B Thompson Peacock, Memoirs of Georgia, Marion County, 1895

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B Thompson Peacock, farmer and merchant, Buena Vista, Marion County GA, son of Benajah and Eleanor

(Thompson) Peacock, was born in Marion county in 1846. His paternal great grandparents were Simon and

Zelpha Peacock. Simon was born in England, came to this county and settled in North Carolina and lived

there all his life. He was a Quaker and being opposed to slavery emancipated his slaves. His grandparents,

Robert and Wealthy (Howell) Peacock, were native North Carolinians. He was born in Wayne county NC

in 1792 and his wife in 1794. He migrated with his family to Georgia in 1820, and settled in Twiggs county,

afterward moved to Houston, and thence to Lowndes county GA where he died. He was a planter, a large

slave-owner and a prominent member of the Methodist church. Mr Peacock's father was born in Wayne County

NC in 1814, and when six years old came to Twiggs county with his father. From there he went when grown

to Houston county, thence to Macon County, and subsequently to Marion county where he still lives. Farming

has been his lifetime occupation. For twenty years he has been a confirmed dyspeptic, has had to diet himself

and during all that time has not eaten a meal with his family. he is an exceedingly moral man and is held in very

highest esteem by his fellow-citizens. Mr Peacock's maternal grandparents, Samuel and Mary (Lumsden)

Thompson, were native Virginians of Scotch-Irish descent, his father having been born in Ireland. Coming

to Georgia he settled near Covington, Newton County. He was a planter and a large slave-owner, and reared his

family in Newton county, where he remained until he died. He was long a consistent member of the

Methodist Episcopal church. Mr B Thompson Peacock was reared on the farm and had the advantage

of a good common school education. In 1864, he enlisted in Company K, Twelfth Georgia regiment, under

Capt J R McMichael, and participated in the battles of Wilderness, Spottsylvania courthouse and Petersburg.

At Spottsylvania court house he was wounded and captured, sent to Point Lookout first, and afterward to

Elmira, NY where he remained until exchanged. At the battle of Petersburg he was again taken prisoner and

sent to Point Lookout, where he remained until July 1865, when he was released. Returning home from the

war poor he taught school two years, and then went to work on the farm in dead earnest, with decidedly

gratifying success. he has now 600 acres of good farming land, and runs a gin of large capacity. He is also

engaged, under the firm name of Nelson, Peacock and Co in a general merchandise business in Buena Vista.

Mr Peacock was married in 1867 to Mrs Elizabeth (nee Hudson) Mott, born in Lawrence County GA in 1840,

daughter of James and Harrett Hudson. Mr Peacock is a master Mason, and himself and wife are