Charles Benton Peasley

Brief Life History of Charles Benton

When Charles Benton Peasley was born on 11 August 1873, in Randolph Township, Ohio, Indiana, United States, his father, John Hannah Peasley, was 41 and his mother, Eunice Lavonia Birdzell, was 37. He married Eliza Jane Bailey on 24 July 1898, in Marion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Center Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 May 1922, at the age of 48.

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Family Time Line

Charles Benton Peasley
1873–1922
Eliza Jane Bailey
1873–1948
Marriage: 24 July 1898
Lydia May Peasley
1899–1939
John Orvil Peasley
1900–1980
Hazel Estella Peaslee
1903–1949

Sources (12)

  • Charles Peasley, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Charles B. Peasley, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
  • Charles Burton Peasley, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Peasley, a lost place in Hailes (Gloucestershire). The placename derives from Old English pise ‘pea’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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