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Dist. 1, White County, Tennessee, 4 Jun 1870, Sparta PO
p.280a, dwelling number 33, family number 34
Austin William 67 m w farmer $1000/$500 TN
Jincy 52 f w keeping house NC cannot R/W
Martha J. 20 f w TN
Forist 18 f w works on farm TN
Nathaniel 16 m w works on farm TN
James K. 13 m w works on farm TN
Hanna M. 7 f w TN
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Martha Jane Austin married Samuel Rutherford (Rutherford) Peters in 1871 in White County, Tennessee. Rutherford Peters was the son of Robert Ichabod Peters and Amanda Davidson, and was a great grandson of Tobias Peters Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarbrough of Anderson County, Tennessee. Martha's parents were William Henry Austin and Jane (Jincy) Phifer. Forester (Forest) Austin age 18 was male, but the above entry is transcribed correctly. |
Dist. 3, White County, Tennessee, 8 Jul 1870, Cave PO
p.317b, dwelling number 49, family number 50
Peaters Amanda 33 f w keeping house $1000/$400 TN cannot W
Wrethuford 16 m w works on farm TN cannot W
Thimantha 15 m w works on farm TN cannot W
Ichabod 12 m w works on farm TN cannot W
Elizabeth 7 f w KY
Rebecca 4 f w TN
Martha E. 2 f w TN
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Amanda Davidson was the daughter of Samuel Davidson and Elizabeth Russell. In 1870, Amanda was the widow of Robert Ichabod Peters. Robert Ichabod Peters was the son of James Peters and Rachel McCart, and the grandson of Tobias Peters Sr. and Elizabeth Rachel Scarborough. A couple of the spellings were extremely creative. The 16 year old male was Samuel Rutherford (Rutherford) Peters. The 15 year old male was Timothy Fleetwood Peters. I assume from Elizabeth's birthplace that the family must have spent at least part of the Civil War in Kentucky. The family was pro-Union, and White County was in a section of Tennessee that was strongly pro-Confederacy. |
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