Peter F. Maples
- 1924-
Peter Maples was born in 1874 in
Madison County. He was the son of George and Sarah Maples. He married Elgie
Hodges in 1900. They moved to Albertville, while there Peter worked at a
drug store and Elgie taught school. Elgie died and was buried in
Albertville. In 1921, Peter married Ethel Campbell she died in 1931. Peter’s
third wife was Beatrice Kennamer, D.C. and Clemie Kennamer’s daughter.
In 1924, Peter purchased land from his brother John and
had this house built. Peter worked for Kennamer and Campbell Store in
Woodville; he later withdrew from the firm and operated a grocery store. He
retired in 1948 because of his health.
This house has been well preserved over the years in
keeping with the time period. The windows and doors are original, the doors
have the locks with skeleton keys and French doors lead to a dining room.
The walls have been textured to provide an old plaster look. The fireplace
has a wooden carved mantle.
The back yard has a very interesting landscape. It has an
English Courtyard setting. There are all kinds of fruit trees, vines,
gardens, and three outbuildings. The outbuildings consist of an above the
ground fruit cellar, a workshop with old tools hanging on the barn wood
wall, a chicken house that has a cage used to protect setting hens.
