Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 02:35:03 -0400 (EDT) From: NCreed1@aol.com To: NCreed1@aol.com Subject: Comp 170 - (Peregory) Burnett-Turner-Ross-Via-Etc/Etc Letter of Alice Perdue Pedigo, Dated 20 Jul. 1962. The children of Henry Clay and Martha were born in at least three different States. Their marriage Cir 1816 occurred either in Ky. or across the line in TN. Their eldest Dorothy Ruth was born in TN. The next two were Wm. page and Edward Taylor both born in Mo. H.C. and Martha were called back to Ky. by Joseph to care for him in his declining years, so the last nine of their children were born in Ky. After the death and burial of Joseph (16 Apr. 1834). Henry c. and Martha with some of their children returned to Mo. where they purchased a farm in Cass Co., Mo., 25 Nov. 1848. Wm. Page, Edward Taylor and Henry Clay jr., had each married in Ky. and they came to Mo. with the parents. Dorothy R. and Martha Ann were also in Ky. but remained there. The marriage of three daughters Eliza Jane, Elizabeth M. and Emerine H. are recorded at Cass Co., Mo., Court house and the 1830 Census records have enabled us to place each child in line according to age, except Amanda. She belongs in the one space left in the family line, number 8. Elizabeth M. belongs in No. 7. It is not know whether Henry, Martha and younger children, moved from Mo. soon after disposing of his farm, but he was located in Tarrant Co., TX. 19 Aug. 1855. The 1860 Tarrant Co., TX. Census and all County records were destroyed at Ft. W by a disastrous fire, so are lost to us forever. The 1865 KS. Census Wyandotte co., Wayne Twp. shows Wm. Page Pedigo age 46 living with his Mother Martha P. Pedigo age 64 and Wm. P's two younger children. It seems evident that henry c. died prior to the Census enumeration. The census for 1870 shows Wm. P. and Martha living together with Sarah Farrell, 17. Niece of Wm. P.s granddaughter Martha. Wm. pages two sons had married and each had a child or two. This was the town of Edwardsville. Mrs. Clyde Campbell of San Antonio, Texas contributed the census microfilm and marriage records of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties KS. I have brought data on this line more up to date but much is yet to be done. Perhaps it will be of some value to those working on this line. Best wishes to Pedigo Cousins ! Alice Perdue Pedigo (Mrs. Newton L. Pedigo) (Cleveland, Mo.) Martha: Living with son William Page, on 1865 State Census, also on 1870 Federal Census Children: i Dorothy Ruth "Dolly" (Ann) PEDIGO b. 12 Oct 1816/17, TN (Probably Overton Co.), Ref # 136-171,1 m. 6 Dec 1839, in Barren Co, KY,2 Note of: Alice Perdue, MO,3 George Edwin PEDIGO, b. 3 Nov 1818, Barren Co, KY, Bapt/Rel,Pref: Church of Christ, (son of John P. "Major/Colonel" PEDIGO and Sarah Bishop "Sally" OLDHAM) Ref # 136-161, ### Farmer,4 d. 25 Oct 1909, Randolph, Barren Co, KY,5 Buried: Old Randolph, Pleasant Hill Cem. KY, Location: 1900, Edmonton, Metcalfe Co, KY. Dorothy died 17 Dec 1891, Barren Co, KY, Buried: Old Randolph, Pleasant Hill Cem. KY. George: Dolly Ruth & George Edwin were 1st cousins. Randolph Ky. Nov. 8, 1904 Mrs. Leona Arnett Murray, Kind friend and relative, I received your letter in due time. you must excuse bas writing. My hand trembles. I was 86 years old the third of Nov. In the year 1805 my grandfather, Joseph Pedigo, moved form Virginia to Kentucky and settled down near Pleasant hill. The house is on the land he bought. (250 Acres) two or three years after this he went back to Virginia and moved Grandshire Ned to Kentucky and settled him on part of this land. Grandshire Ned lived there until the death of his wife, then went to his son Joseph's and lived and died there. My Mother having died, I was placed at my grandfather's and I waited on Grandshire Ned until he died. He is buried 2 1/2 miles North of Pleasant Hill Church. No graveyard here then. Mrs. Sam Clark of your place, wife of Lucas Clark, the miller is one of my old friends and neighbors. Yours with respect, George E. Pedigo (Letter re typed by Frances Pedigo, November 18, 1977) Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886 Metcalfe County GEORGE E. PEDIGO was born November 3, 1818, in Metcalfe County (then Barren), where he has since resided, except for short periods spent in Monroe and Hart Counties. He now lives within six miles of his birth place, and with the exceptions named - aggregaing about twenty months - has always lived in the vicinity of it. His father, John Pedigo, was born February 4, 1796, in Patrick County, Va. He (the father) was thrice married; first, in 1817, to Sally B., daughter of Tarpley Oldham. From this union sprang six children: George E., Charles T., Eliza J. (deceased), William F., Elizabeth (Bowles), and Mary C. Our subject can remember very distinctly carrying his great-grandfather in his arms when he had become helpless. By industry he has become the owner of 330 acres of productive land. He is a member of the Church of Christ, and in politics a Republican. He had very poor opportunities for obtaining an education in early life, his mother having died when he was a small boy. Living with his grandfather, he went to school three miles to an old log house, with dirt floor, and rude seats made of round logs split open, and the split side turned up, with rude pins for feet; on these seats the scholars would sit and hum their lessons from early morn till late in the evening. At these schools he obtained his education, such as reading, writing and arithmetic. There was not a grammar nor geography in any school he ever attended; yet with pleasant memory he recalls those olden times, when he would rise early in the morning and start to the old schoolhouse in the bottom, the pathway leading through the woods covered with the seared leaves of autumn. O, that drum and fife we used to hear coming to the old schoolhouse for us to march after that day! William Anderson was the teacher. ii William Page "Pledge" PEDIGO b. 22 Feb 1819, Howard Co, MO, Ref # 136-172, m. 14 Jan 1841, in Barren Co, KY,6 Note of: P. Dawkins, WA,7 Avaline FERRELL/FARRILL, b. 27 Apr 1819, KY, (daughter of Charles FERRELL and Sarah "Sally" DOWDY) Ref # XXX, d. 21 Mar 1854, Cass Co, MO. William died 29 Jul 1898, Location: Shawnee, Indian Territory (Later OK). iii Edward Taylor Turner PEDIGO b. 30 Apr 1821, Howard Co, MO,8 Bapt/Rel,Pref: Christian Church, Ref # 136-173, ### Farming, m. (1) 23 Sep 1841, in Barren Co, KY, Note of: Ovie Sypher,9 Thurza Ann FERRELL/FARRELL, b. Cir 1821, Barren Co, KY, Bapt/Rel,Pref: Christian Church, (daughter of Charles FERRELL and Sarah "Sally" DOWDY) Ref # XXX, d. Aft 1890, Location: 1881, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS, m. (2) Aloisie Ida Cecelia COLIN-DROST, b. 14 Apr 1894, Shawnee Twp, Johnson Co, KS, (daughter of Simon COLIN and Salina Mary ETUE) Ref # XXX, d. --- 1966, Denver, Arapahoe Co, CO. Edward died 30 Oct 1907, Location: 1857, KS. No Children, 1848 Cass Co. MO; 1857 Shawnee Twp. KS; Seems Edward took himself a young bride in his old age. Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, The Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago 1890, page 762 Edward T. Pedigo is a member of the third white family that settled in Shawnee Township, Wyandotte County, Kansas, the date of their settlement being 1857. he was born in Howard Co., Missouri on April 30, 1821, but was reared on Blue-grass soil, but in 1848, with his parents, Henry and martha Pedigo, Virginians, he came to cass County, Mo., and a few years later to Bates County, where they made their home for one year. One year was then spent at Pleasant hill, three years in Westport, and then he came to Wyandotte County, Kansas and purchased his present farm, consisting of thirty acres. He gives ten acres to potatoes, raising from 100 to 150 bushels to the acre, and in addition to this raises melons, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc., and he finds a ready market for these products. He first began growing vegtables for market in 1881 and has been very successful, securing a comfortable competency for the rest of his days, and he considers Kansas, and especially Wyandotte County, the garden spot of the United States. He has easy access to water, the wells being bored to a depth of from twenty-eight to thirty-four feet, and the water is pure, cold and slightly impregnated with iron. before coming to this county he had experienced many hardships and privations, and he now fully appreciates his comfortable home and the delights of domestic life, He paid $75 for his claim, and it is now worth at least $1,000 per acre. His land was heavely covered with timber, but by indefatigable energy he has it cleared and nicely improved. His estemable wife was formerly miss Thirza Ann Farrell, a native of Kentuky, whom he married on Sept. 23 1841, she being a daughter of John and sarah farrell, of Virginia. They have no children of their own, but have raised a nephew, William Andrew Pedigo, a native of Kansas. Mr pedigo is a Republican, and he and his wife are members of the Christian Church, of kansas city, Kansas. Aloisie: After Edward died Aloisie maried a man named Drost. iv Martha Ann PEDIGO b. 24 May 1823, Randolph, Barren Co, KY, Ref # 136-174, m. 6 Dec 1838, in Barren Co, KY,10 Note of: J.P. GRADY, TX, Samuel Chandler LAFFERTY II., b. May 1818, KY, (son of Samuel LAFFERTY I,(1812). and Frances "Frankey" SMITH) Ref # XXX, ### Farmer, d. Aft 1887, Location: 1851, Cumberland Co, KY. Martha died 5 Sep 1852, Cave City, Hart Co, KY. Remained in KY. 7 Lafferty children v Eliza Jane PEDIGO b. 15 Apr 1825, KY, Ref # 136-175, m. 24 Jan 1850, in Cass Co, MO, Hardin LEACH, b. Cir 1825, Ref # XXX, Location: 1850, MO. Eliza died Belton, MO. This family lived near Belton, MO. They were the parents of 4 children. vi Henry Calhoun (Clay) PEDIGO b. 23 Apr 1827, Barren Co, KY, Ref # 136-176, m. 30 May 1848, in Barren Co, KY, Calphurnia "Callie" FERRELL/FARRILL, b. 28 Dec 1823, KY, (daughter of Charles FERRELL and Sarah "Sally" DOWDY) Ref # XXX, d. 30 Apr 1906, KS, Buried: Woodlawn Cem. Johnson Co, KS. Henry died 17 Nov 1885, KS, Buried: Woodlawn Cem. Johnson Co, KS. This couple had no children. Calphurnia: No Children vii Amanda PEDIGO b. Abt 1830, KY, Ref # 136-178, ### NFI. viii Elizabeth Maud PEDIGO b. 19 Apr 1832, Barren Co, KY, Ref # 136-177, m. 29 May 1849, in Cass Co, MO,11 Littleton FERRELL/FARRELL, b. Abt 1827, Metcalfe Co, KY, (son of Charles FERRELL and Sarah "Sally" DOWDY) Ref # XXX. Elizabeth Location: 1849, Cass Co, MO. 8 children Littleton: Elizabeth 1st wife of Littleton. ix Jonathan A. PEDIGO b. 22 Aug 1834, Barren Co, KY, Ref # 136-179, d. Young ?, Killed by Indians. ?. Died young; thought to have been killed by Indians. NFI. x Emerine-Emarine Hailard PEDIGO b. 6 Aug 1837, Barren Co, KY, Ref # 136-17A, m. 8 Aug 1854, in Cassville, Barry, MO, Note of: Pat Hilbert, CA,12 Jacob Boffman SON, b. 25 Mar 1831, Platte Co, MO, (son of Samuel SON and Mary E. "Polly" _____- SON) Ref # XXX, d. Abt 1883, Barry Co, MO. Emerine- Emarine Location: 1881, Barry Co, MO. xi Mary Merritt PEDIGO b. 12 Mar 1840, Barren Co, KY, Ref # 136-17B, m. 12 Apr 1860,13 Hamilton Thomas (Tom H. NEAL) McNEIL, b. Cir 1840, Ref # XXX, Location: 1860. Mary died 26 Oct 1902, TX. 5 children, 3 sons and 2 daughters. xii Caroline H. PEDIGO b. 5 Mar 1843, Barren Co, KY, Ref # 136-17C, m. (1) _____ McMAHAN, b. Cir 1840, Ref # XXX, Location: TX, m. (2) William T. McKINNEY, b. Cir 1840, Ref # XXX. Caroline died 3 Sep 1927, TX. 2 Sons. xiii George A. PEDIGO b. --- 1848, Cass Co, IL, Ref # 136-17D. 120. Edward PEDIGO b. 15 Apr 1805, Patrick Co, VA,14 Ref # 136-19, ### Pioneer, m. 2 Nov 1826, in Barren Co, KY, Lettice "Letty/Lettie" GILL, b. 29 Nov 1806, Barren Co, KY, (daughter of Edward GILL and Amey, (Amy) SHIRLEY (?).) Ref # XXX, d. 29 Jun 1879. Edward died 25 Aug 1894, Eden Valley, Tekoda, Whitman Co. WA, Location: 1870 census, Clackamas Co, OR. Old SETTLERS STORIES --This one by-- Edward Pedigo at age 89 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to set forth their travels and experiences in pioneer life, it seems proper for me to have something to say also, for my experience reaches farther back in this century than any others that have written before me of their pioneer life in the Palouse county. I will go away back to the place and time of my birth, at the foot of the Blue Ridge, in Patrick County, Virginia, April 15, 1805, for a starting point. But I am so forgetful I cannot remember whether the day of my birth was clear or cloudy. But I will try and write some of the ....(A line of type must have been omitted here). In September 1805, my father with all his children, set out on their long journey to the wilderness of Kentucky. We crossed the Alleghany mountains without an incident, but afterwoods when camped near a farmhouse where there was a large flock of sheep, an old gentleman of the party was unhanrnessing the horses and while hanging up the harnesses, a buck ran up behind him and gave him such a dab that it knocked his totters from under him. when the old man arose from the ground, the buck had backed off to give him another bumper, but the old man dodged him and caught him by the wool, saying "You old rascal, I'll gouge your naternal old eyes out!" The old buck got such a gouging that he was willing to go off and mind his business. The next morning the old farmer came out through his flock of sheep to the immigrants' camp and, noticing how red and swollen his old buck's eyes were, said he wondered what was the matter with the old sheep's eyes, but the whole company was mum so they got off without any fuss. An incident worthy of note was when we were camped in the Cumberland mountains. A company of Indians kept up such a "hillabelloo" of laughter that some of the whites concluded to go and see what tickled them so. One of the Indians, afraid that some of the whites would steal his pony, tied the halter around his body and laid down to sleep. Toward day, after the fire had burned down, the pony blew his breath in the Indian's face, which scared him so bad that he jumped over the fire. That scared the pony and he jumped back and drew the Indian back through the fire. The other Indian's would point at him and laugh, but he looked very sullen. This much I have learned from my father. Well, we at length landed safe in Kentucky, and there I was brought up, and there I found my true-love, Miss Lettie Gill, one of Kentucky's best women, and the State was famed for good women, you know. We got married in the year 1826, and she proved to be a faithful helpmate to me , standing by my side through prosperity and adversity for over 50 years. In 1830 we bade farewell to friends and relatives and left Barren County with three children. bound for the rich prairies of Illinois. We got along very well with the help of a young man by the name of Cyrus Renick, until we got to Green County Ill., and there we met with a scare. Our wagon turned over with the family in it, and I saw the blood and brains of our baby washed out, as I thought, Oh, what a shock it was to me! But you can imagine what relief it gave me when I found out that there was no one seriously hurt. We had some sassafras tea for breakfast that morning and we had some of it left, which my wife poured into the coffee pot and set it in the wagon to have it with our dinner. It was the tea and sassafras bark that I thought was the blood and brains of our dear infant. I was so thankful I shed tears of joy. We the went on our way to Sangamon County, and there we took our abode for five years. After the Blackhawk war, (1831-32 between U.S. and the Sac & Fox Indians under Chief Blackhawk) we moved to what was then called the Blackhawk purchase, now Iowa. It became a territory, I think in the year 1838 and we lived there until after it became a state. I was in Iowa when it became a state, in Oregon when it became a state and in Washington when it became a state. In the year 1854 we started to the "promised land" in the far west, with all of our children but one. She and her husband had preceded us by two years. I said "promised land" because Uncle Sam had promised to give land to all that would migrate thither within a certain length of time. I will now go with a skip and a bound over the hills, prairies and mountains, inasmuch as my son-in-law, J.S. Fisher in his article, has given the time of our starting from Iowa in wagons with ox teams in April. We passed through the long and perilous journey without any deaths, and but little sickness. We left the last mountains behind us an landed at Phillip Foster's in the Willamette valley. Mr. Foster said the best thing we could do was to do into the fruit raising business, for Gen. McCarver of Oregon City sold his apples that fall for $12 per bushel, in the orchard. I took his advice and bought a claim in the timber eight miles from Oregon City and cleared off ten acres as soon as I could and planted it in an orchard. But nearly everyone else did the same thing, and when i got apples to sell the price had come down and in a short time they would scarcely pay for gathering and hauling to market. In 1871 I and two of my Sons-in-law, J.S. Fisher and S.P. Gilliland, moved up to the Palouse County. At that time there were only two counties in eastern Washington east of the Columbia River. They were Walla Walla on the south side of the Snake river and Stephans on the north. There was not a store or grist mill in Stephens County at that time, so we had to go to Walla Walla for our groceries and everything we stood in need of, even for our cats and chickens. When we got to where Colfax now stands, James Perkins, H.S. Hollingsworth and Mr. Reynolds were at work building a sawmill, there we stopped, looked around and took claims five miles above that place, where we found plenty of timber, water and bunchgrass. They came here to raise stock and here they found the place they wanted. That was rather a hard winter and their cattle and those of Nr. Chase would come home off the bunchgrass, kick up their heels and fall and rise no more, until there were but a few left. We built our cabins on the river side, broke ground and put in our crops, but in August it came a hard frost and killed all our gardens. Than I and Fisher became dissatisfied and moved six miles farther up, and a mile from the river, and settled in a small valley, which afterwards was called by Mr. Chase, Eden Valley. At that time there was not a trail of any kind to be seen, until we made them, and not a house between mine and the mountains. Well. I am spinning my yarn too long, so I will quit without saying anything about the crops, scarcity of money and hard times, for we all know something about that. (Reprint from paper unknown, but likely eastern WA as he lived in Palouse Co.) Lettice: Gay Kennedy WSXS27A Question Are parents Edward Gill & Amy/Amey/Shirley ? Pedigo's buried on old John Twyman land around Hisseville area Children: i Zerelda Jane PEDIGO b. 5 Aug 1827, Barren Co, KY,15 Ref # 136-191, m. 6 Jul 1850, Henley Harrison (Henry) HENDRIX, b. 29 Nov 1806, Ref # XXX, d. 29 Jun 1879, Location: 1850. Zerelda died Aft 1891. Copy of a letter to Zerelda from Father dated 21 Mar 1891. ii William Evermont PEDIGO b. 5 Dec 1828, Barren Co, KY,16 Ref # 136-192, m. 1 Jul 1850, in Wapello, IO, Sarah Ann HANNA, Ref # 136-192s, Location: 1850, Wapello, IO. William died Abt 1900, Location: 1850, Wapello, IO. iii Dolly Catherine PEDIGO b. 22 Jun 1830, Barren Co, KY,17 Ref # 136-193, m. 14 May 1846, in IA ?, John Smith FISHER, b. Cir 1825 ?, Ref # XXX, Location: 1854, WA. Dolly died Abt 1912, Location: WA. iv Betsy Ann Emerine PEDIGO b. 27 Aug 1833, Sangamon Co, IL,18 Ref # 136-194, m. 16 Sep 1846, in IL, Samuel Pinckney GILLILAND, b. Cir 1830 ?, Ref # XXX, Location: 1871, WA. Betsy died 4 Feb 1897, Location: WA. v Nancy Malissa "Melissi" PEDIGO b. 5 Jun 1835, Wapello, IO, Ref # 136-195, ### Infant, d. 5 Sep 1835, Wapello, IO. vi James Henry PEDIGO b. 2 Aug 1837, Wapello, IO,19 Ref # 136-196, m. 6 Mar 1858, in Clackamas Co, OR, Martha Ann FOSTER, b. 6 Mar 1858, TX, Ref # XXX, Location: 1870 Census, Clackamas, OR. James died Abt 1915, WA. James Henry is noted as the 7th child by Edward, We are missing one. vii John Jerome PEDIGO b. 19 May 1839, Lee Co, IA, Ref # 136-197, m. (1) 5 Mar 1858, in Clackamas Co, OR,20 Sarah Ann GRIMM, b. Cir 1840, Clackamas, OR, Ref # XXXa,21 d. By 1872, m. (2) Aft 1869, in Clackamas Co, OR, Josephine Amy SHELLY, b. Cir 1850, Ref # XXXb, Location: 1873, OR, m. (3) Polly A. (DAVIS) DENNIS, b. Cir 1845 ?, Ref # XXXc. John died 12 Feb 1914, Lewiston, Nez Perce, ID. viii Joseph Albert PEDIGO b. 19 Jul 1841, Wapello, IO, Ref # 136-198, ### Child, d. Sep 1843, IA. ix Edward Acel PEDIGO b. 19 Aug 1845, Wapello, IA,22 Ref # 136-199, m. 9 Sep 1856, in OR, Mary Ann BAILS, b. Abt 1849, MO, Ref # XXX, Location: 1870 Census, Clackamas, OR.