Family Group Record

Husband: William J. Peters 1
Born: 29 NOV 1839 Place: Georgia 2, 3
Died: 10 SEP 1916 Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 4, 5
Married: 24 MAR 1864 Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 6
Buried: Place: Good Hope, Naylor, Lowndes County, Georgia 7
Father: William Seaborn Peters
Mother: Celia Lee
Other Spouses:
Wife: Harriett Matilda Peters 8
Born: FEB 1845 Place: Georgia 9
Died: AFT. 1918 Place:
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Father: James Solomon Peters
Mother: Martha Unknown
Other Spouses:
Children
Child 1 (F): Alcia D. Peters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Born: 2 OCT 1869 Place: Georgia 15
Died: 25 NOV 1928 Place: Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia 16
Buried: 26 NOV 1928 Place: Sunset Hills, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia 17, 18
Spouses: John Henry Blanton
Child 2 (M): Carson G. Peters
Born: BET. 1865 - 1875 Place: Georgia 19
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Child 3 (F): Matilda Peters
Born: APR 1878 Place: Georgia 20
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Child 4 (M): William J. Peters
Born: JUL 1881 Place: Georgia 21
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Child 5 (F): Berta L. Peters
Born: JUN 1884 Place: Georgia 22
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Child 6 (F): Mattie G. Peters
Born: FEB 1886 Place: Georgia 23
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HUSBAND NOTES:
The Confederate Pension Application dated 19 Aug 1908 confirms the birth, and residence of W.J. Peters. In 1908 he was listed as indigent and did not own any land. He had received support from his children since 1901. In 1908 he had a wife and two children at home with him. The application states he suffers from nervous or periodic headache leaving him unfit for any kind of labor or business.


HUSBAND FACTS:
TITL CSA:
Military: APR 1862 CSA - Company D, 50th Georgia Regiment 24
Military: BEF. 1862 CSA - Company B, 18th Georgia Battalion 25
Occupation: BET. 1865 - 1908 Farmer 26
Census: 1850 Lowndes County, Georgia 27
Census: 1900 Lowndes County, Georgia 28

WIFE NOTES:





WIFE FACTS:
Census: 1850 Lowndes County, Georgia 29
Census: 1860 Lowndes County, Georgia 30

SOURCES:
 1Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume III, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1957, Book, page 261-262.
2Georgia Confederate Pension Application Files, Microfilm, Lowndes County, Georgia, W.J. Peters states his birth date as Nov, 29, 1837 and that he has lived in Georgia all his life..
3Charles W. Adams, Survey of Lowndes County, Georgia Cemeteries 1825-1987, Genealogy Unlimited, Valdosta, Georgia 1988, Book, page 313, Birth date noted as 29 Nov 1839..
4Georgia Confederate Pension Application Files, Microfilm, Lowndes County, Georgia.
5Charles W. Adams, Survey of Lowndes County, Georgia Cemeteries 1825-1987, Genealogy Unlimited, Valdosta, Georgia 1988, Book, page 313, Death date noted as 10 Sep 1916,.
6Georgia Confederate Pension Application Files, Microfilm, Lowndes County, Georgia.
7Charles W. Adams, Survey of Lowndes County, Georgia Cemeteries 1825-1987, Genealogy Unlimited, Valdosta, Georgia 1988, Book, Buried in Section 2. Directions to cemtery: Northeast of Naylor, off US Hwy 84 on Good Hope Road..
8Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume III, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1957, Book, page 261-262.
91900 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-184, Roll 209, Census.
10Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume III, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1957, Book, page 26-27.
11Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 555.
12The Valdosta Times, Valdosta, Georgia, Newspaper, 27 Nov 1928 issue, page 3, Cites obituary of Mrs. J.H. Blanton..
131900 Census of Colquitt County, Georgia, MF-164, Roll 189, Census, Roll 209, ED73, Dasher District, Sheet 26B, line 95-97.
141910 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-238, Roll 202, Census, Roll 202, GMD 658, ED117, page 16B, line 84-86.
15Charles W. Adams, Survey of Lowndes County, Georgia Cemeteries 1825-1987, Genealogy Unlimited, Valdosta, Georgia 1988, Book.
16Charles W. Adams, Survey of Lowndes County, Georgia Cemeteries 1825-1987, Genealogy Unlimited, Valdosta, Georgia 1988, Book.
17Charles W. Adams, Survey of Lowndes County, Georgia Cemeteries 1825-1987, Genealogy Unlimited, Valdosta, Georgia 1988, Book, buried in Section E, lot 107.
18Cemetery Marker, Tombstone, Inspection by Tommy & Diane Bargeron, 1995.
191900 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-184, Roll 209, Census.
201900 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-184, Roll 209, Census.
211900 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-184, Roll 209, Census.
221900 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-184, Roll 209, Census, Volume 42, ED 66, Sheet 7, Line 9, Naylor District # 661.
231900 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-184, Roll 209, Census.
24Georgia Confederate Pension Application Files, Microfilm, Lowndes County Records.
25Georgia Confederate Pension Application Files, Microfilm.
26Georgia Confederate Pension Application Files, Microfilm.
271850 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-31, Roll 75, Census, 53rd Division, page 403, Records William (11) in household of William S. Peters..
281900 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-184, Roll 209, Census, Volume 42, ED 66, Sheet 7, Line 9, Naylor District # 661, Records W. J. Peters (62, born Nov 1837) with wife Matilda (55, born Feb 1845). Also in household ar.
291850 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-31, Roll 75, Census, 53rd Division, page 403, Records Matilda (6) in household of James S. Peters..
301860 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia, MF-56, Roll 29, Census, page 879, Records Harriet M. Peters (15) in household of James S. Peters..

Posted By:
Tommy Bargeron
721 West 12th Street
Tifton, Georgia 31794

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