Elizabeth Catherine (Sherman) Peters (1845 - 1929)

Born 5 Oct 1845 in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John W. Aday — married Jun 1861 in Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Jul 1929 at age 83 in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States

Biography

Liza was born in 1845 in Arkansas. She was the daughter of William Sherman and Cynthia Fultz.

Elizabeth (Liza) was first married to John Aday who was killed in the Civil War. He was a member of the Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry. The date of his death was the 15th of January 1865. ^[1]

After the War, she married George W. Peters, the widower of her husband's sister.

She died in 1929 and is buried at Pope Cemetery in Graphic, Crawford County, Arkansas.^[2][3]

Notes

Pension records state she married Aday in Jun 1861.

MILITARY: Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

Name: John W. Aday

State Filed: Arkansas

Widow: Eliza J. Aday

Source Information:

National Archives and Records Administration. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 544 rolls.

Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

Name: John Aday

State Filed: Arkansas

Widow: Eliza Petere

Source Information:

National Archives and Records Administration. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 544 rolls.

Sources

1. ↑ This information shown in 68th Congress Bill (H.R. 4719 and 14504), USA, certificate #957717, that provided a pension of $50.00 per month to his widow, Eliza Peters. https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/1323372?p=557960&returnLabel=Eliza%20Catherine%20Sherman%20(L7N3-LTM)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FL7N3-LTM and https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/1323437?p=557960&returnLabel=Eliza%20Catherine%20Sherman%20(L7N3-LTM)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FL7N3-LTM. Document in possession of Bob B. Winborn.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29755064/eliza-catherine-peters: accessed 14 September 2022), memorial page for Eliza Catherine “Liza” Sherman Peters (5 Oct 1845–30 Jul 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29755064, citing Pope Cemetery, Graphic, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by kathy harris (contributor 47287445) .
3. ↑ Obituary. https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/36144874?p=557960&returnLabel=Eliza%20Catherine%20Sherman%20(L7N3-LTM)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FL7N3-LTM

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCS-C5G : 28 May 2021), G W Peters, 1870. Crawford, Ark.

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

G W Peters Male 37 Alabama

L C Peters Female 24 Arkansas

W R Peters Male 11 Arkansas

S P Peters Male 7 Arkansas

M M Peters Female 5 Arkansas

W J Peters Male 2 Arkansas

G M Peters Male 1 Arkansas

G A J Peters Male 0 Arkansas

Wm Seterfield Male 19 Arkansas

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW9-YFB : 19 February 2021), George Peters, Lafayette, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 48, sheet 528D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,041.

George Peters Self Male 48 Alabama, United States

Eliza C Peters Wife Female 34 Arkansas, United States

Willard R Peters Son Male 21 Arkansas, United States

Stirling Peters Son Male 17 Arkansas, United States

William J Peters Son Male 11 Arkansas, United States

George M Peters Son Male 9 Arkansas, United States

John M Peters Son Male 7 Arkansas, United States

Lula Peters Daughter Female 6 Arkansas, United States

John Oscar Peters Son Male 4 Arkansas, United States

Mary O N Peters Daughter Female 2 Arkansas, United States

Ola Peters Daughter Female 1 Arkansas, United St

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XT-G3G : accessed 3 October 2021), Liza C Peters in household of George W Peters, Mountain & Whitley Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 59, sheet 13B, family 253, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,056.

George W Peters Head Male 68 Alabama

Liza C Peters Wife Female 53 Arkansas

Julia Peters Daughter Female 18 Arkansas

Lona Peters Daughter Female 16 Arkansas

Henry Peters Son Male 17 Arkansas

Rutha Peters Daughter Female 13 Arkansas

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKJ2-2DG : accessed 3 October 2021), George W Peters, Whitley, Crawford, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 13A, family 220, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 48; FHL microfilm 1,374,061.

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/L7N3-LTM

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Bob B. Winborn for creating Unknown-217076 on 8 Nov 13.
• Profile created through the import of Aday.ged on Jan 2, 2013 by William Knight.