Family genealogy indicates that Peter is the son of James Preston Appleby, Sr. and Mary Lewis Rumph.
Peter Ridley Appleby married Martha Sarah Minus (both from South Carolina) on 3-27-1824 in Walterboro, Colleton Co., SC.
The 1850 US Census of Macon Co., Alabama shows Martha-40 SC and husband, Peter-50 SC, with children: William-20 SC, Franklin-11 SC, David-11 AL. Augustus-9 AL, (daughter)-8 AL, George-4 AL.[1]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH53-D95 : 19 December 2020), Augustus Appleby in household of Peter Appleby, Macon, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Alabama State Census, 1855", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6P1-Q9Y : Thu Sep 14 15:30:45 UTC 2023), Entry for P R Appleby, 1855. Describe The Record (Notes) The 1855 Macon Co., Alabama Census shows P. R. Appleby living in the county. He is included in the count of: Three white males under 21 yo, two white males over 21 yo, 1 white female under 21 yo, one white female over 21 yo, and twenty slaves. (THESE CENSUSES DID NOT LIST EVERYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD)
Findagrave for Peter's wife. The location of Peter's grave is unknown. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215192779/martha-sarah-appleby: accessed 07 November 2023), memorial page for Martha Sarah Minus Appleby (unknown–21 Jul 1881), Find A Grave: Memorial #215192779, citing Little Texas Cemetery, Little Texas, Macon County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Angela Delgado (contributor 50437785)
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