Adam Clark Peters (1843 - 1917)

Born 6 Nov 1843 in Morgan Co., Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Rebecca (Jett) Peters — married 1874 in Tennessee

Husband of Peninah C. (Wright) Peters — married 2 Sep 1881 in Mt. Union, Morgan County, Tennessee

Husband of Clara B. (Cloyd) Peters — married 1900 in Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 31 May 1917 at age 73 in Burrville, Morgan Co, Tennessee

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Biography

Sources

<https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28548981/>

"Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N91L-VYM : 25 May 2014), Adam Clark Peters, 31 May 1917; citing Cemetery, Burrville, Morgan Co, Tennessee, v 37 cn 462, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,673.

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDT-KTZ : 9 November 2014), Adam C Peters in household of James Peters, Morgan county, Morgan, Tennessee, United States; citing family 281, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1. TN; Glades, Morgan, 1860 Fed Census, 5 Jul 1860, Dist. 5, pg 64, lines 14-22. PETERS, James 62 farmer TN, Rachael 55 F domestic TN, Martha 26 TN, Tobias 25 M TN, Henry 20 M TN, Telitha 18 M TN, Adam 16 M TN, Milla 13 F TN, McCART, Louisa 10 F TN.

2. TN: Morgan, 1880 Fed Census, 2/3 Jun 1880, Dist. 6, pg.3, lines 9-15. PETERS, Adam C. W M 36 Min of Gos. TN TN TN, Mary R W F 31 wife KH TN VA TN, James O. W M 5 son TN, Virgil T. W M 3 son TN, Bertie B. W F 1 dau TN, JETT, Elizabeth C. W F 21 S-I-L TN VA TN, JACK, William O. W M 18 cousin TN TN TN.

3. TN: Morgan, 1900 Fed Census, 6 Jun 1900, Dist. 6, pg 3B, 51/51, lines 91-100. PETERS, Clark A. head W M Nov 1843 56 M0 TN minister, Clara B. wife W F Nov 1869 M0 0/0 TN, Timothy R. son W M Dec 1885 16 S TN, Estella dau W F Jun 1886 13 S TN, Vincent son W M Jun 1888 11 S TN, Delta D. dau W F Feb 1891 9 S TN, Vontrice P. dau W F Jan 1894 6 S TN, PETERS, Martha sister W F Jun 1833 sister 66 S TN, PETERS, Dow B. boarder W M Jan 1850 50 M6 farm laborer, Parthina cook W F Jun 1870 29 M6 2/1.

4. TN: Morgan, 1920 Fed Census, 26 Jan 1920, Dist 6., pg 5B, lines 91-94. PETERS, Clara B head F W Wd TN TN TN school teacher public school, Cloyd son M W 17 S TN TN TN farm labor, home farm, Estella, step-daughter F W 34 S TN TN TN, CLOYD, Cornelia sister F W 63 S TN TN TN,

5. TN: Johnson, City, Washington, 1930 Fed Census, 8 Apr 1930, Dist. 9, lines 58-61. CLOYD, Thomas head M W 67 Wd TN TN TN machinest box factory, Cornelia sister F W 72 S TN TN TN, FUNK, Clara sister F W 66 Wd TN TN TN, PETERS, Cloyd nephew M W 27 S TN TN TN laborer box factory.

6. TN: "Pastor of the Wartburg Circuit of Methodist Episcopal Church in 1879." AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF REV. A. B. WRIGHT, pg. 185, pub. 1896.

7. TN: Fentress, 1881, " On Friday before the first Sunday in September, myself, and wife and Nina Allred left home to attend the camp-meeting at Mount. Union, on the Crossville Circuit. Rev. A. C. Peters was the preacher in charge. Mrs. Allred, who was with us, afterwards became the wife of Brother Peters." AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF REV. A. B. WRIGHT, pg 195, pub. 1896.

8. Morgan County Cemeteries pg. 142. Tombstone says husband of "Nina."

• • Find a Grave, database and images ( Find A Grave: Memorial #28548981 adam-clark-peters : accessed 15 February 2022), memorial page for Rev Adam Clark “Clark” Peters (6 Nov 1843–31 May 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28548981, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Burrville, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Deb (contributor 47001552) .