Sarah (Peacock) Mort 1854-1933

MORT, PEACOCK, WILSON, BURCHETT, KERR, BONAR, KIRKENDALL, LIMING, DUNSHEE, HAYS

Posted By: Karen DaPra (email)
Date: 5/16/2004 at 03:20:42

MRS. WILL MORT

Sarah Peacock was born August 16, 1854, in Pennsylvania and died at her home in Lebanon June 4, 1933, aged 78 years, 9 months and 19 days. Her parents were Clark and Esther Peacock, natives of Ireland.

While she was still an infant the family removed to Van Buren county, Iowa. Here she was married to William Mort Nov. 25, 1886. To this union three children, Mrs. Edna Wilson of Lebanon; Carl W., who passed away in Kansas Jan. 20, 1928; and Mrs. Mabel Burchett, who with her husband, has made her home with her parents during the declining years. There were also two step-children, Elmer Mort, now deceased, and Mrs. Floy M. Kerr of Fairfield. Besides the children and husband, four grandchildren remain to mourn their loss.

A member of a large family two brothers and two sisters are still living. Mrs. Anna Bonar of Lebanon, Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkendall of West Burlington, Henry Peacock of Keosauqua and Ed Peacock of Stone City. Three sisters and one brother preceded her in death, James Peacock of Kansas, Mrs. Mary Liming of Pittsburg, Mrs. Margaret Dunshee of Mt. Sterling and Mrs. May Hayes of Kahoka. Mrs. Mort was a lifelong member of the Lebabon [sic] Presbyterian church and was faithful and untiring in her Christian service.

Her place of high [rest of obituary missing]

(Photocopy of this obit found on page 192 of Obit Book "A" of the Van Buren County Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Jan 2001. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.)

Please e-mail me if you can complete the above obituary. Also, I am interested in knowing more on the PEACOCK family.

[originally posted Feb. 3, 2001 and reposted 10 May 2001]

As of 2004, I still need information. Does anyone have birth and death dates for husband William Mort?