Individual Details

Walter Ervin PETERS

(28 Jan 1888 - 30 Mar 1956)

He was a carpenter, musician, worked for the Mead Paper Mill, Owen Illinois Paper Mill and also worked for a short time in the coal mines of West Virginia as a young man. He was a good and kind man and loved to play the banjo and fiddle for his children and grand children. He married his childhood sweetheart Minnie Cora Nichols. Resided in Charlemont, Bedford Co. Va. for a number of years with wife and children.

Events

Birth28 Jan 1888Franklin Co., VA
Marriage15 Jul 1914Bedford Co., VA - Minnie Cora NICHOLS
Death30 Mar 1956Lynchburg, VA
ElectionSheriff - Bedford Co., VA

Families

SpouseMinnie Cora NICHOLS (1886 - 1975)
ChildBlanche Lillie PETERS (1919 - 2003)
ChildHazel Linwood PETERS (1917 - 1997)
ChildFred Haden PETERS (1921 - 1997)
ChildCecil Garland PETERS (1918 - 1946)
ChildClaude PETERS (1916 - 1916)
ChildEdd Lee PETERS (1926 - 1926)
FatherSamuel Davis PETERS (1860 - 1895)
MotherAmanda "Mandy" PRATER (1862 - 1935)
SiblingMarcus W. "Mack" PETERS (1879 - 1949)
SiblingArtes PETERS (1894 - 1985)
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SiblingLausie PETERS ( - 1920)
SiblingCharlie W PETERS (1897 - )