Ralph B. Peacock (1909)

Born 15 Feb 1909 in Greene, Iowa

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Biography

Ralph was born on February 15, 1909, in Churdan, Greene County, Iowa.^[1] He is the son of William Peacock and Madaline Beecher.

He died on July 23, 1969 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. He was buried in the Masonic cemetery in Des Moines.

His obituary was published in the Des Moines Tribune on July 24, 1969.

Ralph Peacock Rites Friday

Services for Ralph B. Peacock, 60, of 2512 Forty-seventh st., who died of a heart ailment Wednesday at Iowa Methodist Hospital, will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Westover Funeral Home with burial in the Masonic Cemetery.

Mr. Peacock, a native of Churdan, had been a Des moines resident 39 years, living previously in Spirit Lake, and was employed as a property counselor with the Iowa Department of Social Services.

He attended Drake University and was a member of Waveland Park Masonic Lodge, Des Moines Consistory, Za-Ga-Zig Shrice and Westminster United Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include his wife, Ethel; a daughter, Mrs. Suzanne Smith of Cedar Rapids; a son, William S. of Houston, Tex.; his mother, Mrs. Madelin Peacock of Los Angeles, Calif.; his siter, Mrs. Jeanne Hyun of Los Angeles; a brother, Donald A. of Des Moines, and four grandchildren.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the Shrine Crippled Children's Hospital.^[2]

Timeline

February 15, 1909 - Birth - Churdan, Greene Co., Iowa.

1910 - United States Federal Census - In the 1910 census, the Peacock family was living in Highland Township, Greene county Iowa. The household consisted of the head of household William Peacock, 30; his wife, Madaline, 23; and their children, Kenneth M, 4; Donald, 2 and Ralph B., 1. ^[3]

1920 - United States Federal Census - In the 1920 census, William and his family are still in Highland township, Greene county, Iowa where the family is renting a home. Listed at home are William as head of household, 40; his wife, Madaline B. Peacock, 32; and their children Kenneth M. Peacock, 14; Donald A. Peacock, 12; and Ralph B. Peacock, 10.^[4]

1930 - Federal United States Census - In the 1930 census, Madeline Peacock, 42, is listed as widowed and head of household in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Living with her are her children, Kenneth M. Peacock, 24; Donald A. Peacock, 22, Ralph B. Peacock, 20 and Jean Peacock, 1. Kenneth is working as a lawyer.^[5]

July 23, 1969 - Death - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.

Sources

1. ↑ Greene, Iowa, 4 vols. "Registrations of Birth," (Family History Library, Salt Lake City), 1909 section, "P", p. 162, Ralph Peacock; FHL microfilm 1,034,195.
2. ↑ "Ralph Peacock Rites Friday," (Des Moines)<i>  <i>Des Moines Tribune, 24 Jul 1969, p. 31.
3. ↑ 1910 U.S. census, Greene county, Iowa, population schedule, Highland, enumeration district (ED) 0098, sheet 7A, p. 68, dwelling 135, family 136, William Peacock; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 403.
4. ↑ 1920 U.S. census, Dickinson, Iowa, population schedule, Highland Twp., enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 6B, p.6B, dwelling 154, family 157, William A. Peacock, digital images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 491.
5. ↑ 1930 U.S. census, Polk, Iowa, population schedule, Des Moines, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 26A, p. 142 stamped, dwelling 443, family 460, Madeline Peacock; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 673.