Reuben McPeak (abt. 1828 - 1890)

Born about 1828 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Minerva Rhoda (Hylton) McPeak — married 18 May 1854 in Floyd Co. Virginia

Descendants

Died 28 Jun 1890 at about age 62 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Reuben was born about 1828 to Archelous and Katherine Sutphin McPeak in Carroll County, Virginia. ^{[1][2] [3]}

Reuben McPeak is listed with his parents on the 1850 Census in Floyd County, Virginia.^[4]

There is speculation that Reuben was married three times (more research is needed) because three children (see list of children in notes below) are linked to him on Find-a-Grave that have birthdates prior to his first recorded marriage to Minerva Rhoda Hylton (1835–1877) in 1854 (see marriage record below). He is listed with Minerva on both: the 1860 Census in Floyd, Virginia^[5] and the 1870 Census^[6] in Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia. Those records indicate that they had at least six children: Mary, Rhoda, Alvilla, Albert, William, and Martha. Minerva passed away in 1877.

His second marriage was to Martha O'Neal Bolt (1835–1904) in December of 1877 (see marriage record below). He is listed with Martha on the 1880 Census in Burks Fork, Floyd County, Virginia.^[7]

He passed away on June 28, 1890 as legible on his tombstone and verified by Virginia Vital Records (see research notes below); however in the Find-a-Grave index his death is incorrectly listed as June 26, 1896.^[8]

Research Notes: Marriages and Record of Death

First Known Marriage

• Reuben McPeak: Vital • Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: Reuben McPeak
• Sex: Male
• Spouse's Name: Minerva N. Hylton
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 18 May 1854
• Event Place: Floyd, Virginia, United States
• Source Details: p55^[9]

Second Known Marriage

• Reuben McPeak: Vital • Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: Reuben McPeak
• Sex: Male
• Age: 50
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1827
• Birthplace: Carroll Co., Va.
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Father's Name: Arch McPeak
• Father's Sex: Male
• Mother's Name: Catharine
• Mother's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Name: Martha Bolt
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 45
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1832
• Spouse's Birthplace: Carroll Co., Va.
• Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
• Spouse's Father's Name: Alfred M. O'Neal
• Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
• Spouse's Mother's Name: F.
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 19 Dec 1877
• Event Place: Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Source Details: p 43^[1]

Record of Death

• Reuben McPeak: Vital • Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
• Name: Reuben McPeak
• Sex: Male
• Age: 62
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1828
• Birthplace: , Carroll, Virginia
• Marital Status: Single
• Occupation: Farmer
• Race: W
• Ethnicity: American
• Event Type: Death
• Event Date: 28 Jun 1890
• Event Place: Carroll, Virginia, United States^[3][10]

Research Notes: Children linked on Find-a-Grave or Family Search

Children:

• Bluford M. McPeak (1844–1925)
  • Bluford, Pleasant, and Sturia McPeak are listed with Susan McPeak (29) in the home of 54-year-old Ethel M. McPeak in Floyd County, Virginia on the 1850 Census.^[11] That record indicates that the three children were born in Floyd County, Susan was born in Carroll County, and Ethel was born in Patrick County.
  • His mother is listed as Susan McPeak on his marriage record; no father is listed.
  • His parents are listed as unknown on his death certificate
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

• Pleasent Amos McPeak (1848–1932)
  • His mother is listed as Susan McPeak on his marriage record; no father is listed.
  • Linked by his death certificate; note that his parents are listed as Reuben and Susan McPeak^[12]
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

• Timanda (McPeak) Mabry Goad (1850–1943)
  • Her marriage record in 1876 to Daniel Mabry lists her father as Reuben McPeak; no mother is listed and her birth year is estimated to be 1851 in Floyd, VA^[13]
  • Her death certificate has not yet been located
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

• Mary Malisha "Lishia" McPeak (1855–1939)
  • Listed with Reuben and Minerva on the 1860 Census and the 1870 Census
  • Linked by her death certificate^[14]
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

• Eveline "Rhoda" (McPeak) Sutphin (1857–1939)
  • Listed with Reuben and Minerva on the 1860 Census and the 1870 Census
  • Linked by her death certificate^[15]
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

• Awilla (McPeak) Dillard Spence (1860–1893)
  • Listed with Reuben and Minerva on the 1860 Census and the 1870 Census
  • Linked by her marriage to John Dillard in 1880^[16]
  • Linked by her record of death^[17]
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

• Albert McPeak (1864–1876)
  • Linked by his birth record on December 10, 1864^[18]
  • Listed with Reuben and Minerva on the 1870 Census
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

• William Ballard McPeak (1865–1919)
  • Listed with Reuben and Minerva on the 1870 Census
  • Listed with Reuben and her stepmother (Martha) on the 1880 Census
  • Linked by his marriage to Nade Helms in 1891^[19]
  • Linked by his death certificate^[20]
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

• Martha E. McPeak (abt 1868–Deceased)
  • Listed with Reuben and Minerva on the 1870 Census
  • Listed with Reuben and her stepmother (Martha) on the 1880 Census

• Samaria Emmazetta (McPeak) Midkiff (1871–1975)
  • Listed with Reuben and her stepmother (Martha) on the 1880 Census
  • Linked by her marriage to William J. Midkiff in 1887^[21]
  • Linked by her death certificate^[22]
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

• Lyman J. McPeak (1871–Deceased)
  • Reuben and Nerva are listed on his birth record on May 22, 1871^[23]
  • Not listed in Reuben's household on the 1880 Census

• George Allen McPeak (1874–1957)
  • Linked by his birth record on May 4, 1874^[24]
  • Listed with Reuben and his stepmother (Martha) on the 1880 Census
  • Linked by his marriage in 1903 to Virgie Phillips^[25]
  • Linked by his death certificate^[26]
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

• Benjamin Emmett Mcpeak (1879–1964)
  • Listed with Reuben and his stepmother (Martha) on the 1880 Census
  • Linked by his death certificate^[27] Note that his mother is listed as Martha O'Neal
  • Linked on Find-a-Grave

Note - Palmeda, Laura, and Manda are also listed as children of Reuben's on Family Search because they are in the household on the 1880 Census - but they are actually Martha's children from her first marriage and are listed with her and her first husband on the 1870 Census.

Reuben was married 4 times: 1. Martha O'Neal 2. Minerva Rhoda Hylton 3. Susan McPeak 4. Mahal Prather

1880 Census, Burks Fork, Floyd County, Virginia^[28]

Reuben is buried at Reuben McPeak Cemetery in Willis, Floyd County, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZQ-4XH : 29 January 2020), Reuben McPeak, 1877.
2. ↑ Entered by Vicki Bost, Saturday, November 9, 2013.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5RJ-L6J : 29 January 2020), Reuben McPeak, 1890.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DM-7H5 : Mon Jul 17 22:16:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Archelas McPeak and Catherine McPeak, 1850.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41W-CLQ : Mon Jul 17 23:05:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Rubin Mc Peak and Manerva A Mc Peak, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFL2-5YB : 29 May 2021), Reuben Mc Peak, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5S-S12 : Thu Aug 03 04:05:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Reuben Mc Peck and Martha Mc Peck, 1880.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77087395/reuben-mcpeak: accessed 10 August 2023), memorial page for Reuben McPeak (1828–26 Jun 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77087395, citing Reuben McPeak Cemetery, Willis, Floyd County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Donna Sutphin Armentrout (contributor 47017964).
9. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y8-K9S : 29 January 2020), Reuben McPeak, 1854.
10. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:81HV-7D6Z : Tue Aug 01 21:59:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Reuben McPeak, 28 Jun 1890.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DM-FSY : Tue Jul 18 01:58:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Esther M Peak and Susan Peak, 1850.
12. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRW-B59C : 16 August 2019), Reuben Mcpeak in entry for Pleasant Amos Mcpeak, 23 Mar 1932; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Carroll, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
13. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZQ-W3G : 29 January 2020), Reuben Peak in entry for Daniel Mabry, 1876.
14. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-YHB6 : 16 August 2019), Reuben Mcpeak in entry for Lishia Mcpeak, 08 Apr 1939; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Floyd, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
15. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-1KK4 : 16 August 2019), Ruben Mcpeak in entry for Evelyn Sutphin, 10 Dec 1939; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Floyd, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
16. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZQ-6SF : 29 January 2020), Reuben McPeak in entry for John L. Dillard, 1880.
17. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9K-2QJ : 29 January 2020), Ruben McPeak in entry for Alvedda Spence, 1893.
18. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5NM-7QC : 28 January 2020), Ruben McPeek in entry for Albert McPeek, 1864.
19. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4W-KXC : 29 January 2020), Reuben McPeak in entry for W. B. McPeak, 1891.
20. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-CHYL : 16 August 2019), Ruben Mcpeak in entry for William Ballard Mcpeak, 10 Aug 1919; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Schoolfield, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
21. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZQ-YFQ : 29 January 2020), Reuben in entry for Wm. J. Midkiff, 1887.
22. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY5-9QR6 : 16 August 2019), Reuben Mcpeak in entry for Samaria Amezetta Midkiff, 02 Mar 1975; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Galax, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
23. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X56B-155 : 28 January 2020), Reuben McPeake in entry for Lyman J. McPeake, 1871.
24. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X561-7F9 : 28 January 2020), Reuben McPeak in entry for George A. McPeak, 1874.
25. ↑ "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68SP-HYCJ : 2 August 2022), Reuben in entry for Geo. McPeake, 1903.
26. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRZ-4DNQ : 16 August 2019), Rubin Mcpeak in entry for George Allen Mcpeak, 13 Dec 1957; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Willis, Floyd, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
27. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR8-B4QP : 16 August 2019), Rueban Mc Peak in entry for Benjamin Emmett Mc Peak, 26 Apr 1964; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
28. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5S-S12 : Mon Sep 18 02:12:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Reuben Mc Peck and Martha Mc Peck, 1880.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Vicki Bost for creating McPeak-38 on 9 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Vicki and others.