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John M. PETERSON 1819–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1819

Birth Location: Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina

Death Date: ABT 1885

Death Location: Yancey Co., North Carolina

Father: Moses I

Mother: Mary McKINNEY

Spouse(s): Susannah [BRYANT]

Children(s): Moses PETERSON, Allen PETERSON, Mary PETERSON, Samuel PETERSON, Eliza PETERSON, Amos PETERSON, Elizabeth PETERSON

In 1819, John M. PETERSON entered the world in Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina, born to Moses Washington Peterson I And Mary Polly Mckinney. John M. PETERSON married Susannah Sookie Tipton Bryant, and had children including Allen B Peterson, Amos Oliver Peterson, Eliza J Peterson, Elizabeth Jane Teresa Peterson, Mary Elmira Polly Peterson, Moses Peterson, Samuel J Peterson. John M. PETERSON passed away in 1885 in Yancey Co., North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1819, John M. PETERSON entered the world in Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina, born to Moses Washington Peterson I And Mary Polly Mckinney.
  • John M. PETERSON married Susannah Sookie Tipton Bryant, and had children including Allen B Peterson, Amos Oliver Peterson, Eliza J Peterson, Elizabeth Jane Teresa Peterson, Mary Elmira Polly Peterson, Moses Peterson, Samuel J Peterson.
  • John M. PETERSON passed away in 1885 in Yancey Co., North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses I
1794–1879
Birth Location: Burke Co., North Carolina
MI
Mary McKINNEY
1799–1882
Birth Location: Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
MM

Spouses(s)

Susannah [BRYANT]
1824–1910
Birth Location: Yancey Co., North Carolina
S[

Children(s)

Moses PETERSON
1840–1916
Birth Location: Yancey Co., North Carolina
MP
Allen PETERSON
1842–
Birth Location: Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
AP
Mary PETERSON
1850–1916
Birth Location: Yancey Co., North Carolina
MP
Samuel PETERSON
1844–1925
Birth Location: Yancey Co., North Carolina
SP
Eliza PETERSON
1846–
Birth Location: Yancey Co., North Carolina
EP
Amos PETERSON
1847–1924
Birth Location: Yancey Co., North Carolina
AP
Elizabeth PETERSON
1845–1932
Birth Location: Yancey Co., North Carolina
EP

John PETERSON's Ancestors

Self
John PETERSON
1819–1885
Birth Place: Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
Parents
Moses Washington PETERSON I
1794–1879
Burke Co., North Carolina
Mary (‘Polly’) McKINNEY
1799–1882
Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
Grandparents
Tobias PETERSON
1767–1838
Catawba Co., North Carolina
Margaret (Ann ‘Peggy’ MASTERS) [MEYSTER]
1773–1805
Burke Co., North Carolina
John McKINNEY
1774–
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Henry I
1745–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John PETERSON's Descendants

1.
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John (M.) PETERSON (ABT 1819–ABT 1885) m. Susannah (‘Sookie’ TIPTON) [BRYANT] (ABT 1824–ABT 1910)
  1. 1. Moses PETERSON 1840–1916 m. Ema (A.) ____________ 1860–
  2. 2. Allen (B.) PETERSON 1842–
  3. 3. Mary (Elmira ’Polly’) PETERSON 1850–1916 m. Thomas (Dosser MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1847–1940
    1. 1. Louetta (‘Etta’ MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1873–1952 m. Charles (R.) BYRD 1872–1938
      1. 1. Gusta (Mae) BYRD 1895–1962 m. Perry (Clifton PHILLIPS) [MAT-JUDY] 1887–1967
    2. 2. Naomi (MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1875–1959 m. Harrison (McAfee ‘Mack’) LILLEY 1866–1940
    3. 3. Susie (Jane MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1877–1967
    4. 4. Texie (MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1881–1957
    5. 5. Hannah (Mary Elizabeth MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1883–1916
    6. 6. Dora (MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1884–1965 m. Charley WHITSON 1886–1976
      1. 1. Roe WHITSON 1909–1977 m. Helen PETERSON 1916–2000
        1. 1. Royce (D.) WHITSON 1934–1974
      2. 2. Guy WHITSON 1911–1990 m. Wilba CANIPE 1913–1998
    7. 7. John (Jacob Astor ‘Astor’ MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1887–1969 m. Mabel (Kate) HENLEY 1892–1980
      1. 1. Thelma (Lee MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1923–2001 m. John (Ernest GRAY) II 1920–2009
        1. 1. John (Lawrence ‘Larry’) GRAY 1949–2020
      2. 2. Mary (Irene MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1916–1984
      3. 3. Louise (MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1918–2010
      4. 4. Carl (Howard MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1920–1949
      5. 5. Jason (Bowman ‘J.B.’ MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1925–2009 m. Mary (Sue) HYLTON 1925–2012
      6. 6. Everett (Harold MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1927–2002
    8. 8. Chester (Arthur MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1892–1970
  4. 4. Samuel (J.) PETERSON 1844–1925 m. Nancy (Mariah) WHITSON 1847–1918
    1. 1. Dosser PETERSON 1880–1947 m. Minnie (DAYTON) [DEYTON] 1881–1913
      1. 1. Fannie (Ethel) PETERSON 1901–1981
        1. 1. Arthur (Ernest RENFRO [RENFROW]) II 1922–2001 m. Mary (Jane) McCULLOUGH 1920–1964
        2. 2. Elizabeth (‘Beth’) BEACHBOARD 1932–2020 m. Jack (Glenn) PETERSON 1930–2006
        3. 3. William (Packer ‘Billy’ BEACHBOARD) II 1940–2019
      2. 2. Philmore PETERSON 1906–2005 m. Elizabeth BOGART 1909–1976
        1. 1. Edward (L.) PETERSON 1928–2014 m. Ingeburg MARBURGER 1932–2006
        2. 2. Elaine PETERSON 1932–2006
      3. 3. Rissia (T.) PETERSON 1908–2000
        1. 1. Fred (Allen BAILEY) I 1934–2011
        2. 2. Donna (Rae) BAILEY 1936–2001
      4. 4. Hono (Lula) PETERSON 1916–1981
    2. 2. Allen PETERSON 1866–1950 m. Hannah (Elizabeth) LOCKNER 1874–1954
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) PETERSON 1873–1951
      1. 1. Daniel (Curtis) LOCKNER 1900–1985 m. Sarah (C.) HILTON 1907–1978
  5. 5. Eliza (J.) PETERSON 1846–
  6. 6. Amos (Oliver) PETERSON 1847–1924 m. Emiline (‘Emily’) BAILEY 1858–1899
    1. 1. Anzora PETERSON 1875–1876
    2. 2. Cansada (N.) PETERSON 1878–1968 m. Dock (C.) BAILEY 1877–1959
    3. 3. Mary (Etta) PETERSON 1880–1968 m. Joseph (Erwin ‘Joe’) HUSKINS 1876–1965
    4. 4. Susan (Melinda ‘Sookie’) PETERSON 1882–1964 m. William (Charles) LOCKNER 1881–1974
      1. 1. Daisy (B.) LOCKNER 1918–
    5. 5. John (Garrett) PETERSON 1884–1966
    6. 6. Phoebe PETERSON 1887–1974 m. Thomas (Jefferson ‘Tom’) McKINNEY 1876–
      1. 1. Annie McKINNEY 1899–
      2. 2. Carl (Patton) McKINNEY 1907–1985
      3. 3. J. (Earl) McKINNEY 1910–1994
      4. 4. Woodrow McKINNEY 1913–2006
    7. 7. Aaron PETERSON 1889–1890
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane Teresa) PETERSON 1845–1932 m. Henry (MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1845–1923
    1. 1. Isadore (D. MASTERS) [MEYSTER] –1952 m. Hattie (Imogene) PETERSON 1871–1955
      1. 1. William (M. ‘Bill’ MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1892–
      2. 2. Rissie (MASTERS) [MEYSTER] –1901

John PETERSON's Timeline

2 Records

1819
ABT 1819
Birth of John M. PETERSON in Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
1885
ABT 1885
Age 66
Death of John M. PETERSON in Yancey Co., North Carolina
Yancey Co., North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1819
    Event Place: Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, Several of us match her. This information is from her tree.
    [2] Tobias Peterson bio
    [3] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1885
    Event Place: Yancey Co., North Carolina
    Record Source: DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, Several of us match her. This information is from her tree.
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