Arizona Gazette; April 28, 1939
"REBECCA PEEPLES CLAIMED BY DEATH
The death of Mrs. Rebecca J. Peeples, 90, in Glendale, Calif., had removed Friday another figure from the ranks of Arizona's pioneers.
Mrs. Peeples, widow of the late A.H. Peeples, lived in Arizona nearly all the early days of her life. Peeples Valley, near Prescott, was named for her husband.
A brother, Silas Cavaness, and a sister, Tina Morrell survive.
Mrs. Peeples' father, the late Jerry Cavaness, was a well-known pioneer in Prescott, Wickenburg and Phoenix."
Arizona Republic-April 28, 1939
"AGED ARIZONA PIONEER DIES
Word of the death last week in Glendale, Calif., of Rebecca J. Peeples, 90 years old, one of Arizona's earliest pioneers, was received here yesterday.
Mrs. Peeples was the wife of the late A.H. Peeples, for whom Peeples Valley near Prescott was named. The Peeples family was among the first to establish its home in that valley.
She was the daughter of the late Jerry Cavaness, a pioneer resident of Prescott, Wickenburg and Phoenix and a sister of the late Matt Cavaness, who also was widely known in the state.
Surviving is a brother, Silas Cavaness, and a sister, Tina Morrell.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale."
Arizona Gazette; April 28, 1939
"REBECCA PEEPLES CLAIMED BY DEATH
The death of Mrs. Rebecca J. Peeples, 90, in Glendale, Calif., had removed Friday another figure from the ranks of Arizona's pioneers.
Mrs. Peeples, widow of the late A.H. Peeples, lived in Arizona nearly all the early days of her life. Peeples Valley, near Prescott, was named for her husband.
A brother, Silas Cavaness, and a sister, Tina Morrell survive.
Mrs. Peeples' father, the late Jerry Cavaness, was a well-known pioneer in Prescott, Wickenburg and Phoenix."
Arizona Republic-April 28, 1939
"AGED ARIZONA PIONEER DIES
Word of the death last week in Glendale, Calif., of Rebecca J. Peeples, 90 years old, one of Arizona's earliest pioneers, was received here yesterday.
Mrs. Peeples was the wife of the late A.H. Peeples, for whom Peeples Valley near Prescott was named. The Peeples family was among the first to establish its home in that valley.
She was the daughter of the late Jerry Cavaness, a pioneer resident of Prescott, Wickenburg and Phoenix and a sister of the late Matt Cavaness, who also was widely known in the state.
Surviving is a brother, Silas Cavaness, and a sister, Tina Morrell.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale."
Family Members
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Martha Ann Cavaness Boner
1840–1872
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Mathew Lewis "Matt" Cavaness
1843–1929
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Sarah Elizabeth Cavaness Roberts-Boner
1845–1918
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William Henry "Will" Cavaness
1847–1927
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Amanda Cavaness Sutton
1851–1912
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Lewis Heath Cavaness
1853–1914
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Silas Edmond Cavaness
1856–1950
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Christiana Rachel "Tina" Cavaness Morrell
1858–1942
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