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In the weeks before Christmas of 1901, the joy of the season was diminished by a couple of tragedies in the area, as well as a bit of mischief. Madison s Marshal Dale was summoned to a field just outside of town after hearing that a body had been found there. Upon arrival, Dale and County Judge Martin located the body of an elderly man lying near the corner of a fence.
A nearby resident said the man, later identified as Harvey Peacock, a resident of Lowndes County, was visiting folks in the neighborhood. After Dale was unable to identify any injuries on Peacock s body, it was assumed that he wandered off in the middle of the night and got lost. He laid down for the night and died from the cold.