PEEK FAMILY

 The following bio was taken from page 340 of the book entitled “Rusk County History” compiled and edited and used with permission of the Rusk County Historical Commission.

 Transcribed by Claudia Schuster 

Submitted by Gloria Briley Mayfield, Rusk County TX Coordinator

Though most of the Peek relatives on both sides came with Oscar and Laura Burton to Texas, a few remained in Georgia.  One of Laura’s brother, Charles Wilburn Peek, stayed in Cedartown at their old homeplace.  He became a fine doctor.  Apparently he was named for Laura’s mother, whose maiden name was Wilburn.  Laura later named one of her young sons for him, and that son became my daddy, Charles Wilburn Burton