Jemima Melvina Smoot

Brief Life History of Jemima Melvina

When Jemima Melvina Smoot was born on 24 April 1818, in Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, United States, her father, George Smoot, was 52 and her mother, Ann Rowlett, was 30. She married Hezekiah R Peck on 2 July 1840, in Lee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, United States for about 30 years and Glenwood Township, Mills, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 4 August 1908, in Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hezekiah R Peck
1820–1859
Jemima Melvina Smoot
1818–1908
Marriage: 2 July 1840
Phoebe Ann Peck
1841–1917
Semira Peck
1844–1847
Margaret Smoot Peck
1846–1910
Melvin Peck
1847–
Benjamin Peck
1848–1879
George Smoot Peck
1851–1931
Melvina Jemima Peck
1854–1940
Ida Deseret Peck
1856–1869
Hezekiah Owen Peck
1858–1914

Sources (47)

  • Jemima Peck in household of Benjamin Peck, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Jemima Smoot, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Jemima Peck, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1822

Historical Boundaries 1822: Owen, Kentucky, United States

1842 · Relief Society Organized

The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on March 17, 1842. Emma Smith was the first Relief Society president. It was established as a way to help strengthen and serve other women.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Smout, a metonymic occupational name for someone who sold fat or lard, Dutch smout, or a nickname for someone who had a taste for, and could afford, rich foods.

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

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Biography and Excerpt from "The First Fifty Years of Relief Society"

https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/the-first-fifty-years-of-relief-society/people/jemima-smoot-peck?letter=P Jemima Smoot Peck April 24, 1818–August 4, 1908 Born at Pleasant Home, Owen County, K …

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