Born in Washington, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Johannes Jacob Beam
[uncertain]
and Anna Maria (Myers) Beam
[uncertain]
Wife of
Raphael Peterson
— married
21 Dec 1826 in WashingtonCounty, Kentucky
Descendants 
Mother of
John A. Peterson and Eliza F (Peterson) Hill
Died
at about age 65
in Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Aug 2020
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Biography
Matilda's Find a Grave memorial indicates her father was Jacob Beam, the founder of the Jim Beam Bourbon Company.
- Married Raphael Peterson. Children were:
- Nancy Peterson (1827-1886)
- John A. Peterson (1829-1856) married Zerelda VanCleave
- James G. Peterson (1834-1975)
- Francis Marion Peterson (1838-1912)
- Eliza F. Peterson Hill (1839-1922)
- Mary Susan Peterson VanCleave (1843-1918)
- Sallie M. Peterson Moss (1846-1907)
- Nancy Peterson (1848-1855)
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Raphael Peterson | M | 50 | Farmer | Kentucky |
| Matilda Peterson | F | 46 | Kentucky | |
| John Peterson | M | 21 | Farmer | Kentucky |
| William Peterson | M | 16 | Kentucky | |
| James Peterson | M | 14 | Kentucky | |
| Eliza Peterson | F | 11 | Kentucky | |
| Marion Peterson | M | 9 | Kentucky | |
| Mary Peterson | F | 7 | Kentucky | |
| Sally Peterson | F | 5 | Kentucky |
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| R Peterson | M | 59 | Farmer | Kentucky |
| Matilda Peterson | F | 53 | Kentucky | |
| Elisa Peterson | F | 21 | Kentucky | |
| Mary Peterson | F | 17 | Kentucky | |
| Sarah Peterson | F | 14 | Kentucky |
Sources
- Marriage: "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965"
Original data: Marriage Records. Kentucky Marriages. Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61372 #902444584 (accessed 19 November 2023)
Matilda Beam marriage to Raphael Peterson on 21 Dec 1826 in Washington, Kentucky, USA.
- 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Taylor, Kentucky; Roll: 219; Page: 155b; Line Number: 7
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #17496846 (accessed 19 November 2023)
Matilda Peterson (46) in District 1, Taylor, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
- 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Division 2, Taylor, Kentucky; Roll: M653_396; Page: 628; Family History Library Film: 803396
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #39913381 (accessed 19 November 2023)
Matilda Peterson (53) in Division 2, Taylor, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
- 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Taylor, Kentucky; Roll: M593_499; Page: 214B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #18909325 (accessed 19 November 2023)
Matilda Peterson (60), At Home, in Precinct 3, Taylor, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
- Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #173061797 (accessed 19 November 2023)
Memorial page for Matilda Beam Peterson (1807-9 Jan 1872), citing Peterson Cemetery, Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by JRD (contributor 48303691).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Ellen (Oehler) Blackstone
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H6c, FTDNA kit #N7837
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Raegena Munford :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Ellen (Oehler) Blackstone :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A463836 [compare], Ancestry member ellenblackstone
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #n7837
+
MyHeritage DNA
+
Living DNA
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~1.56%
Robert Wayne :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YX2987576 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB4b004ca1, Ancestry member rwaynejr71
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch YX2987576 [compare], yourDNAportal ROB4b004ca1
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