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Anna PETERSON 1802–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1802

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 3 SEP 1898

Death Location: Old Peterson Cemetery, Mitchell Co., North Carolina

Father: Tobias PETERSON

Mother: Margaret [MEYSTER]

Spouse(s): Benjamin COOPER

Children(s): James COOPER, William COOPER, Joel COOPER, Mary COOPER, Benjamin COOPER, Eugenia COOPER, Mary COOPER, John COOPER, Elizabeth COOPER, Polly COOPER

Anna PETERSON was born in 1802 in North Carolina, the child of Tobias Peterson And Margaret Ann Peggy Masters Meyster. Anna PETERSON married Benjamin Cooper, and had children including Benjamin B Cooper, Elizabeth Cooper, Eugenia Cooper, James Cooper, Joel W Cooper, John G Cooper, Mary Cooper, Mary Margaret Cooper, Polly Ann Cooper, William Cooper. Anna PETERSON passed away in 1898 in Old Peterson Cemetery, Mitchell Co., North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Anna PETERSON was born in 1802 in North Carolina, the child of Tobias Peterson And Margaret Ann Peggy Masters Meyster.
  • Anna PETERSON married Benjamin Cooper, and had children including Benjamin B Cooper, Elizabeth Cooper, Eugenia Cooper, James Cooper, Joel W Cooper, John G Cooper, Mary Cooper, Mary Margaret Cooper, Polly Ann Cooper, William Cooper.
  • Anna PETERSON passed away in 1898 in Old Peterson Cemetery, Mitchell Co., North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Anna PETERSON's Ancestors

Self
Anna PETERSON
1802–1898
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Tobias PETERSON
1767–1838
Catawba Co., North Carolina
Margaret (Ann ‘Peggy’ MASTERS) [MEYSTER]
1773–1805
Burke Co., North Carolina
Grandparents
Henry (MASTERS [MEYSTER]) I
1745–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anna PETERSON's Descendants

1.
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Anna PETERSON (ABT 1802–3 SEP 1898) m. Benjamin COOPER (ABT 1798–24 APR 1865)
  1. 1. James COOPER 1826–
  2. 2. William COOPER 1828–
  3. 3. Joel (W.) COOPER 1831–1906 m. Rebecca RAMSEY 1835–
    1. 1. John COOPER 1857–1947 m. Martha (BENNETT) [MAT-JUDY] 1858–1942
      1. 1. David (C.) COOPER 1891–1960 m. Polly ENSOR 1897–1983
      2. 2. Mack COOPER 1880–1954
      3. 3. Arthur COOPER 1882–1972 m. Naomi HORTON 1884–1976
      4. 4. Birdella COOPER 1897–1995 m. Criss PETERSON 1895–1979
        1. 1. Handy (Brite) PETERSON 1918–1968 m. Helen (Josephine KING) [MAT-JUDY] 1914–2021
        2. 2. Homer PETERSON 1922–1944
        3. 3. Oma PETERSON 1926–2015 m. Grady WHITSON 1923–1978
    2. 2. Sarah (M.) COOPER 1859–1915
    3. 3. Biddia COOPER 1860–1898
    4. 4. William (Warrion ‘Will War’) COOPER 1870–1950 m. Mattie HUBBARD 1884–1955
      1. 1. Charlie (N.) COOPER 1897–1945 m. Essie PETERSON 1885–1962
      2. 2. Ira COOPER 1900–1921
      3. 3. Samuel COOPER 1904–1971
      4. 4. Lizzie COOPER 1906–1980 m. James (‘Jim’ GRIFFITH) [MAT-JUDY] 1906–1965
  4. 4. Mary COOPER 1834–
  5. 5. Benjamin (B.) COOPER 1838–
  6. 6. Eugenia COOPER 1840–
  7. 7. Mary (Margaret) COOPER 1844–1890
  8. 8. John (G.) COOPER 1825–1908 m. Mary (‘Polly’) ROBERSON 1828–1903
    1. 1. Thomas (M.) COOPER 1850–1922 m. Martha (E. ‘Patty’) BAILEY 1832–1915
    2. 2. Dicey (Ann) COOPER 1855–1929 m. Malcbom (Bud BENNETT [MAT-JUDY]) II 1856–1920
      1. 1. Etta (BENNETT) [MAT-JUDY] 1886–1945 m. Samuel (‘Sam’ GRIFFITH) [MAT-JUDY] 1878–1958
        1. 1. James (‘Jim’ GRIFFITH) [MAT-JUDY] 1906–1965 m. Lizzie COOPER 1906–1980
      2. 2. James (H. BENNETT) [MAT-JUDY] 1878–1929 m. Mary (Jane) GOUGE 1883–1970
        1. 1. Luther (BENNETT) [MAT-JUDY] 1901–1980 m. Hester PETERSON 1899–1978
    3. 3. Nancy COOPER 1856–1942 m. Wilson (HONEYCUTT) I –1884
      1. 1. John (Wilse) HONEYCUTT 1884–1946
    4. 4. Cornelia COOPER 1867–1948
      1. 1. Polly ENSOR 1897–1983 m. David (C.) COOPER 1891–1960
    5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) COOPER 1860–1935
  9. 9. Elizabeth COOPER 1829–1843
  10. 10. Polly (Ann) COOPER 1833–1918

Anna PETERSON's Timeline

2 Records

1802
ABT 1802
Birth of Anna PETERSON in North Carolina
North Carolina
1898
3 SEP 1898
Age 96
Death of Anna PETERSON in Poplar, Mitchell Co., North Carolina
Poplar, Mitchell Co., North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1802
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Jeanie Mitchell’s Ancestry tree.
    [2] Tobias Peterson bio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1802
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 SEP 1898
    Event Place: Poplar, Mitchell Co., North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Jeanie Mitchell’s Ancestry tree.
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Peterson Cemetery, Mitchell Co., North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Jeanie Mitchell’s Ancestry tree.
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

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