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Amos Oliver PETERSON 1847–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 SEP 1847

Birth Location: Yancey Co., North Carolina

Death Date: 25 MAY 1924

Death Location: Green Mountain, Yancey Co., North Carolina

Father: John PETERSON

Mother: Susannah [BRYANT]

Spouse(s): Emiline BAILEY

Children(s): Anzora PETERSON, Cansada PETERSON, Mary PETERSON, Susan PETERSON, John PETERSON, Phoebe PETERSON, Aaron PETERSON

In 1847, Amos Oliver PETERSON entered the world in Yancey Co., North Carolina, born to John M Peterson And Susannah Sookie Tipton Bryant. Amos Oliver PETERSON married Emiline Emily Bailey, and had children including Aaron Peterson, Anzora Peterson, Cansada N Peterson, John Garrett Peterson, Mary Etta Peterson, Phoebe Peterson, Susan Melinda Sookie Peterson. Amos Oliver PETERSON passed away in 1924 in Green Mountain, Yancey Co., North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Amos Oliver PETERSON entered the world in Yancey Co., North Carolina, born to John M Peterson And Susannah Sookie Tipton Bryant.
  • Amos Oliver PETERSON married Emiline Emily Bailey, and had children including Aaron Peterson, Anzora Peterson, Cansada N Peterson, John Garrett Peterson, Mary Etta Peterson, Phoebe Peterson, Susan Melinda Sookie Peterson.
  • Amos Oliver PETERSON passed away in 1924 in Green Mountain, Yancey Co., North Carolina.

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Amos PETERSON's Ancestors

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Amos PETERSON
1847–1924
Birth Place: Yancey Co., North Carolina
Parents
John M. PETERSON
1819–1885
Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
Susannah (‘Sookie’ TIPTON) [BRYANT]
1824–1910
Yancey Co., North Carolina
Grandparents
Moses (Washington PETERSON) I
1794–1879
Burke Co., North Carolina
Mary (‘Polly’) McKINNEY
1799–1882
Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Tobias PETERSON
1767–1838
Margaret [MEYSTER]
1773–1805
John McKINNEY
1774–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry I
1745–

Amos PETERSON's Descendants

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Amos (Oliver) PETERSON (14 SEP 1847–25 MAY 1924) m. Emiline (‘Emily’) BAILEY (ABT 1858–ABT 1899)
  1. 1. Anzora PETERSON 1875–1876
  2. 2. Cansada (N.) PETERSON 1878–1968 m. Dock (C.) BAILEY 1877–1959
  3. 3. Mary (Etta) PETERSON 1880–1968 m. Joseph (Erwin ‘Joe’) HUSKINS 1876–1965
  4. 4. Susan (Melinda ‘Sookie’) PETERSON 1882–1964 m. William (Charles) LOCKNER 1881–1974
    1. 1. Daisy (B.) LOCKNER 1918–
  5. 5. John (Garrett) PETERSON 1884–1966
  6. 6. Phoebe PETERSON 1887–1974 m. Thomas (Jefferson ‘Tom’) McKINNEY 1876–
    1. 1. Annie McKINNEY 1899–
    2. 2. Carl (Patton) McKINNEY 1907–1985
    3. 3. J. (Earl) McKINNEY 1910–1994
    4. 4. Woodrow McKINNEY 1913–2006
  7. 7. Aaron PETERSON 1889–1890

Amos PETERSON's Timeline

2 Records

1847
14 SEP 1847
Birth of Amos Oliver PETERSON in Yancey Co., North Carolina
Yancey Co., North Carolina
1924
25 MAY 1924
Age 77
Death of Amos Oliver PETERSON in Green Mountain, Yancey Co., North Carolina
Green Mountain, Yancey Co., North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 SEP 1847
    Event Place: Yancey Co., North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, This information is from Masters Mountain Men Ancestry tree. I am related to her husband.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 MAY 1924
    Event Place: Green Mountain, Yancey Co., North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, This information is from Masters Mountain Men Ancestry tree. I am related to her husband.

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