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Submitted: 6/11/15 • Approved: 9/12/23 • Last Updated: 9/15/23 • R1081488-G1080916-S3
Preston
SERGEANT MAJOR
Company E 1st Battalion Arkansas Cavalry
Civil War Confederate
March 22, 1841 - December 14, 1910
Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Washington County, Arkansas 2009
Compiled by William W Degge
*Obituary
The Springdale News
Friday, December 16, 1910
J.P. Pyeatt, one of the best known citizens of Washington County, died Tuesday night of cancer at his home near Viney Grove.
*Obituary
Prairie Grove Herald
Thursday, December 15, 1910
(First two lines from tattered newspaper missing) – this county and was a son of Mr. F.E. Pyeatt and his wife Elizabeth, and was born on the old Pyeatt homestead where he died March 22, 1841. May 8, 1873, Mr. Pyeatt was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Kerr of Walnut Grove, Missouri, who survives him. To this union was born nine children, eight of whom are living, his oldest son, Claude, having died in Prairie Grove November 9th, 1907. The other children are: J. Eugene Pyeatt of Tahlequah, Oklahoma; Fred E. Pyeatt of Minneapolis, Minnesota; R. Bert Pyeatt of Alluwe, Oklahoma; Mrs. Lotie Counsel of Stockton, Missouri; Misses Besse, Teen and Dan and Ralph who live at the parental home. When the call to arms was sounded throughout the land in 1861, Pres. Pyeatt then a lad of 20 years, answered the call and served in the Confederacy the four years of the struggle as Lieutenant on Col. Stirman’s staff, and was severely wounded in the battle at Dardeanelle. Mr. Pyeatt was a sincere Christian, an honorable and upright citizen, and by his strict integrity and high ideals of right and justice won the confidence and esteem of those who knew him. He was a model father and a true Christian soldier, and proved his heroism and soldierly qualities on many a hard fought battlefield. His home was one of hospitality to friend and stranger. Quiet and unobtrusive, liberal and active in the support of all enterprises designed for the promotion of education, morality and the church. He was a member of the Viney Grove Methodist Church and was one of its ardent supporters. The funeral services were held from the Methodist Church in Viney Grove at 3:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. F.A. Lark, assisted by Rev. H.A. Armstrong and the body laid to rest beside his parents in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. The local Camp of Confederate Veterans, of which the deceased was a member, and the Daughters of the Confederacy attended in a body and the impressive service of the Camp was conducted at the grave, after which the Veterans and Daughters sang “Nearer My God to Thee.” The floral tributes were many and beautiful. The pallbearers were his comrades from the Camp as follows: Messrs. B.A. Carl, B.C. Campbell, Capt. W.H. Hardwick, J.C. Bain, A.T. Strickler and Sam Williams.
*Obituary (Pension)
State of Arkansas Confederate Pension Archives
Mrs. E.L. Pyeatt, widow of J.P. Pyeatt, who died December 15, 1910, filed Widow Application #21515 with the Confederate Pension Board of Washington County for a Confederate pension and it was received as allowed August 16, 1917 by the State, citing her husband’s service with Company E, 1st Arkansas Cavalry from 1861 thru 1865.
Lyda
August 15, 1850 - October 18, 1927
*Obituary (as written)
Gentry Journal-Advance
Thursday, October 20, 1927
PYEATTE, Lydia - Mrs. Lydia Pyeatte, aged 78, mother of Miss Bess Pyeatte, who has been ill for some time, died at the Siloam Springs hospital last Tuesday night at 11:30, death having been caused by a severe attack of typhoid fever. The funeral is to be held this afternoon at Prairie Grove. Mrs. Pyeatte was ill for several days from an attack of flu but friends were hopeful for her recovery until it was discovered that she had contracted a severe case of typhoid fever. In her weakened condition and because of her advanced age Mrs. Pyeatte did not rally from the attack of fever. In addition to Miss Bess, Mrs. Pyeatte leaves five sons, Ralph and Bert, Siloam Springs; Dan Pyeatte, Prairie Grove; Gene Pyeatte, Tahlequah; and Fred Pyeatte, Tulsa; and one daughter, Mrs. Teen McGruder, Inola, to mourn her loss. All of the children of Mrs. Pyeatte have come to hold important places in their communities, Miss Pyeatte being the manager of the Gentry Mercantile store here, while Bert and Ralph Pyeatte have for some years been proprietors of The Right Place at Siloam Springs. Both Gene and Dan Pyeatte are managers of stores in their respective communities.
*Obituary (as written)
Gentry Journal-Advance
Thursday, October 27, 1927
Mrs. Lydia Pyeatte was born in East Tennessee August 15, 1850 and died at the Siloam Springs hospital October 19 at the age of 77 years, two months and four days. The body was laid to rest beside the body of her husband in the Prairie Grove cemetery. Interment was made last Thursday afternoon following the funeral services conducted at the Methodist church at Prairie Grove. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Forrest, pastor of the church. Mrs. Pyeatte was one of the old settlers in the Prairie Grove community, having come to that place from Missouri following her marriage to Jasper P. Pyeatte in 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Pyeatte made their home on the old Pyeatte homestead, located in the Viney Grove neighborhood, the new home having been made in the house which was the birthplace of Jasper Pyeatte. Most of the children born to the couple were born in the old farm-house which later was replaced by a more modern residence. Early in life Mrs. Pyeatte was converted, having joined the old school Presbyterian church but she later became a member of the Prairie Grove Methodist church which membership she held until the time of her death. While rearing the family the mother kept before her children the high ideals for which the church stood. All of the children were given a high school education while the daughters, Bess and Teen, were graduated from the University of Arkansas. After leaving the home all of the children became engaged in mercantile pursuits and today, with the exception of Fred, all are connected with mercantile firms in the towns in which they reside. Fred Pyeatte is engaged in the banking business in Tulsa. After the death of Mr. Pyeatte Mrs. Pyeatte sold the old homestead and moved to Prairie Grove where she resided until the time of her death. Her son, Dan, together with his wife, made their home with Mrs. Pyeatte and cared for her until her death. Until eight years ago when she was crippled by a fall, Mrs. Pyeatte had enjoyed the best of health but since that time has been confined more closely to the home. Her death was caused by an attack of typhoid fever following a severe attack of flu. The children desire to thank the Gentry people who were so thoughtful at the time of their bereavement.
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