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John Peters Sheriff 1814–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 OCT 1814

Birth Location: North Fork, Scott, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 OCT 1882

Death Location: Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Peters

Mother: Catherine Hacker

Spouse(s): Margaret Davidson

Children(s): Alfred Peters

John Peters Sheriff was born in 1814 in North Fork, Scott, Virginia, USA, the child of John Peters And Catherine Lane Hacker. John Peters Sheriff married Margaret Davidson, and had children including Alfred John Peters. John Peters Sheriff passed away in 1882 in Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • John Peters Sheriff was born in 1814 in North Fork, Scott, Virginia, USA, the child of John Peters And Catherine Lane Hacker.
  • John Peters Sheriff married Margaret Davidson, and had children including Alfred John Peters.
  • John Peters Sheriff passed away in 1882 in Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sheriff's Ancestors

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John Sheriff
1814–1882
Birth Place: North Fork, Scott, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Peters
1770–1846
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Catherine (Lane) Hacker
1783–1859
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Jacob) Peters
1723–1804
Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
Johann (Jacob Peters) Jr
1744–1823
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Francis Spiller
1759–1804
St James, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Corbin Lane
1750–1816
Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rosina Peters
1702–1776
Johann Peters
1723–1804
Elizabeth Shumate
1722–1799
Samuel Lane
1700–1779
Mary Corbin
1708–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Heuschelig
1685–1732
Rosina Peters
1702–1776
Thomas Sims
1702–1784
Rebecca Petty
1703–1784

John Sheriff's Descendants

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John (Peters) Sheriff (3 OCT 1814–5 OCT 1882) m. Margaret Davidson (1 Jan 1804–3 Nov 1874)
  1. 1. Alfred (John) Peters 1830–1910 m. Martha (Ann "Patsy") Brunner 1830–1900
    1. 1. Julia (Ann) Peters 1857–1940
      1. 1. Thomas Minton 1890–1975
        1. 1. Thurstle MINTON 1926–1978
    2. 2. Rosett Peters 1867–1902
    3. 3. Pvt. (Wilburn F) Peters 1869–1941
    4. 4. Ira Peters 1861–1908
    5. 5. Eliza (Lizzie) Peters 1856–1902
    6. 6. Mary (Alice) Peters 1864–1903
    7. 7. Gaberial Peters 1859–1860
    8. 8. Charles ("Charlie") Peters 1860–1910
    9. 9. Lucy Peters 1871–1961

John Sheriff's Timeline

6 Records

1803
1803
Birth of John Peters Sheriff in Holatein River, Scott, Virginia, United States
Holatein River, Scott, Virginia, United States
1814
3 Oct 1814
Birth of John Peters Sheriff in Holatein River, Scott, Virginia, United States
Holatein River, Scott, Virginia, United States
1814
3 OCT 1814
Birth of John Peters Sheriff in North Fork, Scott, Virginia, USA
North Fork, Scott, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 56
Death of John Peters Sheriff in Owsley, Kentucky, United States
Owsley, Kentucky, United States
1882
5 OCT 1882
Age 68
Death of John Peters Sheriff in Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, United States
Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, United States
1931
05 Nov 1931
Age 117
Death of John Peters Sheriff in Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, United States
Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1814
    Event Place: Holatein River, Scott, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Holatein River, Scott, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 OCT 1814
    Event Place: North Fork, Scott, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1931
    Event Place: Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Owsley, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 OCT 1882
    Event Place: Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, United States

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