Lucy Frances Knight, known as "Fannie" to friends and family (a very common 19th century nickname for "Frances"), was born in Tennessee, to Henry Harlin Knight and Luvica Cardwell Knight. Henry and Luvica divorced in 1871, and Luvica moved her family to central Illinois a few years later.
When she was 20, Fannie married Illinois native Granville Peasley, who was 42. According to ancestry.com, she was his second wife. He would outlive her by a little over a year.
Fannie and Granville would live and work in the vicinity of Bloomington for the rest of their lives. They had 10 children together:
1. Mary Catherine Peasley 1889 – 1926
2. Estella Frances Peasley 1892 – 1916
3. Robert Roland Peasley 1895 – 1969
4. Oscar Pearle Peasley 1896 – 1909
5. Fred Peasley 1898 – 1899
6. Walter Granville Peasley 1900 – 1978
7. Earl Sidney Peasley 1903 – 1967
8. Mabel Belle Peasley 1905 – 1995
9. Charles Ernest Peasley 1907 – 1985
10.Joseph Woodrow Peasley 1913 – 1999
When she was 20, Fannie married Illinois native Granville Peasley, who was 42. According to ancestry.com, she was his second wife. He would outlive her by a little over a year.
Fannie and Granville would live and work in the vicinity of Bloomington for the rest of their lives. They had 10 children together:
1. Mary Catherine Peasley 1889 – 1926
2. Estella Frances Peasley 1892 – 1916
3. Robert Roland Peasley 1895 – 1969
4. Oscar Pearle Peasley 1896 – 1909
5. Fred Peasley 1898 – 1899
6. Walter Granville Peasley 1900 – 1978
7. Earl Sidney Peasley 1903 – 1967
8. Mabel Belle Peasley 1905 – 1995
9. Charles Ernest Peasley 1907 – 1985
10.Joseph Woodrow Peasley 1913 – 1999
Lucy Frances Knight, known as "Fannie" to friends and family (a very common 19th century nickname for "Frances"), was born in Tennessee, to Henry Harlin Knight and Luvica Cardwell Knight. Henry and Luvica divorced in 1871, and Luvica moved her family to central Illinois a few years later.
When she was 20, Fannie married Illinois native Granville Peasley, who was 42. According to ancestry.com, she was his second wife. He would outlive her by a little over a year.
Fannie and Granville would live and work in the vicinity of Bloomington for the rest of their lives. They had 10 children together:
1. Mary Catherine Peasley 1889 – 1926
2. Estella Frances Peasley 1892 – 1916
3. Robert Roland Peasley 1895 – 1969
4. Oscar Pearle Peasley 1896 – 1909
5. Fred Peasley 1898 – 1899
6. Walter Granville Peasley 1900 – 1978
7. Earl Sidney Peasley 1903 – 1967
8. Mabel Belle Peasley 1905 – 1995
9. Charles Ernest Peasley 1907 – 1985
10.Joseph Woodrow Peasley 1913 – 1999
When she was 20, Fannie married Illinois native Granville Peasley, who was 42. According to ancestry.com, she was his second wife. He would outlive her by a little over a year.
Fannie and Granville would live and work in the vicinity of Bloomington for the rest of their lives. They had 10 children together:
1. Mary Catherine Peasley 1889 – 1926
2. Estella Frances Peasley 1892 – 1916
3. Robert Roland Peasley 1895 – 1969
4. Oscar Pearle Peasley 1896 – 1909
5. Fred Peasley 1898 – 1899
6. Walter Granville Peasley 1900 – 1978
7. Earl Sidney Peasley 1903 – 1967
8. Mabel Belle Peasley 1905 – 1995
9. Charles Ernest Peasley 1907 – 1985
10.Joseph Woodrow Peasley 1913 – 1999
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