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Alva Edward Peters
Male, born 14 Oct 1870, died 21 Apr 1942
Partner: Sallie Jane Cole (born 29 June 1870, died 22 July 1942)
| Name Sources | Alva Edward Peters.1,2,3 |
| Photographs |   |
| Birth | 14 October 1870; Scarbrough, Anderson County, Tennessee. The best source for Alva's birthdate is the Peters family bible. A family history was created from the bible by Alva's daughter Ella, but the current location of the bible is unknown. Evidence that Alva was born in Scarbrough is that the family was living in Scarbrough at the time of the 1870 census, and he was born shortly after the 1870 census was taken. In addition, the birth record for Alva's son Arthur states that Alva was born in District 9 of Anderson County and Scarbrough was located in District 9.4,5,1 |
| Parents | John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.2 |
| Names | Known as Alva or as Alvy. His wife called him Alvy and his grandchildren called him Grandpa.6 |
| Namesake | Alva A. Oliver. It is possible that Alva Peters was named for Alva A. Oliver. Alva A. Oliver married Susan Emily (Emily) Peters. Emily was Alva Peters' grandaunt, having been the sister of Alva's grandmother Zipporah Peters. So Alva A. Oliver was Alva Peters' granduncle by marriage. Alva A. Oliver had a grandson named Alva Scarbrough, and Alva Peters and Alva Scarbrough were second cousins. Alva A. Oliver in turn was almost certainly named for his granduncle Alva Oliver who was an early settler in Anderson County.7 |
| Namesake | William E. Peters. It is possible that Alva was named for his father's twin brother William E. Peters who was killed in the Civil War. William's middle name is not known. However, given the propensity at the time Alva was born to name children after family members it seems possible that William's full name was William Edward Peters and that Alva's middle name came from William.7 |
| 1880 Census |  Household of his father John H. Peters Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880 page 100d, dwelling number 155, family number 157 Alva 9, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school.8 |
| Marriage | 28 November 1893; Alva Edward Peters age 23 and Sallie Jane Cole age 23; Anderson County, Tennessee.1,3 |
| Marriage Bond |  Know all Men by these Presents: That we Alvy Peters & J.H. Scarbrough are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to be void on condition that there by no lawful cause to prevent a marriage from being solemnized in the County of Anderson between Alvy Peters and Sallie Cole. Witness, our hands and seals, the 27" day of Nov, 1893. License No. 571. (Signed): A.E. Peters, J. H. Scarbrough. (The bondsman John H. (Johnnie) Scarbrough was Alva's first cousin. Alva was the son of Asberine Cross. Johnnie was the son of Sarah Cross. Sarah was Asberine's sister who married William V. Scarbrough.)3 |
| Marriage Record |  I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 28 day of Nov. 1893. Geo. W. Keith, J.P.3 |
| Family Narrative | Alva and Sallie were called Grandpa and Grandma Peters by their grandchildren. According to Lucille Wright, Grandpa smoked a pipe and never said anything. Lucille also reported that Grandpa and Grandma Peters were often visited by Mark and Calvin Scarbrough. Mark and Calvin were Alva's first cousins, and they were the brothers of Johnnie Scarbrough who was Alva's bondsman for his marriage license.9 |
| 1900 Census |  Head of household Enumeration District 10, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 14 Jun 1900 page 129a, dwelling number 7, family number 7, enumerated by Calvin H. Scarbrough, owns farm, has mortgage Peters Alva E. 29, head, male, married 6 years, white, born Oct 1870, farmer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Sallie J. 29, wife, female, married 6 years, white, born Jun 1870, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 2 children, 2 living Earnest L. 5, son, male, single, white, born Feb 1895, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Elsie C. 1, daughter, female, single, white, born Dec 1898, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Hulda A. 54, mother, female, widowed, white, born Dec 1845, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 14 children, 6 living John W. 23, brother, male, single, white, born Mar 1877, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Martha E. 12, sister, female, single, white, born Jan 1888, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Henry H. 10, brother, male, single, white, born Mar 1890, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN. ----- Alva was listed as the head of household, but his Hulda mother owned the farm. She purchased it in 1895 shortly after she was awarded a widow's pension for the Civil War service of her husband John H. Peters. She and John never owned any land during John's lifetime.10 |
| 1910 Census |  Head of household Enumeration District 10, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 April 1910 page 126a, Bear Valley Road, dwelling number 63, family number 65 Peaters Alva E. 39, head, male, first marriage, married 16 years, white, farmer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Sallie 39, wife, female, first marriage, married 16 years, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 7 children, 6 living Lester 15, son, male, single, white, farm labor, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school Elza 11, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school Ella 8, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, attended school William B. 5, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Robert E. 2, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN ----- dwelling number 63, family number 66 (same house and a different family number) Peaters Hulda A. 64 head female widowed, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 14 children, 3 living Hudsel H. 20, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN. ----- Hulda Asberine Cross Peters age 64 was Alva's widowed mother. Alva was listed as the head of household, but his mother owned the farm. She purchased it in 1895 shortly after she was awarded a widow's pension for the Civil War service of her husband John H. Peters. She and John never owned any land during John's lifetime. Arthur Peters was born 16 April 1910. The number of children for Sallie was correct if Arthur was counted, but Arthur was not listed in the census.11 |
| 1920 Census |  Head of household Enumeration District 10, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 22 Jan 1920 page 131a, family number 167 Peters Alva 49, head, male, married, white, farming home farm, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Sallie J. 49, wife, female, married, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Ella M. 17, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN William B. 14, son, male, single, white, farming home farm, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Robert E. 12, son, male, single, white, farming home farm, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Arthur 9, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Henry H. 29, brother, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.12 |
| Membership | 1924; Anderson County, Tennessee. Victory Lodge 446, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Victory Lodge was organized on 16 Oct 1904 in the Scarbrough community, and the lodge consolidated with Clinton Lodge 18 on 11 Mar 1924. Alva was not a charter member of the Victory Lodge in 1904, but he was listed as a member of the Victory Lodge living in Edgemoor at the time of the consolidation in 1924. So he joined the lodge at some point after it was organized and prior to the consolidation.13,14 |
| 1930 Census |  Head of household Enumeration District 1-12, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 18 Apr 1930 page 125a, Bear Creek Valley, dwelling number 60, family number 60 Peters Alvie E. 58, head, first married at age 23, white, farmer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Sallie 59, wife, female, first married at age 23, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Robert C. 22, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Arthur 20, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.15 |
| 1940 Census |  Head of household Enumeration District 1-14, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 20 May 1940 page 243a, Sheet 12a, dwelling number 171, owns property worth $600 Peters Alva 69, head, male, married, white, farmer, 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house, no salary income Sally J. 69, wife, female, married, white, 5 years school, born TN, lived in 1935 in same house.16 |
| Death | 21 April 1942; his home in Bear Creek Valley, Scarbrough, Anderson County, Tennessee, age 71.5,17,18 |
| Death Record |  1. Full name - Alva Edward Peters 2. Date of death - 4/21/42, 3. Place of death - Anderson County, Civil District 9, Edgemoore, Tenn., R.F.D. #1 4. Legal residence - state Tenn., county Anderson, Civil District 9, city Edgemoore, Tenn., street R.F.D.#1 5. Race - white 6. Sex - male 7. Status - married 8. Age - 71 years 6 months 7 days 9. Date of birth - Oct 14 1870 10. Place of birth - Tenn. 11. Husband or wife of - Sallie Peters 14. Industry or business - farmer 15. father - John Peters born in Tenn. 16. mother - Hulda Cross born in Tenn. 17. Informant - Mrs. Sallie Peters, address Edgemoore, Tenn. R.F.D. #1 18. Burial - 4/23/42 cemetery Mt. Vernon Cem. Anderson Co. 19. Undertaker - Martin Funeral Home, Lake City, Tenn. Paul Martin 20. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from July 13, 1941 to April 21, 1942 and that I last saw him alive on April 21, 1942 and that death occurred on the date stated at 9:20 A.M. Signature: O.E. Ballou, M.D. Address: Clinton, Tenn. Date signed 2/3/43.5 |
| Obituary |  Alva Edward Peters died at his home near Edgemoor early today. He was 71. He is survived by his widow; four sons, Lester, Birchell and Arthur of Edgemoor and Robert of Knoxville; two daughters, Mrs. Samuel Letsinger of Edgemoor and Mrs. Clyde Cole of Knoxville.19 |
| Obituary |  Alva Edward Peters. Funeral for Alva Edward Peters, Edgemoor, will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mount Vernon Methodist Church, the Rev. J. D. Babb officiating. Martin's in charge.20 |
| Obituary |  Alva E. Peters. Alva Edward Peters, age 71, died early yesterday at his home near Edgemoor, Tenn., relatives here have been informed. His health had been failing for some time. Survivors are his widow; four sons, Lester, Birchell and Arthur Peters, all of Edgemoor and Bob Peters of Knoxville; two daughters, Mrs. Sam Letsinger, Edgemoor and Mrs. Clyde Cole, Burkhard Road, Knoxville.18 |
| Obituary |  A. E. Peters, 71, died at his home near Scarboro Tuesday morning after a lingering illness. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sally Cole Peters; two daughters, Mrs. Sam Letsinger of Edgemoor and Mrs. Clyde Cole of Knoxville; four sons, Lester, Birchell and Arthur of Edgemoor, and Robert of Knoxville; 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, also a host of other relatives. Funeral services were to be held at 10 a.m. Thursday morning at the Mt. Vernon Methodist church, of which he had been a member for 50 years. The Rev. J. D. Babb, pastor of the church, officiated. Martin's in charge. Active pall bearers were Blaine Johnson, Elmer Holloway, Allen Underwood, Odus Diggs, Fred Crawford, Lee Crawford and honorary pall bearers Jim Hackworth, E. H. Ellis, Jim Crawford, Tom Cooly, Jim Diggs, A. E. Moore, O. B. Anderson, Bill Walker, Tom Freels and John Holloway. (Allen Underwood was the husband of Lela Williamson who was sister of Lola Williamson who was wife of E.L. Peters. Blaine and Dixie Johnson were close friends of E.L. and Lola Peters. Elmer Holloway was the father-in-law of Alva's son Arthur Peters.)17 |
| Burial | 23 April 1942; Mount Vernon Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.21,5 |
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Citations
- [S6] Cole, Ella Mae Peters Yadon; Peters Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 1.
The Peters Family History was prepared originally Ella Peters Yadon Cole. However, it was completed after her death and it is not known who exactly completed it. Much of the data in the family history came from the Peters family bible. The current location of the bible is unknown. It has been loaned and not returned. Irene Tarver has two different transcriptions of the Peters Family History
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JULY 1994
THE FAMILY OF
ALVA EDWARD PETERS & SALLIE JANE (COLE) PETERS
MARRIED NOV. 28, 1999
NAME BIRTH DIED
ALVA EDWARD PETERS OCT. 14, 1870 APR. 21, 1942
SALLIE JANE COLE JUNE 29, 1970 JULY 22, 1942
CHILDREN
ERNEST LESTER PETERS FEB. 28, 1895 NOV. 03, 1971
ELZA CORDELIA PETERS DEC. 21, 1898
ELLA MAE PETERS SEPT.28, 1902 APR. 22, 1987
WILLIAM BIRCHEL PETERS MAR. 17, 1905 APR. 1980
JONNIE CLYDE PETERS MAR. 17, 1905 NOV. 1905
ROBERT EARL PETERS JULY 06, 1907 MAR. 21, 1999
SAMUEL ARTHUR PETERS APR. 16, 1910 MAY 05, 1999
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- [S1406] Cole, Ella Mae Peters Yadon; Peters Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
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THE FAMILY OF
JOHN H. PETERS & HULDA ASBERINE (CROSS) PETERS
MARRIED AUG. 24, 1865
NAME BIRTH DIED
JOHN H. PETERS OCT. 08, 1843 MAR. 08, 1890
HULDA A. CROSS DEC. 22, 1845 APR. 09, 1916
CHILDREN
WILLIAM DAILY PETERS SEPT.03, 1866
MARY O. PETERS NOV. 03, 1867 AUG. 29, 1868
SARAH J. PETERS FEB. 23, 1869 JULY 07, 1871
ALVA EDWARD PETERS OCT. 14, 1870 APR. 21, 1942
ROBERT A. PETERS APR. 29, 1872 SEPT.25, 1905
ETTA F. PETERS APR. 21, 1874 FEB. 14, 1889
INFANT SON DEC. 15, 1875 DEC. 15, 1875
JOHN W. PETERS MAR. 16, 1877 DEC. 16, 1900
SAMUEL M. PETERS OCT. 08, 1878 OCT. O8, 1879
LIZZIE A. PETERS APR. 30, 1880 FEB. 25, 1898
CHARLIE A. PETERS MAR. 10, 1882 MAR. 10, 1882
RICHARD D. PETERS SEPT.29, 1883 NOV. 11, 1883
MARTHA ETHEL PETERS JAN. O6, 1888 JUNE 17, 1907
H. HUTZEL PETERS MAR. 04, 1890 MAR. 25, 1920
THIS COPY MADE FROM A FAMILY RECORD OF ALVA E. PETERS
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[S1448] Marriage Record: Anderson County, Tennessee, 1893; page 165, license 571; Alva Edward Peters and Sallie Jane Cole, ancestry.com (Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002), viewed 13 September 2014.
State of Tennessee, Anderson County, license #571, page 165. Know all Men by these Presents: That we Alvy Peters & J.H. Scarbrough are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, to be void on condition that there by no lawful cause to prevent a marriage from being solemnized in the County of Anderson between Alvy Peters and Sallie Cole. Witness, our hands and seals, the 27" day of Nov, 1893. License No. 571. (Signed): A.E. Peters, J. H. Scarbrough. Anderson County Record of Marriages, page 165, License No. 571, Dec 27 1893, Avy (sic) Peters to Sallie Cole, I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 28 day of Nov. 1893. Geo. W. Keith, J.P. (The bondsman John H. (Johnnie) Scarbrough was Alva's first cousin. Alva was the son of Asberine Cross. Mark and Calvin were the sons of Sarah Cross. Sarah was Asberine's sister who married William V. Scarbrough.)
[S1446] Birth Certificate: Peters, Arthur; Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee; 1910; Anderson County Vital Statistics (births, deaths) July 1909-July 1912, page 35, line 7.
Name - Arthur Peters
Born - April 16, 1910
Sex - male
Color = white,
Birthplace - Dist. 9
Father - A.E. Peters
Father's birthplace - Dist. 9
Father's occupation - farmer
Mother - J.E. (sic) Peters
Mother's birthplace - Knox Co
Attending physician - Jesse Garner
Recorded July 8.
(His mother's name is what we would now call a typo and should have been listed as S.J. Peters. Civil District 9 of Anderson County encompassed the Scarbrough community.)
- [S1447] Death Certificate: Peters, Alva Edward; Certificate 27359; Edgemoore, Civil District 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1942; ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 29 September 2015.
Anderson County, Tennessee, 1942, Death Certificate 27359
1. Full name - Alva Edward Peters
2. Date of death - 4/21/42,
3. Place of death - Anderson County, Civil District 9, Edgemoore, Tenn., R.F.D. #1
4. Legal residence - state Tenn., county Anderson, Civil District 9, city Edgemoore, Tenn., street R.F.D.#1
5. Race - white
6. Sex - male
7. Status - married
8. Age - 71 years 6 months 7 days
9. Date of birth - Oct 14 1870
10. Place of birth - Tenn.
11. Husband or wife of - Sallie Peters
14. Industry or business - farmer
15. father - John Peters born in Tenn.
16. mother - Hulda Cross born in Tenn.
17. Informant - Mrs. Sallie Peters, address Edgemoore, Tenn. R.F.D. #1
18. Burial - 4/23/42 cemetery Mt. Vernon Cem. Anderson Co.
19. Undertaker - Martin Funeral Home, Lake City, Tenn. Paul Martin
20. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from July 13, 1941 to April 21, 1942 and that I last saw him alive on April 21, 1942 and that death occurred on the date stated at 9:20 A.M. Signature: O.E. Ballou, M.D. Address: Clinton, Tenn. Date signed 2/3/43.
- [S2216] Bryan, Ruth: personal interview, 12 October 2003.
Personal Interview with Ruth Bryan, 12 Oct 2003, recorded by Jerry Bryan.
Grandpa Peters usually went by Alva, and his wife called him Alvy.
- [S2217] Bryan, Jerry: research notes, 6 December 2016 (Alva Peters).
Jerry Bryan, research notes, 6 December 2016
The namesakes of Alva Edward Peters are uncertain. Alva is not a rare name, but neither is it very common. No other men named Alva are known in the Peters family. The only man named Alva in an allied family was Alva Scarbrough was the second cousin of Alva Peters. In turn, it seems possible if not likely that both Alva Peters and Alva Oliver were named for Alva A. Oliver who married Susan Emily (Emily) Peters. Emily was Alva Peters' grandaunt, having been the sister of Alva's grandmother Zipporah Peters. So Alva A. Oliver was Alva Peters' granduncle by marriage. Alva A. Oliver in turn was almost certainly named for his granduncle Alva Oliver who was an early settler in Anderson County.
Edward is a fairly common name in general, but it seldom appears in the Peters family. Alva Peters certainly didn't have any close relatives named Edward. A possible exception is that Alva's father John H. Peters had a twin brother William E. Peters who was killed in the Civil War. William's middle name is not known. However, given the propensity at the time Alva was born to name children after family members it seems possible that William's full name was William Edward Peters and that Alva's middle name came from William.
- [S1450] U.S. Federal Census: 1880, Anderson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 141, page 100d, ancestry.com (1880 U.S. Census) viewed on 1 December 2013.
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 149, family number 151
Keith George 33 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Katherine 31 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN cannot R/W
Oscar 5 son m s w TN TN TN attended school
Omer 3 son m s w TN TN TN
William 1 son m s w TN TN TN
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 150, family number 152
Diggs William 58 head m m w farmer TN VA VA cannot R/W
Jerusha 50 wife f m w keeping house TN SC TN
Sarah 19 dau f s w TN TN TN
King 15 son m s w farmer TN TN TN attended school, cannot W
Matilda 11 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school, cannot W
Eliza 8 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
Mary 40 sis f s w TN VA VA cannot R/W
Scarbrough John 11 laborer m s w farmer TN TN TN cannot R/W
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 152, family number 154
Wells Jesse 50 head m m w farmer TN TN VA
Susan 46 wife f m w keeping house TN Ire VA
Phillip 20 son m s w farmer TN TN TN attended school
Jesse 17 son m s w farmer TN TN TN attended school
William 14 son m s w farmer TN TN TN attended school
James 10 son m s w farmer TN TN TN attended school.
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 153, family number 155
Scarbrough John 22 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Mary 23 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN married within the year
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 155, family number 157
Peters John 35 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Hulda 34 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN
William 14 son m s w farmer TN TN TN
Alva 9 son m s w TN TN TN
Robin 7 son m s w TN TN TN
Alza 5 dau f s w TN TN TN
John 3 son m s w TN TN TN
Samuel 2 son m s w TN TN TN
Elizabeth 1/12 dau f s w TN TN TN born in April
Keith Joseph 4 nephew m s w TN TN TN
Albert 3 nephew m s w TN TN TN
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 156, family number 158
Shannon Preston 59 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Susan 51 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN
Oliver Douglas 19 sson m s w farmer TN TN TN
Scarbrough Polena 18 servant f s w TN TN TN
Cole Sarah 10 servant f s w TN TN TN
- [S90] Wright, Lucille: personal interview, recorded by Jerry Bryan, 12 October 2003.
Grandma Peters was short, wore her hair in a bun, and always wore an apron.
Lester taught school at the one room Claxton School at the time when Hutsell was sick (about 1920). The school was on the right side of Clinton Highway (northbound), before you get to the crossroads at Claxton. He could play the piano. He played fiddle at dances. His violin was originally Hutsell's. Grandpa Peters smoked a pipe and never said anything. Grandpa and Grandma Peters were often visited by Mark and Calvin Scarbrough.
Lucille was named after her mother's sister, Eva Mae Buckner.
(Lucille Wright, personal interview 12 Oct 2003, recorded by Jerry Bryan).
- [S1452] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Anderson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 10, page 129a, viewed at ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 November 2014.
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1 Jun 1900, by Calvin H. Scarbrough
page 129a, dwelling number 1, family number 1, owns farm, no mortgage, Sarah had 9 children, 8 living
Scarbrough Sarah head w f Jan 1841 58 w TN -- TN farmer emp. 8 months
Calvin H. son w m Jul 1869 32 s TN TN TN teacher emp. 12 months
Marcus A. son w m Jun 1874 25 s TN TN TN farm laborer emp. 3 months
Lillie A. dau w f Feb 1876 24 s TN TN TN
Charlie J. son w m Sep 1879 20 m TN TN TN farm laborer emp. 3 months
Delia dau w m Sep 1881 18 s TN TN TN
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1 Jun 1900, by Calvin H. Scarbrough
page 129a, dwelling number 7, family number 7, owns farm, had mortgage
Peters Alva E. 29 head m m6 w Oct 1870 farmer TN TN TN
Sallie J. 29 wife f m6 w Jun 1870 TN TN TN 2 children, 2 living
Earnest L. 5 son m s w Feb 1895 TN TN TN
Elsie C. 1 dau f s w Dec 1898 TN TN TN
Hulda A. 54 mother f w w Dec 1845 TN TN TN 14 children, 6 living
John W. 23 bro m s w Mar 1877 TN TN TN
Martha E. 12 sis f s w Jan 1888 TN TN TN
Henry H. 10 bro m s w Mar 1890 TN TN TN
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1 Jun 1900, by Calvin H. Scarbrough
page 129a, dwelling number 8, family number 8, owns farm, had mortgage
Wells Phillip H. 40 head m m9 w Sep 1859 farmer TN TN TN
Ida R. 31 wife f m9 w Jul 1868 TN TN TN 4 children, 4 living
Arthur C. 13 son m s w Jun 1887 farm laborer TN TN TN
Luther B. 10 son m s w Aug 1889 TN TN TN
Lucy C. 7 dau f s w Sep 1892 TN TN TN
William H. 5 son m s w Mar 1895 TN TN TN
Bussie M. 2 dau f s w Aug 1897 TN TN TN
George E. 5/12 son m s w Dec 1899 TN TN TN
Scarbrough Vesty 60 motherL f w w Apr 1840 TN TN TN 5 children 4 living
- [S1453] U.S. Federal Census: 1910, Anderson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 10, page 126a, ancestry.com (1910 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 November 2014.
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 April 1910
page 126a, Bear Valley Road, dwelling number 63, family number 65
Peaters Alva E. 39 head m m1-16 w farmer TN TN TN
Sallie 39 wife f m1-16 w TN TN TN 7 children, 6 living
Lester 15 son m s w farm labor TN TN TN attended school
Elza 11 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
Ella 8 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
William B. 5 son m s w TN TN TN
Robert E. 2 son m s w TN TN TN
dwelling number 63, family number 66 (note that it's the same house but a different family number)
Peaters Hulda A. 64 head f w w TN TN TN 14 children, 3 living
Hudsel H. 20 son m s w TN TN TN
- [S1454] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Anderson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 10, Dist. 9, page 131a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 November 2014.
Enumeration District 10, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 22 Jan 1920
page 131a, family number 167
Peters Alva 49 head m m w farming, home farm TN TN TN
Sallie J. 49 wife f m w TN TN TN
Ella M. 17 dau f s w TN TN TN
William B. 14 son m s w farming, home farm TN TN TN
Robert E. 12 son m s w farming, home farm TN TN TN
Arthur 9 son m s w TN TN TN
Henry H. 29 bro m s w TN TN TN
- [S947] Katherine B. Hoskins; History of Anderson County, Vol. 2;; page 107.
Consolidation with Clinton 1924
Scarbrough Odd Fellows organized October 1904
by Katherine B. Hoskins, County historian
Part Ill
Victory Lodge 446, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was organized Oct. 16,
1904 at Scarbrough community in Anderson County, located within the area
which is now Oak Ridge.
Charter members were A. J. Bearden, C. R. Bearden, C. E. Collins, W. H. Cox,
J. R. Cross, W. A. Cross, W. L. Hackworth, G. H. Holt, J. H. Holt, J. S.
Holt, Andrew Hutcheson, H. H. Hutcheson, J. P. Hutcheson, W. F. Johnson, C.
B. Lee, R. E. McClure, T. J. Pritchard, W. E. Pritchard, C. J. Scarbrough,
H. F. Stringfield, G. W. Turpin, B. E. Walters, C. C. Walters, I. L. Walters
and William Walters.
- [S1461] Katherine B. Hoskins; History of Anderson County, Vol. 2;; page 108.
Five months later, in April 1905, the trustees of Victory Lodge, C. E.
Collins, John P. Hutcheson and R. E. McClure, contracted with the trustees
of Shiloh M. E. Church, South, to make certain repairs on the church and
purchase one-half interest in the land on which the church was situated.
In return the lodge was to have possession and control of the second floor
of the church building for a lodge hall; the church to occupy and control
the ground floor.
Church trustees were G. B. R. Lea, S. S. Tadlock, J. N. Freels, S. W. Lowe
and J. E. Reed. Shiloh Church was located on the public road near F. M.
Scarbrough's property and had right-of-way to get water from the E. C.
Scarbrough spring.
Members who joined Victory Lodge after incorporation, and before
consolidation with Clinton Lodge, are listed below. They lived in several
communities of that general area, and are listed according to their home
community:
Byington: O. A. Purdy.
Edgemoor: Fred Bacon, W. H. Brock, J. H. Clough, J. H. Crawford, V. H.
Cross, Fred Davis, S. S. Davis, F. W. Dunaway, I. F. Dunaway, W. W. Dunaway,
C. B. Ellis, J. E. Foster, L. C. Foster, J. C. Freels, Fred Gamble, Sam C.
Gamble, J. B. Holloway, Louis Jestice, A. T. Jett, James Jett, W. F. Jett,
D. W. Johnson, F. M. Johnson, S. S. Johnson, J. M. Jones, John Jordan,
Robert Lee, W. A. Lockett, Fred Miller, A. C. Moore, J. A. Morgan, F. O.
Norman, H. A. Norman, J. A. Peak, A. E. Peters, J. W. Pyatt, W. S. Pyatt,
Walter L Reed, C. H. Seeber, S. J. Shoebart, H. C. Taylor, C. F. Turnbill,
Jake Wright.
Lupton: E. H. Braden.
Oliver Springs: O. B. Anderson, G. C. Boatman, S. L Brummett, J. C. King, J.
W. King, W. A. McFarland, G. W. Reed, J. E. Wilshire.
Robertsville: C. E. Freels, C. G. Johnson, L. M. May, Ed McKamey, John A.
McKamey, C. H. Watson, B. F. Wilson, H. D. Winchester.
Scarbrough: J. R. Austin, W. H. Brown, E. W. H. Ellis; J. L. Hackworth, S.
A. Hackworth, J. H. Holloway, W. T. Jeffries, J. N. Johnson, J. S. McCoy, J.
M. McCoy, W. H. McCoy, J. H. McWane, R. A. Peters, C. R. Scarbrough, T. R.
Scarbrough, W. A. Scarbrough, J. E. Shoebart, C. O. Walters, U. S. Walters,
R. A. Wilkins, C. S. Winchester, W. D. Winchester, W. H. Wright.
Wheat: R. M. Coley, S. R. Coley, J. H. Copeland Jr., J. R. Cross, L. A.
Stubbs, U. N. Stubbs.
On March 11, 1924, members of Victory Lodge 446 met to discuss consolidation
with Clinton Lodge 18. Consolidation took place May 6, 1924. D. A. Ward Jr.
was noble grand of Victory Lodge at that time, and B. H. Peters was noble
grand of Clinton Lodge. The consolidation of the two lodges made a very
strong organization, and much philanthropic and benevolent work has been
accomplished during the ensuing years.
[To be continued]
- [S1455] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Anderson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 1-12, Dist. 9, page 125a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 November 2014.
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 18 Apr 1930
page 125a, Bear Creek Valley, dwelling number 60, family number 60
Peters Alvie E. 58 head m m@23 w farmer TN TN TN
Sallie 59 wife f m@23 w TN TN TN
Robert C. 22 son m s w TN TN TN
Arthur 20 son m s w TN TN TN
- [S1456] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Anderson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 1-14, page 243a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 November 2014.
Enumeration District 1-14, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 20 May 1940
page 243a, Sheet 12a, dwelling number 171, owns property worth $600
Peters Alva 69 head m m w farmer 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house, no salary income
Sally J. 69 wife f m w 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Enumeration District 1-14, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 20 May 1940
page 243a, Sheet 12a, dwelling number 176, owns property worth $100
Peters Robert E. 32 head m m w farmer 3 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Mary 25 wife f m w 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Gamble Lonas 46 lodger m w w 2 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
- [S1405] Obituary: Peters, A. E.; Clinton Courier-News [Clinton, Tennessee], 23 April 1942, page 5.
Clinton Courier-News [Clinton, Tennessee], 23 April 1942, page 5.
A. E. Peters, 71, died at his home near Scarboro Tuesday morning after a lingering illness. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sally Cole Peters; two daughters, Mrs. Sam Letsinger of Edgemoor and Mrs. Clyde Cole of Knoxville; four sons, Lester, Birchell and Arthur of Edgemoor, and Robert of Knoxville; 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, also a host of other relatives. Funeral services were to be held at 10 a.m. Thursday morning at the Mt. Vernon Methodist church, of which he had been a member for 50 years. The Rev. J. D. Babb, pastor of the church, officiated. Martin's in charge. Active pall bearers were Blaine Johnson, Elmer Holloway, Allen Underwood, Odus Diggs, Fred Crawford, Lee Crawford and honorary pall bearers Jim Hackworth, E. H. Ellis, Jim Crawford, Tom Cooly, Jim Diggs, A. E. Moore, O. B. Anderson, Bill Walker, Tom Freels and John Holloway. (Allen Underwood was the husband of Lela Williamson who was sister of Lola Williamson who was wife of E.L. Peters. Blaine and Dixie Johnson were close friends of E.L. and Lola Peters. Elmer Holloway was the father-in-law of Alva's son Arthur Peters.)
- [S1403] Obituary: Peters, Alva E.; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 22 April 1942, page 16.
Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 22 April 1942, page 16.
Alva E. Peters. Alva Edward Peters, age 71, died early yesterday at his home near Edgemoor, Tenn., relatives here have been informed. His health had been failing for some time. Survivors are his widow; four sons, Lester, Birchell and Arthur Peters, all of Edgemoor and Bob Peters of Knoxville; two daughters, Mrs. Sam Letsinger, Edgemoor and Mrs. Clyde Cole, Burkhard Road, Knoxville.
- [S2842] Obituary: Peters, Alva Edward; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 21 April 1942, page 8, viewed at newspapers.com on 23 September 2020.
Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 21 April 1942, page 8.
Alva Edward Peters died at his home near Edgemoor early today. He was 71. He is survived by his widow; four sons, Lester, Birchell and Arthur of Edgemoor and Robert of Knoxville; two daughters, Mrs. Samuel Letsinser of Edgemoor and Mrs. Clyde Cole of Knoxville.
- [S1402] Obituary: Peters, Alva Edward; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 22 April 1942, page 2.
Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 22 April 1942, page 2.
Alva Edward Peters. Funeral for Alva Edward Peters, Edgemoor, will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mount Vernon Methodist Church, the Rev. J. D. Babb officiating. Martin's in charge.
- [S1412] Grave marker: Alva E. Peters and Sallie J. Peters; Mount Vernon Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee; photographed 29 May 2011 by Jerry Bryan.
Alva E. Peters, Oct 14, 1870 - Apr 21, 1942 and Sallie J. Peters, Jun 29, 1870 - Jul 22, 1942.
- [S2676] GPS for Peters, Alva and Sallie grave: 35.970608, -84.266068, recorded 12 June 2014 by Jerry Bryan.
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Sallie Jane Cole
Female, born 29 Jun 1870, died 22 Jul 1942
Partner: Alva Edward Peters (born 14 October 1870, died 21 April 1942)
| Name Sources | Sallie Jane Cole.1 |
| Photographs |  |
| Birth | 29 June 1870; Beaver Ridge, Knox County, Tennessee. The best evidence for Sallie's birth date is the family bible. A family history was created from the bible by Sallie's daughter Ella, but the current location of the bible is unknown. Evidence that Sallie was born in Beaver Ridge in Knox County is that family was living in Beaver Ridge in Knox County at the time of the 1870 census, and she was born nine days after the 1870 census was taken. Therefore, she probably was born in the family home which was near the intersection of Middlebrook Pike and Lovell Road. In addition, the birth record for Sallie's son Arthur states that she was born in Knox County. Her name was misspelled in Arthur's birth record as J. E. Peters rather than as S. J. Peters, but it is clear from all the other data in Arthur's birth record that it is the correct record.2,3,4,1 |
| Parents | William Cole and Vesta Clay (Vestie) England.4 |
| Namesake | Sarah (Sallie) England. It is likely that Sallie was named for her great grandmother Sarah (Sallie) England. It was common in the 1800's that Sallie was a nickname for Sarah. However, Sallie Cole's name probably was Sallie rather than Sarah. The only record that lists her name as Sarah is the 1880 census. Given all the other records that list her name as Sallie, the 1880 census enumerator probably heard that her name was Sallie and wrote down it down as Sarah, much as a census enumerator might have heard that someone's name was Bob and written it down as Robert.5 |
| Namesake | Jane (Jennie) Peters. It is likely that Sallie was named for her maternal grandmother Jane Peters.5 |
| Narrative | The following is from information provided by Lucille Wright. She was short, wore her hair in a bun, and always wore an apron.6 |
| 1880 Census | Household of the Preston Shannon family Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880 page 100d, dwelling number 156, family number 158 Cole Sarah 10, servant, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN. ----- Sallie was enumerated in the 1880 census next door to her second cousin Alva Peters, also age 10, whom she married in 1893. ----- Preston Shannon's wife was Susan Emily (Emily) Peters and Sallie's grandmother was Jane (Jennie) Peters. Emily and Jennie were sisters, so Sallie was living with her grandmother's sister. Sallie's great grandmother Sarah (Sallie) England was also living in the same household in 1880. Sallie's mother and her sisters Cordie and Mollie were living in Knox County in 1880. Sallie's sister Ida was living in Anderson County in 1880 with the John W. Scarbrough family as a servant. John Scarbrough's wife was Mary Peters, another sister of Sallie's grandmother. ----- Even though Sallie was living with her grandmother's sister in 1880, she was listed in the census as a servant rather than being listed as a family member. There is oral family history that suggests that listing her as a servant was correct. Sallie's father William Cole had died at some point prior to the 1880 census, and the 1880 census data suggests that Sallie's mother Vesta Clay England was in dire financial straits. She had farmed out two of her daughters, Sallie and Ida, to other households as servants. Also, a third daughter, Cordie, is also known to have been farmed out to another household as a servant subsequent to the 1880 census. Cordie was very bitter about the experience and later reported to her children and grandchildren that as a servant she was treated very harshly and often did not have enough to eat.7 |
| Marriage | 28 November 1893; Sallie Jane Cole age 23 and Alva Edward Peters age 23; Anderson County, Tennessee.1,8 |
| Marriage Bond | Know all Men by these Presents: That we Alvy Peters & J.H. Scarbrough are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to be void on condition that there by no lawful cause to prevent a marriage from being solemnized in the County of Anderson between Alvy Peters and Sallie Cole. Witness, our hands and seals, the 27" day of Nov, 1893. License No. 571. (Signed): A.E. Peters, J. H. Scarbrough. (The bondsman John H. (Johnnie) Scarbrough was Alva's first cousin. Alva was the son of Asberine Cross. Johnnie was the son of Sarah Cross. Sarah was Asberine's sister who married William V. Scarbrough.)8 |
| Marriage Record | I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 28 day of Nov. 1893. Geo. W. Keith, J.P.8 |
| Family Narrative | Alva and Sallie were called Grandpa and Grandma Peters by their grandchildren. According to Lucille Wright, Grandpa smoked a pipe and never said anything. Lucille also reported that Grandpa and Grandma Peters were often visited by Mark and Calvin Scarbrough. Mark and Calvin were Alva's first cousins, and they were the brothers of Johnnie Scarbrough who was Alva's bondsman for his marriage license.6 |
| 1900 Census | Household of her husband Alva (Alvy) Edward Peters Enumeration District 10, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 14 Jun 1900 page 129a, dwelling number 7, family number 7, enumerated by Calvin H. Scarbrough Sallie J. 29, wife, female, married 6 years, white, born Jun 1870, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 2 children, 2 living.9 |
| 1910 Census | Household of her husband Alva Edward (Alvy) Peters Enumeration District 10, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 April 1910 page 126a, Bear Valley Road, dwelling number 63, family number 65 Sallie 39, wife, female, first marriage, married 16 years, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN, 7 children, 6 living.10 |
| 1920 Census | Household of her husband Alva Edward (Alvy) Peters Enumeration District 10, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 22 Jan 1920 page 131a, family number 167 Sallie J. 49, wife, female, married, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.11 |
| 1930 Census | Household of her husband Alva Edward (Alvy) Peters Enumeration District 1-12, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 18 Apr 1930 page 125a, Bear Creek Valley, dwelling number 60, family number 60 Sallie 59, wife, female, first married at age 23, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.12 |
| 1940 Census | Household of her husband Alva Edward (Alvy) Peters Enumeration District 1-14, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 20 May 1940 page 243a, Sheet 12a, dwelling number 171 Sally J. 69, wife, female, married, white, 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.13 |
| Death | 22 July 1942; Edgemoor, Anderson County, Tennessee, age 72. She died in the home of her son Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr.4,1,14,15 |
| Death Record |  1. Name - Sallie Jane Peters 2. Died - 7/22/42 3. Died at - Anderson County, Civil District 8, Edgemoore, Tenn., R.F.D. #1 4. Legal residence - state Tenn. county Anderson, city Edgemoore, Tenn., street R.F.D.#1, 5. Race - white 6. Sex - female 7. Status - widowed 8. Age - 72 years, 0 months, 23 days 9. Born - June 29 1870 10. Born in - Tenn. 11. Wife of - Mr. A. E. Peters 14. Occupation - housekeeper 15. Father - William Cole, born in Tenn. 16. Mother - Vesta Clay England, born in Tenn. 17. Informant - Mr. Lester Peters, Edgemoore, Tenn. R. I. 18. Burial - 7/23/42, Mt. Vernon Cem. Anderson Co. 19. Undertaker - Martin Funeral Home, Lake City, Tenn. Paul Martin (the informant was her son Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters, Sr.)4 |
| Obituary |  Funeral for Mrs. A. E. Peters, 72, who died Wednesday morning at the home of a son, E.L. Peters, at Edgemoor, will be held at 3 p. m. today at Mt. Vernon Methodist Church of which she had been a member for 50 years. The Rev. J. D. Babb will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers: Odus Diggs, Allen Underwood, Fred Crawford, Elmer Holloway, Blaine Johnson, and Lee Crawford. Survivors are four sons, E. L., Birchell, and Arthur Peters of Edgemoor, and Robert Peters of Knoxville; two daughters, Mrs. Sam Letsinger, Edgemoor, and Mrs. Clyde Cole, Knoxville. There are 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Martin's in charge. (Allen Underwood was the husband of Lela Williamson who was sister of Lola Williamson who was wife of E.L. Peters. Blaine and Dixie Johnson were close friends of E.L. and Lola Peters. Elmer Holloway was the father-in-law of Sallie's son Arthur Peters.)14 |
| Obituary |  Funeral for Mrs. A. E. Peters, 72, who died Wednesday morning at the home of a son, E.L. Peters, at Edgemoor, will be held at 3 p. m. today at Mt. Vernon Methodist Church of which she had been a member for 50 years. The Rev. J. D. Babb will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers: Odus Diggs, Allen Underwood, Fred Crawford, Elmer Holloway, Blaine Johnson, and Lee Crawford. Survivors are four sons, E. L., Birchell, and Arthur Peters of Edgemoor, and Robert Peters of Knoxville; two daughters, Mrs. Sam Letsinger, Edgemoor, and Mrs. Clyde Cole, Knoxville. There are 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Martin's in charge. (Allen Underwood was the husband of Lela Williamson who was sister of Lola Williamson who was wife of E.L. Peters. Blaine and Dixie Johnson were close friends of E.L. and Lola Peters. Elmer Holloway was the father-in-law of Sallie's son Arthur Peters.)15 |
| Burial | 23 July 1942; Mount Vernon Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.16,4,14 |
| Burial Inscription | |
| Burial GPS | |
Citations
- [S6] Cole, Ella Mae Peters Yadon; Peters Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 1.
The Peters Family History was prepared originally Ella Peters Yadon Cole. However, it was completed after her death and it is not known who exactly completed it. Much of the data in the family history came from the Peters family bible. The current location of the bible is unknown. It has been loaned and not returned. Irene Tarver has two different transcriptions of the Peters Family History
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page 1
JULY 1994
THE FAMILY OF
ALVA EDWARD PETERS & SALLIE JANE (COLE) PETERS
MARRIED NOV. 28, 1999
NAME BIRTH DIED
ALVA EDWARD PETERS OCT. 14, 1870 APR. 21, 1942
SALLIE JANE COLE JUNE 29, 1970 JULY 22, 1942
CHILDREN
ERNEST LESTER PETERS FEB. 28, 1895 NOV. 03, 1971
ELZA CORDELIA PETERS DEC. 21, 1898
ELLA MAE PETERS SEPT.28, 1902 APR. 22, 1987
WILLIAM BIRCHEL PETERS MAR. 17, 1905 APR. 1980
JONNIE CLYDE PETERS MAR. 17, 1905 NOV. 1905
ROBERT EARL PETERS JULY 06, 1907 MAR. 21, 1999
SAMUEL ARTHUR PETERS APR. 16, 1910 MAY 05, 1999
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- [S1446] Birth Certificate: Peters, Arthur; Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee; 1910; Anderson County Vital Statistics (births, deaths) July 1909-July 1912, page 35, line 7.
Name - Arthur Peters
Born - April 16, 1910
Sex - male
Color = white,
Birthplace - Dist. 9
Father - A.E. Peters
Father's birthplace - Dist. 9
Father's occupation - farmer
Mother - J.E. (sic) Peters
Mother's birthplace - Knox Co
Attending physician - Jesse Garner
Recorded July 8.
(His mother's name is what we would now call a typo and should have been listed as S.J. Peters. Civil District 9 of Anderson County encompassed the Scarbrough community.)
- [S2257] U.S. Federal Census: 1870, Knox County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, page 339b, ancestry.com (1870 U.S. Census) viewed on 31 December 2016.
Dist. 19, Knox County, Tennessee, 20 Jun 1870, Beaver Ridge PO
page 339b, dwelling number 70, family number 71
Coal William 23 m w farmer $300/$100 TN
Vesta 30 f w keeping house TN
Ida 1 f w TN
Corda 1 f w TN
- [S1449] Death Certificate: Peters, Sallie Jane; Certificate 13687; Edgemoore, Civil District 8 (sic), Anderson County, Tennessee, 1942; ancestry.com (Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958); viewed 29 September 2015.
Death Certificate #13687
1. Name - Sallie Jane Peters
2. Died - 7/22/42
3. Died at - Anderson County, Civil District 8, Edgemoore, Tenn., R.F.D. #1
4. Legal residence - state Tenn. county Anderson, city Edgemoore, Tenn., street R.F.D.#1,
5. Race - white
6. Sex - female
7. Status - widowed
8. Age - 72 years, 0 months, 23 days
9. Born - June 29 1870
10. Born in - Tenn.
11. Wife of - Mr. A. E. Peters
14. Occupation - housekeeper
15. Father - William Cole, born in Tenn.
16. Mother - Vesta Clay England, born in Tenn.
17. Informant - Mr. Lester Peters, Edgemoore, Tenn. R. I.
18. Burial - 7/23/42, Mt. Vernon Cem. Anderson Co.
19. Undertaker - Martin Funeral Home, Lake City, Tenn. Paul Martin
(the informant was her son Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters, Sr.)
- [S2218] Bryan, Jerry: research notes, 10 December 2016 (Sallie Cole).
It is likely that Sallie Jane Cole was named for her great grandmother Sarah (Sallie) England. It was common in the 1800's that Sallie was a nickname for Sarah. However, Sallie Cole's name probably was Sallie rather than Sarah. The only record that lists her name as Sarah is the 1880 census. Given all the other records that list her name as Sallie, the 1880 census enumerator probably heard that her name was Sallie and wrote down it down as Sarah, much as a census enumerator might have heard that someone's name was Bob and written it down as Robert.
It is likely that Sallie Jane Cole was named for her grandmother Jane Peters.
research notes by Jerry Bryan, 12/10/2016.
- [S90] Wright, Lucille: personal interview, recorded by Jerry Bryan, 12 October 2003.
Grandma Peters was short, wore her hair in a bun, and always wore an apron.
Lester taught school at the one room Claxton School at the time when Hutsell was sick (about 1920). The school was on the right side of Clinton Highway (northbound), before you get to the crossroads at Claxton. He could play the piano. He played fiddle at dances. His violin was originally Hutsell's. Grandpa Peters smoked a pipe and never said anything. Grandpa and Grandma Peters were often visited by Mark and Calvin Scarbrough.
Lucille was named after her mother's sister, Eva Mae Buckner.
(Lucille Wright, personal interview 12 Oct 2003, recorded by Jerry Bryan).
- [S1450] U.S. Federal Census: 1880, Anderson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 141, page 100d, ancestry.com (1880 U.S. Census) viewed on 1 December 2013.
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 149, family number 151
Keith George 33 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Katherine 31 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN cannot R/W
Oscar 5 son m s w TN TN TN attended school
Omer 3 son m s w TN TN TN
William 1 son m s w TN TN TN
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 150, family number 152
Diggs William 58 head m m w farmer TN VA VA cannot R/W
Jerusha 50 wife f m w keeping house TN SC TN
Sarah 19 dau f s w TN TN TN
King 15 son m s w farmer TN TN TN attended school, cannot W
Matilda 11 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school, cannot W
Eliza 8 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
Mary 40 sis f s w TN VA VA cannot R/W
Scarbrough John 11 laborer m s w farmer TN TN TN cannot R/W
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 152, family number 154
Wells Jesse 50 head m m w farmer TN TN VA
Susan 46 wife f m w keeping house TN Ire VA
Phillip 20 son m s w farmer TN TN TN attended school
Jesse 17 son m s w farmer TN TN TN attended school
William 14 son m s w farmer TN TN TN attended school
James 10 son m s w farmer TN TN TN attended school.
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 153, family number 155
Scarbrough John 22 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Mary 23 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN married within the year
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 155, family number 157
Peters John 35 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Hulda 34 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN
William 14 son m s w farmer TN TN TN
Alva 9 son m s w TN TN TN
Robin 7 son m s w TN TN TN
Alza 5 dau f s w TN TN TN
John 3 son m s w TN TN TN
Samuel 2 son m s w TN TN TN
Elizabeth 1/12 dau f s w TN TN TN born in April
Keith Joseph 4 nephew m s w TN TN TN
Albert 3 nephew m s w TN TN TN
Enumeration District 141, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880
page 100d, dwelling number 156, family number 158
Shannon Preston 59 head m m w farmer TN TN TN
Susan 51 wife f m w keeping house TN TN TN
Oliver Douglas 19 sson m s w farmer TN TN TN
Scarbrough Polena 18 servant f s w TN TN TN
Cole Sarah 10 servant f s w TN TN TN
- [S1448] Marriage Record: Anderson County, Tennessee, 1893; page 165, license 571; Alva Edward Peters and Sallie Jane Cole, ancestry.com (Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002), viewed 13 September 2014.
State of Tennessee, Anderson County, license #571, page 165. Know all Men by these Presents: That we Alvy Peters & J.H. Scarbrough are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, to be void on condition that there by no lawful cause to prevent a marriage from being solemnized in the County of Anderson between Alvy Peters and Sallie Cole. Witness, our hands and seals, the 27" day of Nov, 1893. License No. 571. (Signed): A.E. Peters, J. H. Scarbrough. Anderson County Record of Marriages, page 165, License No. 571, Dec 27 1893, Avy (sic) Peters to Sallie Cole, I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 28 day of Nov. 1893. Geo. W. Keith, J.P. (The bondsman John H. (Johnnie) Scarbrough was Alva's first cousin. Alva was the son of Asberine Cross. Mark and Calvin were the sons of Sarah Cross. Sarah was Asberine's sister who married William V. Scarbrough.)
- [S1452] U.S. Federal Census: 1900, Anderson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 10, page 129a, viewed at ancestry.com (1900 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 November 2014.
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1 Jun 1900, by Calvin H. Scarbrough
page 129a, dwelling number 1, family number 1, owns farm, no mortgage, Sarah had 9 children, 8 living
Scarbrough Sarah head w f Jan 1841 58 w TN -- TN farmer emp. 8 months
Calvin H. son w m Jul 1869 32 s TN TN TN teacher emp. 12 months
Marcus A. son w m Jun 1874 25 s TN TN TN farm laborer emp. 3 months
Lillie A. dau w f Feb 1876 24 s TN TN TN
Charlie J. son w m Sep 1879 20 m TN TN TN farm laborer emp. 3 months
Delia dau w m Sep 1881 18 s TN TN TN
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1 Jun 1900, by Calvin H. Scarbrough
page 129a, dwelling number 7, family number 7, owns farm, had mortgage
Peters Alva E. 29 head m m6 w Oct 1870 farmer TN TN TN
Sallie J. 29 wife f m6 w Jun 1870 TN TN TN 2 children, 2 living
Earnest L. 5 son m s w Feb 1895 TN TN TN
Elsie C. 1 dau f s w Dec 1898 TN TN TN
Hulda A. 54 mother f w w Dec 1845 TN TN TN 14 children, 6 living
John W. 23 bro m s w Mar 1877 TN TN TN
Martha E. 12 sis f s w Jan 1888 TN TN TN
Henry H. 10 bro m s w Mar 1890 TN TN TN
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1 Jun 1900, by Calvin H. Scarbrough
page 129a, dwelling number 8, family number 8, owns farm, had mortgage
Wells Phillip H. 40 head m m9 w Sep 1859 farmer TN TN TN
Ida R. 31 wife f m9 w Jul 1868 TN TN TN 4 children, 4 living
Arthur C. 13 son m s w Jun 1887 farm laborer TN TN TN
Luther B. 10 son m s w Aug 1889 TN TN TN
Lucy C. 7 dau f s w Sep 1892 TN TN TN
William H. 5 son m s w Mar 1895 TN TN TN
Bussie M. 2 dau f s w Aug 1897 TN TN TN
George E. 5/12 son m s w Dec 1899 TN TN TN
Scarbrough Vesty 60 motherL f w w Apr 1840 TN TN TN 5 children 4 living
- [S1453] U.S. Federal Census: 1910, Anderson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 10, page 126a, ancestry.com (1910 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 November 2014.
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 27 April 1910
page 126a, Bear Valley Road, dwelling number 63, family number 65
Peaters Alva E. 39 head m m1-16 w farmer TN TN TN
Sallie 39 wife f m1-16 w TN TN TN 7 children, 6 living
Lester 15 son m s w farm labor TN TN TN attended school
Elza 11 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
Ella 8 dau f s w TN TN TN attended school
William B. 5 son m s w TN TN TN
Robert E. 2 son m s w TN TN TN
dwelling number 63, family number 66 (note that it's the same house but a different family number)
Peaters Hulda A. 64 head f w w TN TN TN 14 children, 3 living
Hudsel H. 20 son m s w TN TN TN
- [S1454] U.S. Federal Census: 1920, Anderson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 10, Dist. 9, page 131a, ancestry.com (1920 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 November 2014.
Enumeration District 10, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 22 Jan 1920
page 131a, family number 167
Peters Alva 49 head m m w farming, home farm TN TN TN
Sallie J. 49 wife f m w TN TN TN
Ella M. 17 dau f s w TN TN TN
William B. 14 son m s w farming, home farm TN TN TN
Robert E. 12 son m s w farming, home farm TN TN TN
Arthur 9 son m s w TN TN TN
Henry H. 29 bro m s w TN TN TN
- [S1455] U.S. Federal Census: 1930, Anderson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District 1-12, Dist. 9, page 125a, ancestry.com (1930 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 November 2014.
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 18 Apr 1930
page 125a, Bear Creek Valley, dwelling number 60, family number 60
Peters Alvie E. 58 head m m@23 w farmer TN TN TN
Sallie 59 wife f m@23 w TN TN TN
Robert C. 22 son m s w TN TN TN
Arthur 20 son m s w TN TN TN
- [S1456] U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Anderson County, Tennessee, Dist. 9, Enumeration District 1-14, page 243a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 24 November 2014.
Enumeration District 1-14, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 20 May 1940
page 243a, Sheet 12a, dwelling number 171, owns property worth $600
Peters Alva 69 head m m w farmer 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house, no salary income
Sally J. 69 wife f m w 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Enumeration District 1-14, Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 20 May 1940
page 243a, Sheet 12a, dwelling number 176, owns property worth $100
Peters Robert E. 32 head m m w farmer 3 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Mary 25 wife f m w 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
Gamble Lonas 46 lodger m w w 2 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house
- [S1396] Obituary: Peters, Mrs. A. E.; Clinton Courier-News [Clinton, Tennessee], 23 July 1942, page 8.
Clinton Courier-News [Clinton, Tennessee], 23 Jul 1942, page 8.
Funeral for Mrs. A. E. Peters, 72, who died Wednesday morning at the home of a son, E.L. Peters, at Edgemoor, will be held at 3 p. m. today at Mt. Vernon Methodist Church of which she had been a member for 50 years. The Rev. J. D. Babb will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers: Odus Diggs, Allen Underwood, Fred Crawford, Elmer Holloway, Blaine Johnson, and Lee Crawford. Survivors are four sons, E. L., Birchell, and Arthur Peters of Edgemoor, and Robert Peters of Knoxville; two daughters, Mrs. Sam Letsinger, Edgemoor, and Mrs. Clyde Cole, Knoxville. There are 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Martin's in charge. (Allen Underwood was the husband of Lela Williamson who was sister of Lola Williamson who was wife of E.L. Peters. Blaine and Dixie Johnson were close friends of E.L. and Lola Peters. Elmer Holloway was the father-in-law of Sallie's son Arthur Peters.)
- [S1400] Obituary: Peters, Mrs. A. E.; Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 23 July 1942, page 16.
Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 23 Jul 1942, page 16.
Funeral for Mrs. A. E. Peters, 72, who died Wednesday morning at the home of a son, E.L. Peters, at Edgemoor, will be held at 3 p. m. today at Mt. Vernon Methodist Church of which she had been a member for 50 years. The Rev. J. D. Babb will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers: Odus Diggs, Allen Underwood, Fred Crawford, Elmer Holloway, Blaine Johnson, and Lee Crawford. Survivors are four sons, E. L., Birchell, and Arthur Peters of Edgemoor, and Robert Peters of Knoxville; two daughters, Mrs. Sam Letsinger, Edgemoor, and Mrs. Clyde Cole, Knoxville. There are 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Martin's in charge. (Allen Underwood was the husband of Lela Williamson who was sister of Lola Williamson who was wife of E.L. Peters. Blaine and Dixie Johnson were close friends of E.L. and Lola Peters. Elmer Holloway was the father-in-law of Sallie's son Arthur Peters.)
- [S1412] Grave marker: Alva E. Peters and Sallie J. Peters; Mount Vernon Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee; photographed 29 May 2011 by Jerry Bryan.
Alva E. Peters, Oct 14, 1870 - Apr 21, 1942 and Sallie J. Peters, Jun 29, 1870 - Jul 22, 1942.
- [S2676] GPS for Peters, Alva and Sallie grave: 35.970608, -84.266068, recorded 12 June 2014 by Jerry Bryan.
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