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- The following notes were shared by Mindy Shadle:
William Peyton was born in Ireland in 1832. Throughout his teen years William suffered, as did millions of his countrymen, through the infamous Great Potato Famine. In October of 1854 at the age of 22, William came to America with his parents, John and Mary Peyton, and his several siblings. The family settled in Trumbull County, Ohio, where William, his father, and his older brother, Hamilton, were naturalized as American citizens in 1858.
On March 23, 1872, at the age of forty, William married Viola Nichols, who was less than half his age. Viola was a native of Trumbull County. She was born August 11, 1852 the fourth born child of Amos and Frances Nichols' six children. Sometime between the age of seven and seventeen Amos and Frances vanished, most likely passed on. Their children took on various positions in the homes of the community.
When she was seventeen Viola resided in Mecca in the house of an elderly couple, John and Polly Davidson. While at this location she met William and they were soon married. Soon after they were united, William and Viola relocated to a farm on Lulu Road in Petersburg, Monroe County, Michigan. Several of William's siblings also came to the county.
William died of heart trouble on November 29, 1907 in Summerfield, Michigan at the age of 75. His much younger spouse survived him by 28 years. She died on June 27, 1935 of myocarditis at the age of 82. She had been a housewife and mother to six children. They are buried in Pleasant View Cemetery.
1. Their first born child was Yeaton, (though why you would name a child Yeaton Peyton is beyond me). He was born October 11, 1853 in Ida, Michigan. He married Alice Bray on April 15, 1917. They had no children. Yeaton lived until the age of 78 and died in his home on Morocco Road on April 6, 1952.
2. Cynthia Peyton married a Mr. Terrell and relocated to Pomona, California.
3. Eleanor Peyton was born about 1876 and married Charles Striggow on June 1, 1879. She died June 14, 1948 at her home on Jackman Road in Toledo, Ohio. She was the mother of two children, Elsie and Ellsworth.
4. Ina Elsena Peyton was born July 2, 1880. She married Henry David Bashaw, the son of David and Elizabeth Bashaw. (These are the ancestors of Mindy Shadle, who provided this information.)
In addition, there were two sons who died in infancy.
Contact info:
Minden Shadle [mshadle@prodigy.net]
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1832 - 1907 (75 years)