Lewis P Peebles (1836 - 1916)

Born 13 Jul 1836 in Chesterfield Macoupin County Illinois, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 13 May 1916 at age 79 in Carlinville Macoupin County Illinois, USA

Biography of Lewis P Peebles

Birth

13 Jul 1836; marker gives birth as 1837

Parents

Jesse Peebles Margaret Reades

Siblings

1. Martha Peebles
2. John Peebles

Spouse

Sarah E Odell (1846 - 1920)

Marriage

Children

1. Jesse Peebles (1870 - 1948)
2. Katharyn Peebles Castle (1876 - 1959)
3. Ina Peebles (1881 - 1881)

Death

Burial

Carlinville City Cemetery

Carlinville

Macoupin County

Illinois, USA^[1]

Inscription:

Captain Co D 122nd VOL INF'T

Life Story of Judge Lewis P Peebles

Lewis P Peebles was born in 1836. He is the son of Jesse Peebles and Margaret Reader

Judge Lewis P Peebles

Lewis P. Peebles was reared on his father's farm in Chesterfield township and secured his early education in the subscription schools that were conducted in an old fashioned log cabin of the neighborhood. He continued on the home farm until the winter of 1861-62 when he began reading law and, just as he was fairly launched in the subject, the Civil war aroused the patriotism of tens of thousands of young men throughout the country and he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving as captain of the company for three years. He participated in the battle of Nashville, the siege and capture of Mobile, in the campaign against General Forrest of Tupelo, Mississippi, the battle of Parker's Cross Roads, Mississippi, and in many other engagements, also assisting in driving General Price out of the state of Missouri. After receiving his honorable discharge he returned to Macoupin county and resumed the study of law. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and has since continuously engaged in practice except from 1873 to 1890 when he filled the office of county judge, the duties of which position he discharged with a fairness and ability that met the hearty approval of voters. He has always been greatly interested in farming and is the owner of two hundred and forty acres of good land in this county.

On the 18th of March, 1869, Judge Peebles was married to Miss Sarah E. Odell, a daughter of Enos P. and Susanna (Gibbon) Odell. To this union two children have been born, Jesse and Kathryn. Jesse Peebles was graduated from the Blackburn University and is now engaged with his father in the practice of law. He married Miss Edmona McClure and they have three children, Martha Ellen, Don and Pauline. Kathryn Peebles married W. H. Castle and they reside in Anardarko, Oklahoma. She is the mother of two children, Clarabelle and Winifred Harrison. Mrs. Peebles is a native of Scottville, Macoupin county, and her parents were natives of Ohio. They were early settlers of this county and here passed the remainder of their lives. The mother died when she was about sixty-seven years of age, but the father passed away when he was comparatively a young man. They had four children: Rebecca, who married J. F. Cherry, of St. Louis, Missouri; Catharine M., who became the wife of Samuel B. Dugger, and is now deceased; Annie P., now Mrs. Edwin Stephenson, of Colorado; and Sarah E., who married Lewis P. Peebles.

Judge Peebles is not connected with any religious denomination but his wife is a consistent member of the Methodist church. He belongs to Mount Nebo Lodge, A.F. & A.M., Dan Messick Post No. 339, G.A.R., and has served several terms as commander of the post. Politically he is a democrat. He occupied a chair for one term as member of the city council and has also been president of the board of education. Although seventy-five years of age he preserves much of the fire and vigor of younger manhood and is still engaged, his advice especially valuable. He is honored wherever he is known and his record is one to which his family and friends may justly point with pride as his honest, integrity and patriotism have never been questioned.^[2]

1850 Federal Census Record

Name: Lewis P Peebles

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1850

Event Place: Macoupin county, part of, Macoupin, Illinois, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 13

Race: White

Race (Original):

Birth Year (Estimated): 1837

Birthplace: Illinois

Household ID: 2

House Number: 2

Line Number: 11^[3]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Jesse Peebles M 52 South Carolina

Priscilla Peebles F 57 South Carolina

Lewis P Peebles M 13 Illinois

Martha Peebles F 11 Illinois

John Peebles M 22 Kentucky^[4]

Judge Lewis P Peebles' obituary: Macoupin Jurist Dead. Judge Lewis Peebles died last Saturday evening (May 13, 1916) at midnight at his home in Carlinville. He was born in Chesterfield and was a life-long democrat. He served as county judge of Macoupin county from 1873 to 1890. Besides his widow two children survive, Judge Jesse Peebles of Carlinville and Mrs. W. H. Castle of Anadarko, Okla. The funeral services are held Monday afternoon at the Episcopal church in Carlinville^[5]

Death of daughter Kathryn Peebles:

Name: Katharyn Peebles Ross

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 02 Mar 1959

Event Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States

Address: 1028 Judson Avenue

Gender: Female

Age: 82

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: White

Occupation: Housewife

Birth Date: 04 Aug 1876

Birthplace: Carlinville, , Illinois

Funeral Home: John L Hebblethwaite Inc

Burial Place: Carlinville, , Illinois

Cemetery: Carlinville

Father's Name: Lewis P Peebles

Mother's Name: Sarah O'Dell

Informant's Name: R W Brock

Entry Number: 193

Digital Folder Number: 100684908

Image Number: 00286^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 40306164
2. ↑ Source: rootsweb.com
3. ↑ The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Publication Number: M432, Film Number: 117, GS Film Number: 442906, Digital Folder Number: 004191984, Image Number: 00132
4. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-6PY : 12 April 2016), Lewis P Peebles in household of Jesse Peebles, Macoupin county, part of, Macoupin, Illinois, United States; citing family 2, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
5. ↑ The Mount Olive Herald, Saturday, May 20, 1916
6. ↑ Citing this Record: "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MC-9TNM : 17 May 2016), Lewis P Peebles in entry for Katharyn Peebles Ross, 02 Mar 1959; citing Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm