Grace Mae Peacock

Brief Life History of Grace Mae

When Grace Mae Peacock was born on 13 September 1904, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, her father, William H. Peacock, was 37 and her mother, Lula Ann Jackson, was 32. She married Charles Amos Allen on 19 December 1925, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Magisterial District 4 Hanson, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Hanson, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States in 1930. She died on 27 February 1978, in Princeton, Patoka Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Charles Amos Allen
1905–1978
Grace Mae Peacock
1904–1978
Marriage: 19 December 1925
Alois Loretta Allen
1924–
Donald Stevenson Allen
1927–1967
Douglas William Allen
1927–1997

Sources (16)

  • Grace Allen in household of Charles Allen, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Gracie Mae Peacock, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
  • Grace Peacock, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1912 · McCreary County Created

Named after James B. McCreary a Confederate war hero and two time Governor of Kentucky McCreary County was created in 1912.

1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered

In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.

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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