Family: John Abraham PETERS / Abethele LOWTHER (F19141)
m. 16 Jul 1846-
Father | Male
John Abraham PETERS
Born May 1827 Died 15 Apr 1900 Upshur Co, WV 
Buried McVaney Cemetery, Hodgesville, Upshur Co, WV Married 16 Jul 1846 [1, 2] Harrison Co, (W)VA [1, 2] Father Mother
Mother | Female
Abethele LOWTHER
Born 20 Oct 1827 Died 12 Jan 1896 Upshur Co, WV Buried McVaney Cemetery, Hodgesville, Upshur Co, WV Father Robert LOWTHER | F19137 Group Sheet Mother Nancy LOWREY | F19137 Group Sheet
Child 3 | Male
+ Godfrey Washington PETERS
Born 1853 Died 1915 Buried Spouse Sarah S. ___ | F23764 Married
Child 4 | Male
+ Isaac Newton "Ike" PETERS
Born 1858 Died 1922 Buried Spouse Arkansas HESS | F23763 Married
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Notes - 1850 Census, Lewis Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 18 1850:
John A. Peters, 24; Clagbethly Peters, 19; Jane, 3.
1860 Census, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 7 1860:
John A. Peters, 33, farmer; Abitha, 32; Jane, 13; Leo L D, 9; Godfrey W, 7; Isaac N, 3; Samuel Murphy, 25.
1870 Census, Upshur Co, WV (Warrent District), enumerated on Aug 22 1870:
John A. Peters, 43, farmer; Abethly, 42; Jane, 23; Leonard L D, 19; Godfrey W, 17; Isaac N, 13; Eliza R, 4; Elizabeth Louther, 70.
Relationship of Elizabeth Louther to the household in not known.
1880 Census, Upshur Co, WV (Warren District), enumerated on Jun 4 1880:
John A. Peters, 53, farmer; wife Abethla, 52; dau Eliza R, 14.
Adjoining household: Isaac N. Peters, 22, farmer; wife Arkansas, 20; son Albert, 1.
Next adjoining household: Godfrey W. Peters, 27, farmer; wife Sarah S, 28; dau Emma, 1. [3]
- 1850 Census, Lewis Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 18 1850:
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Sources - [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
Marriage bond was filed on Jul 14 1846. Parties to the bond were John Peters (not John A. Peters, the groom) and "Elizabeth Lowther, my daughter." This brings into question whether Abethle's parents were the Robert Lowther & Nancy Lowrey commonly reported by researchers. Marriage ceremony was held Jul 16 1846. - [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).
- [S1823] The Descendants of Robert Lowther, Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm).
- [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.