David Cowan Peery1

M, #8903, b. 1811, d. 2 January 1888
     David Cowan Peery was born in 1811 at Tennessee.1,2 He was the son of George Peery and Ann Carson Cowan.1 He married Margaret McGill circa 1845.2,3 He and his wife Margaret McGill appeared on the census of 18 September 1850 at Hickman County, Tennessee.2 He was employed as a farmer on 18 September 1850 at Hickman County, Tennessee.2 He became a widower upon the death of his wife, Margaret Peery, in August 1855 at Tennessee.3 He married Dorcas Louise Cotton, daughter of Jared Cotton and Dorcas Mobley, circa 1856.4,1 He and his wife Louisa Peery appeared on the census of 1 June 1860 at Perry County, Tennessee.5 He served as a drummer in Company K, Tennessee 42nd Infantry Regiment, CSA between 1861 and 1865.6 He began military service on 9 November 1861 in the Second Company K, Forty-Second Infantry, Confederate States Army.7,8 He was a veteran of the Civil War serving as a drummer for K Company, 42nd Tennessee Infantry of the Confederate States of America Army.1 He and his wife Dorcas Louise Peery appeared on the census of 10 August 1870 at District 14, Hickman County, Tennessee.9 He became a widower upon the death of his wife, Dorcas Louise Cotton, in 1871 at Tennessee.4 He appeared on the census of 23 June 1880 at District 14, Hickman County, Tennessee.10 He died on 2 January 1888 at Tennessee at age 77 years.1 He may have died in February 1888.7 He was buried at Campground Cemetery, Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee.1 An application for a headstone for David C. Peery was submitted to the War Department of the United States on 19 October 1937.7

Children of David Cowan Peery and Margaret McGill

Children of David Cowan Peery and Dorcas Louise Cotton

Citations

  1. [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 26476847 - David Cowan Peery.
  2. [S817] 18 Sep 1850, United States Federal Census, [database on-line], Provo, Utah County, Utah, Roll: M432_884, Image 387, P26.
  3. [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 26488321 - Margaret Mcgill Peery.
  4. [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 26476927 - Dorcas Louise Cotton Peery.
  5. [S1308] 1860 United States Federal Census, [database on-line], Provo, Utah County, Utah.
  6. [S1398] Military Records, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Name:     David C Peery
    Rank at enlistment:     Drummer
    State Served:     Tennessee
    Service Record:     Enlisted in Company K, Tennessee 42nd Infantry Regiment.
    Sources:     Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records.
  7. [S1387] U. S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, online http://search.ancestry.com/, Name:     David C Peery
    Death Date:     Feb 1888
    Cemetery:     Camp Ground Cemetery
    Cemetery Location:     Centerville, Tennessee.
  8. [S850] Military Records, U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, Name:     David C Peery
    Birth Date:     abt 1812
    Age:     50
    Enlistment Date:     1862
    Military Unit:     Forty-second Infantry.
  9. [S1329] 1870 United States Federal Census, [database on-line], Provo, Utah County, Utah.
  10. [S1320] 1880 United States Federal Census, [database on-line], Provo, Utah County, Utah.
  11. [S1147] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, online search.ancestry.com, Name:     James Fletcher Peery
    Gender:     Male
    Birth Date:     11 Nov 1859
    Birth Place:     Perry, Tennessee
    Age:     80
    Death Date:     19 Feb 1940
    Death Place:     Hickman, Tennessee
    Father's name:     David Peery
    Mother's name:     Louise Cotton
    Certificate Number:     6689.
  12. [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 20894765 - James Fletcher Peery.
  13. [S1147] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, online search.ancestry.com, Name:     Elizabeth Gray Prince
    [Elizabeth Gray Perry]
    Gender:     Female
    Birth Date:     15 Apr 1861
    Birth Place:     Hickman, Tennessee
    Age:     81
    Death Date:     10 Dec 1942
    Death Place:     Hickman, Tennessee
    Father's name:     David C Perry
    Mother's name:     Louise Cotton
    Mother's Birth Place:     Hickman, Tennessee
    Certificate Number:     25173.
  14. [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 44294725 - Elizabeth Gray Peery Prince.
  15. [S1147] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, online search.ancestry.com, Name:     Jared Leroy Peery
    Gender:     Male
    Birth Date:     17 Nov 1863
    Birth Place:     Hickman, Tennessee
    Age:     83
    Death Date:     23 Jul 1947
    Death Place:     Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee
    Father's name:     David C Peery
    Father's Birth Place:     Hickman, Tennessee
    Mother's name:     Louisa Cotton
    Mother's Birth Place:     Hickman, Tennessee
    Certificate Number:     14596.
  16. [S806] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial# 26498719 - Marcenus E Teen Peery.