Andrew Jackson Peavy

1895 - 1945  (50 years)

• Name	Andrew Jackson Peavy  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	12 Sep 1895	Washington, Georgia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Oct 1945	Baldwin, Georgia, USA   [2, 4]
  Buried	Washington, Georgia, USA
  	Union Baptist Church Cemetery
  Person ID	I2932	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	James Monroe Peavy,   b. 28 Jan 1857, Perry, Houston, Georgia, USA ,   d. 27 Nov 1922, Washington, Georgia, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Parella Fridonia Hooks,   b. 23 Jul 1864, Washington, Georgia, USA ,   d. 14 Feb 1915, Washington, Georgia, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	31 Dec 1884	Washington, Georgia, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F1098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lula Belle Hooks,   b. Abt 1900, Georgia, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1978  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1934	Baldwin, Georgia, USA
  Children	1. Annette Peavy,   b. 12 Jul 1939, Covington, Newton, Georgia, USA ,   d. 7 May 1997  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2020
  Family ID	F1028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Sep 1895 - Washington, Georgia, USA Married - 29 Jun 1934 - Baldwin, Georgia, USA Died - 4 Oct 1945 - Baldwin, Georgia, USA Buried - - Washington, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  - From Georgia World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 via Ancestry: Andrew Jackson Peavy (of) Tennille, Georgia enlisted in U.S.N. at Receiving Ship, Norfolk, VA (on) 26 April 1917 Served at Receiving Ship 26 April 1917 - 17 June 1917 (rate: Fireman 3rd Class) Served at Naval Training Camp, Charleston, SC 17 June 1917 - 18 September 1917 (rate: Fireman 2nd Class) Served on the USS Jason 18 September 1917 - 11 November 1918 (rate: Fireman 1st Class) Discharged 28 May 1920 while at Naval Hospital in Washington, DC (rate: Fireman 3rd Class) - Does this entry from Atlanta, Georgia U.S. Penitentiary Prisoner Index, 1880-1922 (via Ancestry) apply? Andrew J. Peavey, b. abt 1893 incarceration dates: 19 October 1919 - 31 March 1931 court: Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts crime: Murder - Does this entry from the 3 April 1930 Fulton County, Georgia Federal census apply? South Bend District, Federal Prison (U.S. Penitentiary) E. D. No. 61-164 / Sheet No. 24A Pavey, Andrew (prisoner) age 35 - GA x 3 - WW vet - The Windsor Star (Ontario, Canada) 6 April 1931 [via Criminal Genealogy Group on Facebook] SAILOR GETS LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDER PORTSMOUTH, N. H., April 7. -- For the first time in 12 years, the gates of the Portsmouth naval prison opened yesterday to admit a sailor under sentence of life imprisonment for murder. The prisoner was Andrew J. Peavey, 36, of Ludvill, Ga., a former machinist's mate, convicted of slaying a colored sailor while on duty in the Mediterranean. Originally he was sentenced to hang but received commutation. - Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) 6 Apr 1931 [via Criminal Genealogy Group on Facebook] Sent to Prison for Life. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., April 6. (U.P.) -- For the first time in twelve years the gates of the Portsmouth naval prison opened today to admit a sailor under sentence of life imprisonment for murder. The prisoner was Andrew J. Peavey, 36, of Ludville, Ga., a former machinist's mate, convicted of slaying a negro sailor while on duty in the Mediterranean. Originally he was sentenced to hang, but received a commutation. - A notation was added to Andrew's entry for the 1940 Newton County, Georgia Federal census: "Reliable information received from neighbor's and place of employment in 1939."

  
  

• Sources

  [S298] Union Baptist Church of Washington County, Georgia. Care of Grace Womble; Copied pages via Barry Franklin [S684] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Entry for Andrew Jackson Peavy / Andrew J. Peavy, b. 12 September 1895; spouse = Lula B. Hooks; and child = Annette Peavy Adank. [S1295] Georgia World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919, Image of card for Andrew Jackson Peavy (of) Tennille. [S127] Georgia Death Index, 1919 - 98, Entry for Andrew J. Peavy, d. 4 October 1945 at Baldwin County. [S158] Charles Jackson. Fellow Researcher