Site Navigation

Home Advertising Biographies Business Directories Cemeteries Census Class Reunion Family Bibles Family Links History of Madison County Location Lookups Maps Madison County Links Marriages Mortality Schedules Newspaper Clippings Obituaries Ohio County Formation Perpetual Calendar Photo Album Queries Surnames Who Are They? Wills Contact us

Search Engine


Member
U.S. Genweb Ohio Genweb
U.S. Biographies Ohio Biographies
American Local History Network
Ohio History
American History & Genealogy Project
Ohio History & Genealogy Project

Biography of L. C. Peck

From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]


Page 917

L. C. PECK, farmer, P. O. London, was born in the Buckeye State August 12, 1804, and came to this county in 1828. He is the son of George and Mary (Lancisco) Peck, natives of Germany. Our subject was reared on a farm, and received a district school education. He has made farming the occupation of his life, and has passed through the routine of a poor boy, who by industry and perseverance became a well-to-do farmer. He owns a good farm of 213 acres, which is under a high state of cultivation. On December 28, 1829, he married Mary Melvin a daughter of Benjamin and Ruhamia (Crabtree) Melvin, who came to this county in 1800. By this union, six children were born, viz.: Amanda, Henry, John, Jane, Francis and Ann. These children are all married and doing well.



This is a volunteer project. We depend upon feedback from our visitors. If you have information to share or have resources relating to Madison County, we would love to hear from you.