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James West Pegram
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James West Pegram

Birth
Bonneville, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA
Death
23 Oct 1844 (aged 40)
New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA
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Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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He died on the Steamboat Lucy Walker, which exploded near New Albany, IN, on the Ohio River.

Reportedly, he died while trying to rescue a woman and her children from the blaze.

His body was never recovered.

There is a memorial stone installed in this cemetery, where a large number of his family is buried.

He died on the Steamboat Lucy Walker, which exploded near New Albany, IN, on the Ohio River.

Reportedly, he died while trying to rescue a woman and her children from the blaze.

His body was never recovered.

There is a memorial stone installed in this cemetery, where a large number of his family is buried.

Inscription

"IN MEMORY OF JAMES WEST PEGRAM WHO USEFUL AND HONOURABLE LIFE WAS BROUGHT TO AN UNTIMELY END BY THE EXPLOSION OF A STEAMER ON THE OHIO RIVER."

"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die."

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