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Henry County

Henry County Indiana Birth Index, 1882-1920, by W.P.A. of Indiana
sorted by Father's name

Child

sex

Father

Mother

Born

--- M Ed PEED Carie PEARSON 20 Aug 1891
--- M Edward R. PEE Sarah A. SMALLY 06 Jun 1906
--- F Evan A. PEED Samantha POWELL 31 Jan 1886
Bland M Harry PEED Jeannie 30 Jun 1887
--- F Henry H. PEED Jennie PEED 01 Dec 1889
--- M Mat B. PEED Belle MAUDI 05 Jan 1885
--- F Neal PEED Victoria RUNYON 19 May 1885
--- M Oliver PEED Carie SEWPLER 24 Nov 1893
--- F Oville PEED Lillie FERRIS 22 Sep 1897
--- F Wm. H. PEE Ollie VICKERY 16 Nov 1897
--- F Wm. M. PEED Cora Lee BURTON 10 May 1893
--- M William M. PEED Coral BULEN 27 Dec 1890
Jane M. F Omer PEELE Nellie CONNER 10 Feb 1914

Henry County Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920, by W.P.A. of Indiana

Name

sex

age

death date

Town/area

Albert PEED M 12 14 Apr 1886 Henry Twp.
Albert J. PEED M 49 -- Mar 1914 New Castle
America PEED F 69 14 Jun 1883 -----
Elizabeth PEED F 86 19 Aug 1896 Harrison Twp.
H. PEED M 28 03 Oct 1890 New Castle
Harry PEED M 5 25 Oct 1899 New Castle
James C. PEED M 76 19 Aug 1901 New Castle
Julia PEED F 76 17 Feb 1888 Henry Co.
Katherine PEED F 7 mo 07 Jul 1890 New Castle
Louisa PEED F 70 29 Oct 1893 New Castle
Russel O. PEED M 21 da 17 Jan 1891 Henry Co.
Samantha P. PEED F 70 01 Jun 1916 New Castle
William PEED M 80 07 Mar 1917 New Castle

Henry Co., IN Partition Record, February Term A.D. 1862
Petition for Partition No.22: Jacob Elliott, Julia A. Elliott, Wm. Evers, Alice Evers, Wm. L. Boyd Guard of Augustus Boyd & Emma C. Boyd, James C. Peed, Richard Peed, Jacob Bland, Elizabeth Bland, Redmond Peed vs. Elizabeth Peed, John Paul, Caroline Paul, Evan Peed, Helen Peed}
Pleas began and held at the Court House in New Castle...third day of February ...1862...on the twelfth day of August in 1861 the said Plaintiff by Mellett and Martindale [Plaintiff's attourneys] filed in the clerks office of the said Henry Court of Commmon Pleas their complaint against the said defendants, as follows towit...Sept. Term 1861 [plaintiffs named] represent that James Peed Sr. departed this life on the __ day of August 1860 seized in fee of the following Real Estate Situated in Said County...described as follows towit [#1] the East 1/2 of the South West quarter and the East 1/2 of the WEst 1/2 of the South West quarter of section 29 Township 17 North of Range 11 East. Also [#2] the E 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the North West quarter of Section 32 Twp.17 North of Range 11 East. Also [#3] 7 31/100 acres in the East half of the North West quarter of Sec.33 tpw.17 Range 11 East, containing in all 167 31/100 acres more or less. That said desceased left surviving him his widow Elizabeth Peed who is the owner in fee of the one undivided third of said described real Estate. Also Caroline Paul intermarried with John Paul, who is owner of one undivided tenth part of two thirds...Evan Peed and Helen Peed his minor children who are each owners of one undiveded tenth of two thirds...all of whom are made defendants hereto and ask that the interest of said defendants be set off to them in one body. The said Plff. Jacob Elliott and Julia A. Elliott are the owners of one undiveded tenth of two thirds...Alice Evers intermarried with William Evers is the owner of one undivided tenth of two thirds...Augustus Boyd and Emma Boyd are jointly owners of one tenth of two thirds...Elizabeth Bland intermarried with Jacob Bland...tenth of two thirds...James C. Peed, Richard Peed and Redmond Peed are each entitled to...one tenth of two thirds....The plaintiffs ask their several interests...be sett off to them separatly....And afterwards on the Same day towit on the 12th day of August in the year...1861 the sheriff of Henry Co. by virtue of a certain writ of summons was commanded to summon [defendants] to appear...1st Monday of October1861 to aswer the compaint...[contact me if you would like to see more of this]
Illustrated Historical Atlas of Henry Co. Indiana, Higgins Belden & Co. Chicago 1875:
Name/Birthplace/Year settled in county/Occupation/Residence
J. C. Peed / Mason Co. KY / 1835 / farming / New Castle
L. S. Peed / Mason Co. KY / 1856 / New Castle
William Peed / Mason Co. KY / (no date) / livery & feed stable
History of Henry County, Indiana, Chicago, Inter-state Pub. Co. 1884.
p. 629: "Robert Needham is a native of Randolph County, N.C., born Aug. 5, 1809, a son of Isaac and Margaret (Perry) Needham....His parents came to Indiana Territory in 1814, and settled in New Albany. Isaac Needham...removed to Washington County, Ind., about eight miles east of Salem....Two years later...removed to another part of the county, where he lived two years...lived seven years in Jackson County, and about 1826 moved to Wayne County, and lived near Cambridge City a year when he came to Henry County and settled in Henry Township, remaining here till his death. His wife died at the age of sixty-two years, and he at the age of eighty years. Our subject spent his youth in assisting his father. He was married March 10, 1828, to Malinda Nixon, a daughter of Jacob and Jemima (Walker) Nixon, early settlers of Blue River Township. After his marriage he settled on land previously entered, which he cleared and improved. He has been energetic and a good manager, and has added to his land till he now owns 175 acres, all well improved. His wife died Sept. 13, 1849, leaving seven children, all now living save the eldest -- William, John, Sallie Ann, Winford, Jemima, Mary Ellen and Alvanus. July 6, 1850, Mr. Needham was married to Mrs. Harriet (Clift) Peed, widow of Leroy Peed. She had four children -- John Richard, Maria [sic], Hanley [sic] and Anna. Mr. and Mrs. Needham are members of the Christian church."

p. 717 (a section on Liberty Township): "James Peed, from Kentucky, settled in this township in 1835; died in 1861."

p. 735:  "Thomas Runyan, one of the early settlers of Henry County, was born in New Jersey, Jan. 26, 1799, a son of Noah and Catherine (La Boyteaux) Runyan. . . . was married to Mary Mullen March 16, 1820. . . nine children, four of whom died in infancy; another, Mariah, married to Henry Jones and died about three years after her marriage, leaving a husband and one child. The remaining four, a son, A. J. Runyan, and three daughters, Mrs. David Wilson, Mrs. David Millikan, and Mrs. Jane Peed, widow of Richard Peed, are living.. . "

City Directory of New Castle, IN 1894 (LDS film #977.264 N1 E4m)
Mrs. Jennie Peed, widow, East Broad St.
Wm. Peed & Son, Livery, Feed and Sale Stable
Wm. M. Peed, butcher, 109 West Scott
Mrs. Wm. Peed ,109 West Scott

RE-UNION OF THE RICHARD PEED I, FAMILY
[Note: this reunion speech had been in the possession of Bessie Parry Peed (d/o Joseph Duncan PEED/Mary Eloise PARRY) of Mays Lick, Mason Co., KY (she had attended that reunion) and it was passed down to her daughter Mary Yancey Claybrook. Thanks to Sue Moore for sending me a copy.]

"I looked up the meaning of 're-union' and found it meant 'union after separation'. We have been separated and have this day come to enjoy the fellowship of our family one with the other. Family re-unions mean a great deal to many of us and ours is a big one.  When asked to right a little history of the Peed family, it was a pleasure to do it. It is not accurate but as nearly so as we could get it. If I leave any member of the family out, it is an error of the head and not of the heart.  If any corrections are to be made, kindly do so, that the younger generation may have a good record.

Richard Peed I, was born in Virginia in 1768.  He was the son of John Peed and Margaret Green Peed. He was married to Hannah Griffin. Little is known of them except he was sheriff of Westmorland County, Virginia, during the Revolutionary War. They moved to Mason County, Kentucky, date unknown. They were parents of: James Peed, Leroy Peed, William Peed, Richard Peed II, Margaret, Dully, Elizabeth, and Jane Peed.

James Peed grew to manhood in Mason County, Kentucky, and married Caroline Calvert in 1819. His father being a slave owner, gave each of his children slaves as they left to make homes of their own.

The children of this couple were: Julia Ann Peed Shroyer, James Calvert Peed, Alsey Peed Evers, Hannah Ann Peed Boyd, Elizabeth Peed Bland, Richard Peed III, and three children who died in infancy.

James Peed sold his slaves back to his father and came to Indiana, where he bought a farm in Libert[y] Township, near Devon Post Office, on Dublin Pike. Caroline Calvert Peed died and left an infant Redmond. In 1839, James Peed and Elizabeth Elliott Hobson were married. She took a mother's place to this baby, and was a good mother in word and deed. Their children were: Caroline Peed Paul, Evan Hobson Peed, and Harriet Peed Johnson. When James Peed and Elizabeth were married, she had three children. Into this family were three sets of children and harmony and happiness prevailed with the guiding hands of such strong characters as James and Elizabeth Peed.

James Peed had true southern hospitality. His home was the happy meeting place for his family. He, of the brothers, came first to [Indiana]. Liking his new home so well, he sent for his brother Richard II, and William to come and settle there. Leroy died in Kentucky but his widow, Harriet, came to his home and stayed in Henry County, Indiana.

Anna Peed Redding, being their daughter. William Peed was the grandfather of William Peed Junior, Mrs. Jap Wright, and Mrs. Howard Maury, Amanda, and Elliott Peed.

Richard Peed II was the grandfather of Gertrude, Florence, Ed Peed, Carl Berry and the Fletcher boys.

Dully Peed Hixon, the sister was the grandmother of Mrs. Dave Millikan, and Mrs. Will Ross. James Peed died in 1860, and Elizabeth Peed died in 1895.

Two of James Peed's children are here today, Evan H. Peed and Helen Peed Johnson, and many grandchildren and into the second and third generations.

The family of Richard Peed III, should be given the credit for this re-union fir it started with that family. Leroy, Ella, Neal, Dora, and they have included in this, the family of Richard Peed I, and there is now a Richard IV bringing down the name from 1768 to 1925.

August 30th, 1925          Opal Johnson Bowman

This is a letter I have in my possession from Gertrude PEED [daughter of Leroy PEED] to my maternal grandmother, Lillian (MILLS) DEAN [daughter of Gertrude's cousin Effie (BERRY) MILLS
"May 2, 1937
Lillian Elizabeth Dean
Torrance, California Box 208
My Dear Cousin-
We have been a long time in answering your letter as we have been trying to run down some information. While of course we know the family better than you do, still we are very shy of dates. My grandfather's name was Richard Peed. Hee came from Mason County, Kentucky to Indiana in 1832 [c.1852/5]. Hee had a brother James who was already here, also another brother in Kentucky whose name I do not know. Hee owned a Plantation in Kentucky and had some slaves, I do not know how many. Hee sold the farm, some of the slaves and gave one to a neighbor to keep as she was old and had been raised on his place. Hee wanted her taken care of the rest of her life so gave this neighbor a horse to relay [repay?] him. There was always a love of horses in the whole Peed family so you see what the gift meant to him.
My grandmother [America Clift], my grandfather's sister - Aunt Jane (whom your Uncle Dick said he would rather have seen than anything he could think of) and the children - My father Leroy age 10, your grandmother [Mary Elizabeth Peed] age 8, Aunt Laura-6 came on the train to Cambridge City. Aunt Jen was born in Indiana. My grandfather, Uncle Tom, Al & Will, all children of a former marriage drove through and brought the furniture and stock. Esther led or rode a number of horses. Thus had to come at a certain time of year as they had to ford the Ohio. They were only here a few days before he bought what is now known as the Doddridg[e] farm, 160 acres on Flat Rock considered a splendid farm even now. A short time afterwards he bought the Thornton farm of 200 acres. We have that deed. My father bought 80 adjoining acres and at one time all of that was tended by the family. At his death, the Doddridg[e] farm was sold and they lived at the Thornton Place where we were all born, even your mother [Effie Mae Berry]. The house still stands but is much changed. As you are interested, I wish you could see it some time - the home is sly. I know nothing about and very little of the family history back there. There is a small station given on a road map called Peeds. There is an old cemetery at Washington, KY that Horace said gave him lots of information.
The first I ever heard of was that 3 brothers came from England and bought thousands of acres of land in Southern Virginia. One of these men had been a horticulturist to the King. Hee is our ancestor and accounts for the farming strain in the family. They kept this big plantation with three large houses and a number of slave quarters until the civil war when the houses were burned and everything was lost. Without the slaves they could not tend to farm, with out much money much of the land went back to the government. There are still many there of the Peed family. Long before this, 4 brothers had crossed over to KY and raised their families and of course there is where ours come from. There are Peeds in Western Ind. and also Southern Ind. who trace back to these other brothers.
The name Peed means Pine Tree. We had no relatives in the Rev. war. One man was a sherriff. As far as I know, we had no relatives in the Civil War. You see they were really Southern sympathizers but living in the north, so were a little too loyal to go to war. They seem to have been a peacefull lot, going back to there moving to Indiana. My grandmother [America Clift] and Aunt Jane had never done a days work, always depending on slaves. They came to Indiana a new country and while they lived in a good house, never-the-less it was pioneer life. The name Aunt Jane has been handed down through all the years as a wonderful woman. She seems to have been a manager. My grandmother [America] was a little woman not very strong and so the sister-in-law took the lead. All the family have had that love of farm and horses. The family here controlled the County Fair as long as fairs were in style. They also had a hand in the State Fair as long as the older generation was living. There is something about the clear music, the noises of stock, the peculiar smells of a fair ground that is still attractive to the writer although I much prefer a car to a horse. We love to go to the State Fair although we do not care for racing.
Now I think this is more family history than it is information as I know no dates or names. I believe we are on the track now to get some facts so if we do we will send them to you. We had been so long in answering I thought I would not wait longer. Hoping this finds everyone well and happy. We are in the midst of house cleaning - an Indiana necessity.
With Love,
Gertrude Peed     1217 Lincoln Ave., New Castle, Ind.
P.S. My Grandmother's name was America Clift"
1850 Census Index-Indiana

Calvin Peed, Pike County, p.053, Clay Twp.
Harrison Peed, Johnson County, p.006 Clark
Isaac Peed, Tippecanoe County, p.197 Jackson
James Peed, Henry County, p.172 Liberty
John Peed, Tippecanoe County, p.198 Jackson
Richard Peed, Henry County, p.176 Liberty
Soloman Peed, Pike County, p.055 Clay
Thomas Peed, Lawrence County, p.429 Flinn
William Peed, Tippecanoe County, p.193 Jackson

1850 Census - Henry Co., IN  [submitted by Sally Gordon]

p. 172 Liberty Twp.
James PEED 54 KY
Elizabeth " 41 IN
James " 25 KY
Redmond " 12 IN
Caroline " 9 IN
Evan H. " 7 IN
Harriet H." 5 IN
Adelia HOBSON 14 IN
Mary DARR 17 IN

p. 175B --the family of physician Andrew & Malvina HOBSON BATSON, whose children, Alonzo and Viola Batson, reside with James & Elizabeth Hobson Peed in the 1860 census.

p. 176 -- the family of Emily BICKEL 35 KY, whose eldest dau., Orinda 18 IN, resides with John & Sarah Peed in 1860 New Castle, IN.

p. 176 - Liberty Twp.
Richard PEED 22 KY farmer
Jane " 21 OH
Wm. F. " 2 IN

1860 Census-Henry County, Indiana [submitted by Sally Gordon]

NEW CASTLE:

page 23
William REDDING 22 IN
Maria REDDING 18 KY
Henseley PEED 21 KY

family #1 orig. p. 35
John PEED 28 KY
Sarah A. 21 IN
Harriet 1 IN
James L. 26 KY
Albert J. 26 KY
Orinda BICKELL 23 IN
John REDDING 21 IN

LIBERTY TWP.:

family #2 page 115
James PEED 36 KY
Martha 29 IN
Mary 7 IN
Eva 4 IN
Minnie 2 IN
Redman 22 IN

family #3 page 128
James PEED 65 KY
Elizabeth 50 IN
Delia 24 IN
Redman 22 IN
Ivan 17 IN
Hellen 14 IN
Alonzo BATSON 16 IN
Viola BATSON 10 IN

family #4 p. 128
Richard PEED 55 KY
America 45 KY
William 23 KY
Leroy 16 KY
Mary 13 KY
Laura 10 KY
Jennie 5 KY

family #5 p. 116
Richard PEED 32 KY
Jane 31 OH
William 12 IN
Caroline 9 IN
Neal 6 IN
Ella 3 IN
Dora 6/12 IN

family #6 page 145
William PEED 48 KY
July 48 KY
William 21 KY
Harlin 19 KY
Benjamin 16 KY
Sarah 14 KY
David 12 KY
Margaret 11 KY
Madison 7 KY

HENRY TWP.

family #7 page 21
John PEED 23 KY
Frances 21 IN
Niles 1 IN

FRANKLIN TWP.

family #8 page 50
Robert NEEDHAM 50 NC
Harriet 50 KY
Winfred (sp?) 19 IN
Jemima 16 IN
Mary 13 IN
Alvarenus 9 IN
Royanna PEED 16 KY

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