Sixth Generation

261. Mollie Caroline Cole^{235,245,269,270,271,272,273,274,275,276,277,278,279,280,281,282}.
Birth: 22 October 1872, Knox County, Tennessee.^{245,270,272,281}
Parents: William (Will) Cole and Vesta Clay (Vestie) England.
Census: 1880, Knox County, Tennessee.
Mary I. 7 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Birth of Child: 10 May 1894, William Elmer (Elmer) Peters, parent age: 21.
Birth of Child: 7 July 1896, Janette Hazel (Nettie) Peters, parent age: 23.
Birth of Child: 27 November 1899, Menta Reese (Recie) Peters, parent age: 27.
Census: 1900, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Mollie C. 27 wife female m7 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, can R/W, 3 children, 3 living.
Census: 1910, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Dist. 9, Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 May 1910, River Road, page 130b, dwelling number 150, family number 160, Peters Mollie 36 head female widowed white farmer, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, can R/W, Elmer 16 son, male, single, white, farm labor, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, can R/W, attended school, Genette 13 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, can R/W, attended school, Reese 9 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, can R/W, attended school, Scarborough Vesta 70 mother female widowed white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, can R/W.
Census: 1920, Loudon County, Tennessee.
Peters Mollie 38 mother-in-law female widowed white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN. City Directory: 1923 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁸³ Peters, Mollie wid Robt r 2326 Highland av. City Directory: 1924 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁷⁵ Knoxville City Directory, Peters Mollie wid Robt A r 2326 Highland av. City Directory: 1925 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁷⁶ Knoxville City Directory, Peters Mollie wid Robt A r 2326 Highland av. City Directory: 1926 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁷⁷ Knoxville City Directory, Peters Mollie wid Robt A r 2326 Highland av. City Directory: 1928 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁷⁸ Knoxville City Directory, Fraley Jos E (Mollie P) real est r 2326 Highland av.
Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.
Mollie 56 wife female married white, NC NC NC. Her birthplace information and the birth place information of her husband were reversed by the census enumerator.
Will: 27 August 1935, Knox County, Tennessee.²⁷⁴ Knox County Will Book 13, page 35

I, Mollie Peters Fraley, being of sound mind and memory, do make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void, all others by me made at any time
1st. I direct that my funeral expenses and all of my debts be paid as soon as possible after my death out of any money that I may die possessed of, or out of the first money that comes into the hands of my executor.
2nd. I give and bequeath to my beloved husband, Joseph E. Fraley, one hundred ($100.00) dollars.
3rd. I give and bequeath to my son, Elmer Peters, my daughter, Nettie Peters Lane and my daughter Reecie Peters Jones, all real estate, all money, notes accounts, household goods of every description, real, personal or mixed, which I may possess at my death. Said Elmer Peters, Nettie Peters Lane, and Reecie Peters Jones, to share equally in all property left under this will.
Lastly, I do hereby nominate and appoint Elmer Peters, my executor, who is to serve without bond.
In witness whereof, I do to this, my will and last testament, set my hand, this twenty-seventh day of August nineteen hundred and thirty-five. (August 27, 1935).
Mollie Peters Fraley
Signed and published in our presence, and we have subscribed our names hereto in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other. This 27th day of August, 1935.
Singleton M. McGee
R. S. Carter
N. Fred McMillan

Probated in Minute Book No. 18. Final settlement with Elmer Peters, Executor of Mollie Peters Fraley, real estate to Elmer Peters and his sisters, no personal property, filed 5 Feb 1943. City Directory: 1936 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁷⁹ Knoxville City Directory, Fraley Jos E (Mollie P) r 2326 Highland av.
Death: 29 August 1936, age 63, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^245,270,272

No death certificate exists. Her obituary indicates that she died at her home in Knoxville.

Obituary: Knoxville Journal, 30 Aug 1936, page 10-A.
Mrs. Mollie Peters Fraley, 63, of 2326 Highland avenue, died yesterday at 5:15 p.m. at her home. She is survived by her husband, Joe E. Fraley; one son, Elmer Peters; Daughters, Mrs. Guy Jones, of Knoxville, and Mrs. Lester Lane, Lenoir City; two sisters Mrs. Alva Peters, Edgemoor, and Mrs. Cordie Scarboro, of Scarboro, Tenn. Funeral services will be at the home tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Lynnhurst-Resthaven cemetery.

Knox County Quorum Court Minute Book v.18 page 334 Thursday 3 Sep 1936 the will of Mollie Peters Fraley was probated.

(Newspaper clipping) Mrs. Fraley Leaves $10,000 Mrs. Mollie Peters Fraley who died at her home, 2326 Highland Avenue, left an estate valued at approximately $10,000. The will, on file in County Court today, named as beneficiaries her son Elmer Peters, and two daughters, Nettie Peters Lane and Reecie Peters Jones.
Burial: 31 August 1936, Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^245,272 Grave marker: Fraley, Mollie (Peters) 1872 - 1936 Mother.

Mollie Caroline Cole and Robert Asbury (Robin) Peters.
Marriage: 4 April 1892, Roane County, Tennessee, Mollie Caroline Cole, to Robert Asbury (Robin) Peters.²⁸²

Marriage Bond, Roane County, Tennessee, page 294. Know all Men, That we, Robert Peters and _____ of the County of Roane and State of Tennessee are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee, in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, ell and truly to be made, we bind our heirs, executors and administrators, and each and every one of us and them, both jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. The Condition of the above Obligation is such, That whereas Robt Peters and prayed and obtained a License to marry Mollie Cole, Now, if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said Robt Peters and Mollie Cole should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as Husband and Wife, then this obligation to be void and no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands and seals, the 2 day of Sept. 1892. (signed) Robert Peters, J. M. Masier Jr. County Marriage Record, page 473, license No. 142. Kingston, Tenn., Sept. 2 1892. This day issued to Robert Peters to marry Mollie Cole, J.C. Pope, Clerk. State of Tennessee, Roane County. I solemnized the rite of matrimony between the within named parties, on the 4 day of Sept. 1892. J.K. Copeland, M.G.

Mollie Cole and Sallie Cole were sisters, and Robert Peters and Alva Peters were brothers. Mollie married Robert, Sallie married Alva, and the respective children were double first cousins.

Robert Asbury (Robin) Peters^{85,157,178,269,280,282,284,285,286}, son of John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine Cross,.
Birth: 29 April 1872, [Anderson County], Tennessee.^157,284
Parents: John H. Peters and Hulda Asberine (Asberine) Cross.
Census: 1880, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Household of his father John H. Peters.
Robin 7 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, attended school.
Birth of Child: 10 May 1894, William Elmer (Elmer) Peters, parent age: 22.
Birth of Child: 7 July 1896, Janette Hazel (Nettie) Peters, parent age: 24.
Birth of Child: 27 November 1899, Menta Reese (Recie) Peters, parent age: 27.
Census: 1900, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Dist. 13, Anderson County, Tennessee, 11 Jun 1900; page 172b, dwelling number 292, family number 300; Peters Robert A. 28 head male m7 w stable boss, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Mollie C. 27 wife female m7 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, 3 children, 3 living; William E. 6 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Jenetta N. 3 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN; Mentie R. 6/12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN. Residence: 1904/5, Anderson County, Tennessee.¹⁷⁸ He was a member of Victory Lodge 446, Independent Order off Odd Fellows. The Lodge was organized on 16 Oct 1904 in the Scarbrough community. Robert was not a charter member, but he joined sometime before his death on 25 Sep 1905. He was listed as living in Scarbrough. City Directory: 1904 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁸⁵ Peters Robert (Peters & Moore), rms 400 E Jackson. Also listed as Peters & Moore (Robert Peters, J B Moore), saloon 400 E Jackson av. City Directory: 1905 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁸⁶ Peters Robert A (Peters & Moore), r Scarbrough, Tenn. Also listed as Robert A. Peters and James B. Moore, saloon, 400 E. Jackson Ave. Robert was listed in the Knoxville City Directory because of his business in Knoxville, but he was living in Scarbrough, Anderson County, Tennessee. There was a 1905 Anderson County lawsuit against Peters & Moore. It is in the Anderson County Loose papers, Folder 2477, Roll 65, Slot 2061. It was a suit for payment of a debt of $250, filed upon the death of Robert A. Peters.
Death: 25 September 1905, age 33, [Anderson County], [Tennessee].^157,284 He probably died in Anderson County, but it could have been in Knox County or another adjacent county.
Burial: Scarbrough Cemetery Anderson County, Tennessee.²⁸⁴ Grave marker: Robert A. Peters, 4-29-1872 - 9-26-1905. Robert started the Scarbrough School in Anderson County. (Carolyn Lane Berry).

Mollie Caroline Cole-3223 and Robert Asbury (Robin) Peters-1249 had the following children:

Mollie Caroline Cole and Joseph E. (Joe) Fraley.
Marriage: 14 March 1926, Knox County, Tennessee, Mollie Caroline Cole, to Joseph E. (Joe) Fraley.^{269,270,271,273} Knox County Marriage Book 17, page 113, license #568. Joseph E. Fraley to Mollie Peters, 1926, A.W. Edington, Clerk. 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 Joseph E. Fraley age 55, Mollie Peters age 45. Witness our hands and seals, on the 19 day of May 1926. (signed) J. E. Fraley, S. E. Hodges. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above parties on the 19 day of May 1926. J.R. Ailor, Justice of the Peace.

Joseph E. (Joe) Fraley^{239,245,271,273,278}, son of John Fraley and Bettie Elizabeth Jordan,.
Birth: August 1870, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina.²⁸⁷
Parents: John Fraley and Bettie Elizabeth Jordan.
Census: 1870, Guilford County, North Carolina. infant 2/12 m w NC born in April.
Missing from census: 1880.
Birth of Child: 9 October 1894, Lavada B. Fraley, parent age: 24.
Birth of Child: January 1898, Thelma Fraley, parent age: 27.
Census: 1900, Guilford County, North Carolina.
Ward 1, High Point Twp, Guilford County, North Carolina, 2 Jun 1900; page 32a, 2 English Street, dwelling number 46, family number 49; Fraley Joseph 29 head male m6 w Aug 1870 merchant NC NC NC; Corrina 26 wife female m6 w Nov 1872 NC NC NC 2 children, 2 living; Lavada 5 daughter, female, single, white, Oct 1894 NC NC NC; Thelma 2 daughter, female, single, white, Jan 1898 NC NC NC; Davis Laurah 62 mother-in-law female widowed white Aug 1837 NC NC NC 7 children, 4 living.
Census: 1910, Knox County, Tennessee.
Dist. 1, Enumeration District 91, Ward 8, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, 19 Apr 1910; page 191b, 319 West Park St., dwelling number 84, family number 84; Fraly Joseph 38 boarder m d w merchant NC NC NC, enumerated household of C.M. Wolf.
Census: 1920, Knox County, Tennessee.
Dist. 1, Knox County, Tennessee, 14 Jan 1920, page 15b, 317 Depot St., dwelling number 258, family number 364, Fraley Joe 50 head male w w manager hotel NC NC NC. City Directory: 1924 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁸⁸ Fraley Jos E r Cumberland Hotel. City Directory: 1925 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁸⁹ Fraley Jos E (North Gay Billiard Parlor) r Cumberland Hotel. City Directory: 1926 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁹⁰ Fraley Jos E (Recreation Billiard Club) r 1929 E Magnolia av. City Directory: 1928 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁷⁸ Fraley Jos E (Mollie P) real est r 2326 Highland av.
Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.
Ward 10, Enumeration District 47-20, Knoxville City, Knox County, Tennessee, 7 Apr 1930, p.9b, 2326 Highland Ave., dwelling number 113, family number 191, Fraley Joseph E. 59 head male married white, $6000, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, Mollie 56 wife female married white, NC NC NC, Peters Elmer 34 son, male, single, white, laborer, tire co. born in TN, father born in TN, mother born NC. City Directory: 1936 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁹⁰ Fraley Jos E (Mollie P) r 2326 Highland av. City Directory: 1937 Knoxville, Tennessee.²⁹¹ Fraley Jos. E r 2326 Highland av. City Directory: 1938 Knoxville, Tennessee. Jos E Fraley rms 722 W. Cumberland av City Directory: 1939 Knoxville, Tennessee. Jos E. Fraley (Summit Milk Depot) r 413 W Vine av City Directory: 1940 Knoxville, Tennessee. Jos E. Fraley 413 W Vine av City Directory: 1941 Knoxville, Tennessee. Jos E. Fraley 413 W Vine av City Directory: 1942 Knoxville, Tennessee. Jos E. Fraley 413 W Vine av City Directory: 1943 Knoxville, Tennessee. Jos E. Fraley 413 W Vine av City Directory: 1944 Knoxville, Tennessee. Jos E. Fraley 413 W Vine av City Directory: 1945 Knoxville, Tennessee. Jos E. Fraley 413 W Vine av City Directory: 1946 Knoxville, Tennessee. Jos E. Fraley 413 W Vine av City Directory: 1947 Knoxville, Tennessee. Jos E. Fraley 413 W Vine av
Death: 24 September 1948, age 78, Knox County, Tennessee.²⁸⁷

Death certificate: 22310
1. Name: Joseph E. Fraley
2. Died: 24 Sep 1948
3. Died in: Dist. 1, Knoxville, Knox County
4. Resides: A. Tenn, B. Knox County, Dist. 1, C., Knoxville, D. 413 West Vine Avenue
5. Race: White
6. Sex: Male
7. Widowed
8. Age: 78 years, 1 month, 22 days
9. Born: 2 Aug 1870
10. Born in: High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
11. Husband or wife of: widower
12. Veteran: none
13. Usual occupation: grocer
14. Industry: grocery
15. Father: John Fraley, born High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
16. Mother: Bettie Elizabeth Jordan, Guildford County, North Carolina
17. Informant: Mrs. F. M. (Bertie) Akard, 2625 Jefferson Ave, Knoxville
18. Buried: 26 Sep 1948, Lynnhurst, Knoxville, Tenn
19. Undertaker: Roberts, Knoxville, Tenn.
Burial: 26 September 1948, Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²⁸⁷ His burial information comes from his death certificate. I have not found a tombstone or records of a tombstone. (RGB)