Mary Gilkey

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Gilkey was born on 23 August 1788, in Union, South Carolina, United States, her father, Samuel Gilkey Sr, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Lockhart, was 22. She married Isaac Martin Peeler on 12 November 1817, in Union, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States in 1850. She died on 17 August 1850, in Union, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Peeler Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Martin Peeler
1779–1877
Mary Gilkey
1788–1850
Marriage: 12 November 1817
Peninah Peeler
1818–1910
Samuel Gilkey Peeler
1820–1898
Squire Peeler
1823–1823
Richmond Peeler
1824–1898
Matheson Peeler
1826–1850
Issac Jacob Peeler Jr.
1829–1914
Marion Gilkey Peeler
1831–1863

Sources (2)

  • Mary Peeles in household of Isaac Peeles, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Gilkey Peeler, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1792 · Head Tax Law

"In 1792, South Carolina passes a law called the ""head tax"" for all free African Americans from age 16-50. This tax was $2.00."

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern): possibly a pet form of the Scottishpersonal name Gilchrist .

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

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