History of Trigg County, Historical and Biographical, ed. W.H. Perrin,
F.A. Battey Pub. Co., Chicago, 1884. pp. 292-93. [Caledonia Precinct]

WILLIAM R. PEAL was born August 28, 1839, in Trigg County, Ky.  His parents
are Dennis and Eugene (Ramey) Peal, both natives of Caldwell, now Trigg
County, Ky.  The father was a farmer; his death occurred in 1870, aged
fifty-eight years.  He was a member of the Baptist Church, also of the
Masonic order.  The mother died in 1858, aged forty-two years; she was a
member of the Baptist Church.  Our subject began for himself at the age of
twenty-one; he farmed for five years, was in the mercantile business two
years, then clerked for E. B. Jones at Paducah, Ky., four years, then
taught school in Trigg County for several years with good success.  Not
liking the business, he kept books and was salesman for D. Hillman & Sons
five years, at Trigg Furnace.  He was Deputy Sheriff under Capt. W. M.
Campbell, of Trigg County, in 1875.  During the year 1876 he drummed for
G. Magee & Co., Evansville, Ind., then returned to Empire Furnace and
kept books for one year.  In 1878 he was candidate for Sheriff of Trigg
County, and was elected by a large majority.  He served in that capacity
two years, and later kept books at the flouring-mill at Cadiz.  Last year
he leased the mill on Sinking Fork.  He has bought property and will move
to Caledonia soon, and open out cabinet business and cooper shop; he has
been quite successful in business.  He was married, in 1863, to Miss Lucy
A. Childress, a native of Trigg County, Ky.  Three children have blessed
this union, viz.: James E., George H. and Minnie O.  Both parents are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.  Mr. Peal is a member of
the Masonic order, also of the I.O.O.F.  Their son, George Hilson, died of
cholera in 1873, at Rock Castle, aged five years.

Peal Ramey Campbell Childress Hillman Jones
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Paducah-McCracken-KY Caldwell-KY

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