[p. 914] residing on the old Peebles homestead in Scott Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, comes of one of the old and respected families of this vicinity. He is a son of William and Sarah (Patterson) Peebles, both natives of Ireland, who came to this country before marriage. A more extended account of the Peebles family, their early settlement and activities in Lawrence County appears on another page of this volume, in the sketch of Robert Peebles of Scott Township.
Thomas Peebles was born on the home place June 17, 1843, and has lived there all his life. He attended the public schools of the district and in early days assisted in clearing up the farm. He has always engaged in farming and stock raising, and has met with success, particularly in raising draft horses. A man of enterprise and public spirit, he has always given active support to those measures which tended toward the improvement and development of the township and county, and takes rank among the most substantial citizens.
Mr. Peebles is a Republican in politics, and in years past took an active interest in the success of his party. He served on the election board two years, at different times. He is unmarried, and he and his sister, Miss Eliza Jane Peebles, are the last of the family left at the old home.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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