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Submitted: 1/29/15 • Approved: 1/30/15 • Last Updated: 3/25/18 • R53485-G0-S3
April 23, 1829 - June 14, 1871
"Lewis Peacock 1824-1871
Homesteaded near here 1858. Born in North Carolina. Married Emaline Benson in Washington County, Georgia 1846. Two children born of this marriage: Malinda Catherine and John Edgar.
Agent and gunman for the "Freedman's Bureau" during "Texas Reconstruction".
Shot and killed at his home 3 miles southeast of here as a result of his participation in "Texas Reconstruction".
Buried here by the Reverend Martin Gentry."
Contributed on 1/29/15 by MSKDM20
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