Edward and Lula H Gatewood Pyeatt
Edward Pyeatt was born February 19, 1874 in Rio Vista, Johnson County, Texas to John H and Sara A Maxwell Pyeatt and died June 6, 1960. He married bef 1897, (probably in Johnson County, Texas) Lula H Gatewood who was born July 18, 1877 and who died May 3, 1959. Edward and Lula are buried in the Grange Hall Cemetery, Johnson County, Texas.
Their headstone was transcribed as follows:
Pyeatt, Edward Feb 19, 1874 Jun 06, 1960 Pop / Pyeatt, Lula H. Jul 18, 1877 May 03, 1959 Mother
The known children of Edward and Lula were:
- Seth Pyeatt b: 08 Oct 1897 d: 03 Sep 1967 (buried Rio Vista Cemetery, Rio Vista, Johnson Co, TX)
- infant Pyeatt b&d: bef 1910 (buried Grange Hall Cemetery, Johnson Co, TX)
- Glenn Pyeatt b: c1906 (probably Johnson Co) TX
- Robert Ewing Pyeatt b: 29 Jun 1910 (probably Johnson Co) TX d: 09 Jun 1961 (buried Grange Hall Cemetery, Johnson Co, TX)
- Cora H Pyeatt b: 12 Dec 1911 d: 03 Dec 1915 (buried Grange Hall Cemetery, Johnson Co, TX)
- Edna Pyeatt b: Pyeatt Branch, Rio Vista, Johnson Co, TX d: (still living Mar 2003) m: Roy Basil Reed
- Roy Phil Reed m: Patti Marilyn Reynolds
- Jason Reed ph_4_13@yahoo.com
- Other infants (buried Grange Hall Cemetery, Johnson Co, TX)
Edward and his family lived with his widowed mother on the 1900 census in Precinct 2, Johnson County, Texas:
- Pyeatt, Sarrah A born Jul 1832 AR age 67 / wwf / 11 children/10 living / father born KY/mother born TN
- Pyeatt, Edward (son) born Feb 1874 TX age 26 / mwm / married 3 yrs / father/mother born AR
- Pyeatt, Lula (daughter-in-law) born Jul 1877 TX age 22 / mwf / married 3 yrs / 1 child/1 living / father/mother born GA
- Pyeatt, Seth (grandson) born Oct 1898 TX age 1 / swm / father/mother born TX
This family was enumerated #288/300 pg 164b. At #289 and #290 were Edward's brothers, James F Pyeatt and Benjamin A Pyeatt. On the next page at #297 was his brother, Finis E Pyeatt; and brother, Charles D Pyeatt was in Precinct #3 on page #215. His brother, William H Pyeatt, was in Briscoe County, Texas. Neighbors were ?Chapin, James Pyeatt, Ben J Pyeatt, Bryant Horry, John Sanders, Robert Gatewood, Harry Gatewood, William Bailey, and Joe Lacewell.
I found Edward and family on the 1910 census in Precinct 2, Johnson County, Texas, as follows:
- Pyeatt, Ed age 36 born TX / mwm / married1 for 13 yrs / father/mother born AR
- Pyeatt, Lula (wife) age 32 born TX / mwf / married1 for 13 yrs / 4 childre/3 living / father/mother born GA
- Pyeatt, Seth (son) age 11 born TX / swm / father/mother born TX
- Pyeatt, Glen (son) age 4 born TX / swm / father/mother born TX
- Pyeatt, Robert (son) age ?2 born TX / swm / father/mother born TX
- Pyeatt, Maud (neice) age 25 born TX / swf / father born AR
This family was enumerated #406/412 pg 198. Edward's brothers, Benjamin A Pyeatt and James F Pyeatt, were on pg 177. On pg 177b was his sister, Molly J Nanny, and his nephew, Leonard E Pyeatt (indexed as James E Pyeatt). And, on page 197a was his nephew, John Solomon Pyeatt. Neighbors were Mat Snell, H E King, C T Bishop, Claud Bony, S A H?????, W H Maxwell, W M Briggs, ? Chapman, J W Kid, and ? Thompson.
Sources:
- http://members.cox.net/ourside/html/fam00052.html
- 1900-1910 Johnson Co, TX, census
- Grange Hall Cemetery inscriptions
Updated Apr 2009
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