Peter
Johnson
Otey
Born in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jonathan M. Otey
and Lucy Wilhellmina (Norvell) Otey
Brother of
Frederick William Otey, Ann Elizabeth Otey, Samuel Dexter Otey, Van Rensselear Otey, Kirkwood Otey, Lucy Wilhelmina Otey, George Gaston Otey, Walter Hays Otey and John Marshall Warwick Otey
Husband of
Mary Malvina (Floyd) Otey
— married
14 Apr 1863 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Died
at age 61
in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2010
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Biography
Born William Norvell Otey, Peter's name was changed in a court of law to "Peter Johnson Otey". According to a notation in his parent's Bible Record, recording his marriage to Mary Mollie Floyd, he was of the 30th Battalion Virginia Sharpshooters. The marriage notice in the Richmond Whig stated that he was a Major and of Clark's Battalion. He was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute. While a cadet, he participated in the defense of Virginia in the John Brown raid. After graduating, he became a civil engineer. In 1861 he joined the Confederate Army and participated in the Western campaign, culminating at Donelson and Shiloh. He returned with his command afterwards, and entered the army of Northern Virginia. He was badly wounded at Newmarket. When he had healed from his wounds, he returned and commanded a brigade under Gen. Early at Cedar Creek.
Later in life, he served as a Democratic US Congressman, from 1894, until his death in 1902. He was well known in the South as a business man before coming to Congress. He was in railroads, banking and insurance. He had been active in politics in his state since 1869; but never held office until 1894, when he was elected to the House of Representatives.
His obituary in the Baltimore Sun states that he had three surviving daughters: Mrs. Norwood Mitchell of Atlanta, Georgia; Mrs. John M. Miller of Charlotte, North Carolina; and Mrs. A. Lynch Ward of Campbell County, Virginia.
Sources
- Jonathan M. Otey and Lucy W. Norvell Family Bible
- Otey-Floyd Marriage Notice, Richmond Whig, Fri, 24 Apr 1863, Father of the Bride: Col. Benjamin Rush Floyd (deceased).
- Obituary of Rep. Peter J. Otey, Dallas Morning News, Mon, 05 May 1902, p. 1.
- Obituary of Major Peter J. Otey,Baltimore Sun, Mon 05 May 1902.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 November 2018), memorial page for Peter Johnston Otey (22 Dec 1840–4 May 1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #6862585, citing Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
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