| Home Surname List Name Index Sources | Second Generation9. Tobias Peters Jr11,28,29 was born on 4 January 1819 in Anderson County, Tennessee. He appeared in the census in 1840 in Morgan County, Tennessee. 10001-0001. The 00-04 male is William H.H. Peters, the 20-29 male is Tobias Peters, the 15-19 female is Louisa Henderson. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Anderson County, Tennessee. 16th subdivision, Anderson County, Tennessee, 24 Aug 1850; p.2b, dwelling number 28, family number 28,; Peters Tobias 31 m w farmer TN; Louisa 28 f w TN; William H. H. 11 m w TN attended school; John F. C. 9 m w TN; James 7 m w TN; Elizabeth 4 f w TN; Judy Ann 2 f w TN; Edith Ann 3 f w TN. Tobias appeared in the census in 1860 in Roane County, Tennessee. Dist. 14, Roane County, Tennessee, 24 Aug 1860, Oliver Springs PO; p.234b, dwelling number 2013, family number 1965; Peters Tobias 40 m w laborer /$300 TN; Martha 36 f w TN; Roda M. 7 f w TN; Levi M. 4 m w TN; Elijah 3 m w TN; Benjamin 1 m w TN. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Roane County, Tennessee. Dist.14, Roane County, Tennessee, 10 Aug 1870, p.487a, dwelling number 63, family number 63, Peters Tobias 50 m w farmer TN, Martha 44 f w TN, Levi 14 m w TN, Eliga W. 13 m w TN, Ben L. 11 m w TN, Samuel 9 m w TN, Alford D. 2 m w TN, Mays Elizabeth 84 f w invalid NC, Rhoda 48 f w cook NC. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Roane County, Tennessee. Dist. 4, Roane County, Tennessee, 1880; p.436a, dwelling number 183, family number 184; Peters Tobias 61 m w w mechanic TN VA VA; Levi M. 24 m s w son laborer TN TN TN; Samuel T. 19 m s w son laborer TN TN TN; Alferd D. 12 m s w son at home TN TN TN. Tobias appeared in the census in 1890 in Roane County, Tennessee. Special Civil War Veterans census, p.203, Pvt B Co 5th TN Inf; 2-25-62 to 3-1-65 Guenther PO. He appeared in the census in 1891 in Roane County, Tennessee. p.79, male voters, Dist. 4. He died on 14 April 1900 at the age of 81 in Wheat or Gunther, Roane County, Tennessee. Tobias was buried about 16 April 1900 in Dyllis Cemetery, Roane County, Tennessee.33 Tombstone: Co. B, 5th TN Inf. Some researchers list his name as Tobias Carpenter Peters Jr., and by implication Tobias Peters Sr. would be Tobias Carpenter Peters Sr. But I have found no evidence to support this guess. (RGB) Deborah Wilson Rex found data about Tobias Peters, Jr. in a publication called the Valley Quarterly Vol. 5 in a library in Los Angeles in 1978. In it, Nada Pendergraft reports that she copied the following from "Bible Records" Tobias Peters, Jr., son of Tobias Peters, Sr., born 1819 M Louisa Henderson in Anderson Co., Tenn. She died Jan 20 1851, in Anderson Co., Tenn. Tobias Peters Jr. married Marthy Marinda Mayes Dec 9 1852 at Wheat, Tenn., by Reverand Elijah Walker, m. Roane County, Tenn. He died April 1900 at Gunther or Wheat, Tenn. Their children. William H. Peters 10-19-1839
Wm. H. Peters, 10-19-1839 Deeds of 14 Jan. 1840, page 345, Tobias & Louise Peters to John Key: This Indenture made and entered into this the 14th Jan. 1840 between Tobias Peters & Louisa Peters of the State of Tn. and Co. of Anderson. of one part and John Key of the Co. & state aforesaid of the other part, witnesseth that Tobias Peters & Louisa Peters his wife for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty One Dollars to them in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant, bargin and sell convey unto the said John Key and his assignees all their rights, titles, claims, interest and demands in and to a certain tract or parcel of undivided land being the real estate of TOBIAS PETERS, deceased, situated in the Co. of Anderson and State aforesaid. Tobias Peters Jr and Louisa Henderson were married on 4 October 1838 in Anderson County, Tennessee.5,8 Jan 14, 1840 Tobias Jr & Louisa his wife of Anderson County sold their share of the Tobias Sr. land to John M. Keys. Note that they were enumerated in Morgan County in the 1840 census, so they must have moved from Anderson County to Morgan County between January, 1840 and the census enumeration of 1840. Louisa Henderson29, daughter of William Henderson and Judith Martin, was born about 1822 in Anderson County, Tennessee. She appeared in the census in 1840 in Morgan County, Tennessee. Age 15-19, head of household Tobias Peters. She appeared in the census in 1850 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Louisa 28 f w TN Louisa died on 20 January 1851 at the age of 29 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Tobias Peters Jr-2962 and Louisa Henderson-2963 had the following children:
Tobias Peters Jr and Martha Miranda (Marthy) Mays were married on 9 December 1852 in Wheat, Roane County, Tennessee. They were married by Reverand Elijah Walker. Martha Miranda (Marthy) Mays35, daughter of Levi Mays and Elizabeth Henderson, was born about 1828 in Tennessee. She appeared in the census in 1850 in Knox County, Tennessee. Martha 22 f w TN She appeared in the census in 1860 in Roane County, Tennessee. Martha 36 f w TN Martha appeared in the census in 1870 in Roane County, Tennessee. Martha 44 f w TN She died on 7 March 1878 at the age of 50 in Roane County, Tennessee. Tobias Peters Jr-2962 and Martha Miranda (Marthy) Mays-4777 had the following children:
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