Sixth Generation

495. Alta Melzena (Attie) Peters^63,376.
Birth: 23 October 1888, Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Parents: James Harvey (Jim) Peters and Sarah Ellen (Sallie) Messamore.
Census: 1900, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Attie 11 daughter, female, single, white, Oct 1888, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census: 1910, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Altha 21 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Birth of Child: about 1913, J. Glenn Ward, parent age: 25.
Census: 1920, Knox County, Tennessee.
Alta 30 wife female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.
Alta 41 wife female m@23 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.

Alta Melzena (Attie) Peters and Luther Ward.
Marriage: 29 February 1912, Anderson County, Tennessee, Alta Melzena (Attie) Peters, to Luther Ward.³⁷⁶ License #232, issued 1912 Feby 29, Luther Ward 26 to Altie Peters 23, bondsmen Luther Ward and Charley Dagley; I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within named parties on the 29 day of Feby 1912, C. M. Harrington, J.P.

Luther Ward^{63,140,376,377}.
Birth: 18 December 1885, Tennessee.¹⁴⁰
Birth of Child: about 1913, J. Glenn Ward, parent age: 28.
Census: 1920, Knox County, Tennessee.
Dist. 2, Knoxville City, Knox County, 13 Jan 1920; page 19a, 203 Quincy Ave., dwelling number 378, family number 396; Ward Luther 34 head male married white, instructor, high school, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Alta 30 wife female married white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Glen 6 son, male, single, white, NY TN TN.
Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.
Dist. 2, Enumeration District 47-69, Knox County, Tennessee, 8 Apr 1930; page 120b, Valley View Road, dwelling number 168, family number 170; Ward Luther 44 head male m@26 w gailer, county gail, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Alta 41 wife female m@23 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; G. Glen 18 son, male, single, white, NY TN TN attended school; Peters Allyn 4 6/12 niece female single white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Death: July 1966, age 80.¹⁴⁰ Social Security Death Index Information: Name: Luther Ward; Last Residence: 37917 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; Born: 18 Dec 1885; Died: Jul 1966; State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951).

Alta Melzena (Attie) Peters-27005 and Luther Ward-27011 had the following children: