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James A. Peters

Birth	:	28 May 1888 Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	4 Mar 1952 Hampton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Burial	:	Johnson Cemetery, Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.2973200, -82.1437700
Description	:	James A. Peters was the son of a Wilson and Eliza Ann Peters. He was the husband of Mary Lucinda(Cindy) Johnson. Children: Jack, William Wade, George Wayne, Mary Ruth, Thelma Jean, James Arthur, Linda. Elizabethton Star - Mar 5, 1952 James A. Peters fatally injured when hit by car. Funeral set tomorrow afternoon, 2:30 at Union Baptist Church. Funeral services for James A. Peters, age 64, who was fatally injured when struck by an automobile near Dividing Ridge last night, will be conducted from the Union Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 pm. No charges have been placed against Gordon H. Russell of... Read More	James A. Peters was the son of a Wilson and Eliza Ann Peters. He was the husband of Mary Lucinda(Cindy) Johnson. Children: Jack, William Wade, George Wayne, Mary Ruth, Thelma Jean, James Arthur, Linda. Elizabethton Star - Mar 5, 1952 James A. Peters fatally injured when hit by car. Funeral set tomorrow afternoon, 2:30 at Union Baptist Church. Funeral services for James A. Peters, age 64, who was fatally injured when struck by an automobile near Dividing Ridge last night, will be conducted from the Union Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 pm. No charges have been placed against Gordon H. Russell of Elizabethton, insurance agent, driver of a 1951 automovile which struck the North American Rayon employe as he apparently started to cross the road at 7:45 last night. It was Carter County's second fatality of the year. Sheriff Ray Johnson said this morning Russell was returning to his home here (218 West I Street) when the accident occurred. He had been making collections from policy holders in the Watauga Lake area. Ironically, the sheriff added, Russell had visited Peters' home to make collections on family policies. He quoted Russell as saying he was traveling west on Highway 67 "at about 40 miles an hour" when Peters stepped in front of his car. Skid markes, the sheriff said, indicated the machine was following a normal path on the road. A native of Carter County and veteran of World War I, the dead man is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Haskel Pierce of Carderview, and the misses Helen and Linda Joan Peters of the home; two sons, William Wade Peters of Hampton and ME3 G.W. Peters serving with the U.S. Navy in Korea; five grandchildren. The Reverend Charles Campbell and the Rev. Roy Calhoun will officiate at the Union Baptist Church on Dividing Ridge near Hampton. Burial will follow in the Johnson Cemetery. Active pallbearers, Fred BAker, Harley Potter, Don Smith, Fayette Wilson, Loss Campbell, Ralph Smith, Mike Hazelwood, Ed Hazelwood. Flowerbearers will be the Adult Ladies Class of the church. Full military honors will be rendered at the grave side with the American Legion Watauga Post 49 and the Capt Lynn Folsom Post of the V.F.W. in charge. The body will remain in the chapel of the Roy Hathaway Funeral Home until one pm Thursday when it will be removed to the church until time for the funeral. Roy Hathaway Funeral Home is in charge.

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James A. Peters's memorial is located at: Johnson Cemetery, Hampton, Carter County, USA.
When did James A. Peters death?
James A. Peters death on 4 Mar 1952 in Hampton, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
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Latitude: 36.2973200
Longitude: -82.1437700

Family Members:

Parent

Eliza Ann Peters Shaw

(1868 - 1908)

Spouse

Mary Lucinda(Cindy) Johnson Peters

(1904 - 1947)

Children

(1923 - 1923)

(1924 - 1976)

(1927 - 1991)

(1938 - 1939)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Johnson Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2973200, -82.1437700

2. Johnson Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2954500, -82.1452600

3. Union Baptist Church Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2965200, -82.1399600

4. Campbell Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2950500, -82.1385400

5. Carden’s Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2974700, -82.1361400

6. Campbell Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3034480, -82.1391710

7. Morton Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2902985, -82.1505966

8. Goodwin Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3024100, -82.1338700

9. Goodwin Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3015500, -82.1328500

10. Campbell Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3035300, -82.1340000

11. Campbell Cemetery
Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3059600, -82.1339400

12. Goodwin Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3013700, -82.1265500

13. Lewis-Pierce Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3018300, -82.1267000

14. Estep Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3034800, -82.1211200

15. Hall Cemetery
Braemar, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2831001, -82.1616974

16. Campbell Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2843500, -82.1640600

17. Dogwood Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2827020, -82.1641220

18. Simerly Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2828480, -82.1660180

19. Bailey Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2734640, -82.1505160

20. Hardin Cemetery
Elizabethton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3205400, -82.1575200

21. Hardin Cemetery
Elizabethton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3200200, -82.1603400

22. Sorrell Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2799988, -82.1694031

23. Johnson Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.2858900, -82.1764800

24. Hardin Cemetery
Elizabethton, Carter County, USA
Coordinate: 36.3163420, -82.1717980