| Home Surname List Name Index Sources | Second Generation7. Wesley M Peters12,13,27 was born in 1816 in Anderson County, Tennessee. He appeared in the tax list in 1837 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Dist. 8, 1 poll. He was living in 1838 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Anderson County Taxpayers list, District 8, 1938. Wesley was living in 1839 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Anderson County Taxpayers list, District 4, 1939. He appeared in the census in 1840 in Anderson County, Tennessee. PETERS Wesly 20001-0001 He appeared in the census in 1850 in Morgan County, Tennessee. 19th subdivision E.Tenn, Morgan County, Tennessee, 24 Sep 1850; p.295b, dwelling number 279, family number 279; Peters Westley 34 m w farmer $200 TN; Katherine 30 f w TN; Elijah F. 13 m w TN attended school; Leander J. 11 m w TN attended school; Sarah J. 10 f w TN attended school; Elizabeth 9 f w TN attended school; James W. 7 m w TN; Mary E. 3 f w TN; Reuben D. 4/12 m w TN. Wesley died on 28 July 1855 at the age of 39 in Morgan County, Tennessee. Wesley M. Peters sold his share of the Tobias Peters property to John Keys November 8, 1836. Morgan County Court 1859: P. 218 WILLIAM J. SCOTT deputy clerk of this court presented a settlement he made with JONATHAN McPETERS adm. of the estate of FIELDING GRIFFITH dec’d and also of T. C. PETERS adm. of WESLEY PETERS dec’d , which was considered regular and ordered to be recorded on the books for that purpose. Wesley M Peters and Catherine (Katy) Paul were married on 26 June 1836 in [Anderson County], [Tennessee]. Catherine (Katy) Paul11,12,20 was born on 2 May 1820 in Tennessee. She appeared in the census in 1840 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Age 15-19, enumerated in the household of her husband Wesley Peters. She appeared in the census in 1850 in Morgan County, Tennessee. Katherine 30 f w TN. Catherine appeared in the census in 1860 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Lovewell PO, Anderson County, Tennessee, 6 Jul 1860; p.25a, dwelling number 372, family number 372; Peters Katherine 40 farmer TN cannot R/W; Elijah F. 23 farmer TN; James W. 19 TN attended school; Sarah J. 17 domestic TN attended school; Tobitha 15 TN attended school; Mary E. 13 TN attended school; Reoben D. 10 TN attended school; Rebecca A. 8 TN attended school. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Roane County, Tennessee. Dist. 15, Roane County, Tennessee, 26 Aug 1860, Welcher Mills PO; p.245b, dwelling number 2168, family number 2018; Peters Catharine 36 f w /$200 TN; Elijah F. 21 m w farming TN; Wiley 17 m w TN; Sarah 14 f w TN; Margaret 13 f w TN; Dowell 11 m w TN; Mary 8 f w TN; Rebecca 4 f w TN. She appeared in the census in 1910 in Morgan County, Tennessee. Catherine 89 mother f w w TN TN TN 8 children, 3 living Catherine died between 1911 and 1919 at the age of 91. The death certificate of Reuben Dowell Peters lists his mother as Catherine Haggard. I have not been able to reconcile this information with many other sources listing her as Catherine or Katherine Paul. Wesley M Peters-3203 and Catherine (Katy) Paul-6188 had the following children:
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