He was born in March 1825 (9; 3 (40 in 1865), 5 (25 in 1850), 6 (35 in 1860), 7 (45 in 1870), 8 (54 in 1880), 9 (75 in 1900), 10 (85 in 1910)). He was born in Pennsylvania (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10).
In 1850, he was living in Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with Henry Peters (presumably his father), and Henry, Barbara, and Catherine Peters (presumably his siblings) (5). He was a laborer (5).
In 1853/54, he married Eliza [unknown family name] (9, 10). In 1900, she had had nine children, eight of whom were alive (9). In 1910, she had had ten children, nine of whom were alive (10).
In 1860, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Eliza, and with William, Hiram, Howard, and Zachariah (presumably their children), along with two other people (6). He was a farmer, and owned $800 in personal property (6).
He was drafted (1, 3). He was mustered into service as a private on 28 February 1865 at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1, 3, 4, 11). He was a private in company F (1, 13-14).
He was discharged near Washington DC on 29 April 1865 or on 15 May 1865 by special order (1, 2 [29 Apr], 3 [15 May], 4 [10 Apr], 11 [14 May]). He was a private, in company F (13-14).
In 1870, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Eliza, and with William Hiram, Howard, Zacharian, George, and Jacob (presumably their children) (7). He was a farmer, and owned $1,200 in personal property (7).
In 1880, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Eliza, his children Hiram, Jacob, Eliza, Marda [?], and Hansom, and a servant (8). He was a farmer (8).
In 1890, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (post office: Gurnesey) (4).
On 4 April 1891, he successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (11, 12).
In 1900, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Eliza, his daughters Eliza and Mabel [?], and with a hireling (9). He was a farmer (9).
In 1910, he was living in Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Anne E, and his daughter Eliza (10). He was a farmer (10).
He died on 4 December 1917, at Guernsey, [Adams County,] Pennsylvania (11).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Jesse Peters)
2 company F, register of men discharged (Jesse Peters)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 22 January 2005 (Jesse Peters)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Butler Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 2, page 2 (Jesse Peters)
5 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Menallen Township, microfilm series M432, film 743, page 56 = 112 handwritten (Jesse Peters)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Butler Township (post office Middletown), microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 29-30 = 125-126 handwritten (Jesse Peters)
7 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Butler Township (post office Middletown), microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 21-22 = 14-15 handwritten (Jesse Peters)
8 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Butler Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 44, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 60 A = 17 handwritten (Jesse Peters)
9 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Butler Township, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 5, microfilm series T623, film 1354, page 66 B = 11 handwritten (Jesse Peters)
10 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Butler Township, supervisor's district 15, enumeration district 2, microfilm series T624, film 1292, page 17 B = 7 handwritten (Jesse Peters)
11 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (Jesse Peters)
12 pension index, by name (Jesse Peters)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Jesse Peters)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Jesse Peters)
| line | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Dwellings visited | 737 | ||||
| Families visited | 812 | ||||
| Name | Henry Peters | Jesse " | Henry " | Barbara " | Catherine " |
| Age | 54 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
| Sex | M | M | M | F | F |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | L [sc. Laborer] | L [sc. Laborer] | ||
| Real estate owned | 4000 | ||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | 1 [sic] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwelling number | 888 | |||||||
| Family number | 916 | |||||||
| Name | Jesse Peters | Eliza " | William H " | Hiram D " | Howard G " | Zachariah " | John Carson | Franklin Pennsyl |
| Age | 35 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | m | m | m | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 800 | |||||||
| Place of birth | Do [sc. Pennsylvania] | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Pennsylvania | Do |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 1 |
| Dwelling-house number | 98 | |||||||
| Family number | 103 | |||||||
| Name | Peters, Jesse | - Eliza | - William | - Hiram | - Howard | - Zachariah | - George | Peters Jacob |
| Age | 45 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping House | Farm Laborer | Farm Laborer | Farm Laborer | |||
| Real estate value | ||||||||
| Personal estate value | 1200 | |||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " | Penna |
| Father foreign born | ||||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Can't read | ||||||||
| Can't write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| street name | ||||||||
| house number | ||||||||
| dwelling visit # | 150 | |||||||
| family visit # | 157 | |||||||
| name | Peters Jesse | - Eliza | - Hiram | - Jacob | - Eliza | - Marda [?] | - Hansom | Cooley Martha |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | F | F | M | F |
| age | 54 | 51 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Servant | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||||
| married during year | ||||||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | ||||||
| months unemployed | 3 | |||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||||
| blind | ||||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||||
| idiotic | ||||||||
| insane | ||||||||
| disabled | ||||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| can't read | ||||||||
| can't write | ||||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| line | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 |
| street | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling number | 242 | ||||
| family number | 250 | ||||
| name | Peters Jesse | - Eliza | - Eliza J | - Mabel [?] E [?] | Slaybaugh Edgar |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Hireling |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M |
| birth date | Mch 1825 | Aug 1828 | Aug 1870 | Jan 1873 | Aug 1883 |
| age | 75 | 71 | 29 | 27 | 16 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S |
| # years married | 46 | 46 | |||
| mother of how many children? | 9 | ||||
| # of children living | 8 | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Farmer | Farm Laborer | |||
| # months not employed | 0 | 5 | |||
| # months in school | 5 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||||
| farm/house | F | ||||
| # of farm schedule | 144 |
| line | 71 | 72 | 73 |
| street | Road leading to Center Mills | ||
| house nr | |||
| dwelling nr | 151 | ||
| family nr | 156 | ||
| name | Peters Jesse | - Anne E | - Eliza J |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter |
| sex | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 85 | 81 | 39 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S |
| #years present marriage | 56 | 56 | |
| mother of # children | 9 | ||
| mother of # living children | 7 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Farmer | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | General farm | ||
| employer etc. | Emp | ||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||
| owned/rented | O | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | M | ||
| farm/house | F | ||
| nr on farm schedule | 118 | ||
| civil war vet | UA | ||
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb | |||