Peake, Thomas

Born: 1805-09-30 Virginia

Died: 1885-08-17 Petersburg, Illinois

Flourished:

Thomas Peake moved to Sangamon County, Illinois, before 1840. In 1845, he married Mary Ann Elam in Menard County. In 1850, he was living in Petersburg, Illinois, with his wife and three children. He was a merchant with property holdings valued at $800. In 1860, he owned real estate valued at $1,600 and a personal estate of $30.

Gravestone, Rose Hill Cemetery, Petersubrg, IL; U.S. Census Office, Sixth Census of the United States (1840), Sangamon County, IL, 42; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Menard County, 18 February 1845, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Petersburg, Menard County, Il, 270; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Petersburg, Menard County, IL, 221.