Jones-Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Peak, M. T. J. February 16, 1900
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Jackson Sentinel, Feb. 18, 1900
Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa, February 18, 1900

FIRST MAN MARRIED IN JONES COUNTY DIES-
M. T. J. Peak, who had been a resident of Jones County for sixty-one years, 
died at his home in Monticello Tuesday. Mr. Peak had been ill about a week 
with pneumonia but was recovering. His death was due to heart trouble. Mr. 
Peak was over 86 years of age. On Christmas Day he and the widow who survives 
him celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage. They enjoyed the 
distinction of being the first couple married in Jones County, Iowa.


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