Fourth Generation

59. John Wesley Peters^52,72.
Birth: about 1815, [Anderson County], Tennessee.
Parents: Thomas Peters and Sarah (Sallie) England.
Census: 1830, Anderson County, Tennessee.³⁰
Age 10-14, enumerated in the household of his father Thomas Peters. He appeared in the tax list in 1837 in Anderson County, Tennessee. 1 poll.
Census: 1840, Anderson County, Tennessee.⁷³
page 8a, line 12, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1840
John W. Peters 00001-0

00-04 1836-1840 0 0
05-09 1831-1835 0
10-14 1826-1830 0
15-19 1821-1825 0
20-29 1811-1820 1 John W. Peters
Birth of Child: about 1841, Sarah A. Peters, parent age: 26.
Birth of Child: about 1843, Robert W. Peters, parent age: 28.
Birth of Child: about 1845, Thomas S. Peters, parent age: 30.
Birth of Child: about 1849, Mary L. A. (Annette) Peters, parent age: 34.
Census: 1850, Johnson County, Missouri. Washington Twp, Johnson County, Missouri, 23 Sep 1850; page 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.
Birth of Child: about 1851, Alexander Lee (Lee) Peters, parent age: 36.
Birth of Child: about 1853, Susan Virginia (Virginia) Peters, parent age: 38.
Birth of Child: about 1855, William Horace (Horace) Peters, parent age: 40.
Birth of Child: about 1859, John H. (Johnny) Peters, parent age: 44.
Death: about 1859, age 44, [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.
Marriage: 26 January 1841, Anderson County, Tennessee, John Wesley Peters, to Catherine R. (Kitty) Lea.⁷² 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) Lea⁷², daughter of Robert H. Lea and Jane D. ,.
Birth: about 1821, [Anderson County], [Tennessee].
Parents: Robert H. Lea and Jane D.
Birth of Child: about 1841, Sarah A. Peters, parent age: 20.
Birth of Child: about 1843, Robert W. Peters, parent age: 22.
Birth of Child: about 1845, Thomas S. Peters, parent age: 24.
Birth of Child: about 1849, Mary L. A. (Annette) Peters, parent age: 28.
Census: 1850, Johnson County, Missouri. Kitty 28 f w TN.
Birth of Child: about 1851, Alexander Lee (Lee) Peters, parent age: 30.
Birth of Child: about 1853, Susan Virginia (Virginia) Peters, parent age: 32.
Birth of Child: about 1855, William Horace (Horace) Peters, parent age: 34.
Birth of Child: about 1859, John H. (Johnny) Peters, parent age: 38.
Census: 1860, Johnson County, Missouri. Washington Twp, Johnson County, Missouri, 1 Aug 1860, Knob Noster PO; page 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.
Census: 1870, 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.
Census: 1880, 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 female widowed white farmer TN NC TN; Lea 27 son, male, single, white, farmer, MO TN TN; William 23 son, male, single, white, farmer, MO TN TN; John H. 21 son, male, single, white, laborer MO TN TN.

John Wesley Peters-6246 and Catherine R. (Kitty) Lea-6247 had the following children: