Note from Kathleen Peck Probasco: The following report is a compilation of material gathered over many years from various sources. I will be happy to furnish references from my files for any information shown, and also welcome corrections and updates. Please send all correspondence to peckpioneers@hotmail.com.
Arthur R. PECK (son of Rufus T. PECK and Susan WELLS). Born on 28 Mar 1862. Occupation: Real estate agent and broker, Syracuse NY.
Arthur R. married Carrie ALDRICH. They had one child:
1. Aldrich R. Born in 1896.
Frank John PECK (son of Rufus T. PECK and Susan WELLS). Born on 15 Mar 1864 in Aurora (Ontario) Canada.
On 10 Jun 1894 when Frank John was 30, he married Annie KEATOR. They had one child:
1. Susan. Born on 22 Sep 1896.
Charles Vernon PECK (son of Charles Townley PECK and Kate McCLELLAND). Born on 6 Dec 1882 in Cortland (Cortland) NY.
On 27 Aug 1908 when Charles Vernon was 25, he married Josephine E. PINNEY. They had one child:
1. Charles Vernon. Born on 31 Oct 1909.
Philip Curran PECK (son of Willard PECK and Mary Langford CURRAN). Born on 7 Feb 1874 in Hudson (Columbia) NY. Occupation: Lawyer in NYC.
Philip Curran first married Evelyn Williams SMITH. Evelyn Williams died on 22 Feb 1936.
Philip Curran second married Zeneida SWEGUN. They had the following children:
1. Philip Curran.
2. John Hudson.
Darius Elliott PECK (son of Willard PECK and Mary Langford CURRAN). Born on 5 May 1877 in Hudson (Columbia) NY. Darius Elliott died on 6 Dec 1944.
In 1922 when Darius Elliott was 44, he married Juliette M. BROWN. They had the following children:
1. Willard Langford.
2. Molly Curran.
Albert Mabey PECK (son of Hiram PECK and Mary E. MABEY). Born on 2 Sep 1856 in Roxbury (Delaware) NY. Albert Mabey died in Davenport (Delaware) NY on 13 Nov 1937.
In 1879 when Albert Mabey was 22, he married Elizabeth CHRISTIAN. Born on 15 Feb 1857 in Hunter (Greene) NY; died in Westford (Otsego) NY on 2 Jun 1929. They had the following children:
1. Bertha Ella. Born on 11 Nov 1880 in Roxbury (Delaware) NY. Bertha Ella died on 24 Jan 1965. On 15 Nov 1899 when Bertha Ella was 19, she married James Hastings MILLER.
2. Alice Elizabeth. Born on 5 Jun 1882 in Roxbury (Delaware) NY. Alice Elizabeth died in Davenport (Delaware) NY on 13 Sep 1964. On 26 Sep 1906 when Alice Elizabeth was 24, she first married Robert Elmer ALL, in Harpersfield (Delaware) NY. Born on 28 Jan 1886 in Roxbury (Delaware) NY; died in Harpersfield (Delaware) NY on 30 Dec 1918. On 19 Apr 1930 when Alice Elizabeth was 47, she second married Donald William MERWIN, in Marianville (Onondaga) NY. Born on 27 Feb 1906 in Blenheim NY; died on 9 Aug 1966.
3. Nettie May. Born on 8 May 1886 in Harpersfield (Delaware) NY. Nettie May died in Jan 1967. Nettie May married Charles E. TATE.
4. Melvin Hiriam. Born on 24 Jun 1888 in Harpersfield (Delaware) NY. Melvin Hiriam died on 31 Jan 1962. Melvin Hiriam married Jennie Louise ZEH and had children Gertrude Elizabeth, Winifred Gladys, and Hazel Mae.
Frank PECK (son of Hiram PECK and Mary E. MABEY). Born on 25 Jul 1868. Frank died in Pittsfield (Berkshire) MA on 3 Jan 1952.
On 25 Nov 1896 when Frank was 28, he married Aurilla GILBERT. Aurilla died on 6 Mar 1961 in Pittsfield (Berkshire) MA. They had the following children:
1. Florence Mary.
2. Frank G.
3. Nellie Elizabeth. Nellie Elizabeth married Fred GALLAGHER.
4. Charles Arthur. Cause of death: Polio.
5. Fred Louis. Fred Louis married Kathleen COLE.
6. John Leslie. John Leslie married Idella BRINKMANN.
7. Ethel Mae. Ethel Mae married John T. SEDGWICK.
8. Ralph Gilbert. Ralph Gilbert married Esther BRINKMANN.
9. Charles Arthur.
10. Robert Edwin.
11. Dorothy Helen.
12. Norman Ernest.
Charles PECK (son of Willard PECK and Susan WINNER). Born on 4 Aug 1876 in (Buchanan) IA. Charles died on 18 Dec 1941.
On 5 Nov 1902 when Charles was 26, he married Lily SCHWEITZER. They had the following children:
1. Wilda Marie.
2. Floyd Charles.
3. Doris E.
4. Verna F.
5. Shirley M.
William Henry PECK (son of Walter Alfred "Watt" PECK and Katherine BURGESS. Born on 5 May 1879 in Vassar (Tuscola) MI. William Henry died in Detroit (Wayne) MI on 7 Jul 1944.
William Henry married Viola FRAWLEY. Born on 26 Jul 1880 in Vassar (Tuscola) MI; died in Detroit (Wayne) MI on 20 Nov 1952. They had one child:
1. Samuel Jonathan. Samuel Jonathan married Marian Elizabeth STEVENSON and had children Carol Lee, Earl William, and Robert Samuel.
Paul Cowley PECK (son of Luke Roscoe PECK and Lucy Hannah COWLEY). Born on 1 Nov 1894 in (Clinton) MI.
On 12 Jun 1919 when Paul Cowley was 24, he married Mary Elizabeth DRAKE, in Jackson (Jackson) MI. Born on 14 Jul 1898 in (Lenawee) MI. They had one child:
1. Paul Roger. Occupation: Local history author, Jackson Co. MI. Paul Roger married Rhea Elizabeth EBBERT and had one child, Paula May.
H. R. PECK (son of Hubert Eugene PECK). Born in 1898 in Washington DC. H. R. died in Lancaster (Lancaster) PA in 1973.
Child:
1. Charles E.
Samuel Edward PECK (son of Chester Arthur PECK and Anna Bushnell FISKE). Born on 22 Apr 1901 in Gloversville (Fulton) NY.
On 11 Jan 1928 when Samuel Edward was 26, he married Olive Elizabeth GRAHAM, in (Los Angeles) CA. Born on 11 Oct 1906 in Colorado Springs (El Paso) CO; died in Santa Monica (Los Angeles) CA on 29 Jun 1945. They had the following children:
1. Ruth Elizabeth. Ruth Elizabeth married Ross Musgrave CRAIN.
2. [daughter].
3. Anna Catherine. Anna Catherine married Joseph M. B. GRIFFIN.
Clarence H. PECK (son of William Jason PECK and Hebe HEIST). Born on 25 Mar 1889 in Townsend (Schuyler) NY. Clarence H. died in Arlington (Arlington) VA on 17 Mar 1982.
On 6 Nov 1912 when Clarence H. was 23, he first married Louise TICHENOR. Born in 1887; died on 21 Jun 1945. They had one child:
1. Kenneth. Born in 1917.
In 1945 when Clarence H. was 55, he second married Virginia Evelyn SHOWALTER. Born on 4 Sep 1901 in Topeka (Shawnee) KS.
Azariel PECK (son of Wells Gates PECK and Ella Lucinda LEWIS). Born on 7 May 1888 in Wheatland (Hillsdale) MI. Azariel died in Hudson (Lenawee) MI on 9 Jan 1956. Buried in Evergreen Cem., Ransom (Hillsdale) MI. Occupation: Barber, baker. Cause of death: Carcinoma of right lung.
On 10 Sep 1908 when Azariel was 20, he first married Augusta Ruth HART, in Hudson (Lenawee) MI. Born on 18 Dec 1888 in Ransom (Hillsdale) MI; died in Manatee (Manatee) FL on 17 Feb 1946. They had one child:
1. Milan Hart. Married Ruth Alma Caroline PFUND and had children Ruth, James Milan, and Kathleen Ruth.
Azariel second married Gertrude PHOPHET DALE KAUFMAN.
Eldred E. PECK (son of Edward Harrison PECK and Celia J. BENSON). Born in 1893.
Children:
1. Donald.
2. Dorothy.
3. Lynn.
Charles Larzalere PECK (son of Jesse Woodruff PECK and Blanche G. "Jennie" LARZALERE). Born on 18 Apr 1898 in Geneva (Ontario) NY. Charles Larzalere died in Berkeley (Alameda) CA on 14 Feb 1984.
On 4 Sep 1924 when Charles Larzalere was 26, he married Irene Belle HENRY, in (Ontario) NY. Born on 28 Jul 1902 in Buffalo (Erie) NY; died in Berkeley (Alameda) CA on 3 Jan 1973. They had the following children:
1. Jean Marie.
2. Eileen Blanche.
Harold Jesse PECK (son of Jesse Woodruff PECK and Blanche G. "Jennie" LARZALERE). Born on 8 Jul 1901. Harold Jesse died in 1990.
On 7 Oct 1929 when Harold Jesse was 28, he married Katherine BROWN. Born on 30 Jan 1904. They had the following children:
1. Mary Frances.
2. Nancy Catherine.
3. Barbara.
Arthur Raynolds PECK (son of Edgar Lucius PECK and Henrietta A. PARSONS). Born on 10 Feb 1889 in Windsor (Hartford) CT. Arthur Raynolds died in Pittsfield (Berkshire) MA on 10 Feb 1962.
On 27 Aug 1917 when Arthur Raynolds was 28, he married Minerva H. CAMBAGE. They had one child:
1. Jean E. Jean E. married William J. POTTER.
Earl Valentine PECK (son of Daniel Carlton PECK and Lillian Charlotte BROWN). Born on 24 Nov 1891 in Battle Creek MI. Earl Valentine died in Dearborn MI on 3 Dec 1956.
Earl Valentine married Martha DIETRICH, in Farmington MI. They had one child:
1. Charles Thomas. Charles Thomas married Margaret COLLINS and had one child, Terrance William.
Clarence Leon PECK (son of John Mortimer PECK and Mary MALAY). Born on 18 Aug 1885 in Portland (Ionia) MI. Clarence Leon died in Seattle (King) WA on 26 Mar 1984. Buried in Forest Lawn Cem., Seattle.
On 21 Jun 1919 when Clarence Leon was 33, he married Alberta A. COMPIN, in Yakima (Yakima) WA. Born on 2 Aug 1898 in Strathcona (Alberta) Canada; died in Bellevue (King) WA on 22 Feb 1975. They had the following children:
1. Gloria Claire. Gloria Claire married William Charles BROWN.
2. Donald Vincent. Occupation: First flute, Chicago Symphony.
Harry Cedric PECK (son of Franklin Benjamin PECK and Bridget Anna KILMARTIN). Born on 1 May 1888 in Livonia (Wayne) MI. Harry Cedric died in Ann Arbor (Washtenaw) MI on 28 Nov 1970.
Harry Cedric married Marie Erna Margaret WOLFF. Born on 8 Mar 1888 in Redford Twp; died on 25 Jun 1982. They had the following children:
1. Carl Franklin. Carl Franklin married Helen L. MANZEL.
2. Philip Russell. Philip Russell married Hazel L. BRYANT.
3. Rhoda Marie. Rhoda Marie married Earl SCHOENHALS.
4. Phyllis Elsie. Phyllis Elsie married -- BROBERG. They were divorced.
5. Betty Ann.
William Gunsolus PECK (son of William Gunsolus PECK and Marie Isabel "Mary" WEDDIGEN). Born on 27 May 1898 in Philadelphia (Phiadelphia) PA. Christened on 14 Mar 1899 in St. James Church, Depew (Erie) NY. William Gunsolus died in Auburn (Cayuga) NY on 14 Jul 1938. Buried in Glenwood Cem., Geneva NY. Occupation: Millinery store, Auburn.
On 26 Apr 1920 when William Gunsolus was 21, he married Jessie Elizabeth SMITH, in Geneva (Ontario) NY. Born on 11 Dec 1898 in Herkimer (Herkimer) NY; died in Sodus (Wayne) NY on 18 Feb 1985. They had the following children:
1. Elizabeth Catherine.
2. William Gunsolus.
3. Fredrick Alonzo.
Charles Howard PECK (son of William Gunsolus PECK and Marie Isabel "Mary" WEDDIGEN). Born on 25 Aug 1900 in Geneva (Ontario) NY. Occupation: Pecks Liquor Store, DeWitt NY.
Abt 1923 when Charles Howard was 22, he first married Josephine SMITH. Josephine died in Syracuse (Onondaga) NY. They had one child:
1. Mary Van Ness.
On 26 Dec 1952 when Charles Howard was 52, he second married Muriel McCONNELL, in FL. Muriel died in Oct 1981 in De Witt (Onondaga) NY.
George Stedman PECK (son of William Gunsolus PECK and Marie Isabel "Mary" WEDDIGEN). Born on 27 Jul 1907 in Geneva (Ontario) NY. George Stedman died in Port Orange (Volusia) FL in Jul 1984 or in Ovid (Seneca) NY in 1943. Occupation: Pecks Liquor Store.
On 20 Feb 1941 when George Stedman was 33, he married Virginia Irene "Gidge" BEEBE, in Skaneateles (Onondaga) NY. Born on 14 Dec 1917 in Skaneateles (Onondaga) NY. They had the following children:
1. Virginia Ann "Ann."
2. George Stedman "Ted."
3. Robert Charles.
Edman Stedman "Stedman" PECK (son of William Gunsolus PECK and Marie Isabel "Mary" WEDDIGEN). Born on 11 Nov 1911 in Geneva (Ontario) NY. Edman Stedman "Stedman" died in Geneva (Ontario) NY on 28 Apr 1981. Buried in Glenwood Cem., Geneva NY. Occupation: Peck's Ladys Wear.
On 14 Nov 1942 when Edman Stedman "Stedman" was 31, he married Dorcas Carrie BLOSS, in Waterloo (Seneca) NY. Born on 1 Apr 1917 in Waterloo (Seneca) NY. They had one child:
1. Frank Edward.
Corydon Holmes PECK (son of William Gunsolus PECK and Marie Isabel "Mary" WEDDIGEN). Born on 15 Sep 1916 in Geneva (Ontario) NY. Corydon Holmes died in Geneva (Ontario) NY on 6 Nov 1966. Buried in Glenwood Cem., Geneva NY.
On 10 Oct 1938 when Corydon Holmes was 22, he married Lois Irene BISCH, in Geneva (Ontario) NY. Born on 19 Jan 1918 in Waterloo (Seneca) NY. They had the following children:
1. Lawrence Graham.
2. Steven Kent.
3. Gregory Allan.
4. Debra Ann.
Harold Huntley PECK (son of Howard Huntley PECK and Beulah Ethalyn ALDRICH). Born on 13 Aug 1914 in Lafayette Twp. (Walworth) WI. Occupation: Printer, postmaster.
On 14 Mar 1936 when Harold Huntley was 21, he first married Eunice Irene LIEBNOW, in Woodstock IL. Born in Sep 1912 in Milwaukee (Milwaukee) WI. They had the following children:
1. Robert Huntley. Robert Huntley married Lu Ellen -- and had children Suzanne and Rebecca.
2. William Charles. William Charles married Carol ROWLANDS and had children Kurt William, Scott Charles, and Chadd Wilson Huntley. Scott Charles married Antje HESSE (born in Germany) in MI and they have a child Liam Calvin PECK. Chadd Wilson married Christine Marie ANDERSON, from Chicago IL. William Charles d. 28 Feb 2009.
On 31 May 1952 when Harold Huntley was 37, he second married Louise M. DEPPISCH. They had no children.
William Lee PECK (son of William Lee "Bee" PECK and Frances Jane "Frankie" YOCUM). Born on 31 Mar 1903 in Walnut Grove (Greene) MO. William Lee died in Springfield (Greene) MO on 7 May 1979. Buried in Mount Pleasant Cem., near Willard (Greene) MO.
On 4 Oct 1927 when William Lee was 24, he married Ila Corrine McCALLA, in Winfield (Cowley) KS. Born on 4 Aug 1910 in Havana (Montgomery) KS; died in Springfield (Greene) MO on 29 Mar 1993. They had the following children:
1. Alice Mae. Alice Mae married William EMHOFF.
2. William Dwain. Occupation: Southern Pacific RR, San Francisco.
3. Clyde Eugene. Clyde Eugene married Dorothy MAYER and had children Clyde Eugene, Craig Evans, Lawton Edmond, Lance Eric, Clint Ethan, Laura Elise, and Layne Erin.
4. Eula Lee. Eula Lee first married Shelby CHANCEY. Eula Lee second married Orville JACKSON.
5. Shirley Ann. Shirley Ann married Stanley GOODMAN.
6. Florence Marie.
7. Charles Edwin. Charles Edwin married Cindy BRAUN.
8. Dyrle Laverne. Dyrle Laverne married Darlene STACYE and had children Lisa Ann and Cristi.
9. Bert married Marcella Mae DANIEL.
James Wilburn PECK (son of William Lee "Bee" PECK and Frances Jane "Frankie" YOCUM). Born in 1928 in Walnut Grove (Greene) MO.
James Wilburn married Betty June LINDSEY. Born abt 1931; died in Springfield (Greene) MO on 16 Jul 1993. They had one child:
1. Jennifer. Jennifer married -- MORRIS.
Wallace Eldon PECK (son of Frederick L. "Boss" PECK and Linnie Gertrude GOODWIN). Born in 1931.
Wallace Eldon married Lola --. They had one child:
1. Breta.