Johnson Cath Smith Crisalli family genealogy - Person Sheet
Johnson Cath Smith Crisalli family genealogy - Person Sheet
NameReuben Milan PECK96
Death13 Apr 1905, Newmans, Essex County, NY96
Census1880, North Elba, Essex County, NY493
Census1900, North Elba, Essex County, NY10
Enlistment1865314
Occupation1900: day laborer, unemployed for 7 months of the previous year10
Father’s Place of BirthNew York10
Mother’s Place of BirthNew York10
FatherJoel PECK (1828-1904)
MotherNancy Elizabeth CRARY (~1827-)
Misc. Notes
His dates are a mess. From Jos. Peck, 1/6/2000: “Rueben Peck. Checked census and found the following:
1855 age 5 (birth year 1850)
1860 age 9 (birth year 1851)
1879 age 32 as per pension records (birth year 1847)
1891 age 44 " " " " (birth year 1847)
1892 age 42 (birth year 1850)
1900 age 54 (birth year July 1846)
Conclusion, I would go with the younger census ages in 1855 and 60. He enlisted in the military in 1865 and probably lied about his age. That is why when he applied for his pension, he added to his age by at least 4 or 5 years so I am going with the birth date of July 1850.
Cynthia Alenia Holiday was born June 22, 1840 in Wilmington, N.Y. She is the daughter of Alvin Holliday (Halladay) and Rebecca Lewis.”
In the 1880 census for North Elba, there is Ruben Peck, WM24, servant, married, works sawmill.
Also in this house is Edward, WM 14, servant. They’re in the house of the Thew family. Dates don’t quite work with Jos. Peck’s dates. If he was born in 1850, his mother’s dates are definitely wrong. Or perhaps there were two Reuben Pecks and I’ve got them messed up.24
Also, in 1900 he reported having been married 23 years. This must be a cumulative figure.
In the 1900 census, Reuben gives a birthdate of July 1846, age 53; he reports he has been married 23 years. He and his parents were born in New York. He is a day laborer who was unemployed 7 months out of the previous year. He could not read or write, but owned his house with a mortage.10
1855 age 5 (birth year 1850)
1860 age 9 (birth year 1851)
1879 age 32 as per pension records (birth year 1847)
1891 age 44 " " " " (birth year 1847)
1892 age 42 (birth year 1850)
1900 age 54 (birth year July 1846)
Conclusion, I would go with the younger census ages in 1855 and 60. He enlisted in the military in 1865 and probably lied about his age. That is why when he applied for his pension, he added to his age by at least 4 or 5 years so I am going with the birth date of July 1850.
Cynthia Alenia Holiday was born June 22, 1840 in Wilmington, N.Y. She is the daughter of Alvin Holliday (Halladay) and Rebecca Lewis.”
In the 1880 census for North Elba, there is Ruben Peck, WM24, servant, married, works sawmill.
Also in this house is Edward, WM 14, servant. They’re in the house of the Thew family. Dates don’t quite work with Jos. Peck’s dates. If he was born in 1850, his mother’s dates are definitely wrong. Or perhaps there were two Reuben Pecks and I’ve got them messed up.24
Also, in 1900 he reported having been married 23 years. This must be a cumulative figure.
In the 1900 census, Reuben gives a birthdate of July 1846, age 53; he reports he has been married 23 years. He and his parents were born in New York. He is a day laborer who was unemployed 7 months out of the previous year. He could not read or write, but owned his house with a mortage.10
Spouses
OccupationHousekeeper for Cobb family24
OccupationHousekeeper for Feltt family10
MotherRebecca LEWIS
Misc. Notes
Was a housekeeper in the Cobb household in Jay. Sons Leslie and Lewis H. lived with her. Listed as married, but no sign of husband in the house.24
In 1900 federal census, she was living as a housekeeper in the Feltt household. She was born in June 1842, 57 years old, and widowed. She had had 2 children, both still alive. She reported her father’s place of birth as New York, her mother’s as Canada, which was a reversal of her 1880 census reporting. Her occupation was housekeeper, and she could read and write.10
Interesting that she went on to marry Andrew Feltt 7 years later.
In 1900 federal census, she was living as a housekeeper in the Feltt household. She was born in June 1842, 57 years old, and widowed. She had had 2 children, both still alive. She reported her father’s place of birth as New York, her mother’s as Canada, which was a reversal of her 1880 census reporting. Her occupation was housekeeper, and she could read and write.10
Interesting that she went on to marry Andrew Feltt 7 years later.
ChildrenLeslie Milan (1872-1932)
Lewis Henry (1877-1883)
BirthJun 1860, New York495
Misc. Notes
In the 1900 federal census, she was living with husband Reuben and daughter Eva in North Elba. She gave a birthdate of June 1860, age 39. She reported she had been married 23 years, but I think the censustaker mistakenly just duplicated Reuben’s report, and that 23 years meant his total time married, not just to Luralene. She had had 4 children, 2 still alive. She could read but not write.10
Marriage23 Oct 1881, Crown Point, Essex County, NY96
ChildrenHattie Mae (1883-)
UNNAMED (1886-<1892)
Eva E. (1889-)
Edith (~1890-)
Francis M. (1897-1897)