Samuel Peckworth obituary, 1900
From the New Jersey Courier 8 Feb 1900 Samuel G. Peckworth, a well known citizen of Manahawkin, died on Sunday last in New York, where he was working at his trade of mason. He caught cold from wet feet while working the foundation of a building and contracted pleuro-pneumonia. Mr. Peckworth was a deacon in the Baptist church and an upright, useful citizen. He leaves three children, Charles, Howard and Miss Eva Peckworth, all of whom live in New York City. He was about 65 years of age. Burial at Manahawkin.