Joseph absalom Alfred Peacock

Brief Life History of Joseph absalom Alfred

When Joseph absalom Alfred Peacock was born in October 1893, in Cobb, Sumter, Georgia, United States, his father, Peyton Oscar Peacock, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Villula Moss, was 28. He married Rosamond Allen on 16 March 1929, in Shelby, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Fulton, Georgia, United States for about 10 years and Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States in 1967. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 22 March 1967, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States.

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Joseph absalom Alfred Peacock
1893–1967
Rosamond Allen
1907–
Marriage: 16 March 1929
Joseph Alfred Peacock Jr
1930–2002

Sources (17)

  • Joseph Peacock, Sr, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Joseph A Peacock Sr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • J A Peacock, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

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Name Meaning

English: from Middle English pecock, pacok, pocok, Old English pēacocc ‘peacock’. It could be used as a personal name or as a nickname for one ‘as proud as a peacock’. Compare Paw , Pay . This surname is widespread in England and southern Scotland, and is also established in Ireland. Compare Pea .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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