THOMAS PEPPER, farmer and stock dealer of East Pike Run township, is a native of the same, and was born July 15, 1834. His parents were William and Harriet (Nankivel) Pepper, who were natives of England, where the father was born in 1797, the mother in 1807. William Pepper was a butcher and a farmer and emigrated to Pennsylvania many years ago, settling permanently on a farm in Washington county. He was a supporter of the Democratic party, held various local offices, and was also prominently identified with the religious and educational interests of the locality. Mr. and Mrs. Pepper reared a family of seven children, namely: William, an agriculturist of West Pike Run township; Mary, wife of Alexander Moffitt, a resident of Washington, D. C.; Thomas, whose name opens this sketch; Anna, wife of B. F. Jeffries, a farmer of West Pike Run township; James, John C. and Elizabeth, of whom the latter three are now deceased. The father died in October, 1879, having been preceded by the mother in March, 1877. Thomas Pepper received a subscription-school education in the home neighborhood, then learned the carriage maker's trade. He settled on a farm in Washington county, and on December 2, 1856, was united in marriage with Mary Crable, who was born in 1836, in Fayette county, a daughter of George W. and Hannah (McDonough) Crable, early settlers of Washington county, Penn.
Mr. and Mrs. Pepper are the parents of eight children, namely: Hannah J., wife of Joseph L. Walker, a resident of West Pike Run township; Harriet D.; James C.; Thomas W.; Elizabeth A.; Caroline I.; Mary E. (deceased), and one who died in infancy. Mr. Pepper owns 113 acres of good land, which is cultivated to the highest extent. He is a practical farmer, using all modern improvements to facilitate his work; in politics he is a stanch supporter of the Republican party. Mrs. Pepper is a member of the Catholic Church.
Text taken from page 1091 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).Transcribed February 1997 by Karen Souhrada of Pittsford, NY as part of the Beers Project.
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