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Elijah Ridenour Peckenpaugh

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Elijah Ridenour Peckenpaugh

Birth
Crawford County, Indiana, USA
Death
25 Sep 1884 (aged 64)
Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Logan, Harrison County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.623915, Longitude: -95.7013654
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Son of Peter & Millie (Abbott) Peckenpaugh. Husband to Caroline (Rowe) Peckenpaugh and father to twelve children.

Elijah was a cooper, working at first, in Council Bluffs, later building barrels at home, under contract, while operating the family farm with the aid of his wife and sons. He was killed near Woodbine,IA when his team ran away, and he was thrown from a wagon.

Elijah was among the earliest pioneers to settle in Jefferson Township, Harrison County, Iowa in June, 1854.
Son of Peter & Millie (Abbott) Peckenpaugh. Husband to Caroline (Rowe) Peckenpaugh and father to twelve children.

Elijah was a cooper, working at first, in Council Bluffs, later building barrels at home, under contract, while operating the family farm with the aid of his wife and sons. He was killed near Woodbine,IA when his team ran away, and he was thrown from a wagon.

Elijah was among the earliest pioneers to settle in Jefferson Township, Harrison County, Iowa in June, 1854.


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