Walter Benson Peck
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Walter Benson Peck |
Walter Benson Peck was born 1823 in New York and died March 9, 1888, in Wisconsin at about age 65. He was the son of Unknown Peck of Delaware and Unknown of Delaware. Mary Jane Ward was born about 1831 in Pennsylvania and died October 1882 (about September 23, 1882) in Wood Co., WI, at about age 51. She was the daughter of Unknown Ward of New York and Unknown of Connecticut. Benson and Jane were married December 29, 1848, in Jefferson Co., WI. Benson and Jane had two children:
TIMELINE Walter Benson Peck was born 1823 in New York. Mary Jane Ward was born about 1831 in Pennsylvania. Benson and Jane were married December 29, 1848, in Jefferson Co., WI. The 1860 U. S. Census taken on September 20, 1860, shows Benson Peck (age 36) born in New York with personal estate of $100 is a Laborer living in Necedah Twp., Juneau Co., WI. Living with him are: Mary Jane Peck (age 28) born in Pennsylvania, a Boarding House; and Ella Ann Peck (age 5) born in Wisconsin. Numerous others also live in the household. 7th Wisconsin, Company G - Enlisted Men
Peck, Benson
(No known Descendants/Relatives) The 1870 U. S. Census taken on July 14, 1870, shows Benson Peck (age 47) born in New York with personal estate of $400 Works in a Saw Mill and is living in the Village of Necedah, Necedah Twp., Juneau Co., WI. Living with him are: Jane Peck (age 37) born in Pennsylvania, who is Keeping House; and Ella Peck (age 14) born in Wisconsin. The 1880 U. S. Census taken on June 8, 1880, shows Benson Peck (age 57) born in New York to Delaware-born parents is a Laborer living in Lincoln Twp., Wood Co., WI. Living with him is his wife, Mary Jane Peck (age 45) born in Pennsylvania to New York and Connecticut-born parents, who is Keeping House. Also living at home are his two children, both born in Wisconsin to New York and Pennsylvania-born parents: married daughter, Ella M. Rose (age 24); and Hugh B. Peck (age 7). Also living there is his grandson, Warren H. Rose (age 3) born in Wisconsin to Wisconsin-born parents. The Marshfield Times, Marshfield, WI, Saturday, March 18, 1882 Accident. A little boy, son of Benson Peck, living in the town of Richfield, accidentally shot himself on Tuesday last. The wound is quite severe, but not necessarily fatal. Mary Jane (Ward) Peck died October 1882 in Wood Co., WI, at about age 51. The Waukesha Freeman, Waukesha, WI, Thursday, October 12, 1882 Wisconsin Items. Mrs. Benson Peck, of Wood County, was frightened to death by a bear the other day. She was picking berries in the woods near her home, when she heard footsteps, and turning saw a huge black bear coming toward her. She dropped her berries and ran some distance, when she fainted and fell over a pine log. On regaining her senses she saw the bear quietly eating her berries, and managed to slip away without attracting his attention. The shock she had sustained was more than she could bear, however, and after an illness of several days she gradually sank and died.
Walter Benson Peck died March 9, 1888, in Wisconsin at about age 65.
History of the Greenwood Cemetery From the History of Greenwood, Wisconsin - 1844-1993, page 71
In the fall of 1870 Lige Eaton sold three acres of land to Eaton township for
sixty dollars, to be used as a cemetery. As the land had to be cleared of brush
and logs Mr. Eaton hired Herman Schwarze, Anthony Larson, Carl Richelieu and
Jake and Bill Bonsil to do the work. Since then more land has been bought and
added to the cemetery on the South and the Reverend Mr. Hendren gave a strip of
land on the East to make it larger. The cemetery lies on a knoll about a quarter
of a mile west of the city near the banks of the Black River. With its pine
trees, pretty shrubs, rose bushes, and beautiful flower beds it is one of the
prettiest cemeteries in the country. The first sexton was John Booth, others
were Bill Hogue, Ed Fahey, Sid Cox, and at present John Paulley. There was
already one grave on the land when it was bought for a cemetery, that of Mrs.
Charlotte Honeywell who died April 4, 1870. She expressed the wish to be buried
on the knoll near Black River and her relatives carried out her wish. There are
two stones in the cemetery with earlier dates, but no one is buried under them.
These stones were for two Sheldon children who died and were buried in the
Hackett field (Stoller's). Later the father purchased headstones and wanted to
move the bodies of the children but the graves could not be located, so the
stones were set up in the cemetery here anyway. The cemetery was first under the
supervision of the town officers and is now under the control of the Cemetery
Association which has a charter from the state. The city had no deed until the
association was formed, when Al Armstrong went to the town officers and obtained
the deed. If the association ever stops functioning the title will revert to the
city. The present officers are Charles Varney, president Mr. H. H. Hartson,
secretary, and Mrs. A. S. Armstrong, treasurer. By paying the sum of fifty
dollars one is assured of the perpetual care of one's lot, otherwise the fee is
one dollar and fifty cents a year. This is a wonderful opportunity for those who
have moved away and otherwise would have no way of knowing that their lots were
taken care of. There is now a large sum on hand for perpetual care and this is
loaned to the city.
Walter Benson & Mary Jane Peck Walter "Benson" Peck was born in New York in 1823 to parents who were from Delaware. He was a Civil War soldier who served the Union Army as a captain in Company G, of the 7th Wisconsin Infantry. The United States Pension Bureau list of Pensioners for lists the injuries sustained by soldiers, the post-office address, the rate of per month payment and the date of the original allowance as called for by the Senate. Walter Benson Peck is buried in the Greenwood City cemetery in Clark County, Wisconsin.
There is a Mary Peck buried in Wood Co., WI.
Greenwood City Cemetery Index
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