“Alvin Wesley Peck, son of Joshua and Zelida Ann (Farnham) Peck was born and raised in the town of Jay, New York. When Alvin was a very young boy it was said by family members that he had fallen down a flight of stairs and hit his head and was never right after that accident. Friends and family in later years gave him the nickname of Teent. His talent for music was very noticeable and was said to be able to pick up any instrument and begin to play. Alvin spent his entire life with his mother and after she passed on was cared for by his brother Grovenor and sister Julia. There were some recorded documents that Alvin was charged with petty larceny on some occasions, but was never convicted. Alvin died on May 24, 1945 after being struck by lightning during an early summer storm.”96

Registered for the WWI Civilian Draft 9/10/1918. He was listed as a dishwasher for Lake Placid Co (club?). Nearest relative: Ina (?) Burbank, Jay, NY. Height tall, build slender, eyes blue, hair brown.15

In the 1920 census, he was living with his mother, Ida Burbank. He was listed as Alvin below her, not given the Peck surname. He was 33 and single.3