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John Lilburn Peters 1881–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Dec 1963

Death Location: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA

Father: William Peters

Mother: Ann Harman

Spouse(s): Margaret Kennedy

Children(s): John Jr, Eva Peters, Thelma Peters, Edith Peters, Maggie Peters, Lexie Barker, Hazel Peters, Grace Peters

John Lilburn Peters was born in 1881 in Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Robert Peters And Ann Ann Eliza Elizabeth Harman. John Lilburn Peters married Margaret Jones Kennedy, and had children including Edith Ernestine Peters, Eva May Peters, Grace Eleanor Peters, Hazel G Peters, John Lilburn Peters Jr, Lexie Frances Barker, Maggie V Peters, Thelma Peters. John Lilburn Peters passed away in 1963 in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Lilburn Peters was born in 1881 in Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Robert Peters And Ann Ann Eliza Elizabeth Harman.
  • John Lilburn Peters married Margaret Jones Kennedy, and had children including Edith Ernestine Peters, Eva May Peters, Grace Eleanor Peters, Hazel G Peters, John Lilburn Peters Jr, Lexie Frances Barker, Maggie V Peters, Thelma Peters.
  • John Lilburn Peters passed away in 1963 in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Peters's Ancestors

Self
John Peters
1881–1963
Birth Place: Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Robert Peters
1850–1923
Frederick County, Virginia
Ann ("Ann Eliza" Elizabeth) Harman
1848–1928
Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Peters
1817–1883
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Jones
1816–1864
Elias (V) Harman
1820–1877
Virginia
Sarah Harman
1827–1908
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Jr
1775–1850
Elizabeth Vance
1797–1873
Andrew McGuire
1804–1893
Annabella Beavers
1804–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. *
1736–1832
Lydia Skaggs
1736–1814
Michael McGuire
1774–
Elizabeth Ryan
1779–
Catherine Harman
1778–1855

John Peters's Descendants

1.
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John (Lilburn) Peters (4 Oct 1881–12 Dec 1963) m. Margaret (Jones) Kennedy (Jun 1884–17 May 1971)
  1. 1. John (Lilburn Peters) Jr 1920–2006 m. Martha (Frances) Caldwell 1924–1994
    1. 1. Randell (Joerille) Peters 1949–2016
    2. 2. Frances (Ann (Dallas)) Peters 1942–2025 m. Ronald (Eugene) Botkin 1938–2006
    3. 3. Terry (Michael) Peters 1946–2023
    4. 4. John (Lilburn Peters) III 1940–1940
  2. 2. Eva (May) Peters 1913–2004
  3. 3. Thelma Peters 1919–2005
  4. 4. Edith (Ernestine) Peters 1914–1996
  5. 5. Maggie (V) Peters 1912–1986 m. Garland (F) Andrews 1910–
  6. 6. Lexie (Frances) Barker 1906–2001 m. John (Solomon) Barker 1911–1979
  7. 7. Hazel (G) Peters 1910–1992 m. Hugh (Wilson) Broome 1902–1975
    1. 1. Hazel (Flo) Broome 1942–1948
  8. 8. Grace (Eleanor) Peters 1927–1966

John Peters's Timeline

2 Records

1881
4 Oct 1881
Birth of John Lilburn Peters in Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA
Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA
1963
12 Dec 1963
Age 82
Death of John Lilburn Peters in Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA
Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives at St. Louis; St Louis, MO, USA; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington, D.C., Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, National Archives at St. Louis; St Louis, MO, USA; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1963
    Event Place: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014

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