PEACOCK-Joseph - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Joseph PEACOCK, Attica, was born in Burlington county, New Jersey, September 19, 1814. His parents moved to Warren county, Ohio, the following year, and to Attica in the fall of 1829. Joseph learned the blacksmithing and wagonmaking trade when quite young, and followed it until a few years since. He served in the city council for seven consecutive terms. In 1874 he was elected township trustee and served for six years, the law prohibiting him from holding the office longer. In 1874 he made the race for mayor, but was by beaten twenty-five votes. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for the past fifty years, and has filled various offices in that organization. Mr. PEACOCK is the oldest resident of Attica now living, having been here almost fifty-two years. He is an honored and respected citizen, and counts his friends by the score.