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Generation 1

Euphemia Sheldon – Born 30 Aug 1859 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, the daughter of William Wallace Barbour Sheldon and Euphemia Campbell, she died 28 Jun 1927 in Oakland, Alameda, California.  She married George John Monck in 1893, son of Richard and Ann Monck.  He was born in Oct of 1858 in Illinois, and died 24 Jun 1916 in San Francisco, California.  Euphemia has had at least 3 children, 6 grand-children, 15 great-grand-children, 14 2nd great-grandchildren, and at least 3rd great-grand children.

Children:

• 1 – George Monck (c1884?)
• 2 – Euphemia Monck (1894-1979)
• 3 – Elvira Josephine Monck (1897-1984)

Generation 2

1. George Monck is believed to have been born in about 1884 and died in infancy.  No documentation has been found for him apart from family tradition and a reference in the 1910 census that only two of his mothers three children were still living.  If you have any documentation for George, please let us know.

2. Euphemia Monck was born 30 Apr 1894 in San Francisco, California, and died 26 Feb 1979 in San Joaquin County, California.  She was married to Auguste Francis Peck on 21 Jun 1920 in Guerneville, Sonoma, California.  He was born 10 Oct 1894 in Newburgh, Orange, New York and died 1 Jan 1965 in Alameda County, California.

Children:

• 4 – John Stafford Peck (1921-1973)
• 5 – Auguste Francis Peck, Jr (1927-2016)
• 6 – William Sheldon “Bill” Peck (1929-2017)
• 7 – Keith Stuart Peck (1932-2005)

3. Elvira Joseph “Elva” Monck was born 18 Mar 1897 in Oakland, Alameda, California, and died 1 Jan 1984 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California.  She was married to Federick Henry Spiess on 16 Feb 1918 in Los Angeles County, California.  He was born 18 May 1894 in New York City, New York, New York and died 20 Nov 1991 in Lane County, Oregon.

Children:

• 8 – Dr. Frederick Noel Spiess (1919-2006)
• 9 – Elva Jean Spiess (1922-1991)

Generation 3

4. John Stafford Peck was born 22 Oct 1921 in Oakland, Alameda, California, and died 28 Apr 1973 in Alameda County, California.

• 10 – living

5. Auguste Francis Peck, Jr was born 20 Nov 1927 in Oakland, Alameda, California, and died in 2016 in Lodi, San Joaquin, California.  He married Marilyn Joyce Brooks on 16 Aug 1952 in Alameda County, California.  She was born 30 Jan 1931 in Turlock, Stanislaus, California, and died 16 Jun 2019 in Lodi, San Joaquin, California.

Children:

• 11 – living
• 12 – living

6. William Sheldon “Bill” Peck was born 31 Oct 1929 in San Francisco, California, and died 17 Feb 2017 in Placerville, El Dorado, California.  He married (1) Roberta Jean Cooney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cooney, on 1 Jun 1950 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada.  She was born 22 Dec 1930 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California and died 15 Nov 1998 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California.  He married (2) living.

Children:

• 13 – living
• 14 – Linda Elaine Peck (1955-2013)
• 15 – living

7. Keith Stuart Peck was born 30 Sep 1932 in Oakland, Alameda, California, and died 19 Jun 2005 in Alameda County, California.  He married (1) living.  He married (2), Phyllis Ann Brown on 22 Apr 1961 in Alameda County, California.  She was born 7 Feb 1937 and died 20 Nov 2010.

8. Dr. Frederick Noel Spiess was born 25 Dec 1919 in Oakland, Alameda, California, and died 8 Sep 2006 in La Jolla, San Diego, California.  He married Sarah Scott Whitton on 25 Jul 1942 in Oakland, Alameda, California.  She was born 27 Jul 1923 in Alameda County, California, and died 29 Sep 2002 in La Jolla, San Diego, California.

Children:

• 16 – living
• 17 – living
• 18 – living
• 19 – living
• 20 – living
• 21 – living

9. Elva Jean Spiess was born 23 Nov 1922 in Oakland, Alameda, California, and died 11 Sep 1991 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California.  She married Woodbridge Marshall, son of Joe T. Marshall, in Jun 1946 in Oakland, Alameda, California.  He was born 8 Dec 1920 in Concordia, Cloud, Kansas, and died 6 Dec 2008 in Arcata, Humbolt, California.

Children:

• 22 – living
• 23 – living
• 24 – living

Generation 4

14 – Linda Elaine Peck was born 14 Jan 1955 in Contra Costa County, California, and died 31 Mar 2013 in Placerville, El Dorado, California.