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C. Oliver Peterson 1866–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 December 1866

Birth Location: Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 21 May 1967

Death Location: Plot 34, Peterson Hill Family Cemetery, Jacks Creek, Yancey, NC

Father: Samuel Peterson

Mother: Nancy Whitson

Spouse(s): Hester Deyton

Children(s): Geter Peterson, Inez Bennett, Kate Furches, Eva Reed, Francis Peterson, Belle Renfro, Grace Prather, Zula Constable

In 1866, C. Oliver Peterson entered the world in Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Samuel J Peterson And Nancy Mariah Whitson. C. Oliver Peterson married Hester Louise Deyton, and had children including Belle Renfro, Eva Lee Reed, Francis C Peterson, Geter C Peterson, Grace Pearl Prather, Inez Bennett, Kate Furches, Zula Constable. C. Oliver Peterson passed away in 1967 in Plot 34, Peterson Hill Family Cemetery, Jacks Creek, Yancey, NC.

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Biography

  • In 1866, C. Oliver Peterson entered the world in Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Samuel J Peterson And Nancy Mariah Whitson.
  • C. Oliver Peterson married Hester Louise Deyton, and had children including Belle Renfro, Eva Lee Reed, Francis C Peterson, Geter C Peterson, Grace Pearl Prather, Inez Bennett, Kate Furches, Zula Constable.
  • C. Oliver Peterson passed away in 1967 in Plot 34, Peterson Hill Family Cemetery, Jacks Creek, Yancey, NC.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

C. Peterson's Ancestors

Self
C. Peterson
1866–1967
Birth Place: Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Samuel J Peterson
1844–1925
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Mariah) Whitson
1847–1918
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (M) Peterson
1819–1885
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Susannah (Sookie) Bryant
1823–1870
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Abraham Whitson
1810–1885
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Sallie) Hensley
1820–
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Rev
1794–1879
Mary McKinney
1799–1882
Bethel Bryant
1792–1880
Sarah Honeycutt
1790–1880
Isaac Whitson
1783–1850
Druscilla Bennett
1780–1870
Henry Hensley
1781–1836
Mary Howard
1783–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Tobias Pederson
1767–1838
Margaret Masters
1773–1803
John McKinney
1777–1840
Mary Buenaverte
1773–1850
Thomas Bryant
1758–1852
Susan Turnmire
1770–1840
Moses Honeycutt
1765–1849
Margaret Stout
1765–1849
Thomas Whitson
1734–1809
Mary White
1750–1820
James Bennett
1750–1825
Sarah Smith
1756–1835
Henry Hensley
1754–1819
Barbara Angle
1755–1852
Samuel Howard
1762–1840
Chloe Osborne
1762–1841

C. Peterson's Descendants

1.
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C. (Oliver) Peterson (6 December 1866–21 May 1967) m. Hester (Louise) Deyton (20 December 1878–20 April 1946)
  1. 1. Geter (C.) Peterson 1897–1971 m. Pearl Bailey 1905–1972
    1. 1. Earl Peterson 1923–1967 m. Margaret (Ann) Moody 1930–1976
  2. 2. Inez Bennett 1902–1986
  3. 3. Kate Furches 1910–1983
  4. 4. Eva (Lee) Reed 1914–2011
  5. 5. Francis (C.) Peterson 1906–1976
  6. 6. Belle Renfro 1893–1981
  7. 7. Grace (Pearl) Prather 1898–1982
  8. 8. Zula Constable 1918–1993

C. Peterson's Timeline

3 Records

1866
6 December 1866
Birth of C. Oliver Peterson in Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
1967
19 May 1967
Age 101
Death of C. Oliver Peterson in Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
1967
21 May 1967
Age 101
Burial of C. Oliver Peterson in Plot 34, Peterson Hill Family Cemetery, Jacks Creek, Yancey, NC
Plot 34, Peterson Hill Family Cemetery, Jacks Creek, Yancey, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 December 1866
    Event Place: Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 27 Jan 2016), entry for Samuel J Peterson, person ID LHJP-CT6.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1967
    Event Place: Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 27 Jan 2016), entry for Samuel J Peterson, person ID LHJP-CT6.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 May 1967
    Event Place: Plot 34, Peterson Hill Family Cemetery, Jacks Creek, Yancey, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 27 Jan 2016), entry for Samuel J Peterson, person ID LHJP-CT6.

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