George M Peasley (1841 - 1911)

Born 20 Apr 1841 in Brownhelm, Lorain, Ohio, United States

Husband of Mary Frances (Smith) Peasley — married 27 Nov 1888 in Stark, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1911 at age 70 in Brighton Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Pvt George Peasley served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 7 Aug 1862
Mustered out: 12 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company F

George was born in 1841 to Horace Peasley and Sophronia Greene. George attended Oberlin College in 1862 before he enlisted in Company F of the 103rd OVI on 7 Aug 1862. He mustered out with the company on 12 Jun 1865. After the war, George moved to Brighton and was a Farmer. He married Artemisia Bunge on 18 Apr 1866. Artemisia passed away in 1886 and George then married Mary Francis Smith on 27 Nov 1888. He passed away in 1911.

103rd OVI Memorial Foundation

The 103rd O.V.I. is a private organization whose members are all direct descendants of the veterans of the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. We are always discovering new members; if you believe that you might be a member please contact us. We will check our records; if you are a descendant you are welcome to join us for the entire week of our annual reunion. [1]

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27276916/george-m-peasley: accessed 23 July 2023), memorial page for George M Peasley (20 Apr 1841–20 Dec 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27276916, citing Brighton Township Cemetery, Brighton, Lorain County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by William Stark (contributor 46521610).

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Brownhelm, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 705; Page: 345a

• Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses.

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Brownhelm, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M653_1002; Page: 273; Family History Library Film: 805002

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Brighton, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M593_1235; Page: 380A

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Brighton, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 1042; Page: 362C; Enumeration District: 164

• The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Brighton, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 1294; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0072

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Brighton, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: T624_1206; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1375219

• Ancestry.com. U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Educational Institutions. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.