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John W Peters (1822 - 1861)

PVT [uncertain] John W Peters
Born in Anderson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 26 Jun 1840 in Scarbrough, Anderson County, Tennesseemap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 39 in London, Laurel, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

PVT John Peters served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

John was born in 1822 in Anderson, Tennessee. John Peters married Ruby Smith on June 26, 1840 in his hometown of Anderson, Tennessee.[1] They are listed together on the 1850 Census in Knox, Tennessee with five children: Washington B., William E., John H., James F., and Mary J. Peters.[2] They are also listed together on the 1860 Census in Roane, Tennessee with ten children listed.[3] Listed below are the children notated on census records:

  • 1. John H. Peters (1843–1890)
  • 2. Washington Blair Peters (1843–1882)
  • 3. William E. Peters (1843–1864)
  • 4. James Fletcher Peters (1845–1919)
  • 5. Mary J. Peters (1845–1884)
  • 6. Thomas G. Peters (1852–1852)
  • 7. Martha Ann Peters (1853–Deceased)
  • 8. Charles Nelson Peters (1853–1924)[4]
  • 9. Sarah Elizabeth Peters (1855–1932)
  • 10. Amanda B. Peters (1859–1859 )

He died on 5 November 1861 in London, Laurel County, Kentucky.[5] He died of fever shortly after mustering in to the Fifth Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Union) in the Civil War.. [6]

Sources

  1. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8YY-LZG : 16 March 2020), John W Peters, 1840.
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD2-TT6 : 23 December 2020), John W Peters, Knox, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TL-5ND : 18 February 2021), John W Peters, 1860.
  4. "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9TG-XZJ : 1 March 2021), Peters in entry for Chas. Nelson Peters, 15 Sep 1924; Death, Oakdale, Morgan, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
  5. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 March 2021), memorial page for PVT John W. Peters (1822–5 Nov 1861), Find a Grave Memorial no. 1074456, citing Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by CindyS (contributor 18484625) .
  6. Entered by John Peters, Jul 31, 2011
  • "Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWT9-2V7 : 4 December 2014), John W Peters, 1861; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : 2010); citing military unit First Tennessee Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M395 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1963), roll 123.






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