Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-12-05
OBITUARY.
Peck.

John E. Peck was born in Dix.
ville;r Town Of Marshall, Oneida
county, N. Y, on Nov. IS, 1892.
He was the son of Edward and
Mary Eastman Peck, both of whom
were natives of New York state.
He was Of the eighth generation in
lineal descent from Deacon Paul
Peck Of Rev Thomas Hooker's
church, who settled in Hartford,
Conn.,, in 1886.
Born Of this sturdy Puritan an
cestry, his great-grandfather having
been Zebulon Peck of Bristol, Conn,
a man of prominence and much in
| fluence in his time. and lbs great
grandmother, Mary Edwards, Of the
Jonathan Edwards family, Mr.. Peck
inherited strong convictions and
earnest opinions upon all topics.
Mr.. Peck showed his qualities
early in life, when desiring an edu-
cation In the advanced schools he
worked to gather money with which
to attend school, attended until his
funds were exhausted, returned to
/ work to get another footing in or
der to continue. He weighed and
ions after mature deliberation and
, although hard to move from his
moorings he was always ready to be
, convinced and would go where he
saw that dlky called. He always
was charitable enough to give 9TH
! ers the benefit of the doubt in the
interest of peace and harmony.
His nobility of character, strict in
, tegrity and firm ideas of honor,
made his judgment Of greatest
value, and often sought not only
/ by individuals, but by the county
and village of his adoption, Cresco
and Howard county. both of which
he served in official capacity.
When he was 10 years of age he
moved to Chicago where he was
employed for time with lumber
! firm and in the year 1853 he NOV
ed to GAINESVILLE, Wis, and engaged
in the lumber business. Here he
continued until 1856, when he NOV
ed to McGregor, Iowa. He then
helped to blaze the trail across the
planes and was among the earliest
, to ascend Pixies Peak.
When he heard the call of his
save the union, enlisting in Co. l,
9th Iowa Inf, serving until the
close of the war when he received
an honorable discharge. Soon af-
ter enlistment he was promoted
from second to a first lieutenant
cy.
At the close of the war he en-
gagged in the lumber business at
Conover and in 1865 came to Cres-
CO, identifying himself with the
lumber trade. In 1874 he entered
the machinery business in which
he continued until he was elected
county auditor.
Mr.. Peck was a member of the
Congregational church and has
been active in it's labors for the
greater portion of his life.
He was married to Mary E.
Barnes Dec. 20, 1857. To this
union We're born three children all of
whom survive the father and have
been with him during the past few
weeks, Mrs. Addie B. Irwin, Charles
B. Peck and Mrs. Louisa NJ. Farms
worth. On the 18th day of April
1912, he laid the remains of his
time he has waited the call to join
her in other and better realms.
The most enduring monument
that man can rear is not a pa
latial residence. is not a vast fort
une in gold, but is the living mon
ument of his children following in
the noble paths of rectitude and
honor. Thus judged he has done
we'll.
After weeks of waiting for the
call to come up higher he closed his
eyes on time to open them on eter-
nifty, on Saturday night, Nov. goth,
1913.
The funeral services We're held in
the Congregational church on Mon
day, Dec. 1st, the pastor, DR.. D. T.
officiating, the Masonic
fraternity, of which he was men,
Der, having charge of the services /
and committing his body to its last
resting place in Oak Lawn ceme-