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SIXTY YEARS IN TEXAS. 369
Church, and is a Christian gentleman. He and his
family are highly respected by all who know them.
Mr. Gracey is a self-made man. His prosperity is
due to his energy and industry and well directed
effort.
CAPTAIN JEFFERSON PEAK
Jefferson Peak was born in Scott County, Ky.,
April 1, 1801. In 1825 he married Martha M.
Reason. War being declared with Mexico in 1846,
he raised a company of Kentucky cavalry. Marching
overland, they joined General Zachary Taylor's
army, near the Rio Grande, and remained with him
throughout his campaign in Northern Mexico. After
peace was declared, Captain Peak returned to Kentucky,
where the company was disbanded. He was
then elected to the Kentucky Legislature as a Whig.
At this period he became interested in stamboating,
owning and operating several steamboats which
plied between Louisville and Cincinnati.
Between 1850 and 1854 he made several trips
to Texas, overland, bringing with him his three oldest
sons (Dr. C. M. Peak, locating in Fort Worth,
while it was yet but a military post; Wallace and
Jefferson, Jr., locating in Dallas). In 1855 Captain
Peak brought the remainder of his family (consisting
of his wife, three sons, Junius, Worth and victor,
and three daughters, Sarah, Juliette and Florence),
to Dallas and built near the present intersection
of Peak Avenue and Worth Street, the first
brick house erected in Dallas County. From 1857
to within a few years of his death, Captain Peak
was engaged in the mercantile business.
Always a firm believer in a great future for Dallas,
he invested largely in local realty. Both Captain
and Mrs. Peak were devoted members of the
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Jackson, George. Sixty years in Texas, book, 1908; Dallas, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20205/m1/383/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.