Clemens Asa Peck (1879-1960)

Son of Henry Morton Peck and Adilla “Della / Dilla” Katherine Crawford Peck.

Born 12 Dec 1879 in Iowa. County of birth differs between records, but all say Iowa.

Pvt., Co. M, 1st South Dakota Inf. – Served in the Spanish American War from 14 May 1898 until 5 Oct. 1899.

Corporal in the Quartermaster Corps during WWI.

Married 1st - Frances Ann Roney on 1 Jan 1907 at Lebanon, South Dakota. Her maiden name has also been spelled as Rooney. Three children: Howard L. Peck and Robert Peck and Mrs. James Redmond. Frances died in 1920 at Huron, SD, according to family trees on ancestry.com

Married 2nd – Ina Palmquist on 28 Mar 1921 at Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Died 29 Dec 1960 at the Veterans Hospital in Hot Springs, South Dakota.

Burial, according to the Potter County News of 13 April 1961, was in Riverside Cemetery at Huron, South Dakota. I could not verify the burial place.

Clemens A Peck