Cats take the surnames of homes they adopt. House membership is an honorific heritable in the male line of descent.
Harold Peacock-Smith, House Tabby. Me. A pure tabby. Born January 5, 2005, in Mrs. Peacock's laundry basket. Adopted the Smiths on Elm Street on April 7, 2005. The inventor of Meow-to-TextTM and the author of this autobiography. Boss Cat in Beauneville. Father of kittens.
Louis (“Lou”) Peacock-Flemm. My younger brother, second in the litter. A pure tabby. Born January 5, 2005, in Mrs. Peacock's laundry basket. Adopted the Flemms on Larch in April 2005. Moved to Lake City with the Flemms in 2007.
Maria “Miss Adventure” Peacock. My younger sister, third in the litter. A pure tabby. Born January 5, 2005, in Mrs. Peacock's laundry basket. Lovingly remembered as “Missy.” Died of feline enteritis December 3, 2005. Buried at Kitty Rest Haven in Beauneville.
Elizabeth “Sissi” Peacock-Leatherbottom. My younger sister, fourth in the litter. A pure tabby. Born January 5, 2005, in Mrs. Peacock's laundry basket. Catnip junkie. Prowled the streets of Beauneville before getting clean and adopting Mrs. Leatherbottom. Mother of three litters, names of kittens unknown. Spayed in 2008.
Lorelei “Loki” Peacock-Leatherbottom. My younger sister, fifth in the litter. A pure tabby. Born January 5, 2005, in Mrs. Peacock's laundry basket. Catnip junkie. Prowled the streets of Beauneville before getting clean and adopting Mrs. Leatherbottom. Mother of two litters, names of kittens unknown. Spayed in 2008.
Wilhelm Peacock-Gotha. My youngest brother, sixth in the litter. A pure tabby. Born January 5, 2005, in Mrs. Peacock's laundry basket. Deformed left front leg. Lovingly remembered as “Little Willy.” Adopted the Gothas in April 2005. Died of injuries incurred in an unfortunate accident, July 10, 2006. Buried at Kitty Rest Haven in Beauneville.
Beulah Peacock. Mom. Born October 7, 2003. Born in Mrs. Peacock’s dining room; still lives with Mrs. Peacock. Mother of 16 kittens in three litters. Mated with Boone Waldstein-Fulbright, House Tabby, and others.
Boone Waldstein-Fulbright, House Tabby. Dad. Born September 4, 2003, in Mr. Waldstein's studio. Adopted the Fulbrights on Quince, where he still lives. Eldest male offspring of Ralph Pringle, House Tabby, and Celia Waldstein. Mated with Beulah Peacock among others. Father of many kittens.
Ralph Pringle, House Tabby. Grandpa. Born August 10, 2000; died May 12, 2009. Eldest son of Isaiah and Martha Pringle Floof. Born in Mrs. Pringle’s kitchen and lived with her his entire life. Mated with Celia Waldstein of House Mackerel and many others.
Isaiah Carlson-Bieber, House Tabby. Great-grandpa. Born June 5, 1998; died April 5, 2005. Born and raised as an orchard cat at the Carlson Orchards on College Road. Left the orchard when he was two years old, migrated to town, and adopted Mrs. Bieber. Mated with Martha Pringle of House Floof and many others.
Corot, Hopper, and Matisse Zemlinsky. Natasha’s studio cats. Unknown birth dates, likely before 2005. Domestic shorthair tabby, Persian, and Siamese, in that order. Geldings.
