Editing Sam Peckinpah (section)

==Family origins==
The Peckinpahs originated from the [[Frisian Islands]] in the northwest of Europe. Both sides of Peckinpah's family migrated to the American West by [[covered wagon]] in the mid-19th century.{{sfn|Current Biography|1973|p=327}} Peckinpah and several relatives often claimed Native American ancestry, but this has been denied by surviving family members.{{sfn|Simmons|p=3}} Peckinpah's great-grandfather, Rice Peckinpaugh, a merchant and farmer in [[Indiana]], moved to [[Humboldt County, California]], in the 1850s, working in the logging business, and changed the spelling of the family name to "Peckinpah".{{sfn|Weddle|p=15}}{{sfn|Fine|p=12}}

Peckinpah Meadow and Peckinpah Creek, where the family ran a lumber mill on a mountain in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|High Sierra]] east of [[North Fork, California]], have been officially named on U.S. geographical maps.{{sfn|Simmons|p=3}} Peckinpah's maternal grandfather was [[Denver S. Church]], a cattle rancher, Superior Court judge and [[United States Congressman]] of a California district including [[Fresno County]].{{sfn|Weddle|p=16}}

Sam Peckinpah's nephew is [[David Peckinpah]], who was a television producer and director, as well as a screenwriter.{{sfn|David E. Peckinpah|IMDB}}  He was a cousin of former [[New York Yankees]] shortstop [[Roger Peckinpaugh]].{{sfn|Simmons|p=5}}