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George Thomas Peay

George Thomas Peay

Male 1861 - 1938  (77 years)

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  • Name George Thomas Peay 
    Born 27 May 1861  Riverdale, Weber, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 16 Aug 1870  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1870

    Utah, Utah, Provo, 16 Aug 1870, 2nd Ward, Page 10, dwelling 75, family 62

    George Peay, head 32. Margret, wife 32. Children: George, son 9; William, son 7. He is a farmer. Living next door (dwelling 76, family 63) is his 2nd wife, Johanna, 28; children Annie, daughter 6; Daniel, son 1. Next door to Johanna (dwelling 77, family 64) is his 3rd wife Maria, 19 and daughter Louisa, 1. George Sr. was born in England; Margret in Denmark; George, William, Annie, Daniel, and Louisa in Utah; Johanna in Holstein and Maria in Denmark. Value of real estate is $1,000; personal property $600. George Jr. attended school within the school year; cannot not write. Next door to Thomas and Ellen Cook.  
    Age: 9 
    Census 11 Jun 1880  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1880

    Utah, Utah, Provo, 11 Jun 1880, SD (blank), ED 81, page 37 (137A), dwelling 514, family 334

    George T. Peay, head 41. Wife Anna, 41. Children: George, son 19; William, son 17; Josephine, daughter 9; Edwin, son 7; Bertha, daughter 5; James, son 2 and daughter, Anna 16 (daughter by 2nd wife Johanna). He is a farmer; son George works on the farm. He was born in England; his wife in Denmark and children in Utah. Josephine attended school within the year.

    Three doors down are Johanna (2nd wife) 40. Children: Daniel, son 16; Agnes, daughter 7; Gertrude, daughter 4; and son, Parley 2 months. At the same dwelling (317) are Maria (3rd wife) 30. Children: Louisa, daughter 11; Harriet, daughter 7; Hortense, daughter 4; and Emma, 9 months (born in Sep 1879).  
    Age: 19 
    Census 8 Jun 1900  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1900

    Utah, Utah, Provo, 8 Jun 1900, SD 273, ED 164, sheet 9B, 3rd Ward, dwelling 169, family 173

    George T. Peay, head 38 (May 1862). Mercie E., wife 35 (Jan 1865). They have been married for 12 years; 7 children born, 6 living. Children: Justin W., son 11 (Oct 1888); Erwin D., son 9 (Oct 1890); Sterling S., son 8 (May 1892); Delos K., son 6 (Feb 1894); Cozett A., daughter 4 (May 1896); Rubia M., daughter 1 (Oct 1898). Owns home with a mortgage; farm hand. Erwin is a cripple. Justin, Sterling and Delos are attending school. All can read and write except for Erwin, Cozett, and Rubia. All were born in Utah. His father was born in England; mother in Denmark. Her parents were born in England. Next door to Ephraim and Ellen Hamer; Evan and Phoebia Wride. 
    Age: 38 
    Census 21 Apr 1910  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1910

    Utah, Utah, Provo, 21 Apr 1910, Ward 3, SD 1 Utah, ED 194, sheet 7B, 86 South 9th West, dwelling 144, family 153

    George S.D. Peay, head 47. Wife Henry, 45. Children: Emma Dell, son 19; Herline G., son 17; De Sa, son 16; Raby M., 10; Elva M., daughter 7; Rotha, daughter 5. They have been married for (illegible) years, (illegible) children born, (illegible) children living. He works (illegible) on his own account. Owns (illegible). Herline is a blacksmith for wages. All were born in Utah. His father was born in England, mother in Denmark. Her parents were born in Utah. Next door to his brother, William Peay and wife.

    Note: Census image very illegible, errors may exist 
    Age: 47 
    Census 5 Jan 1920  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1920

    Utah, Utah, Provo, 5 Jan 1920, 2nd Ward, SD 2, ED 207, sheets 2B and 3A, 96 South 9 West, dwelling 46, family 46

    George T. Peay Jr., head 57. Mary E., wife 54. Children: Erwin, son 28; Ruba M., daughter 21; Elva M., daughter 17; Rotha, daughter 14. He is a carpenter on the rail road for wages. Owns a farm. All can read and write. He was born in England, Mary in Springville, Utah. All the children were born in Provo, Utah. Next door to his brother William.

    Note: Census conflicts with birth location. 
    Age: 57 
    Census 2 Apr 1930  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1930

    Utah, Utah, Provo, ED 25-44, SD 3, sheet 2B, 812 West, 1st South, dwelling 35, family 41

    George Peay, head 66. Mercy, wife 64. He was 23 when first married, she was 21. Owns own home free of mortgage valued at $3,000; not a farm. He is a farmer working on his own account. Not a veteran. Children: Elva, daughter 27, divorced; Rotha, daughter 25; Wayne Peay, grandson 4. All can read and write except for Rotha and Wayne. All were born in Utah; his and her parents in England. Next door to Jessie Taylor. 
    Age: 66 
    Died 10 Dec 1938  Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    George Thomas Peay (1861 - 1938) - Find A Grave
    George Thomas Peay (1861 - 1938) - Find A Grave
    Plot: Block 8 Lot 83
    Person ID I5867  clanSoren
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2014 

    Father Ancestors George Thomas Peay Married: 3x3x ,   b. 10 Jan 1838, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1922, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Anna Margretta Christensen,   b. 20 Jan 1837, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1928, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 4 Jul 1858  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F443  Group Sheet

    Family Mercy Ellen Waters,   b. 18 Jan 1864, Springville, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1958, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1887  Logan, Cache, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +01. Justin W. Peay,   b. 28 Oct 1888, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1973, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     02. Erwin Dell Peay,   b. 18 Oct 1890, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1962, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +03. Sterling George Peay,   b. 14 May 1892, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1977, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     04. Delos L. Peay,   b. 3 Feb 1894, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1918, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     05. Cosetta A. Peay,   b. 6 May 1896, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1900, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
    Married: 1x06. Rula Peay,   b. 6 May 1898, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1954, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    +07. Elva Peay Married: 3x3x ,   b. 23 Aug 1902, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1995  (Age 92 years)
     08. Rotha Peay,   b. 16 Jan 1905, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1968, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     09. Mercy E. Peay,   b. 19 Apr 1911, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1911, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2012 
    Family ID F2122  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Provo Ward 2, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1612; Page: 278B; Image: 553; Family History Library Film: 553111. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: 1338; Family History Film: 1255338; Page: 137A; Enumeration District: 081 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: 1687; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 164; FHL microfilm: 1241687 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Provo Ward 3, Utah, Utah; Roll: T624_1610; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0194; Image: 130; FHL microfilm: 1375623 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Provo Ward 3, Utah, Utah; Roll: T625_1868; Page: 2B and 3A; Enumeration District: 207; Image: 695 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S99] 1930 United States Federal Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: 2423; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 695.0; FHL microfilm: 2342157. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 41172241 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 41173283 (Reliability: 3), 12 Jul 2012.