Descendants of George Pegram
Seventh Generation
(Continued)


2747. William Clunn Raymond (Louisa Eliza Walker , Ann Scott , William Scott , Sarah Pegram , Daniel , George ) was born 1, 2 on 2 Dec 1854 in Richmond, Mississippi.

William married (1) Lilla Dale Armstrong on 4 Sep 1890.

They had the following children:

7644 F i Lilla Dale Raymond.
  7645 F ii Hoyt Raymond.
        Hoyt married Robert Wylie Reed on 18 Jun 1918.

William married (2) Mrs. Grace Connell on 29 May 1904. Mrs. was born 1 in 1879 in Mississippi.

2762. Caroline J. Pegram (George William , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 1, 2, 3, 4 in 1830 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.

Other souces have said she died in 1868 but she is listed in the 1880 Census.

Caroline married Eldridge Newsom Bell son of John Bell and Hesse MacDonald in 1851 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. Eldridge was born 1, 2, 3, 4 in 1828 in Tennessee. He died after 1888 in Perry Co., Tennessee.

This Civil War gentleman was the oldest son of John and Esther. He went by the nickname of Nuse. He is buried in the Bell-Robertson Cemetery beside Caroline. Nuse served in Co. F, 9th Tennessee Calvary as a blacksmith. He enlisted November of 1861 and was taken prisoner at Ft. Donelson. By 1862, he was back home. He re-enlisted again by September of 1862. Looking at the dates of his children, it is hard to tell when he was in service and when he was home.

In 1870, he is found living next to his father in Perry Co., Tennessee. All 10 children are still in the home. The 11th child, Montgomery, was not yet born.

They had the following children:

  7646 M i John H Bell was born 1, 2 in 1852 in Perry Co., Tennessee.
        John married Mary E. Robinson. Mary was born in Jan 1860 in Perry Co., Tennessee.
7647 M ii William Green Bell was born on 10 Mar 1853. He died on 13 Oct 1933.
7648 M iii Eldridge Newson Bell was born in 1856. He died before 1900.
7649 M iv George Washington Bell was born in Jul 1857. He died on 22 Nov 1940.
7650 F v Mary E. Bell was born in Jan 1860.
7651 F vi Anna Jane Bell was born on 6 Feb 1861. She died on 11 Oct 1908.
7652 M vii James Thomas Bell was born on 2 Jun 1863. He died on 30 Aug 1919.
7653 F viii Elizabeth Louisa Bell was born on 10 Dec 1865. She died on 6 Mar 1956.
7654 M ix Charles Henry Bell was born on 31 May 1867. He died in 1941.
7655 M x Henry Harrison Bell was born on 31 May 1869. He died on 11 Mar 1945.
7656 M xi Montgomery G. Bell was born on 3 Sep 1873. He died on 29 May 1937.

2763. Louisa Pegram (George William , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 1 in 1833 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.

Louisa married James Thornton about 1866 in Tennessee. James was born about 1830 in Hickman Co., Tennessee.

They had the following children:

7657 M i William Jasper Thornton was born on 7 Feb 1856. He died on 8 May 1936.

2764. Sarah (Sally) Pegram (George William , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 1 about 1840 in Tennessee.

Sarah married Andrew J. Heath on 15 Mar 1855. Andrew was born 1, 2 in 1832 in Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  7658 M i James Heath was born 1 in 1855 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.
  7659 F ii Elizabeth Heath was born 1 in 1858 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.
  7660 F iii Martha Heath was born 1 in 1869 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.
  7661 M iv William Heath was born 1 in 1865 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.
  7662 F v Mary Heath was born 1 in 1869 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.

2765. Georgia Ann (Georgianne) Pegram (George William , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 1, 2, 3, 4 in 1841 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. She died on 1 Jun 1924 in Humphreys Co., Tennessee. She was buried 5 in Tubb Cemetry on Blue Creek, Humphreys Co., Tennessee.

In 1870 she and her husband are found living close to her father in Perry Co., Tennessee. In addition to their oldest son, Joshua, there are also 2 Bell children in the home, i.e. John Bell, age 10 and Sally Bell, age 7. We do not know the parents of these children but most probably it is a deceased son of John Bell who is also close by. Note that there is also a young child in the home of John Bell in 1870.

The family of William Heath were neighbors in 1870.

In 1900 she is identified and George Ann Heath, indicating she is again a widow. She is found living with her son, Frank G. Sutton in both 1900 and 1920.

Georgia married (1) Heath.

Georgia married (2) Frank McCajah Sutton. Frank was born 1 in 1849 in Tennessee. He died before 1880.

They had the following children:

  7663 M i Joshua (Joshaway) Sutton was born 1, 2 in 1867 in Perry Co., Tennessee.

On the 1870 Census his name appears as Joe Howay.
7664 M ii Frank G. Sutton was born in Dec 1873.
  7665 F iii Elizabeth Sutton was born 1 in 1874 in Perry Co., Tennessee.

2766. James Thomas Pegram 1 (George William , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 2, 3 in 1846 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.

James Thomas served in the Civil War. He was a Private in Co. A, 50th Inf.

James married (1) Nancy A. Terry on 1 Jul 1864 in Perry Co, Tennessee. Nancy was born 1 about 1847.

They had the following children:

  7666 F i Rowena Pegram was born 1 in 1969 in Perry Co., Tennessee.

James married (2) Nancy A. Lunn daughter of Edmund Lunn and Mary Pinegar on 4 Jul 1869 in Perry Co., Tennessee. Nancy was born in 1848.

Another source gives her name as Nancy Lunn.

James and Nancy had the following children:

  7667 F ii Rowena Pegram was born in 1870 in Perry Co., Tennessee.

2768. William Malibar Pegram 1 (George William , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 2, 3 in 1849 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. He died in 1882.

William married 2 Amanda E. Sharpe 1 daughter of James Mountable "Mount" Sharpe and Sarah Clayton on 4 Feb 1871 in Perry Co., Tennessee. Amanda was born 3 in 1853 in Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  7668 F i Serenia Almeda Pegram 1 was born 2 in 1873 in Perry Co., Tennessee.
        Serenia married 1 Leon (Lee) Grant Goodman son of Ansel F Goodman and Nancy Elizabeth Cox on 28 Dec 1889. Leon was born 2 on 27 Jan 1868 in Hohenwald, Lewis Co., Tennessee. He died 3 on 23 Sep 1933.
7669 F ii Ida C. Pegram was born in May 1873. She died in 1933.
7670 F iii Sarah Landora Pegram was born on 8 Oct 1874. She died on 27 Sep 1944.
  7671 F iv Mattie Maury Pegram 1 was born 2, 3 on 25 Mar 1879 in Perry Co., Tennessee. She died 4 on 6 Feb 1949 in Midlothian, Ellis Co., Texas.

She never married.
7672 M v Eugene Huse Pegram was born on 18 Dec 1882. He died on 14 Nov 1975.

2769. Jane Pegram 1 (George William , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 2, 3, 4 in 1854 in Perry Co., Tennessee.

Jane married (1) Rufus Ledbetter on 2 Feb 1871 in Perry Co., Tennessee.

There was no issue from this marriage and they were divorced.

Jane married 1 (2) Alexander (Alex) Heath son of William Heath and Jane Bell on 11 Sep 1873 in Perry Co., Tennessee. Alexander was born 2, 3 in 1854 in Tennessee. He died after 1920 in Perry Co., Tennessee.

There is a difference between the 1880 and the 1900 Census for both Alex and Jane. Jane's name looks like Amfa and the birth date is also wrong but it is clearly her children. The 1900 Census shows the couple have been married for 25 years. Jane has had 9 children with 9 living.

In 1920, Alex is a widow. The only children remaining at home are Nellie, James and Leslie.

They had the following children:

  7673 M i Commodore Heath was born 1, 2 about 1873 in Perry Co, Tennessee.
  7674 F ii Mary Heath was born 1, 2 in Feb 1877 in Perry Co, Tennessee.
  7675 F iii Emma Heath was born 1, 2 in Oct 1879 in Perry Co, Tennessee. She died 3 on 27 Nov 1908 in Perry Co., Tennessee.
        Emma married 1 Jesse Cornelius Horner on 18 Jun 1902 in Perry Co., Tennessee. Jesse was born 2, 3 on 9 Mar 1875 in Perry Co., Tennessee. He died 4 in 1914 in Perry Co., Tennessee. He was buried 5 in Tanner Cemetery.
7676 M iv William (Willie) Heath was born on 13 Sep 1880.
  7677 F v Ollie Heath was born 1 in Jan 1883 in Perry Co, Tennessee.

2770. Adaline N. Pegram 1 (George William , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 2, 3 in Jan 1860 in Perry Co., Tennessee. She died after 1920.

A. N. Workman 1910. Her daughter Minnie is married an living with her.
! 1920 Werkman..

Adaline married 1, 2 W. T. (Bob) Wortman on 23 Jan 1879 in Perry, Tennessee. W. T. (Bob) Wortman was born 3, 4 in Oct 1849 in Tennessee. He died before 1910.

They had the following children:

  7678 F i Johnie May Wortman was born 1 in Jan 1882 in Tennessee.
        Johnie married 1 Harry Dunning on 16 May 1909 in Dyer Co., Tennessee.

Is he the Harry Dunning in Memphis in 1910?
! Is he the Hal Dunning in Massac Co, IL in 1920?
  7679 M ii Captain Floyd Wortman was born 1, 2 in Aug 1886 in Tennessee. He died after 1910.

Is he in Chicago in 1930?
        Captain married 1 Lucie Claudy on 24 Jun 1911 in Lake Co., Tennessee.
  7680 F iii Emma O. Wortman was born 1 in Nov 1888 in Tennessee.
7681 F iv Minnie E. Wortman was born in Oct 1890.
  7682 v Wortman was born 1 before 1900.
  7683 vi Wortman was born 1 before 1900.
7684 M vii Fred Wortman was born about 1900.
  7685 viii Wortman was born 1 before 1910.

2772. William James Pegram 1 (Thomas Isles , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 2, 3 in Feb 1845 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.

On October 13, 1868, eight months after his marriage, he sold a one hundred acre tract of land in District 12 of Cheatham County, Tennessee to Thos. H. Sneed for $500.00. This land had been willed to him by his uncle, John Peter Pegram. It was described as bordering on 1200 acres belonging to W. D. Hutton, a 50 acre tract belonging to Roger Pegram and a tract belonging to Benjamin Woodward. After selling this land, he and his wife moved to Humphreys County, Tennessee where they settled and raised their family.

Based on letter referenced below, William and Deborah had 7 children. However, there are 2 different lists naming these 7 children. We are not going to include Mary, Roy, Robelia and Edward (as given by one researcher and listed in Some Middle Tennesse Pegrams since the Porch family records seem to be based on actual family records with more detail. We hope that someone will be able to shed some light on the other children named in Some Middle Tennessee Pegrams.

William married 2 Deborah Ella Porch 1 daughter of John Carter Porch and Martha M. Ussery on 5 Feb 1868 in Cheatham Co., Tennessee. Deborah was born 3 on 18 Jan 1848 in Tennessee. She died on 13 Jan 1932.

They had the following children:

  7686 M i John Thomas Pegram was born on 12 Jul 1869. He died on 26 Aug 1870.
  7687 F ii Anna May Pegram 1 was born on 31 May 1871. She died on 20 Jul 1895.
  7688 M iii William J. Pegram was born on 15 Apr 1877. He died on 5 Jul 1880.
  7689 F iv Almeda Adelia Pegram was born on 3 May 1874.
  7690 F v Ellen Minervia Pegram was born on 26 Nov 1879. She died on 24 Jul 1895.
7691 M vi Felix Ross Pegram was born in Jun 1884. He died on 10 May 1957.
  7692 F vii Minnie George Pegram 1, 2 was born on 17 Mar 1886. She died on 4 Oct 1967.

Minnie George Pegram wrote a letter sometime after 1957 to a cousin and stated she was the last survivor of 7 children. She gave no particulars other than to say her brother Ross died in 1957.It is signed with the last name of Ivy but we have nothing further on her marriage or family.
        Minnie married Ivy.

2774. Robert W. "Bob" Pegram 1 (Roger P. , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 2, 3 on 22 Jul 1836 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.

Robert married Mary "Molly" E. Fulghum daughter of Benjamin Fulghum and Caroline Elizer Woodward on 25 Sep 1861 in Cheatham Co., Tennessee. Mary was born in Cheatham Co., Tennessee. She died on 9 Mar 1900 in Cheatham Co., Tennessee.

They had the following children:

7693 F i Beulah V. Pegram was born in 1866. She died in 1932.
7694 F ii Roberta Pegram was born in 1869. She died on 30 Mar 1888.
7695 F iii Georgia Blanche Pegram was born in 1871. She died on 1 Mar 1956.
  7696 M iv Harry James Pegram was born 1 on 20 Oct 1875 in Cheatham Co., Tennessee. He died in 1928.

The WWI Civil Registration card gives his name as Harry Julian.
        Harry married 1 Bertha Allison Holt daughter of Major William Holt and Lydia A. Pegram in 1918. Bertha was born 2, 3 on 8 Apr 1882 in Cheatham Co., Tennessee. She died 4 on 8 Jul 1948 in Pegram, Cheatham Co., Tennessee. She was buried 5 in Kingston Springs, Cheatham Co., Tennessee.

They had no children.

2775. George W. Pegram 1, 2 (Roger P. , George Scott , George , George , Daniel , George ) was born 3, 4 on 24 Sep 1838 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. He died in 1904.

George W. Pegram's Civil War service record, includes three Company Muster Rolls, one Register of Payments to Discharged Soldiers, one pay voucher, and one certificate of discharge. George enlisted as a Private in Company A, 1st (Feild's) Tennessee Infantry on May 13, 1861 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was shown as absent on Sep 1, 1861 due to being "sick in hospital at Warm Springs, Virginia". He was discharged on Feb, 18, 1862 by Jas. Glover. George also appeared on the Company Muster Roll for Capt. T. F. Sevier's Company, 1st Regiment Tenneessee Infantry, dated January 9, 1864 in Dalton, Georgia.

He is shown in the 1870 census of Davidson County, Tennessee, in the 12th District, as age 31, and unmarried, living with the family of Aris Brown. Court records show that he was a Justice of the Peace in 1870. George is said to have been the proprietor of a general store, on Thompson Road, in Pegram, for many years. It was the same store that had been owned earlier by John Peter Pegram.

At the age of forty, in 1877, George married Minnie L. Birkinbine, a beautiful, red haired girl, nineteen years his junior. Minnie was from Wisconsin, but had come to Nashville and was attending college there when they met. In 1878, George owned one hundred and twenty acres of land in the Pegram's Station area. He built a beautiful colonial home for his bride, Minnie, facing what is now Highway 70, (Pegram Avenue).

On January 15, 1879, George W. Pegram was appointed postmaster of Pegram's Station, Tennessee. On April 29, 1882, the official name of the town and post office was changed to Pegram, Tennessee. George served in this office three months short of twenty-five years. Since the railroad ticket office and post office were located in the store building, George wore three hats; that of postmaster, ticket agent, and proprietor of the store.

George married Minnie L. Birkinbine in 1877. Minnie was born 1 in 1859 in Wisconsin. She died 2 on 30 Nov 1896 in Cheatham Co., Tennessee.

They had the following children:

  7697 F i Edith Pegram 1 was born in 1884 in Pegram, Cheatham Co., Tennessee.

There were no children of this marriage.
        Edith married 2 William Pick Boston (Poston) 1 on 27 Feb 1901 in Davidson Co., Tennessee.
7698 F ii Ethel Grace Pegram was born on 19 Oct 1886.

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