Oliver H. Pegues
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 29.993 W 094° 44.874
15S E 335792 N 3597191
Texas Historical Marker at the final resting place of Oliver H. Pegues in Longview's Grace Hill Cemetery, providing a mini-biography of this outstanding civil servant.
Waymark Code: WM19NKT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2024
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 9987

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(November 27, 1847 - March 30, 1937)

Descendant of a Huguenot family who migrated to America in 1736, Oliver H. Pegues came to Texas with his parents from his native Mississippi in 1850. He moved to Longview in 1871 and became the town's first postmaster, Jan. 27, 1871. Pegues served as Gregg County Treasurer, 1875-1900. A merchant and banker, he was an early leader of the First Baptist Church.

He was married first to Henrie Dyer (d. 1887) and later to Emma Overton (1856-1929), and had 8 children.

Recorded - 1976
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