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Male Elijah C. Peters Click to view Elijah C. Peters in the family tree

Elijah C. was born about 1842 in Mercer Co., Virginia.1   Elijah C.'s father was Christian Snidow Peters and his mother was Mary Frances Bailey.  His paternal grandparents were John Jacob Peters and Frances Simms; his maternal grandparents were RICHARD Patton Bailey and ISABEL F. Ferguson. He had four brothers and six sisters, named Benton, Christian B., Thaddeus B., Albany T., Louisa Charlotte, Fidelia Elizabeth, Clary Catherine, Mary Ann, Annielee Jane and Isabella F..  He was the second youngest of the eleven children.  He died after 1890 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia.  He was buried in Snuffer Cemetery, Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia.1 1 


Elijah C.'s family with Tamor A. Lester

‌Elijah C. and Tamor A. were married in a religious ceremony on September 14th, 1865 in Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1   They had three sons and five daughters, named Christian C. Luther, Daniel Simon, Elijah, S. Bell, Loretta B., Albina R. J., Mary M. and Rachel V..

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