Seventh Generation

681. Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr.^{101,251,440,441,442}.
Birth: 28 February 1895, Anderson County, Tennessee.^251,443
It is not known exactly where in Anderson County it was that he was born. His family purchased the farm where he grew up about five months after he was born. Therefore, he was not born on the farm where he grew up unless the family was already living on the land as renters prior to the time they purchased the property.
Parents: Alva Edward Peters and Sallie Jane Cole. Names: Usually known as Lester. Never known as Ernest. Sometimes known as Pete. Sometimes called Uncle Pete even by non-family members.⁴⁴⁴
Census: 1900, Anderson County, Tennessee.¹⁶¹
Household of his father Alva Edward (Alvy) Peters. Dist. 9, 14 Jun 1900.
Earnest L. 5 son, male, single, white, Feb 1895, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census: 1910, Anderson County, Tennessee.¹⁶²
Household of his father Alva Edward (Alvy) Peters. Dist. 9, 27 April 1910.
Lester 15 son, male, single, white, farm labor, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, attended school.
Marriage: 24 December 1916, Gillespie Ave. Baptist Church, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 21, to Amy Etta Buckner.^440,445 Draft registration: 15 June 1917, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.⁴⁴³
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1. Name - Earnest Lester Peters, age 22
2. Address - Lenoir, Tenn. (Lenoir City)
3. Born - Feb 28, 1895
4. Citizenship - natural born
5. Born - Anderson Co., Tenn., USA
7. Occupation - Molder
8. Employer - Lenoir Ry Car Works. Where employed - Lenoir City
9. Dependents - wife
10. Status - married. Race - caucasian
11. Previous military service - none
Signature - Earnest Lester Peters
1. Height - tall. Build - slender
2. Eyes - black. Hair - black
3. Lost arm, leg, hand, foot, or both eyes, or is otherwise disabled? No
Precinct 9, Loudon County, Tenn, 6/15/17
Birth of Child: 26 September 1917, Eva Lucille (Lucille) Peters, parent age: 22.
Missing from City Directory: 1918 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.⁴⁴⁶
The Knoxville City Directory was not published in 1918. His residence in the 1917 draft registration was listed as Lenoir City, and it is not known when he moved to Knoxville. City Directory: 1919 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁴⁷ Peters Ernest L. mldr Knoxv Stove Wks r 1150 Hoitt Ave.
He and his family were living in the household of his father-in-law Robert D. Buckner.
Census: 1920, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.⁴⁴⁸
Household of his father-in-law Robert D. Buckner. Dist. 2, Knoxville, 8 Jan 1920
page 259b, Hoytt Ave 1150, dwelling number 13, family number 13
Peters Earnest L. 24 son-in-law male married white, foreman stove factory, born in TN, father and mother born in TN
Anne E. 22 daughter female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN
Lucille P. 2 3/12 grand-daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN. City Directory: 1920 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁴⁹ Peters Ernest L, mldr Knox Stove Wks. City Directory: 1921 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁵⁰ Peters E. Lester foreman Knox Stove Works r. Ashland av.
Marriage: 6 November 1921, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age 26, to Lola Ethel Williamson.^441,451,452 City Directory: 1922 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁵³ Peters E Lester foreman Knox Stove Works r Ashland. City Directory: 1923 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁸³ Peters, E Lester foremn Knox Stove Wks r Morris av.
Birth of Child: 24 January 1923, Living Peters, parent age: 27. City Directory: 1924 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁵⁴ Peters E Lester (Lola) foremn Knox Stove Wks r 2013 Ailor av. City Directory: 1925 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁵⁵ Peters E Lester (Lola W) foremn Knox Stove Wks r Morris av. City Directory: 1926 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁵⁶ Peters Ernest L (Lola W) foremn Knox Stove Wks r Morris av.
Birth of Child: 11 June 1927, Ernest Lester (Bud) Peters Jr., parent age: 32. City Directory: 1927 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁵⁷ Peters Ernest (Lola) foremn Knox Stove Wks r 20 Morris av. City Directory: 1928 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁵⁸ Peters Ernest L (Lola W) foremn Knox Stove Wks r 20 Morris av.
Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.⁴⁵⁹
Head of household.
Ward 23, Dist. 8, Enumeration District 47-56, Knoxville City, 10 Apr 1930
page 12a, 1155 Morris Ave., dwelling number 220, family number 223
Peters Earnest L. 35 head male first married at age 22 white foreman stove foundry rents $16/month, born in TN, father and mother born in TN
Lola E. 29 wife female first married at age 16 white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN
Eva L. 12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN
Beatrice R. 7 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN
Earnest R. 2 8/12 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
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There is an error in the census because Lola was first married at age 21 rather than at age 16. The error arose on the part of the census enumerator because the census enumerator based Lola's age of first marriage on Lester's age of first marriage, and Lola was 16 at the time of Lester's marriage to his first wife Amy Buckner.
Birth of Child: 9 July 1930, Howard Raymond Peters, parent age: 35. City Directory: 1932 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁶⁰ Peters E Lester (Lola W) foremn Knox Stove Wks r 1155 Morris av. City Directory: 1933 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁶¹ Peters E Lester (Lola W) foremn Knox Stove Wks r Edgemore, Tenn.
Birth of Child: 20 November 1934, Living Peters, parent age: 39.
Birth of Child: 5 July 1937, Living Peters, parent age: 42.
Census: 1940, Anderson County, Tennessee.⁴⁶²
Head of household.
Dist. 9, Enumeration District 1-14, 21 May 1940
----- page 244a, Sheet 13a, Johnson & Mt. Vernon Road, dwelling number 191, owns property worth $1000
Peters E. Lester 45 head male married white, foundry foreman iron foundry 3 years high school, born in TN, lived 1935 same house, $1620 salary
Lola E. 39 wife female married white, 8 years school, born in TN, lived 1935 same house
B. Ruth 17 daughter, female, single, white, 2 years high school, born in TN, lived 1935 same house
E. Lester Jr. 12 son, male, single, white, 7 years school, born in TN, lived 1935 same house
Howard R. 9 son, male, single, white, 4 years school, born in TN, lived 1935 same house
V. Irene 5 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, lived 1935 same house
H. Lorieta 2 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN City Directory: 1946 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁶³ Peters, E L foremn West Knoxv Fdy r Corryton, Tenn, R D 1. City Directory: 1955 Knoxville, Tennessee.^464,465 Peters E L slsmn Morton McCary Motors Corryton Tenn. R D 1.
Peters Lester slsmn Morton-McCrary Motors r Tazewell pk, R D 12
Marriage: 26 March 1967, Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee, age 72, to Rose Dell Hampton.^442,466
Death: 3 November 1971, age 76, his home on Tazewell Pike, Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee.^251,467,468 He died while working in his yard building a fence. Obituary: Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 4 Nov 1971, page 42⁴⁶⁸
Ernest Lester Peters, 76, a foreman at Knoxville Stove Works for 26 years until his retirement in 1943, died yesterday afternoon at his home on Tazewell Pike, Corryton. Mr. Peters was also employed by the Atomic Energy Commission in Oak Ridge from 1943 until 1953. He was a member of Corinth United Methodist Church, where he taught the Friendship Sunday School Class for 26 years and served as chairman for the building program. He was a Mason. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Rose Murphy Peters; daughters, Mrs. Lucille Wright of Centerburg, Ohio, Mrs. Ruth Bryan, Mrs. Virginia Irene Tarver and Mrs. Loretta Tadlock, all of Knoxville; sons, Ernest L. Peters Jr. and Howard R. Peters of Corryton; stepchildren; James P. Murphy of Sweetwater, Larry W. Murphy of Morristown, Guerry Carl Murphy of Johnson City and Mary Aileen Peters of Corryton; sisters, Mrs. Clyde Cole of Knoxville and Mrs. Eliza Letsinger of Powell; brothers, W. B., S. A. and R. E. Peters of Knoxville. Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Stevens chapel with Rev. Robert L. Irwin officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Death Certificate:⁴⁶⁷ Knox County, Tennessee, 1971, certificate 71-034041.
1. Name - Ernest Lester Peters, Sr.
2. Died - November 3, 1971
3. Race - White
4. Sex - Male
5a. Age - 76
6. Born - Feb. 28, 1895
7a. County of Death - Knox
7b. City, Town, or Location of Death - Corryton
7c. Inside City Limits - no
7d. Address of death - R.1, Tazewell Pike, Home
8. State of birth - Tennessee
9. Citizen of what country - USA
10. Status - married
11. Surviving spouse (if wife, give maiden name) - Rose Murphy
13a. Usual occupation (give kind of work done during most of working life, even if retired) - Retired Employee
13b. Kind of business or industry - Knox. Stove Works
14a. Residence state - Tennessee
14b. County - Knox
14c. City, town, or location - Corryton
14d. Inside city limits (specify yes or no) - no
14e. Street and number - R.1, Tazewell Pike
15. Father - name - Alvin Peters
16. Mother - maiden name - Sally Jane Cole
17. Informant - Mrs. Rose M. Peters, R.1, Tazewell Pike
21a. Physician certification -
22b. Medical examiner certification - Ira Pierce
23a. Certifier name (type or print) - Ira S. Pierce, M.D.
23b. Mailing address - Alcoa Hwy., Knoxville, Tenn. 37920
24a. Burial, cremation, removal (specify) - Burial
24b. Date (month, day, year) Nov. 5, 1971
24c. Cemetery or crematory name - Greenwood
24d Location, city or town, state - Knoxville, Tennessee
25. Funeral home - name and address - Stevens Mortuary, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917
26a. Registrar - signature - Mary Chambers
26b. Date received by local registrar - Nov 8, 1971
Notes and corrections to death certificate: 1) His wife's maiden name was Rose Hampton. She married first Carl Murphy. 2) His father's name was Alva rather than Alvin -- his father's full name was Alva Edward Peters.
Burial: 5 November 1971, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^467,468,469
Burial inscription: E. Lester Peters, 1895-1971, same marker as Lola E. Peters.⁴⁶⁹
Burial GPS: 36.031402, -83.915407.⁴⁶⁹ Narrative: ^101,444 According to Lucille Wright, 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. According to Jerry Bryan, Lester read music using the shaped note system. He was very upset if the church bought a new hymn book which did not have shaped notes. He stated that his Peters family had come to the United States from Germany.

Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. and Amy Etta Buckner.
Marriage: 24 December 1916, Gillespie Ave. Baptist Church, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr., to Amy Etta Buckner.^440,445 Courthouse Marriage Record:⁴⁴⁵ State of Tennessee, Knox County, book 14, page 9, license #1571.
Know all men by these presents that we 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 Knox between Earnest L. Peters age 21 and Amy E. Buckner age 20. Witness our hands and seals, the 23 day of Dec 1916. (signed) Earnest L. Peters, H. H. Peters. Marriage License, State of Tennessee, County of Knox, To any regular Minister of the Gospel, Priest or Jewish Rabbi having the care of Souls, or Judge, or Justice of the Peace for said County --- Greeting. I, Jesse L. Henson, Clerk of the County Court of Knox County aforesaid, by the power vested in me by law, do license you or either of you, to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between Earnest L. Peters of Lenoir City Tenn. and Amy E. Buckner of City. Given at office in Knoxville, the 23 day of Dec 1916 and of American Independence, 141. (signed) Jesse L. Henson, clerk. by W. H. Lennon, Deputy Clerk. Marriage License #1571 Earnest L. Peters to Amy E. Buckner, 1916, Jesse L. Henson, Clerk. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above parties on the 24th day December 1916. W.H. Rutherford, Pastor, Gillespie Ave. Baptist Church.

Amy Etta Buckner^{440,470,471,472}, daughter of Robert D. Buckner and Martha Jane Parks,.
Birth: 21 October 1896, [Union County], Tennessee.^440,473,474
Her parents were married in 1895 in Union County, Tennessee and the family was enumerated in the 1900 census in Union County. The 1900 census lists her birthplace as Tennessee and it is likely that she was born in Union County.
Parents: Robert D. (Rob) Buckner and Martha Jane Parks.
Census: 1900, Union County, Tennessee.⁴⁷⁴
Household of her father Robert D. (Rob) Buckner.
Amy 3 daughter, female, single, white, Oct 1896, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census: 1910, Knox County, Tennessee.⁴⁷⁵
Household of her father Robert D. (Rob) Buckner.
Amy E. 13 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN. City Directory: 1913 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁷⁶ Buckner Amy E h n s Rutledge pk, Burlington, R D 5. City Directory: 1915 Knoxville, Tennessee.⁴⁷⁷ Buckner Amy Miss, h 414 w Clinch av.
Marriage: 24 December 1916, Gillespie Ave. Baptist Church, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, age 20, to Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr..^440,445
Missing from City Directory: between 1916 and 1920 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^{446,447,449,478,479,480} They were living in Knoxville and Lester was listed in the Knoxville City Directory. Women were usually listed in the city directory along with their husbands, but Amy was not listed.
Birth of Child: 26 September 1917, Eva Lucille (Lucille) Peters, parent age: 20.
Census: 1920, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.⁴⁴⁸
Household of her father Robert D. (Rob) Buckner along with her husband Lester Peters and her daughter Lucille
Anne E. 22 daughter female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
The transcription of her name as Anne rather than as Amy is a faithful transcription. The error with her name was made by the census enumerator. Perhaps he thought he heard "Annie" rather than "Amy".
Death: 9 February 1920, age 23, at her home at 1150 Hoitt Avenue, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^470,471,473 Her death certificate reports that she died of pneumonia, but oral family history indicates that she died of the Spanish flu in the epidemic of 1920. She was pregnant when she died.
Death Certificate:⁴⁷⁰ Knox County, Tennessee, 1920, certificate 177.
1. Died - Knox County, Knoxville, 1150 Hoitt Ave.
2. Name - Mrs. Amy Etolye Peters
3. Sex - female
4. Race - white
5. Status - married
6. Birth date -
7. Age - 23 years
8. Occupation - At Home
9. Birthplace - Tenn.
10. Father - R. D. Buckner
11. Father born - Tenn.
12. Mother -
13. Mother born -
14. Informant - E. L. Peters, 1150 Hoitte Ave.
15. Filed - Feb. 11, 1920
16. Died - Feb. 9, 1920
19. Buried - Greenwood Cemetery, Feb. 11, 1920
20. Undertaker - Carl R. Roberts Co, Knoxville Obituary: Knoxville Journal [Knoxville, Tennessee], 10 Feb 1920, p.7⁴⁷¹
Mrs. Amy Eploye (sic) Peters, aged 23 years, wife of E. L. Peters, died at her home, 1150 Hoitt avenue, Monday morning at 3:15 o'clock, after a short illness of pneumonia. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Buckner and one sister, Mrs. Edward Bacon. The funeral will be conducted at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. J. H. Poe, pastor of the Gillespie avenue Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial: 11 February 1920, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^470,473
Burial inscription: Amy E. Buckner, wife of E.L. Peters, Born 1896 - Died 1920⁴⁷³
Burial GPS: 36.033327, -83.914064.⁴⁷³

Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr.-14 and Amy Etta Buckner-1239 had the following children:

Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. and Lola Ethel Williamson.
Marriage: 6 November 1921, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr., to Lola Ethel Williamson.^441,451,452 They were married at the home of Lola's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Williamson on Broadway in Lenoir City. She was born and was married in the same house. Courthouse Marriage Record:⁴⁵¹ State of Tennessee, Loudon County, book 3, page 337, application date Nov. 5, 1921.
E. L. Peters to Lola E. Williamson. This day issued to E. L. Peters to Marry Lola E. Williamson, E. E. Watkins, Clerk, no return. (They were married on 6 Nov 1921.) Newspaper Article: ⁴⁵² PETERS-WILLIAMSON
Miss Lola Ethel Williamson and Mr. Ernest Lester Peters of Knoxville were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williamson, 716 Broadway, Sunday, Nov. 6th at 2 o'clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. G. M. Moreland, pastor of the Southern Methodist church, and was a very quiet affair, witnessed only by relatives and intimate friends of the bride. The bride is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Williamson of this city. She possesses a lovable disposition which has won for her a host of friends who will regret to learn that her marriage takes her elsewhere to reside. The groom is an accomplished young man and holds a responsible position with the Knox Stove Works at Knoxville. The happy couple motored to their home in Knoxville immediately after ceremony, where a furnished bungalow was awaiting them. They have the heartiest congratulations of their many friends. (from a newspaper clipping in the scrapbook of Lola Ethel Peters, newspaper unknown but it was probably a Lenoir City newspaper rather than a Knoxville newspaper)

Lola Ethel Williamson^{441,451,459,462,487,488,489,490,491,492,493,494,495,496,497}, daughter of John William Williamson and Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray,.
Birth: 29 May 1900, at home, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee.^491,494,498
Her birthplace of Lenoir City is well known from oral family history. The house was on Broadway in downtown Broadway. She was married in the same house.
Parents: John William Williamson and Mary Mahala Jane (Mahala) Bray.
Census: 1900, Loudon County, Tennessee.⁴⁹⁹
Household of her father John William Williamson. Dist. 9, Enumeration District 103, 6 Jun 1900.
Lola 1/12 daughter, female, single, white, May 1900, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census: 1910, Loudon County, Tennessee.⁵⁰⁰
Household of her father John William Williamson.
Lola E. daughter, female, single, white 10, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee.⁵⁰¹
Household of her father John William Williamson.
Lola 19 daughter, female, single, white, pairer, hosiery mill, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Marriage: 6 November 1921, Lenoir City, Loudon County, Tennessee, age 21, to Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr..^441,451,452
Birth of Child: 24 January 1923, Living, parent age: 22.
Birth of Child: 11 June 1927, Ernest Lester (Bud) Peters Jr., parent age: 27.
Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.⁴⁵⁹
Household of her husband Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr.
Lola E. 29 wife female first married at age 16 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
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There is an error in the census because she was first married at age 21 rather than at age 16. The error arose on the part of the census enumerator because the census enumerator based her age of first marriage on Lester's age of first marriage, and she was 16 at the time of Lester's marriage to his first wife Amy Buckner.
Birth of Child: 9 July 1930, Howard Raymond Peters, parent age: 30.
Birth of Child: 20 November 1934, Living Peters, parent age: 34.
Birth of Child: 5 July 1937, Living Peters, parent age: 37.
Census: 1940, Anderson County, Tennessee.⁴⁶²
Household of her husband Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr.
Lola E. 39 wife female married white, 8 years school, born in TN, lived 1935 same house.
Death: 7 January 1966, age 65, St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^{441,487,488,495}
Death Certificate:⁴⁹⁵ Knox County, Tennessee, 1966, certificate 66-901240.
1. Name - Lola Ethel Peters
2. Died - 1-7-66
3. Color or race - W
4. Sex - F
5. Status - Married
6. Born - 5-29-1900
7. Age - 65
8. Place of death - Knox County, Dist. 7, Knoxville, St. Mary's Hospital
9. Residence - Tennessee, Knox County, Dist. 8, Tazewell Pike, Corryton
10 .Occupation - cafeteria
10b. Business or industry - Knox County Schools
13. Birthplace - Tennessee
14. Citizen of what country? U.S.A.
15. Husband or wife - Ernest Lester Peters
16. Father - John W. Williamson
17. Mother - Mahala Bray
18. Informant - Husband, address - same
22. Signature - C.E. Irwin M.D., Address: Medical Arts Bldg. Knoxville, Tenn., 37902, Date: 19 Jan 1966
22A. Buried 1-9-66, Greenwood Cem., Knoxville, Tenn.
24. Funeral Director address - Stevens Mortuary Knoxville
25. Registration Dist. no. - 24701
26. Date signed by local Reg. - Jan. 20, 1966
27. Registrar's Signature - Mary Chambers Obituary: Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 8 Jan 1966, page 8⁴⁸⁷
Mrs. Lola Ethel Williamson Peters - age 65, died 7 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Hospital. Residence Tazewell Pike, Corryton. She was a member of Corinth Methodist Church Friendship Sunday School Class and WSCS. Survivors: husband, Ernest L. Peters, Sr., Corryton; daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bryan, Mrs. Irene Tarver, Fountain City, Mrs. Lorieta Tadlock, Knoxville, Mrs. Lucille Wright, Centerville, Ohio; sons, Ernest L. Peters Jr., Howard Peters, both of Corryton; sister, Mrs. Lela Underwood, brothers W R Williamson, Knoxville, Charles Bray, California; 11 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday from Stevens Chapel, Rev. Robert Copeland, Rev. John Jarvis officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers Dexter Letsinger, Clyde Letsinger, Edward Cole, Jimmy Underwood, Don Williamson, Charles Truan. Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Saturday at Stevens Mortuary.
Burial: 9 January 1966, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^487,488,495
Burial inscription: Lola E. Peters, 1900-1966, same marker as E. Lester Peters.⁴⁸⁸
Burial GPS: 36.031402, -83.915407.⁴⁸⁸

Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr.-14 and Lola Ethel Williamson-15 had the following children:

Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr. and Rose Dell Hampton.
Marriage: 26 March 1967, Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee, Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr., to Rose Dell Hampton.^442,466 They were married at the home of Lester's son Howard Peters and Rose's daughter Mary Murphy Peters, Howard's wife. Courthouse Marriage Record:⁴⁶⁶ State of Tennessee, Knox County, application #1036, page 346, March 23, 1967.
Groom: Name - Ernest Lester Peters, Route #1, Corryton, Knox County, Tenn; born - Feb. 28, 1895, age 72, white, born in Anderson County, Tennessee, widowed, 2 previous marriages; father - Alva E. Peters, born in Anderson County, Tennessee; mother - Sallie Cole, born in Blount County (sic), Tennessee; bride: Name - Rose Dell Murphy, Route #1, Corryton, Knox County, Tenn; born - October 18, 1905, age 61, white, born in Hamblen County, Tennessee, widowed, 1 previous marriages; father - James W. Hampton, born in Hamblen County, Tennessee; mother - Frances Wagner, born in Hamblen County, Tennessee. We, the Groom and Bride named in this application, hereby certify that the information given herein is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief. (signed) Ernest Lester Peters, Rose Dell Murphy. Date of Marriage - March 26, 1967, by Charles W. Davis, M.G. Marriage License, State of Tennessee, County of Knox. To any Minister of the Gospel, Priest or Jewish Rabbi, having the care of Souls, or Judge, or Justice of the Peace for said County - Greeting: I, W. Dwight Kessel, Clerk of the County Court of Knox County aforesaid, by the power in me vested by law, do license you or either of you, to celebrate the: Rites of Matrimony between Ernest Lester Peters of Corryton, Tennessee and Rose Dell Murphy of Corryton, Tennessee. Given at office in Knoxville, the 23 day of March 1967. (signed) Dwight Kessel Clerk. By Cleo Tucker, Deputy Clerk. No. 1036, Marriage License, Ernest Lester Peters TO Rose Dell Murphy, 1967, W. Dwight Kessel, Clerk. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above parties on the 26 day of March, 1967 at Murphy home 2:00 p.m., Rev. Charles W. Davis.

Rose Dell Hampton^{442,466,493,512,513,514,515,516}, daughter of James Wade Hampton and Francis Cornelia Waggoner,.
Birth: 18 October 1903, Hamblen County, Tennessee.^{442,466,493,513,514,515}
Parents: James Wade Hampton and Francis Cornelia Waggoner.
Census: 1910, Hamblen County, Tennessee.⁵¹⁷
Household of her father James Wade Hampton.
Rosey 6 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census: 1920, Hamblen County, Tennessee.⁵¹⁸
Household of her father James Wade Hampton.
Rosa 14 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Marriage: 29 April 1928, Hamblen County, Tennessee, age 24, to James Carl (Carl) Murphy.^512,514,519
Birth of Child: 17 March 1929, Mary Aileen Murphy, parent age: 25.
Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.⁵²⁰
Household of her father-in-law Ira C. Murphy along with her husband Carl Murphy
Rose 23 daughter-in-law female first married at age 21 white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Birth of Child: 31 March 1931, Living Murphy, parent age: 27.
Birth of Child: 22 August 1938, Larry M. Murphy, parent age: 34.
Birth of Child: 22 November 1939, Living Murphy, parent age: 36.
Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee.⁵¹⁴
Household of her husband Carl Murphy.
Rosa D. 33 wife female married white, 8 years school, born in TN, lived 1935 Knoxville Knox County.
Marriage: 26 March 1967, Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee, age 63, to Ernest Lester (Lester) Peters Sr..^442,466
Death: 12 November 1975, age 72, her home, Knox County, Tennessee.^442,515,516 Obituary: Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 13 Nov 1975, page 36⁵¹⁶
Peters, Mrs. Rose Murphy - age 70, died at her residence Wednesday morning, Rt. 1. Tazewell Pike. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Survivors: Daughter, Mary Aileen Peters, Corryton; 3 sons, James P. Murphy, Jefferson City, Larry W. Murphy, Morristown, Guerry C. Murphy, Johnson City; 13 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; 2 sisters, Bernice Hudgens, Morristown, Mary Morgan, Rutledge; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 11 AM Friday Stevens Chapel, Rev. Ralph Berry officiating. Interment Greenwood Cemetery. Family will receive friends Thursday 7-9 PM at Stevens Mortuary.
Burial: 14 November 1975, Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^515,516
Burial inscription: Rose H. Murphy, 1905-1975, same marker as James Carl Murphy.⁵¹⁵
Burial GPS: 36.031446, -83.915463.⁵¹⁵