Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Peacock, Benjamin Calvin (Mr.) June 12, 1906
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Lake Odessa Wave - Times - June 15, 1906
                FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
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    B. C. PEACOCK DIES TUESDAY EVENING AS RESULT
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EARLY WEST SEBEWA SETTLER, ONCE POST MASTER THERE,    
     LEAVES WIFE AND SEVEN CHILDREN, OBITUARY
  
   Benjamin C. Peacock of West Sebewa started out Saturday morning with a colt for a
drive, his 13 year old 
daughter Ella accompanying him.  When near the home of his son-in-law Russel Waring,
they met two loads 
of household furniture.  The colt became frightened at the first load and Ella got
out of the buggy, and one of 
the men in charge of the goods led the horse past, but when the horse saw the second
load he became 
uncontrollable  and Mr. Peacock attempted to get out of the buggy; upon reaching for
the step the horse 
made a plunge and threw Mr. Peacock forward his foot catching in the spokes of the
wheel while the body 
was thrown under the buggy, the legs passing over the axle.  In this condition he
was dragged about one 
hundred rods, receiving besides a badly torn and twisted leg a cut on the head.
   He was taken to his daughter's near by and his son Dr. Thos. L. of Sunfield and
Dr Alton of Portland sent for.  
These two doctors soon arrived and dressed the wounds and although suffering greatly
he was thought to be 
in a fair way to recovery, which hopes were entertained until Tuesday morning when
it was notice he was 
rapidly failing.  Gangreen set in and he died Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock.
  Mr. Peacock was born Aug. 21, 1846 in Howard Co., Indiana, he came to Michigan in
1867 in company with 
others who settled in Sebewa.  He began working for Mr. Downing and Jan. 4, 1868
married a daughter of his 
employer, Miss Catherine.  To this union were born nine children, seven living and
two dying in infancy.  Mr. 
Peacock ran a store at West Sebewa for some time then moved a half mile west and ran
a store and kept the 
post office until the rural delivery did away with many of the smaller offices.  He
then moved on his farm 
where he has since lived.
   At the age of twenty two he joined the Christian of Disciple church and remained
a firm believer in the faith 
of his choice and a consistent christian until death.  He realized that death was
near and said that he was 
ready to go.  Such is the death of the Christian.
   The funeral was held at the Baptist church in Sebewa Thursday at 10 o'clock Elder
Sias of Wayland 
officiating, and attended by a very large concourse of relatives and friends.  The
remains were laid to rest in 
Lakeside cemetery.
   The deceased is survived by his wife and the children as follows; Cora now Mrs.
Russel Waring; Dora now 
Mrs. Edd Johnson; Della and Ella,, who are both at home; the sons are Dr. Thos. I,
of Sunfield, H. J. and J. W. 
both of Sherman City.
   The many friends of the deceased including the WAVE unite in extending sincere
sympathy.

             

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