| Home Surname List Name Index Sources | Third Generation18. William J Peters17,57,58 was born about 1821 in Tennessee. He was missing from the census in 1850. He appeared in the census in 1860 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 Jun 1860, Clinton PO; p.1a, dwelling number 4, family number 4; Peters William J. 39 m w farmer /$100 TN cannot R/W; Susan 34 f w TN cannot R/W; Joseph R. M. 9 m w TN attended school; Jemima J. 7 f w TN attended school; James H. 4 m w TN; Emila A. 1 f w TN. William died about 1864.59 I believe that William J. Peters was the son of Thomas Peters and Sarah B. (Jenny) England, but it is not proven. My evidence is two-fold. 1) A process of elimination. Thomas appears from the 1830 census data to have had sons, all the other Peters lines in Anderson County appear to have been accounted for, nobody lists any sons for Thomas, so my first guess is to attach otherwise unattached Peters males of the correct age to Thomas (pretty weak, I know). 2) William/Wilburn Peters and John W. Peters sold land to George W. Keith 31 Dec 1841, and the land was adjacent to land owned by Thomas Peters. This suggests that John W. Peters and William/Wilburn Peters might have been sons of Thomas. Again this is very weak, but it is all I have at this point. William J Peters and Susannah Yarnell were married on 16 November 1845 in Anderson County, Tennessee.17,57,58 Issued 10th Nov 1845, William Peters to Susanah Yarnall; The rights of Matrimony was duly celbrated by me between the within named persons This 16th Nov 1845, H. Tarter?, M of G. Second entry: Issued 16th Oct 1845; Wm Peters to Susannah Yarnell; the writes (sic) of Matrimoney (sic) was duly celebrated by me between the within license this 16th day of November 1845, Hiram Sarter?, Preacher of the Methodist E Church. Susannah Yarnell17,57,58 was born about 1826 in Tennessee. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Susan 34 f w TN cannot R/W. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 Jul 1870, Wilson PO, p.37a, dwelling number 177, family number 177, Peters Susan 44 f w keeping house /$150 TN cannot W, Mima J. 17 f w at home TN attended school, James H. 14 m w manual laborer TN attended school, Sarah E. 7 f w TN attended school. Susannah appeared in the census in 1880 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Dist. 4, Anderson County, Tennessee, 2 Jun 1880; p.35a, dwelling number 40, family number 41; Peters Susan 54 head f w w keeping house TN -- TN cannot R/W; James 24 son m s w farm worker TN TN TN; Betsey 17 dau f s w TN TN TN. She died between 1881 and 1899 in [Anderson County, Tennessee]. She appeared in the 1880 census, but not in the 1900 census. (RGB) William J Peters and Susannah Yarnell had the following children:
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