James Pecard II was born on March 8, 1920 to James David Pecard I and Sarah Grace (Piper), and had siblings Emery Pecard, Grace (Pecard) Hansen, Georgein (Pecard)(Spielvogel) Cowan, Donald Pecard, Howard Pecard, and Suzanne (Pecard) Steffeck. He married Bernice C Pecard, and had children Dale Pecard, James David Pecard III, Bonnie Leigh (Pecard) LaCrosse, and Randall Ray Pecard. James Pecard died at age 57 years old on December 10, 1977.