Family History by Uncle William - Revised

Randy McIntosh sent in a better copy of the family gathering photo that Aunt Ruby had - and he took the time to place the names on it. Also, written on the back of this photo were the dates "1935 - 1937." (To see a full-screen view of the photo, click on the photo. Also, click the "Back" button to get back to this web page.)

Thanks to Uncle William for also identifying the names of all of the family members on the photo. Also, Uncle William provided the following family history:

W. C. Peters Family

Name .................................Date of Birth ...Time of Death
William Christpher Peters........ Aug. 24, 1860 .....March 10, 1941

Married Elizabeth Ann Lockabay March 10, 1881
Elizabeth Ann Lockabay........... June. 12 1865 ......May 17,1903
Children
Mahalia Alice...............................Oct. 24 1882 ........June 13,1885
John B..........................................Sept. 27 1884 .......June 13,1886
Lucy Ethel ..................................Sept. 27 1886........Dec. 25,1957
Ida Belle ......................................Oct. 12 1888 ........Dec. 28,1973
Lulu Myrtle ................................Sept. 02 1890 ......Dec. 19,1970
Lily Pearl ....................................March 21 1893 .....Oct. 07,1959
Stella May ..................................May 31 1895 ........April 28,1973
Roy Pleasant ..............................May 29 1897 ........April 14,1960
George Burton ...........................Sept. 19 1899 .......Jan. 30,1988
Martha Ellen ..............................April 20 1902 .......Nov. 09,1979

Married Mary Jane Creech Sept. 09, 1908
Mary Jane Creech .....................Dec. 18 1885 .........Dec. 07,1918
Children
Clarence Gilmore .......................July 23 1909 ........Oct. 27,1963
Otis Harrison ..............................April 24 1911 ........Dec. 29,1992
Mabel Bernice ............................Sept 25 1913 .........Feb. 23,1922
Ruby Beatrice .............................July 27 1916
Wilburn Albert ...........................Sept 01 1917 .........Oct. 29,1993

Married Grace B. Davis April 04, 1921
Grace B. Davis .............................March 28 1903 ....Feb. 26,1993
Children

Barbara Sue ...............................Dec. 05 1921 Still Born Premature
William Brock ..............................March 08 1923
Ernest Christopher .....................Dec. 26 1924 ........June 14,1995
Armon Edsel ................................Nov. 25 1926

Prepared May 16, 2006
By
William B. Peters

Old Photos From Lily, Kentucky

The history of the Peters family is very much a part of the history of Lily, Kentucky. The Lily Post Office has a collection of historic photographs on display, and thanks to Randy McIntosh I'm able to post them on this web site. Randy traveled to Lily and scanned all of the historic photographs on display at the Post Office and emailed them to me.

The titles are (from top left): A Bird's Eye View of Lily; Edna Peters and Customer on Porch of Post Office; Arthur Barker on Horseback; Charles Barker; Edna Peters and Arthur Barker; Bill Reed Carries Mail

More Historic Lily Photographs

From left: Roy Peters (when he was Postmaster); Men on Railroad Track; Peters' Store and House; Roy and Edna Peters; George Spurlock Hanging Mail Pouch; Lily Post Offices; Logan Cassidy, Bill McHargue, Arthur Barker.

Thanks again to Randy McIntosh for all the trouble he went to to scan these photographs so we can all see them on the web.
Mark