The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-29
Death of Captain Jefferson Teais.

Death of Captain Jefferson Peak.
Captain Jefferson Peak died at his
residence In East Dallas 81 II m, yes
terday, in the s5th year of his age. He
was born in Scott county, kentucky,
and raised in Gallatiu county, Ken
lucky. where he continued to reside
until May, 1856, when he removed TO
Dallas county, Texas, where he had
resided until his death. His has been
an earnest and an active life.
Leaving the farm IN carly life no be.
cams merchant and followed mer'
camille life in his early manhood. De
| was postmaster at Warsaw, Kentucky,
for 10 years. Early in 1916 be raised q
company TO serve in the Mexican war,
and declining the captalncy, was
made first lieutenant, and his captain
resigninE on account OF ill beslth, was
promoted to the captalhcy oi LIS O y
pany, and by his gallani;; 3
sn5 inte,!:gsnce commanded the
confidence of his superiors
and the affection Of bis men. lie
served two years in the Legislature OF
his native State. In all his official re-
lations no made q spotless and plano
| lESg INDUttklOus IA PaplhO NAiiNO Az
REGARDED himself az the peoples ser
| want, and gave his time and his tal-
ents to that servilude without fear,
and with that yea q vigor which
! brings success.
A Democrat sill his llfe-tried, true
and trusty. In his native state, whom
tho Wing party carried overwhelming
majoriLies, fighting against odds, ami
with defeat almost sure ahead; or IN
Texas, where Democracy rules, ne was
al gaya tne same brave Democrat;
never stified his convictions or failed
to speak tho truth IS it was III bis
heart. He never knew what it was to
compromises; he had no compromises
TO make. Ofsuperlor mind and intel
ligence, he examined for himself, and
made up his mind az TO what and
what was not right, and planting him.
self upon these, he stood ipmovaOle.
And vet few men had greater respect
for the opinions and feelings Of others
than he. Captain Peak quit public lite
more than 30 years before his death,
and at q time when most men would
have sought further advancement.
His ipclin atoms all led him TO private
life, and it Is in this field that he was
best known and most appreciated, and
no private citizen ever surpassed him
in public spirit. He was alive to ev-
erything that would build up his CITY,
his county, his State. His hands, his
purse, his time were always ready,
and not only ready but open and at
work in building schools and churches,
and whom built to see that they we're
applied TO their Intended uses. his
last work OF this kind was the erection
of the Christian church, on the corner
OF Pearl and Bryan streets
He contributed more to the
erection of this building than any one
elss, his contribution being about
1000, and besides this he gave his
time to experimenting its erection,
from the laying of it's foundation to
ito conple ion. He was a member of
the Christian church for long years,
and such was his zeal IS a member
that his absence from any meeting of
the church WAS noted, and the source
of inquiry. From 1855 until his last
illness no man was eyer more regular
or Jealous in attendance upon the
meetings of the church than he. AS g
husband, father, friend, he was true
and never faltered in his devotion 10
all these rotations. Warm-hoarted snu
10 know him was to love
him.
He leaves behind him his dear wife,
who has journsyed with him for The
long, long years past, three daughters
and several sons, all we'll known 10
our people, and whose moral worth
voices pack fathers chsrseter in their
ives as pure, grand and noble.