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GEORGE WASHINGTON PETERS 1809 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1878

Death Location: Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Peters

Mother: Mary Waite

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pierson

Children(s): George Peters

In 1809, GEORGE WASHINGTON PETERS entered the world in Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA, born to Henry B Peters and Mary Polly Waite. GEORGE WASHINGTON PETERS married Elizabeth "Bettie" Pierson, and had children including George Washington Peters. GEORGE WASHINGTON PETERS passed away in 1878 in Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1809, GEORGE WASHINGTON PETERS entered the world in Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA, born to Henry B Peters and Mary Polly Waite.
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON PETERS married Elizabeth "Bettie" Pierson, and had children including George Washington Peters.
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON PETERS passed away in 1878 in Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Peters
1763 – 1859
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Waite
1769 – 1859
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Pierson
1809 – 1880
Birth Location: Copper Creek, Scott, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

George Peters
1844 – 1929
Birth Location: Gate City, Scott County, Virginia
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GEORGE PETERS's Ancestors

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GEORGE PETERS
1809 – 1878
Birth Place: Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry B Peters
1763 – 1859
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Polly) Waite
1769 – 1859
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Johann (Jacob (Jakobus) Peters) (Petrus)
1744 – 1823
Kirchberg, Berchtesgadener Land, Bayern, Allemagne
Anna (Maria Dalke) Heijl
1748 – 1830
Altenfeld, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
John Waite
1744 – 1818
Derbyshire, England
Mary (Anne) Platt
1746 – 1827
Charles Towne, South Carolina
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

GEORGE PETERS's Descendants

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GEORGE (WASHINGTON) PETERS (1809 – 31 May 1878) m. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Pierson (1809 – 1880)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Peters (24 Apr 1844 – 20 Mar 1929) m. Frances ("Fanny") France (15 May 1846 – 25 August 1889)
    1. 1. Florilda (Frances) Arney (9 Jun 1875 – 1 January 1950) m. John (Henry) Arney (11 April 1873 – 22 November 1944)
      1. 1. Leander (Lincoln) Arney (28 Sep 1892 – 10 Jun 1987) m. Virginia (Belle) Brewer (6 Jan 1893 – 23 Jul 1973)
        1. 1. Ernest (Bruce) Arney (2 June 1913 – 13 November 1998)
        2. 2. Claude (William) Arney (4 Oct 1915 – May 1986) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Lane (22 Sep 1918 – 27 May 2007)
        3. 3. Easter (J) Arney (17 April 1918 – 8 May 2005)
        4. 4. Geneva Arney (22 Jun 1920 – 7 Jun 2003)
        5. 5. Jewell Arney (17 Oct 1922 – 27 March 2013)
        6. 6. Marcella Arney (9 March 1925 – 20 July 2010)
        7. 7. Junior (Lee) Arney (28 December 1928 – 18 Jul 1947)
        8. 8. Claude (William) Arney m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Lane (22 Sep 1918 – 27 May 2007)
      2. 2. Martha (Victoria) Arney (15 September 1896 – 21 April 1979)

GEORGE PETERS's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1809
Birth of GEORGE WASHINGTON PETERS in Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA
Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA
1878
31 May 1878
Age 69
Death of GEORGE WASHINGTON PETERS in Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA
Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1878
    Event Place: Clinchport, Scott, Virginia, USA
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