Howard Peters (1881 - 1965)

Born 17 Apr 1881 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Maude Sargent — married 24 Dec 1900 in Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1965 at age 84 in Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Howard Peters; b. 17 Apr 1881 at Clearfield, Pennsylvania;

m1. Maude Sargent, daughter of Thomas Sargent and Amelia Burns, 24 Dec 1900 at Woodland, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; he and Maude Sargent were divorced 1918;

m2. Bessie May Rowles, daughter of Valentine F. Rowles and Ida Blanche Lingle, at Pennsylvania; d. 27 Nov 1965 at Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, at age 84. (No marriage record found)

Maude Sargent was born on 8 Dec 1881. She died on 31 Aug 1969 at age 87.

Known children of Howard Peters and Maude Sargent were as follows:

• i. Kermit Peters; b. 5 Oct 1901 at Woodland, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; d. 15 Feb 1917 at Clearfield, Pennsylvania, at age 15.

• ii. Annabelle Peters; b. 15 Dec 1902 at Woodland, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; she and William Alexander Porter were divorced; m. William Alexander Porter, son of Robert Porter and Henrietta Gray, 24 Dec 1920 at Summit, Ohio; m. Joseph Karl Bird, son of Edward Torrence Bird and Ada Samantha Scott; d. 3 Apr 1983 at Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, at age 80.

• iii. Thelma Mae Peters; b. 27 Jul 1905 at Clearfield, Pennsylvania; m. Samuel Miles Fullerton, son of John Reynolds Fullerton and Emma Mae Cochrane, 18 Jul 1935 at Williamsport, Lycoming, Pennsylvania; d. 2 Jun 1980 at Myerstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, at age 74.

• iv. Vivian Peters; b. 26 Jun 1912 at Pennsylvania; m. Donald Charles Hawkins; m. Samuel Henry Marler Apr 1960 at Broward, Florida; d. 30 May 1998 at age 85.

Bessie May Rowles was born on 3 Dec 1896 at Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania. She married James Albert Crummey, son of James A. J. Crummey and Ellen Matthews, on 25 Nov 1913 at United Brethren parsonage, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; He was from McVeytown, PA and she was from Woodland. She died on 2 Dec 1982 at Clearfield, Pennsylvania, at age 85.

Known children of Howard Peters and Bessie May Rowles both b. at Woodland, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, were as follows:

• i. Kathrine Jean Peters; b. 19 Jul 1921; m. Charles Calvin Rogers 1 Jun 1957 at Winchester, Virginia; d. 27 Jul 1993 at age 72.

• ii. Howard Peters; b. 16 Mar 1924; m. Mary Jane Taylor; d. 1 Apr 2013 at Hagarstown, Washington, Maryland, at age 89.

Clearfield Progress 20 Feb 1918:

Howard Peters asks for a divorce from his wife Mrs. Maude Peters, whom he married Dec 24, 1900, because she deserted him in January, 1913

United States Census, 1910^[1] Bell, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Howard Peters Head M 30 Pennsylvania

Maud Peters Wife F 28 Pennsylvania

Kermat Peters Son M 8 Pennsylvania

Anna B Peters Daughter F 7 Pennsylvania

Thauma Peters Daughter F 5 Pennsylvania

United States Census, 1920^[2] Knox, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Howards Peters Head M 36 Pennsylvania

Thelma Peters Daughter F 14 Pennsylvania

Bessie Crummy Housekeeper F 23 Pennsylvania

James Crummy Son M 5 Pennsylvania

United States Census, 1930^[3] Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Howard Peters Head M 48 Pennsylvania

Bessie M Peters Wife F 34 Pennsylvania

Vivian Peters Daughter F 17 Pennsylvania

Katharine Peters Daughter F 8 Pennsylvania

Howard Peters Jr. Son M 6 Pennsylvania

Anabel Porter Daughter F 27 Pennsylvania

James E Crummy Stepson M 15 Pennsylvania

Jeraldine Porter Granddaughter F 6 Pennsylvania

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGHP-7SL : accessed 20 January 2020), Thauma Peters in household of Howard Peters, Bell, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 48, sheet 6A, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1330; FHL microfilm 1,375,343.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFRV-FWG : accessed 20 January 2020), James Crummy in household of Howards Peters, Knox, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 96, sheet 10A, line 32, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1553; FHL microfilm 1,821,553.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHDM-HNF : accessed 20 January 2020), Jeraldine Porter in household of Howard Peters, Bradford, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 11B, line 61, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2017; FHL microfilm 2,341,751.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6V4-HCJ : 25 August 2019), Howard Peters, 1917-1918.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQNQ-FVG : 9 March 2018), Howard Peters, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF33-K42 : 7 January 2020), Howard Peters and Maud Sargent, 24 Dec 1900; citing Marriage, Woodland, Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.