Descendants of Levi Hoskins

Submitted by Claudette Peters Whitefield

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  LEVI1 HOSKINS was born 2 April 1826 in KY, and died 28 August 1914 in Owsley Co., KY.  He married ELIZABETH BROCK Abt. 1853 in Owsley Co., KY, daughter of JAMES BROCK and ELIZABETH HOWARD.  She was born 26 April 1831 in Bell Co., KY, and died 13 May 1911 in Owsley Co., KY.

       

Children of LEVI HOSKINS and ELIZABETH BROCK are:

2.                i.    WILLIAM A.2 HOSKINS, b. 14 April 1853; d. 16 January 1916, Owsley Co., KY.

3.               ii.    MARY JANE HOSKINS, b. 1858, KY; d. 29 November 1948, Franklin, Warren Co., OH.

                 iii.    CAROLINE HOSKINS, b. 1862.

                 iv.    JOHN M. HOSKINS, b. 1864.

                  v.    PALESTINE HOSKINS, b. 1866.

                 vi.    LEANDER HOSKINS, b. 1870.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  WILLIAM A.2 HOSKINS (LEVI1) was born 14 April 1853, and died 16 January 1916 in Owsley Co., KY.  He married (1) MARY MARGARET ROBERTSON, daughter of WILL ROBERTSON and NANCY MORRIS.  She was born Abt. 1859.  He married (2) MARY MARGARET ROBERTSON 4 January 1876 in Owsley Co., KY. 

       

Children of WILLIAM HOSKINS and MARY ROBERTSON are:

                   i.    CHARLES3 HOSKINS, b. 1898.

                  ii.    JOHN HOSKINS, b. 1901.

 

 

3.  MARY JANE2 HOSKINS (LEVI1) was born 1858 in KY, and died 29 November 1948 in Franklin, Warren Co., OH.  She married HARDIN DERIAS PETERS1 Abt. 1875 in Owsley Co., KY, son of WILLIAM PETERS and EMILY MORRIS.  He was born 5 September 1849 in Island City, Owsley Co., KY, and died 25 June 1926 in Clay Co., KY; bur Peters Cem., Owsley., KY2.

 

Notes for HARDIN DERIAS PETERS:

Died when thrown from a horse.

 

Was red-headed.

 

Fathered two illegitimate children:  Green Berry Peters, and a girl.  The IGI has the following listing:  Martha Jane Peters b. to Harden Peters and Pfebe Daugherty March 1, 1873, Owsley Co., KY.

       

Children of MARY HOSKINS and HARDIN PETERS are:

4.                i.    ROBERT BENTON3 PETERS, b. 17 September 1876, Owsley Co., KY; d. 1 September 1952, Bur. Little Miami Cem., Waynesville, Warren Co., OH.

5.               ii.    EMMA BELL PETERS, b. 13 February 1878, Owsley Co., KY.

6.              iii.    WILLIAM LEE PETERS, b. 6 March 1880, Owsley Co., KY.

                 iv.    JAMES LEONARD PETERS, b. 29 March 1881, Owsley Co., KY; d. 21 March 1904, Denver, CO.

 

Notes for JAMES LEONARD PETERS:

Died of tuberculosis.  Jean Peters Westveer reports he died in a sanatarium in Denver, CO; the Historical Register of Berea College (p. 247) states that he "d. Flat River, MO., 1904."  Jean wrote that Leonard was a teacher; he would stay in bed until it was time to go to school, then teach and immediately return home.  A picture of him and a Berea friend was found in G. B. Peters' box of letters, etc.

 

He served as a reference for G. B. Peters at Berea College in 1900. 

 

7.               v.    SARAH ELIZABETH (LIZZIE) PETERS, b. 24 November 1883, Owsley Co., KY; d. 12 June 1960, Owsley Co., KY.

8.              vi.    LUCY JANE PETERS, b. 12 May 1885, Owsley Co., KY; d. 5 June 1970, London, Laurel Co.,  KY; bur London, Laurel Co., KY.

9.             vii.    JOHN EMERY PETERS, b. 12 July 1888, Owsley Co., KY; d. 16 January 1967, Dayton, Montgomery,  OH.

               viii.    MINNIE FRANCES PETERS, b. 22 March 1888, Island City, Owsley Co., KY; d. 25 February 1971, Batesville, Ripley Co IN; bur Maple Grove Cem, Brookville, Franklin, Co.,  IN; m. HENRY CLAY MCGEORGE, 13 February 1908, Owsley Co., KY; d. March 1969, Bur Maple Grove Cem, Brookville, Franklin Co., IN.

10.             ix.    ELLA NORA PETERS, b. 7 May 1892, Owsley Co., KY; d. 26 August 1981, Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL.

                   x.    DANIEL OSCAR PETERS, b. 31 January 1894, Owsley Co., KY; d. 1898, Owsley Co, KY.

                  xi.    MATTIE MAE PETERS, b. 9 December 1895, Owsley Co., KY; d. 1931; m. CHESTER SPARKS, Abt. 1913, Owsley Co, KY.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

4.  ROBERT BENTON3 PETERS (MARY JANE2 HOSKINS, LEVI1) was born 17 September 1876 in Owsley Co., KY, and died 1 September 1952 in Bur. Little Miami Cem., Waynesville, Warren Co., OH.  He married MARTHA MCGEORGE Abt. 1898 in Owsley Co., KY, daughter of DANIEL MCGEORGE and SARAH PETERS.  She was born 5 May 1876 in Owsley  Co., KY.

       

Children of ROBERT PETERS and MARTHA MCGEORGE are:

                   i.    GROVY L.4 PETERS, b. 24 October 1898, Owsley  Co., KY; d. 5 December 1989, OH.

                  ii.    ELLA D. PETERS, b. 6 November 1904, Owsley  Co., KY.

                 iii.    EULAH M. PETERS, b. June 1909, Owsley  Co., KY; d. March 1910, Owsley  Co., KY.

                 iv.    OMER KENNETH PETERS, b. 7 December 1911, Owsley  Co., KY; d. October 1975, OH.

 

 

5.  EMMA BELL3 PETERS (MARY JANE2 HOSKINS, LEVI1) was born 13 February 1878 in Owsley Co., KY.  She married BLEVINS LINCOLN BREWER Abt. 1898 in Owsley Co., KY, son of NICHOLAS BREWER and MARY HUDSON.  He was born January 1874.

       

Children of EMMA PETERS and BLEVINS BREWER are:

                   i.    ELVA4 BREWER, b. October 1899, Owsley  Co., KY.

                  ii.    DENNIS CLAYTON BREWER, b. 25 September 1902, Owsley  Co., KY.

                 iii.    NINA P. BREWER, b. 23 December 1906, Owsley  Co., KY.

                 iv.    VIRGIL D. BREWER, b. 23 September 1909, Owsley  Co., KY.

                  v.    MARY JANE BREWER, b. 24 April 1911, Owsley  Co., KY.

                 vi.    MARTHA BREWER, b. 12 February 1914, Owsley  Co., KY.

                vii.    LAWRENCE BREWER, b. 23 February 1916, Owsley  Co., KY.

               viii.    ANNA LEE BREWER, b. 15 November 1918, Owsley  Co., KY.

 

 

6.  WILLIAM LEE3 PETERS (MARY JANE2 HOSKINS, LEVI1) was born 6 March 1880 in Owsley Co., KY.  He married (1) NAOMI OCTERMAN.    He married (2) RHODA ELLEN MCGEORGE Abt. 1903 in Owsley Co., KY. 

       

Child of WILLIAM PETERS and RHODA MCGEORGE is:

                   i.    ALICE4 PETERS, b. 1 May 1904, Owsley  Co., KY.

 

 

7.  SARAH ELIZABETH (LIZZIE)3 PETERS (MARY JANE2 HOSKINS, LEVI1) was born 24 November 1883 in Owsley Co., KY, and died 12 June 1960 in Owsley Co., KY.  She married DANIEL PINKERTON MORRIS BREWER, JR. Abt. 1902 in Owsley Co, KY, son of NICHOLAS BREWER and MARY HUDSON.  He was born 27 December 1877 in Owsley Co., KY, and died 18 October 1967 in Owsley Co., KY.

       

Children of SARAH PETERS and DANIEL BREWER are:

                   i.    DARYL4 BREWER, b. Abt. 1903; d. Abt. 1909, Bur. Sturgeon, Owsley Co., KY.

                  ii.    ELMER BREWER, b. Abt. 1905; d. Abt. 1905, Peters Cem., Owsley Co., KY.

                 iii.    LEONARD H. BREWER, b. 14 February 1906, Owsley  Co., KY; m. NELLIE TIREY; b. 16 November 1910.

                 iv.    ROBERT EARL BREWER, b. 13 April 1910, Owsley  Co., KY; d. 31 May 1999; m. (1) FRANCES SLACK; m. (2) RUTH COUCH.

                  v.    HERMAN DALE BREWER, b. 18 June 1911, Owsley  Co., KY; d. 29 March 1932, Owsley  Co., KY.

                 vi.    ERNEST GREEN BREWER, b. 5 May 1914, Owsley  Co., KY; d. 10 November 2002, Booneville, Owsley Co., KY.

                vii.    HUGH R. BREWER, b. 5 May 1914, Owsley  Co., KY; m. FAYE HERNDON; b. 9 August 1918; d. January 1983, Booneville, Owsley Co., KY.

               viii.    EDWIN P. BREWER, b. 18 February 1917, Owsley  Co., KY; m. MARIE PETERS.

                  ix.    VIOLA M. BREWER, b. 6 May 1919, Owsley  Co., KY; m. SILAS KING, 15 October 1941; b. 25 May 1919, Owsley Co., KY.

                   x.    MABEL BREWER, b. 7 April 1922, Pheba, MS; m. CLYDE BURCH.

 

 

8.  LUCY JANE3 PETERS (MARY JANE2 HOSKINS, LEVI1) was born 12 May 1885 in Owsley Co., KY, and died 5 June 1970 in London, Laurel Co.,  KY; bur London, Laurel Co., KY.  She married JIM KELLY 12 May 1904 in Owsley Co., KY.  He was born 29 August 1883 in KY, and died April 1972 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co.,  OH; bur London, Laurel Co., KY.

 

Notes for JIM KELLY:

Family legend says that the name was Killey in Ireland.

       

Children of LUCY PETERS and JIM KELLY are:

                   i.    WYATT4 KELLY.

                  ii.    MARION KELLY, b. 6 October 1907, Owsley  Co., KY; d. February 1983, Mooresville, Hendricks, IN; m. ? LOVELESS.

                 iii.    EMERY KELLY, b. September 1909, Owsley  Co., KY.

                 iv.    OSCAR HUGH KELLY, b. 4 February 1915, Owsley  Co., KY.

                  v.    KENNETH KELLY, b. 16 March 1917, Owsley  Co., KY.

 

 

9.  JOHN EMERY3 PETERS (MARY JANE2 HOSKINS, LEVI1) was born 12 July 1888 in Owsley Co., KY, and died 16 January 1967 in Dayton, Montgomery,  OH.  He married NANNIE MAYS Abt. 1912 in Owsley Co., KY, daughter of WILLIAM MAYS and MARTHA BOWMAN.  She was born 10 April 1891, and died 26 January 1985 in Xenia, Greene, OH.

 

Notes for NANNIE MAYS:

In later years she lived at 400 5th St., North, Waynesville, OH 45068.

 

This couple lived in Edgar County, IL, near the G. B. Peters family.  Aunt Nannie was adored by Claude Peters.  She said the Claude used to come to her house as a small boy and say, "Aunt Nannie does you have some biscuits and yelly?"

       

Children of JOHN PETERS and NANNIE MAYS are:

                   i.    WILLIAM H.4 PETERS, b. 20 December 1912, Edgar Co., IL.

                  ii.    TRESSIE MAE PETERS, b. 22 October 1914, Edgar Co., IL.

                 iii.    ETTA IRENE PETERS, b. 10 September 1916, Edgar Co., IL; m. ? DOANE.

                 iv.    RALPH PETERS, b. 31 October 1919, Owsley Co., KY.

                  v.    FORREST DOONE PETERS, b. 11 July 1922, Owsley Co., KY; d. 11 October 1926, Owsley Co, KY.

                 vi.    MARCELENE PETERS, b. 12 February 1925, Owsley Co., KY; m. ? MCKINNEY.

                vii.    BONNIE DELL PETERS, b. 22 November 1927, Owsley Co., KY.

               viii.    EARL B. PETERS, b. 6 December 1930, Owsley Co., KY.

                  ix.    JANET LOUISE PETERS, b. 19 November 1934, Owsley Co., KY; d. 4 July 1953, Waynesville, Warren, OH.

 

 

10.  ELLA NORA3 PETERS (MARY JANE2 HOSKINS, LEVI1) was born 7 May 1892 in Owsley Co., KY, and died 26 August 1981 in Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL.  She married JIM MURRAY Abt. 1912 in Owsley Co, KY. 

       

Children of ELLA PETERS and JIM MURRAY are:

                   i.    BETTY JO4 MURRAY, m. LAURENCE C. HADDIX; b. 1935; d. 7 April 1971, OH.

                  ii.    HUGH MURRAY, b. 24 April 1921; d. 26 January 1971, Middletown, OH.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Statement of birth by his half-sister..  In the possession of Claudette Peters Whitefield.

2.  Kentucky Death Record #27468 states that he was buried by "the family."  It should be noted that Hardin's son, G. B. Peters, arrived from Oklahoma with his family for a visit the next day.  There is a snapshot of their arrival in Owsley County in the G. B. Peters file kept by Claudette Peters Whitefield.

 

 

 

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