William Henry Peavy
1827 - 1890 (62 years)-
Name William Henry Peavy [1] Born 31 Jul 1827 Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA 
[2, 3] Gender Male Buried Apr 1890 Byron City Cemetery; Byron, Houston County, Georgia [4] Died 16 Apr 1890 Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA [3] Person ID I2536 My Genealogy Last Modified 22 Feb 2020
Father Littleton Dickson Peavy, b. Jan 1800, Perry, Houston, Georgia, USA , d. 30 Jan 1861, Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia (Age ~ 61 years) Relationship natural Mother Synthia Ann Mims, b. Between 1804 and 1809, Warren, Georgia, USA , d. 1839, Perry, Houston, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 35 years) Relationship natural Married 1826 Perry, Houston, Georgia, USA [4] Family ID F369 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Jackson, b. 20 Dec 1830, Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia , d. 6 Mar 1911, Byron, Houston [Peach] County, Georgia (Age 80 years) Married Between 1846 and 1847 Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia, USA [5] Children 1. William Warren Peavy, b. 23 May 1849, Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia, USA , d. 5 Nov 1899, Parker, Texas, USA (Age 50 years) [natural]2. William Wallace Peavy, b. 28 Feb 1850, Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA , d. 24 Feb 1935, Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA (Age 84 years) [natural]3. Frances Emma Peavy, b. 19 Apr 1852, Byron, Houston [Peach] County, Georgia , d. 1 Mar 1927, Peach, Georgia, USA (Age 74 years) [natural]4. Henry Jackson Peavy, b. 28 Aug 1856, Dooly, Georgia, USA , d. 23 Feb 1951, Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA (Age 94 years) [natural]5. Charles Drury Peavy, b. 7 Jul 1864, Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA , d. 14 Feb 1925, Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA (Age 60 years) [natural]Last Modified 22 Feb 2020 Family ID F877 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 31 Jul 1827 - Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA 
Married - Between 1846 and 1847 - Knoxville, Crawford, Georgia, USA 
Died - 16 Apr 1890 - Byron, Peach, Georgia, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - - William Henry Peavy was one of the first founders of Byron. He also operated a farm and Walton's Grist Mill. In the late 1800s the Peavys moved to Byron, where Mr. Peavy operated a general store. He was a member of the first town council, and since then one or another direct descendant has served the town in the same capacity. [From HISTORY OF PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA by the Governor Treutlen Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, pub. 1972-1973, pgs. 380-384]
- Obituary from "Houston County, Georgia Cemeteries & Obituaries" by Addie Howell. "Houston Home Journal" of Perry, Houston County, Georgia cited.
Mr. W. H. Peavy of Byron, Georgia died on April 15, 1890. He was well liked in the community. He was 63 years old and leaves a wife, three sons, and one daughter.
- - William Henry Peavy was one of the first founders of Byron. He also operated a farm and Walton's Grist Mill. In the late 1800s the Peavys moved to Byron, where Mr. Peavy operated a general store. He was a member of the first town council, and since then one or another direct descendant has served the town in the same capacity. [From HISTORY OF PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA by the Governor Treutlen Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, pub. 1972-1973, pgs. 380-384]
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Sources - [S658] The Story of the Georgia Peavys and the Texas Warrens, Clifford V. Barker, Compiler, Blue Ridge, Georgia, Supplied by Lynn Walden, great-granddaughter of Joe N. Warren, in 2008.
Citing book, "The History of Peach County" [Georgia] - [S32] 1880 Byron, Houston County, Georgia Census.
- [S294] Tombstone Transcription.
Byron City Cemetery - [S261] Peavy.FTW.
Date of Import: 19 Nov 2002 - [S158] Charles Jackson.
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- [S658] The Story of the Georgia Peavys and the Texas Warrens, Clifford V. Barker, Compiler, Blue Ridge, Georgia, Supplied by Lynn Walden, great-granddaughter of Joe N. Warren, in 2008.