I have hit a brick wall. My GGGF was William Peak and he had 9 children. I know that he had at least 3 wives and family history had that the youngest 6 girls (Sarah, Ethel, Hattie, Mae, Cora and Elizabeth) were by his 2nd wife Alice Winkler. I have not been able to find anything on her.

I recently obtained a copy of a letter from Dr. W. T. Lawson, County Health Commissioner of Hendricks County written in April 1943. My GAunt Cora had written trying to get birth records for herself and her sisters.

Dr. L. stated that the records for Cora (8/3/1885 in Middle Township) listed "Alice Wheley" as her mother. I have also seen the name listed as "Alice Wrilfy" on the WPA birth transcriptions.

Ethel's (1/8/1888) lists her mother as "Afrila Johnson"

and Mae (4/6/1889) lists her mother as "unknown"

Anyone know anything about these women? It is possible that he had more than the 3 wives we know about....my GGM stated that there were many women that lived in their home over the years.

INDIANA BIRTHS

Name: Peak
Father: Wm
Mother: Afrila Johnson
County: Hendricks
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1888
Reference: Hendricks County, Indiana
Index to Birth Records
1882 - 1920 Inclusive
Letters A-Z Inclusive
Book: A- 4
Page: 7

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Name: Peak
Father: William
Mother: Allice Winkler
County: Boone
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1891
Reference: Boone County, Indiana
Index to Birth Records
1882 - 1920 Inclusive
Volume I
Letters A - K Inclusive
Boone County, Indiana
Index to Birth Records
1882 - 1920 Inclusive
Volume 2
Letters L - Z Inclusive & Supplemental & Unknown
Book: R-4
Page: 19

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Name: Peak
Father: Wm
Mother: Alice Wrilfy (COULD BE A TRANSCIPTION ERROR)
County: Hendricks
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1885
Reference: Hendricks County, Indiana
Index to Birth Records
1882 - 1920 Inclusive
Letters A-Z Inclusive
Book: A- 2
Page: 29

INDIANA MARRIAGES

Name: Alice Winkler
Marriage Date: 10 Nov 1883
Marriage County: Boone
Estimated Birth Year: 1866
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Father Name: James
Mother Name: Bishop
Source Title 1: Boone County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: C-20
OS Page: 79

Thanks for your efforts. What a muddle. We have records that show he was married to Alice Winkler but had a child by Afrila Johnson.

I have a photo of William and the six youngest daughters...but no wife or the younger son who was suppose to be born in 1891. In a later photo, of my GGM and her sister Hattie, there is a young man who was identified on the back as John Jay. Wonder if he was the son born in 1891.

Once again THANKS!!