| Home Surname List Name Index Sources | Third Generation15. John Wesley Peters17,43 was born about 1815 in [Anderson County], Tennessee. He appeared in the tax list in 1837 in Anderson County, Tennessee. 1 poll. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Johnson County, Missouri. Washington Twp, Johnson County, Missouri, 23 Sep 1850; p.28a, dwelling number 338, family number 340; Peters John Westley 35 m w farmer $500 TN; Kitty 28 f w TN; Sarah 9 f w TN; Robert W. 7 m w TN attended school; Thomas S. 5 m w MO; Mary L. A. 1 f w MO. John died about 1859 in [Johnson County, Missouri]. His wife was an apparent widow in the 1860 census, and his last child was born in 1859. The identication of this John W. Peters as the son of John Peters and grandson of Tobias Peters is not proven. It is more or less by a process of elimination, and much further work needs to be done to confirm or deny this line. John Wesley Peters and Catherine R (Kitty) Lea were married on 26 January 1841 in Anderson County, Tennessee.43 Issued Jan 26 1841; John W. Peters to Catherine Lea; State of Tennessee, Anderson County; Executed by celebrating the Rights of Matrimony between John. W. Peters and Catherine Lea by uniting them as husband and wife on the 26th day of January 1841 given under my hand this 26th day of January 1841, John Key J.P. Catherine R (Kitty) Lea43 was born about 1821 in [Anderson County, Tennessee]. She appeared in the census in 1850 in Johnson County, Missouri. Kitty 28 f w TN. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Johnson County, Missouri. Washington Twp, Johnson County, Missouri, 1 Aug 1860, Knob Noster PO; p.875b, dwelling number 991, family number 1072; Peters Kittie 38 f w farming $2000/1600 TN; Sarah A. 19 f w TN; Robert W. 16 m w TN attended school; Thomas S. 14 m w MO attended school; Mary S. 11 f w MO attended school; Alexander S. 9 m w MO attended school; Susan V. 7 f w MO attended school; Wm. Horace 5 m w MO attended school; John H. 1 m w MO attended school. Catherine appeared in the census in 1870 in Johnson County, Missouri. Washington Twp, Johnson County, Missouri, 3 Aug 1870, Warrensburg PO; p.690b, dwelling number 156, family number 156; Peters Kitty R. 47 f w keeping house $3000/$1200 TN; Annette 25 f w at home TN; Lee 18 m w works on farm MO attended school; Virginia 15 f w at home MO attended school; Horrace 13 m w at home MO attended school; Johny 11 m w at home MO attended school. She appeared in the census in 1880 in Johnson County, Missouri. Mount Derrat Voting Precinct, Johnson County, Missouri, 5 Jun 1880; p.478b, dwelling number 43, family number 45; Peters Kate 57 head f w w farmer TN NC TN; Lea 27 son m s w farmer MO TN TN; William 23 son m s w farmer MO TN TN; John H. 21 son m s w laborer MO TN TN. John Wesley Peters and Catherine R (Kitty) Lea had the following children:
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