John D. Peal
Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri
Biographies of Scott County, 1888
John D. Peal was born in Pitt County, N.C., November 10, 1851. His parents, Caraven and Hannah (Woullard) Peal, wee both natives of North Carolina. The Peals are of English origin and were early settlers of the Old North State. Dennis Peal, the grandfather of our subject, has resided there most of his life. He is a farmer, and is now quite aged. The maternal grandfather, John Woullard, died in North Carolina in his ninety-fourth year. Craven Peal taught school in his youth. He owned a fine farm and pine orchard, from which he manufactured tar and turpentine, which he sipped to Washington, N.C. on a flatboat, sometimes using a steamer. In 1861 he volunteered in the State service, and taking sick, died at Winders Hospital, at Richmond. He was the father of nine children, seven of whom are living: Marina, Martha, James E., Church, Mary, Margaret and John D. His widow married again, and still resides in North Carolina. John was reared to farm life and received but a limited education, as the facilities for a good education were poor, the schools being entirely suspended during the war. At the age of sixteen years, he left home and worked for himself in his own State three years, attending school but twenty-four days in that time. However, he saved a few dollars, with which he, in company with his cousin, Stephen Peal, went to Tennessee. Landing at Friendship, they remained three weeks and went to Humboldt. John D. remained there two years engaged on a farm and as clerk in a store. In January 1873, he came to Blodgett, Mo., and engaged in the mercantile business with Stephen, who had arrived about one year previous. The firm known as S. Peal & Co. continued for two years, when John D. returned to Humbolt, Tenn. and was engaged in the mercantile business until 1887, and in the meantime served two years as agent for the Iron Mountain Railroad. He now owns 520 acres of land near Blodgett, 230 acres under cultivation, but he makes his home in the village. In 1875 he was united in marriage with Amelia Crafton, a native of Humboldt, Tenn. To them have been born four children, three living: Lessie, Pearl and Elmer. Mrs. Peal, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Peal is a Mason, and an enthusiastic member of the I.O.O.F.
Submitted by Connie Perkins
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