Jane Orr. ^[1]

Obituary

PEEL, Mary Emaline BERRY - Died: At her home in Bentonville, Ark. Dec. 23rd, Mary Emaline Peel {nee Berry}, age 67 years, 10 months and 9 days. The deceased was the wife of ex-Congressman S.W. Peel, and a sister of U.S. Senator James H. Berry. She was born in Alabama Feb. 14th, 1835 daughter of James McFerrin Berry and Isabella Jane Orr. ,
      Moved with her parents to Carrollton, Carroll Co. when 14 years of age and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In this community she lived and labored faithfully and efficiently until death.
      She was married to Samuel West Peel on January 30, 1853. To them were born nine children, three sons and six daughters, all living except the oldest son, J.M. Peel, who died 10 years ago. There are thirty—four grandchildren living and two dead. When the end came there were present with her of the children, Mrs. J.W. Vance of Pierce City, Mo., Mrs. W.E. Anderson of Houston, Texas, Mrs. W.L. Peters of Chickasha, I.T., Mrs. L.H. McGill, Mrs. Fannie Clark, D.W. and F.W. Peel of Bentonville. Mrs. Preston Davis of Vinita, I.T. did not arrive until the hour of the funeral.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Jim Berry, Tuesday, December 10, 2013.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7Y-8Y1 : 19 February 2021), Mary Peel in household of Samuel Peel, Osage, Benton, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 15, sheet 473C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,039.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/104404751/mary-emaline-peel : accessed 08 August 2021), memorial page for Mary Emaline Berry Peel (14 Feb 1835–23 Dec 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104404751, citing Bentonville Cemetery, Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Beverly Joe Vaughn (contributor 46915126)

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jim Berry for creating Berry-4436 on 10 Dec 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Jim and others.