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Peters Taxes in Anderson County, Tennessee

The Peters family in Anderson County was founded in 1797 by Henry Peters Sr. and Tobias Peters Sr.  Tobias seems to be better known than Henry.  I am not descended from Tobias.  I am descended from two of Henry's sons, namely Thomas Peters and Henry Peters Jr.

Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1806 Captain Adair's Company Peters James 1280        
1806 Captain Adair's Company Peters Elizabeth J. 640        
1806 Captain Oliver's Company Peters Henry 100     1 Henry Peters Sr.
1806 Captain Oliver's Company Peters Tobias       1 Tobias Peters Sr.
1806 Captain Oliver's Company Peters Henry Jun. 120     1 Henry Peters Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1837 8 Peters Wesley       1 Wesley M. Peters, son of Tobias Peters Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough
1837 9 Peters Thomas 134 30     son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1837 9 Peters Henry Sr. 156       Henry Peters Sr., husband of Mary Wiatte
1837 9 Peters Henry       1 Henry Jr., son of Henry Peters Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1837 9 Peters John W.       1 son of Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1839 9 Peters Henry Sn. 156       Henry Peters Sr.
1839 9 Peters Henry       1 Henry Jr., son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1839 9 Peters John W.       1 son of Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England
1839 9 Peters Thomas 134 50   1 son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1840 8 Peters Tobias       1 Tobias Jr., son of Tobias Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough
1840 9 Peters Henry Sr. 156        
1840 9 Peters Henry Jr.       1 son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1840 9 Peters John W. 134 50   1 son of Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England
1840 9 Peters Thomas       1 son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1841 9 Peters Henry Sn. 156       Henry Peters Sr.
1841 9 Peters Henry Jn.       1 son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1841 9 Peters John W. 184     1 son of Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England
1841 9 Peters Thomas       1 son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1842 9 Peters Henry Sn. 156       Henry Peters Sr.
1842 9 Peters Henry Jn.       1 son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1842 9 Peters Thomas       1 son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1842 9 Peters Henry C.       1 Henry Clark (Clark) Peters, son of Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England
1842 9 Keith G.W. 184       Purchased from John W. Peters and William Peters, later sold to West Ellis
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1847               In 1847, all of Dist. 1, Dist. 2, and Dist. 3 were missing from the tax book, as was part of Dist. 4.
1847 4 Clardy M. Exs. 300/$900       Michael Clardy, husband of Rebecca Peters deceased, son-in-law of Tobias Peters Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough.  This tax entry establishes Michael's date of death as about 1847.
1847 4 Peters Tobias       1 Tobias Jr., son of Tobias Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough
1847 9 Peters Henry 20/$30       Henry Jr., son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1847 9 Peters William       1 William F., son of Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1848 4 Clardy Executors 300/$900       Michael Clardy deceased, husband of Rebecca Peters, son-in-law of Tobias Peters Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough.
1848 4 Peters Tobias       1 Tobias Jr., son of Tobias Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough
1848 9 Peters Henry 20       Henry Jr., son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1848 9 Peters William       1 William F., son of Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1849 4 Clardy Rebecca 230/$595     1 Rebecca Peters, daughter of Tobias Peters Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough, widow of Michael Clardy.  I do not know who the white poll was.
1849 4 Peters Tobias       1 Tobias Jr., son of Tobias Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough
1849 9 Peters Henry Jr. 25       Henry Jr., son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1849 9 Peters Thomas 21/$25       Henry Jr., son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1850 4 Peters William       1 William F., son of Thomas
1850 4 Peters Tobias       1 Tobias Jr., son of Tobias Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough
1850 9 Peters Thomas 21       son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1850 9 Peters H.C.       1 Henry Clark (Clark), son of Thomas
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1857R 9 Peters F.A.       1 Francis Asbury, son of Henry Jr.
1857R 9 Peters A.C.       1 Arthur C., son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1858R 9 Peters Thomas 21       son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1858R 9 Peters A.C.       1 Arthur C., son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1859 4 Peters William J.       1 son of Thomas, I have him as William F. Peters in my database
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1859R 4 Peters Wm. J.       1  
1859R 9 Peters Thomas 21       son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1859R 9 Peters John       1  
1859R 9 Peters F.A.       1 Francis Asbury, son of Henry Jr.
1859R 9 Peters A.C.       1 Arthur C., son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1860 9 Peters Thomas 21       son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1860 9 Peters A.C. 18     1 Arthur C., son of Henry Jr.
1860 9 Peters Francis       1 Francis Asbury, son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1860R 9 Peters Thomas 21       son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1860R 9 Peters Francis       1 Francis Asbury, son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1861 4 Peters Wm. J.         overseer, son of Thomas, I have him as William F. Peters in my database
1861 6 Peters William H.       1 William Henry Harrison Peters, son of Tobias Jr.
1861 9 Peters Thomas 21       son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1861 9 Peters A.C. 18     1 Arthur C., son of Henry Jr.
1861 9 Peters Leander       1 Leander J. Peters, son of Wesley of Tobias Sr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1861R 9 Peters Thomas 21       son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1861R 9 Peters A.C. 18     1 Arthur C., son of Henry Jr.
1861R 9 Peters Leander       1 Leander J., son of Wesley M. & Katherine Paul
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1862  4 Peters William J.       1 son of Thomas, I have him as William F. Peters in my database
1862 9 Peters Thomas 21       son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1862 9 Peters A.C. 18       Arthur C., son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1862R 9 Peters Thomas 21       son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1862R 9 Peters A.C. 18     1 Arthur C., son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
 1863 4 Peters Wm. J.       1 son of Thomas, I have him as William F. Peters in my database
1863 9 Peters Widow 21       Sarah England, widow of Thomas, son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1863 9 Peters A.C. 18       Arthur C., son of Henry Jr.
1863 9 Peters F.A.       1 Francis Asbury, son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1863R 9 Peters Widow 21       Sarah England, widow of Thomas, son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1864 3 Peters John       1  
1864 9 Peters Sally 21       Sarah England, widow of Thomas, son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1864 9 Peters Urana 18       Urana Prudence Scarbrough, w/o Arthur C. Peters, son of Thomas
1864 9 Peters F.A.       1 Francis Asbury, son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1864R 9 Peters Sally widow 21       Sarah England, widow of Thomas, son of Henry Sr. and Mary Wiatte
1864R 9 Peters Urany widow 18       Urana Prudence Scarbrough, w/o Arthur C. Peters, son of Thomas
1864R 9 Peters F.A.       1 Francis Asbury, son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1865 3 Peaters John       1  
 1865 9 Peeters H.C. 22       Probable transcription error, probably A.C. Peters, namely Arthur C. Peters, s/o Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1865R 9 Peters A.C. 22       Arthur C., son of Henry Jr.
1865R 9 Peters F.A.       1 Francis Asbury, son of Henry Jr.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1888 5 Prosise J. A.       1 John Amsterdam (Jack) Prosise, brother of Benjamin Franklin Prosise
1888 6 Prosise B. F. 2/$100     1 Benjamin Franklin Prosise, husband of Jemima Jane (Jane) Peters, son-in-law of William J. Peters and Susannah Yarnell
1888 6 Peters S. T.       1 Samuel Tobias (Sam) Peters, son of Tobias Peters Jr. and Martha Marinda (Marthy) Mays.  Sam was born and raised in Roane County, and was enumerated in the 1880 census in Roane County.  He married Sarah Catherine (Katie) Rogers in Anderson County on 1 Jul 1888 in Anderson County, and he lived in Anderson County thereafter.
1888 8 Peters John       1 John H. Peters, son of John W. Peters and Ruby M. Smith
1888 8 Peters W.D.       1 William Daily (Will) Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine Cross, and brother of Alva Edward Peters.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1889   Peters John       1 John H. Peters, son of John W. Peters and Ruby M. Smith.  John H. Peters was my second great grandfather.  He died in 1890, so the 1889 tax list is the last one on which he appeared.
1889   Peters W.D.       1 William Daily (Will) Peters was the son of my second great grandparents John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine Cross.  He was the brother of my great grandfather Alva Edward Peters.  He was known to my grandfather as Uncle Will.  He was born in 1866, so his poll tax began about 1887.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1892 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.  Both of Alva's brothers who were old enough to pay a poll were already married and were living in their own homes.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1893 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.  Both of Alva's brothers who were old enough to pay a poll were already married and were living in their own homes.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1894 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.  Both of Alva's brothers who were old enough to pay a poll were already married and were living in their own homes.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1895 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.  Both of Alva's brothers who were old enough to pay a poll were already married and were living in their own homes.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1896 9 Peters Mrs. H. A. 122/$150       Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross was the daughter of Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters.  In 1896, Asberine was the widow of John H. Peters.  It is difficult to determine where she may have obtained the financial resources to purchase 122 acres.  The family lived in great poverty, and there is no indication that John H. Peters ever owned any land.  Asberine did file for a widow's pension based on John's service in the Civil War.  John died in 1890, and Asberine filed for her widow's pension in the same year.  So the year of her pension does not correspond precisely with the date in which she purchased the land.
1896 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.  Both of Alva's brothers who were old enough to pay a poll were already married and were living in their own homes.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1897 9 Peters Mrs. H. A. 122/$150       Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross was the daughter of Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters.  In 1897, Asberine was the widow of John H. Peters.  It is difficult to determine where she may have obtained the financial resources to purchase 122 acres.  The family lived in great poverty, and there is no indication that John H. Peters ever owned any land.  Asberine did file for a widow's pension based on John's service in the Civil War.  John died in 1890, and Asberine filed for her widow's pension in the same year.  So the year of her pension does not correspond precisely with the date in which she purchased the land.
1897 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.  Both of Alva's brothers who were old enough to pay a poll were already married and were living in their own homes.
1897 9 Peters P. A.       2 The best I can tell, there was no P. A. Peters.  My best guess is that this was Robert Asbury Peters and he should have been recorded as R. A. Peters rather than as P. A. Peters.  Robert was the brother of my great grandfather Alva Edward Peters.  Just as I don't understand why Alva would have paid two polls, I don't understand why Robert would have paid two polls.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1898 9 Peters Mrs. H. A. 122/$150       Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross was the daughter of Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters.  In 1898, Asberine was the widow of John H. Peters.  It is difficult to determine where she may have obtained the financial resources to purchase 122 acres.  The family lived in great poverty, and there is no indication that John H. Peters ever owned any land.  Asberine did file for a widow's pension based on John's service in the Civil War.  John died in 1890, and Asberine filed for her widow's pension in the same year.  So the year of her pension does not correspond precisely with the date in which she purchased the land.
1898 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.  Both of Alva's brothers who were old enough to pay a poll were already married and were living in their own homes.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1899 9 Peters Mrs. A. J. (or H. J.) 122/$150       Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross was the daughter of Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters.  The tax collector didn't list her initials quite right in 1899.  At this point, Asberine was the widow of John H. Peters.  It is difficult to determine where she may have obtained the financial resources to purchase 122 acres.  The family lived in great poverty, and there is no indication that John H. Peters ever owned any land.  Asberine did file for a widow's pension based on John's service in the Civil War.  John died in 1890, and Asberine filed for her widow's pension in the same year.  So the year of her pension does not correspond precisely with the date in which she purchased the land.
1899 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.  Both of Alva's brothers who were old enough to pay a poll were already married and were living in their own homes.
1899 9 Peters S. W.       2 This one is a little strange.  The 1900 tax list had a J. W. Peters, and Alva had a brother named John W. Peters.  John W. Peters was born in 1877 and was enumerated in the 1900 census in Alva's household in Dist. 9.  There was no S. W. Peters, so this entry was probably for J. W. Peters.  John died in December 1900, so the 1899 and 1900 tax lists were the only lists on which he appeared.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1900 9 Peters Mrs. H. A. 125/$250       Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross was the daughter of Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters.  In 1900, Asberine was the widow of John H. Peters.  In all previous years, she owned 122 acres rather than 125 acres.  I don't know if she added 3 acres to her holdings, or if there was a mistake in the tax book.  It is difficult to determine where she may have obtained the financial resources to purchase 122 acres.  The family lived in great poverty, and there is no indication that John H. Peters ever owned any land.  Asberine did file for a widow's pension based on John's service in the Civil War.  John died in 1890, and Asberine filed for her widow's pension in the same year.  So the year of her pension does not correspond precisely with the date in which she purchased the land.
1900 9 Peters J. W.       2 John W. Peters, brother of Alva Edward Peters.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.
1900 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1901 9 Peters Mrs. H. A. 124/$250       Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross was the daughter of Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters.  In 1901, Asberine was the widow of John H. Peters.  Until 1900, she owned 122 acres rather than 124 acres.  I don't know if she added 2 acres to her holdings, or if there was a mistake in the tax book.  It is difficult to determine where she may have obtained the financial resources to purchase 122 acres.  The family lived in great poverty, and there is no indication that John H. Peters ever owned any land.  Asberine did file for a widow's pension based on John's service in the Civil War.  John died in 1890, and Asberine filed for her widow's pension in the same year.  So the year of her pension does not correspond precisely with the date in which she purchased the land.
1901 9 Peters Alvy       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1902 9 Peters Mrs. H. A. 125/$275       Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross was the daughter of Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters.  In 1902, Asberine was the widow of John H. Peters.  Until 1900, she owned 122 acres rather than 125 acres.  I don't know if she added 3 acres to her holdings, or if there was a mistake in the tax book.  It is difficult to determine where she may have obtained the financial resources to purchase 122 acres.  The family lived in great poverty, and there is no indication that John H. Peters ever owned any land.  Asberine did file for a widow's pension based on John's service in the Civil War.  John died in 1890, and Asberine filed for her widow's pension in the same year.  So the year of her pension does not correspond precisely with the date in which she purchased the land.
1902 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.
Year District Surname Given Name Acres School Acres Slaves Polls Comment
1903 9 Peters Robt. 120/$950       Robert Asbury Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine Cross.  Robert was the brother of Alva Edward Peters.
1903 9 Peters Mrs. H. A. 125/$275       Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross was the daughter of Alfred Carter Cross and Zipporah Peters.  In 1903, Asberine was the widow of John H. Peters.  Until 1900, she owned 122 acres rather than 125 acres.  I don't know if she added 3 acres to her holdings, or if there was a mistake in the tax book.  It is difficult to determine where she may have obtained the financial resources to purchase 122 acres.  The family lived in great poverty, and there is no indication that John H. Peters ever owned any land.  Asberine did file for a widow's pension based on John's service in the Civil War.  John died in 1890, and Asberine filed for her widow's pension in the same year.  So the year of her pension does not correspond precisely with the date in which she purchased the land.
1903 9 Peters A. E.       2 Alva Edward Peters, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.  It is not clear who the second poll was for.  Both of Alva's brothers who were old enough to pay a poll were already married and were living in their own homes.
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