Peek Line ~ Red River County Texas

Henry Odis Peek was born November 23, 1895 in Red River County Texas.  He was the son of John & Emma Dollie (Griffis) Peek.  John Peek died (or disappeared) prior to 1900.  Emma married a Nix.

Other child of Emma & John Peek was Nonnie Catherine Peek.

John Peek was the son of John T. Peek and Caroline Baldwin.
John T. Peek was first married to Mary Childers (Childress) and had the following children

Claudia Peek  1861 – 1927
Thomas Peek 1864

Leonard Lynn Peek 1868-1948

Oscar Minor OM Peek 1871-1944

Children of John T. and Caroline were...
George Washington Peek  1876-1948
John Peek 1877-1900
Josephine or Joe Peek 1878
Katie Ann Peek  1881-1950

John T. Peek is first found in 1860 Red River County Texas.  Census records show he was born in Georgia.
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Odis Peek lived with his grandparents, Catherine Madden Griffis who had remarried to a Holeman.  He spent time at Camp Pike Arkansas when WW! started.  There he met and married Dorothy Lewis.  Together they had 15 children.

Carrie Elizabeth Rushing (1895-1939)

Carrie Elizabeth married Varner Nicholas "Mingo" Cooper at 13 years old. (1909)

She gave birth to 18 children but eleven lived past birth.

Carrie died from Tuberculosis at 44 years old. 

I'm told that she never grumbled or complained about being sick...instead she spent time with the kids at her bedside reading the Bible to them.  Her faith was strong and she wanted them to feel God's blessings.

Carrie has always been a hero of mine.

She is buried in the Covington Cemetery in St. Tammany parish, La...as are other Cooper family members but possibly in unmarked graves.

Tuberculosis also claimed the lives of one of Carrie and Varner's children and at least one of Carrie's brothers.

Carrie was born to James & Emaline (Dennis) Rushing.