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Sidney Stokes PETERSON 1824–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 OCT 1824

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

Death Date: 13 MAR 1902

Death Location: Peterson Hill Cemetery, Green Mountain, Yancey Co., North Carolina

Father: Moses I

Mother: Mary McKINNEY

Spouse(s): Elizabeth BYRD

Children(s): Logan PETERSON, Moses PETERSON

In 1824, Sidney Stokes PETERSON entered the world in Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina, born to Moses Washington Peterson I And Mary Polly Mckinney. Sidney Stokes PETERSON married Elizabeth Marenda Byrd, and had children including Logan Clingman Peterson, Moses Jefferson Budger Mose Peterson. Sidney Stokes PETERSON passed away in 1902 in Peterson Hill Cemetery, Green Mountain, Yancey Co., North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1824, Sidney Stokes PETERSON entered the world in Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina, born to Moses Washington Peterson I And Mary Polly Mckinney.
  • Sidney Stokes PETERSON married Elizabeth Marenda Byrd, and had children including Logan Clingman Peterson, Moses Jefferson Budger Mose Peterson.
  • Sidney Stokes PETERSON passed away in 1902 in Peterson Hill Cemetery, Green Mountain, Yancey Co., North Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Sidney PETERSON's Ancestors

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Sidney PETERSON
1824–1902
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

Sidney PETERSON's Descendants

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Sidney (Stokes) PETERSON (15 OCT 1824–13 MAR 1902) m. Elizabeth (Marenda) BYRD (19 FEB 1830–22 APR 1907)
  1. 1. Logan (Clingman) PETERSON 1855–1946 m. Frances (‘Franky’) BAILEY 1859–1938
    1. 1. Henry (Harmon) PETERSON 1879–1968 m. Rittie PETERSON 1887–1959
    2. 2. Darty PETERSON 1882–1981 m. Cornelius (R. Joshua) PETERSON 1882–1981
      1. 1. Luther PETERSON 1909–2006
      2. 2. Flossie PETERSON 1914–2012 m. Sid PETERSON 1913–2005
    3. 3. Jacob (Nelson ‘Jake’) PETERSON 1885–1970 m. Blandy BENNETT 1880–1970
    4. 4. Phebe (Mae ‘May’) PETERSON 1891–1976 m. Isaac (Quinter ‘Quinter’) ARROWOOD 1894–1972
      1. 1. Parker ARROWOOD 1920–2014 m. Mabel (Nila) FOSTER 1925–1976 m. Mary (Ruth) McNEESE 1934–2012
        1. 1. Betty (Jane) ARROWOOD 1946–1998 m. Robert (Boice) CHANDLER 1943–1997
      2. 2. Arvel ARROWOOD 1917–1991
      3. 3. Lawrence ARROWOOD 1926–1973
    5. 5. Tessie PETERSON 1897–1994
  2. 2. Moses (Jefferson ‘Budger Mose’) PETERSON 1848–1941
    1. 1. Criss PETERSON 1895–1979 m. Birdella COOPER 1897–1995
      1. 1. Handy (Brite) PETERSON 1918–1968 m. Helen (Josephine KING) [MAT-JUDY] 1914–2021
      2. 2. Homer PETERSON 1922–1944
      3. 3. Oma PETERSON 1926–2015 m. Grady WHITSON 1923–1978

Sidney PETERSON's Timeline

2 Records

1824
15 OCT 1824
Birth of Sidney Stokes PETERSON in Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
1902
13 MAR 1902
Age 78
Death of Sidney Stokes PETERSON in Yancey Co., North Carolina
Yancey Co., North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1824
    Event Place: Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1821
    Event Place: Yancey Co., North Carolina
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: ABT 1825
    Record Source: Tobias Peterson bio

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 MAR 1902
    Event Place: Yancey Co., North Carolina
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peterson Hill Cemetery, Green Mountain, Yancey Co., North Carolina
    Record Source: FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

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