Fifth Generation

669. Benjamin Harrison (Ben) Peters Jr^201,257,258 was born on 19 March 1923 in Tennessee.²⁰¹

He appeared in the census in 1930 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Ben Jr. 7 son m s w TN TN TN.

He enlisted in the military on on 2 November 1942 in in Camp Forrest, Coffee County, Tennessee.²⁵⁷ Name: Benjamin H Peters; Birth Year: 1923; Race: White, citizen; Nativity State or Country: Tennessee; State: Tennessee; County or City: Anderson; Enlistment Date: 2 Nov 1942; Enlistment State: Tennessee; Enlistment City: Camp Forrest; Branch: Air Corps; Branch Code: Air Corps; Grade: Private; Grade Code: Private; Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of; Source: Civil Life; Education: 4 years of high school; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Height: 72; Weight: 148.

Benjamin died on 21 November 2009 at the age of 86 at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.²⁰¹

Obituary, Knoxville News-Sentinel, 22 Nov 2009.
Peters, Benjamin Harrison, Jr. - 86 of Knoxville, died on November 21, 2009, at Maryville’s Blount Memorial Hospital from complications after suffering a fall. Born March 19, 1923, to Benjamin Harrison Peters Sr. and Cleo Stair Peters of Clinton. Served in the Army Air Force during World War II, where he was trained as a radio mechanic and sent to India to fly “The Hump” over the Himalayan Mountains, transporting supplies to the Army Air Force and the Chinese Government. After the war, he earned a business administration degree from the University of Tennessee and worked as a sales engineer at Honeywell before starting his own engineering firm . In retirement, he was an active ballroom dancer and provided music at several area organizations. He married Julia Ann Burgess in 1947 (deceased, 1974), and is survived by their three sons, Benjamin Harrison Peters III (55, Knoxville), Timothy Burgess Peters (50, Oakland, California), and David Walter Peters (48, Nashville); and three grandchildren (Andrew and William, sons of David and Cassie Peters; Tyler Peters, son of Tim and Jessalyn Peters). He is also survived by two of his four sisters, Toni Peters Schmitt (Oak Ridge) and Joyce Peters Pappas (Knoxville); nephews and nieces include Dotty and Lee Shattuck, Jeff and Barbie Schmitt (parents of Emily and Eric), Kathy and Dan Gomez (parents of James and Rebecca), and Jody and Pam Pappas (parents of Ethan). Ben was predeceased by two sisters, Glenna Peters Shattuck and Tincy Peters Ford, and one brother, Carleton. He is survived by his wife, Nellie Shirley, whom he married in 1989, and her children Mike and Peggy Shirley (parents of Benjamin), James and Christine Shirley (parents of Jim, Rene Bates, and William), and Linda Shirley Piatt and Albert (parents of Lorrie, Bonnie MacDonald, and Dorothy). Ben was known for his intelligence, generosity, and kindness. He will be missed. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at 1 p.m. at the Trinity Methodist Church (5613 Western Avenue, Knoxville, 865-588-5768). Contributions in lieu of flowers should be made to Second Harvest (feedingamerica.org)

Benjamin Harrison (Ben) Peters Jr and Julia Ann Burgess were married on 15 March 1947 in Knox County, Tennessee.^201,258 Knox County Marriage Index Information: Peters, Benjamin Harrison Jr. and Burgess, Julia Ayn, 15 Mar 1947, License #430, Book 3, p.144.

Julia Ann Burgess^{172,201,258,259}, daughter of Sib Elbert Burgess and Ethel Hall, was born on 8 December 1926 in Tennessee.^172,259

She appeared in the census in 1930 in Morgan County, Tennessee. Julia 3 7/12 dau f s w TN TN TN. She died on 17 March 1974 at the age of 47 in Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee.^172,201 Social Security Death Index Information: Name: Julia Peters; Born: 8 Dec 1926; Died: Mar 1974. She died at Oak Ridge Hospital.

Julia was buried on 20 March 1974 in Norris Memorial Gardens, Anderson County, Tennessee.²⁵⁹ Tombstone: Julia B. Peters, 1926 - 1974.

Benjamin Harrison (Ben) Peters Jr-11786 and Julia Ann Burgess-11791 had the following children:

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