Martha Ann Peck

Brief Life History of Martha Ann

When Martha Ann Peck was born on 20 October 1865, in Blackford, Indiana, United States, her father, Isaac J Peck, was 39 and her mother, Rosetta Cook, was 30. She married Dennis Coons on 23 May 1886, in Blackford, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Licking Township, Jay, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and United States in 1949. She died on 23 January 1952, in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Hartford City Cemetery, Hartford City, Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dennis Coons
1861–1942
Martha Ann Peck
1865–1952
Marriage: 23 May 1886
Carl Andrew Coons
1887–1955
Lee Ander Coons
1890–1975
Samuel Edward Coons
1893–1959
Mary Coons
1894–1897
Margaret Etta Coons
1895–1976
Daisy Coons
1901–1902
Gola Clifford Coons
1903–1958
Edna Viola Coons
1907–1984
Florence May Coons
1909–1989

Sources (24)

  • Martha Coons, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Peck, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
  • Martha Ann Coons, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Speake , with loss of initial S- (or perhaps vice versa).

English: variant of Peak .

English: perhaps occasionally a variant of Petch , itself a variant of Peach .

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

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