The view from Edward Peach's home in San Francisco. Edward Compator Peach, famous Occult writer with a strong following to this day, was born on Jan 4, 1904 in Johnson City Iowa. His parents were Joseph Peach 1865-1938 and Alice Peach (nee Boberich) 1876-1963. His mother was a housekeeper and his father was a cigar maker until he purchased an appliance or stove shop. They were both Lutheran. Edward C Peach is one of two children born to the family. The other, a brother, he never met. His older brother Carl died a year before Edward was born at age three. His parents were divorced and his father subsequently married Edna Hevern in 1923. His father later sold kitchen appliances in the 1930s in Iowa and died of a stroke in 1938. Edward's paternal grandparents were from the Kingdom of Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. His maternal grandparents were immigrants from Baden-Württemberg Germany, and both sets of grandparents must have been part of the Great Westward Movement.

Between 1905 and 1910 he lived with his mother's sister and her husband, Annie and John W. Bolton in North Dodge, Iowa. This must have been around the time that Alice and Joseph Peach's marriage broke up. Alice found work as a housekeeper and Edward came to live with her shortly thereafter.

I do not see evidence that he was ever married or fathered children, but I will search some more. He traveled to Sydney Australia in the 1960s. He must have made a decent living selling his many books because he did not die a poor man.

It appears he may have worked as a clerk on an ocean liner as well as a clerk in a stock broker's office. It also appears that he went to college in his early 30s and had a 4 year degree by 36. He might have gone to California Berkley, because he resided in Berkeley during those years.

His last known address was 401 Twin Peaks Blvd San Francisco, CA 94114. Here is a picture of his home when he passed in 1988, from google maps. According to Zillow, his home is worth approximately $3,816,208 today. (see attached picture, beautiful views of city from this hilltop home).

Edward had at least a 4 year college degree according the the records. He died in 14 Aug 1988 (age 84) in Alameda County San Francisco, CA and is buried at the Abbey of the Palms Mausoleum Sanctuary of Worship (South Section, 1st Floor) 16 Tiers, Tier 1 at bottom Tier 15. Upon subsequent research, it appears he never married.

Edward Peach's home in 1980s, on a hill overlooking San Francisco.

This is a photo of Edward Peach's home in 1974, it was the address in his book, "Contacting the Demiurge". He gave his address out for students to write him with questions.