Benjamin David Peek

Notes:

! A child, name unknown, died 6-20-1925 is buried in Kuttawa Park
Cewmetery, Lyon County, KY

Benjamin married Ollie Mae Brothers on 25 Dec 1907. Ollie was born on 16 Apr 1883; died on 21 Mar 1944 in Lyon County, KY; was buried in Kuttawa Park, Cemetery, Lyon County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ramey Howard Peek was born on 30 Oct 1908 in Kuttawa, Lyon County, KY; died on 2 Feb 1989 in Paducah, KY; was buried in Macedonia, Cemetery, Lyon County, KY.
2. Lois E. Peek was born on 30 Oct 1910; died on 18 Mar 1994 in McCracken County, KY.
3. Claude White Peek was born on 27 Apr 1914; died on 2 May 1994 in Kuttawa, Lyon County, KY; was buried in Rolling Hills, Cemetery, Eddyville, KY.
4. Anna Mae Peek was born on 23 Dec 1918; died on 11 Mar 1997 in Hopkins County, KY.
5. Macon Peek was born on 16 Apr 1922; died before 2 May 1994.
6. Virginia Peek died after 23 Mar 1994.
7. Ida Bethel Peek died after 23 Mar 1994.
8. Margaret Peek died after 23 Mar 1994.

George married Margaret Tennessee Henson on 23 Nov 1882. Margaret (daughter of Samuel Henson and Elizabeth Swain) was born on 24 Feb 1863 in Lyon County, KY; died on 5 Oct 1941 in Lyon County, KY; was buried in Macedonia, Cemetery, Lyon County, KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

! Margaret's parents were Samuel Henson and Elizabeth Swain
ID: I07164
*Name: Samuel Henson
*Sex: M
*Birth: JUN 1828 in Tennessee
*Census: 1900 Lyon County, Kentucky, ED 62, Page 340A
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Unknown b: SEP 1836 in Tennessee

! Children
1. Margaret Tennessee Henson b: 24 FEB 1863 in Lyon County, Kentucky
2. Lee Henson b: 1867
3. Willie E. Henson b: 1869
4. Mitchell Henson b: ABT. 1870
5. Minnie Henson b: 16 NOV 1873
6. Eliza Jane Henson b: 21 FEB 1861 in Kentucky

Benjamin married Margaret Adaline Douglas on 14 Jan 1856 in Jessamine County, KY. Margaret was born about 1831 in Caldwell County, KY; died in 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

! From 1857 Lyon County Kentucky deaths, died from cancer.
Adeline Peek, 45 years, d 1876, daughter of John Douglas

Samuel married Elizabeth Swain about 1860 in Washington, IL. Elizabeth was born in Sep 1836 in TN; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

! Thomas' middle name may have been "Wilson"

! From notes of Mary Ilene Fleming "the Peeks and Marshalls came from
Virginia in a covered wagon - bringing their money in a meal sack_ stopped
in Eddyville (lyon County) KY and the ten sons opened a bank."

!Owner of real estate.

!Book: 203 WILL OF THOMAS W. PEEK. 18 Mar 1860
Of rational mind but weak in body. A patent granted to Daniel JARRETT
from Commonwealth of KY, now in my possession, to be handed to Thomas
J. PEEK for the use and benefit of my daughter Nancy E. JARRETT & her
bodily heirs.

! All moneys now on hand, all notes, due and demands due me shall be
controlled by my beloved wife Frances. S. PEEK during her natural life after
paying all my debts.

! My son John W. PEEK to pay to my estate all calms against him when an
equal division of my estate is made and in case of his death, the amount
that may be coming to his share to be discounted by what may be due my
estate.

! My daughter Ellen & her husband Thomas JARRETT to have $1 out of my
estate. My daughter Isabella FLEMING to have my small bay mare and
increase.

! My son R.M. PEEK to have my bay horse colt called Charley.

! My beloved wife Frances S. PEEK to have all my stock of horses, cattle,
hogs, sheep, in a word -all my stock of every character not disposed of by
this will; also all my farming utensils, wagons, ploughs. gears &c, hay,
fodder, wheat ~ provisions on hand during her natural life only & said
property not to be traded unless it is thought best to the furtherance of
the interest of my estate.

! At the death of my wife, my estate to be sold upon a credit of 12 months
and the proceeds collected and paid to my children equally, John W.,
Thomas J., Benjamin, Nancy JARRETT, Isabella FLEMING, Gabriella TOSH, R.M.
PEEK, Frances PEEK and their heirs.

! To my son R.M. PEEK, my silver mounted rifle gun. To my son Thomas J.
PEEK, my rifle gun called old greasy

! Appoint Mr. James H. LEECH and my son Thomas J. PEEK executors.
/S/ Thomas W. PEEK. Wit: T.L McNARY, J.A. KING, J.H. LEECH. Proven by
oaths of T.L McNARY and J.H. LEECH and rec. 15 Apr 1861.

Thomas married Frances Marshall about 1811. Frances (daughter of George M. Marshall and Naomi "Nancy" Vardeman) was born on 9 Nov 1799 in Scott, County, KY; died on 28 Jan 1872 in Eddyville, Lyon County, KY, Maybe Caldwell?; was buried in Adamson Cemetery, Caldwell, Co., KY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

!Francs Marsdhall married Thomas W. of the Peek Family (sometimes Peak).
Thomas b. 7-13-1780, d. 3-1860 in Caldwell, Co. VA. They are both buried
in Adamson Cemetery, Caldwell Co. KY.

!Frances' headstone places date of birth in 1799 instead of other sources
indicating 1800 and confirms her death date as 1-29-1872.

!Also married into the Peek family is my g-g grandfather John R. Fleming
who married Isabella A. Peek, daughter of Thomas W.