M. T. J. Peak (died 1900)

PEAK

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 11/30/2010 at 23:14:33

Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa, February 18, 1900

FIRST MAN MARRIED IN JONES COUNTY DIES-
M. T. J. Peak, who had been a resident of Jones County for sixty-one years, died at his home in Monticello Tuesday. Mr. Peak had been ill about a week with pneumonia but was recovering. His death was due to heart trouble. Mr. Peak was over 86 years of age. On Christmas Day he and the widow who survives him celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage. They enjoyed the distinction of being the first couple married in Jones County, Iowa.