Rebecca Cosnahan Pegues
b. 23 November 1833, d. 5 August 1903
- Father: Christopher James Pegues b. 22 May 1807, d. 18 August 1860
- Mother: Ann Elizabeth Cosnahan b. 2 February 1810, d. 27 September 1875
- Rebecca Cosnahan Pegues was born on 23 November 1833 in South Carolina.
- Christopher James Pegues and Ann Elizabeth Cosnahan appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Old Spring Hill, Marengo County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Rebecca Cosnahan Pegues, James Bartholomew Pegues, William Crosland Pegues, Jane Elizabeth Pegues, Mary Ramsey Pegues and Edward Christopher Harder.
- She married Richard William Jones, son of Edward Henry Jones and Elizabeth Finney Bott, on 7 May 1855 in Marengo County, Alabama.
- Richard William Jones and Rebecca Cosnahan Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Linden, Marengo County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Eugene Henry Jones, Christopher Pegues Jones and William Peguese Jones.
- She and Richard William Jones relocated to Harvey, Brazos County, Texas, in say 1865 with Christopher Pegues Jones where he practiced medicine and farmed to add to the family income.
- Richard William Jones and Rebecca Cosnahan Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Leon County, Texas. Other members of the household included Eugene Henry Jones, Christopher Pegues Jones, William Peguese Jones, Anna E. Jones and Jennie D. Jones.
- Richard William Jones and Rebecca Cosnahan Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Eugene Henry Jones, Christopher Pegues Jones, William Peguese Jones, Anna E. Jones, Jennie D. Jones, Rebecca C. Jones and Richard W. Jones.
- Richard William Jones and Rebecca Cosnahan Pegues appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.
- Rebecca Cosnahan Pegues died on 5 August 1903 at age 69 in Texas.
- She was interred at Bright Light Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.
- Her husband Richard William Jones became a widower at her death.
- A single grave marker identifies the graves of Rebecca Cosnahan Pegues and Richard William Jones.
Rebecca Cosnahan Pegues and Dr Richard William Jones, Bright Light Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos County
- Last Edited: 2 Sep 2013
Family: Richard William Jones b. 18 January 1824, d. 9 November 1903
- Eugene Henry Jones b. circa 1856
- Christopher Pegues Jones+ b. 18 April 1859, d. 14 November 1915
- William Peguese Jones+ b. 8 January 1860, d. 10 February 1913
- Anna E. Jones b. circa 1862
- Jennie D. Jones b. circa 1864
- Rebecca C. Jones b. circa 1871
- Richard W. Jones b. circa 1871