OCR Text |
Show PIONEER WOMAN DEAD; MRS. MARY A. PEACOCK Special to The Tribune. EPHRAIM. April 19. Mrs. Mary A. Peacock, one of the pioneers of Sanpete county succumbed to old age and general gen-eral debility at the home of hor son, John L. Peacock, at Sterling yesterday afternoon, after a lingering illness of several months. Mrs. Peacock was a resident res-ident of Mantl, but ahout two months ago she went to Sterling, thinking the change might be beneficial to her health. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lowry and was born In Clay county. coun-ty. Missouri, in November, S31. While she was a young woman hor parents became be-came converted to the Jtformon religion. Thoy crossed the plains with ox teams and landed In Salt Lake during the fall of '49, after a long and perilous Journey. Tho following year Mr. Lowry was called to come to Mantl and locate and start a settlement there, which call he responded re-sponded to and arrived there when the snow was very deep, lie and his daughter daugh-ter then remained with another family for some time, until the remainder of the family could come. They lived In their wagons during the winter and In tho spring they built their homes of logs. Mr. Lowry, her father, was the first bishop of Mantl. which office he held for many years. Later on new families came In, and In the year of 1854 she was married mar-ried to Judge George Peacock, who died thlrtv-onc years ago, leaving her with eight children, six of whom are still living. liv-ing. She was the mother of ten chll-dien, chll-dien, who are as follows: John L. Peacock and Roldo Peacock, both or Sterling: B. L. Peacock of Emory. C A. Peacock of Price. Mrs. S. L. Peacock Hlwatha. D. L. Peacock of Orangcvllle. all of whom arc living, and George Mobile, Luclla and Rosabella, dead. She also leaves thirty-one thirty-one grandchildren nnd fifteen greatgrandchildren great-grandchildren and a twin sister. Mrs, Bishop Petty of Sterling. |