New Findings

Recently have found my great-great grandfather "Tump" PEELER in the 1870 census. Unlike the latter half of his life where he is easily tracked by census in Washington County Georgia, he appears living in Hancock County.
It was only by going through the census of Division 117/48 line by line was I able to find him, as his last name is spelled PEILER, and his seemingly proper first name is used: Andrew.

In addition, possibly the mistress of his owner is living next door. His brother Soloman (who married the sister of his wife) is living near by. And his father Randolf, along with his mother, Ceily is also listed nearby.

Other tid-bits gleaned from this search is that Walter, my great-grandfather was not Tump and Sussie's first child--but their third. The mortality record of 1880 reveals an infant and a youngster of one year born to their household, who died.