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Elmer Gashem Josephus Peters 1867 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1867

Birth Location: Darke County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1944

Death Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Absalom Peters

Mother: Elizabeth Strait

Spouse(s): Josephine Burns

Children(s):

The story of Elmer Gashem Josephus Peters began in 1867 in Darke County, Ohio, USA. Elmer Gashem Josephus Peters married Josephine Emeliniah Burns. Elmer Gashem Josephus Peters passed away in 1944 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elmer Gashem Josephus Peters began in 1867 in Darke County, Ohio, USA.
  • Elmer Gashem Josephus Peters married Josephine Emeliniah Burns.
  • Elmer Gashem Josephus Peters passed away in 1944 in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA.

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Elmer Peters's Ancestors

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Elmer Peters
1867 – 1944
Birth Place: Darke County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Absalom Peters
1814 – 1872
Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth Strait
1823 – 1918
Perry County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Fletcher) Strait
1796 – 1878
Belfast, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Rachel Jennings
1802 – 1878
Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Strait
1769 – 1848
Sarah Truax
1775 – 1850
James Jennings
1781 – 1856
Margaret Devine
1782 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Strait
1740 – 1813
Bridget SHAW
1744 –
Jacob Truax
1743 – 1807
Ruth Pittman
1743 – 1819

Elmer Peters's Timeline

2 Records

1867
4 May 1867
Birth of Elmer Gashem Josephus Peters in Darke County, Ohio, USA
Darke County, Ohio, USA
1944
13 Mar 1944
Age 77
Death of Elmer Gashem Josephus Peters in Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1867
    Event Place: Darke County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1944
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Red Hill, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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