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Emery Preston Peters 1869–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1869

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 26 Mar 1944

Death Location: Drury Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Peters

Mother: Elizabeth Cooper

Spouse(s): Abbie Mills

Children(s): Myron Peters, Sherman Peters, Ward Peters, Arden Peters, Albert Peters, Marvin Peters

Emery Preston Peters was born in 1869 in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of William Peters And Elizabeth Annie Cooper. Emery Preston Peters married Abbie Marrilla Mills, and had children including Albert Edwin Peters, Arden E Peters, Marvin R Peters, Myron Sunday Peters, Sherman Perry Peters, Ward Peters. Emery Preston Peters passed away in 1944 in Drury Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emery Preston Peters was born in 1869 in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of William Peters And Elizabeth Annie Cooper.
  • Emery Preston Peters married Abbie Marrilla Mills, and had children including Albert Edwin Peters, Arden E Peters, Marvin R Peters, Myron Sunday Peters, Sherman Perry Peters, Ward Peters.
  • Emery Preston Peters passed away in 1944 in Drury Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emery Peters's Ancestors

Self
Emery Peters
1869–1944
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
William Peters
1833–1914
Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
Elizabeth (Annie) Cooper
1837–1919
Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
William Peters
1795–1849
Caroline, Dorchester, Maryland, USA
Sarah (Ann) Bashford
1798–1872
Caroline Co, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Peters
1774–1820
Mary Hignutt
1776–1872
John Bashford
1756–1846
Elizabeth Hueston
1770–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emery Peters's Descendants

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Emery (Preston) Peters (30 April 1869–26 Mar 1944) m. Abbie (Marrilla) Mills (11 Mar 1875–1957)
  1. 1. Myron (Sunday) Peters 1915–1967
  2. 2. Sherman (Perry) Peters 1897–1980 m. Mary (Pearl) Wakeland 1900–1996
    1. 1. Sherman (Alvin) Peters 1926–2001 m. Vada (Arolyn) Peters 1930–2008
    2. 2. Margaret (Lorraine) Peters 1922–
  3. 3. Ward Peters 1901–
  4. 4. Arden (E.) Peters 1909–1914
  5. 5. Albert (Edwin) Peters 1908–1954
  6. 6. Marvin (R) Peters 1899–

Emery Peters's Timeline

3 Records

1869
30 April 1869
Birth of Emery Preston Peters in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
1897
12 Mar 1897
Age 28
Emery Preston Peters was married
None
1944
26 Mar 1944
Age 75
Death of Emery Preston Peters in Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1869
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1897
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Mar 1944; Publication Place: Muscatine, Iowa, USA; ,0.017996328,0.38080406,0.2373432&x

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mercer county, 111.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune; Publication Date: 27 Mar 1944; Publication Place: Muscatine, Iowa, USA; ,0.017996328,0.38080406,0.2373432&x

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1944
    Event Place: Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drury Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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