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Husband: Benjamin Franklin PETERMAN
Birthdate: 22 Sept 1785
Birthplace: Queen Anne Co, DE (now MD)
Death date:
Place of death: Shorterville, Henry Co, AL
Father: George Washington PETERMAN
Mother: Sarah 'Sally' SPRINGER

Marriage date: 23 Jan 1812
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co, GA

Wife: Milinda DOWDY
Birthdate: 4 Jan 1797
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date:
Place of death: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Father: Martin DOWDY
Mother: Mary TEMPLE(S)

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Eliza L. PETERMAN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 23 Aug 1812
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date:
Place of death: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 2: Henry George PETERMAN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 10 Apr 1813
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, Ga
Death date: 12 Oct 1883
Place of death: Shorterville, Henry Co, AL
Marriage date: 12 Sept 1833
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Spouse's name: Melissa NOBLE

Child No. 3: Columbus James PETERMAN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 23 Oct 1818
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, Ga
Death date: 16 Sept 1890
Place of death: Taylor Co, GA
Marriage date: 18 June 1839
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co, Ga
Spouse's name: #1 Martha Jane 'Liza' PATMAN

Child No. 4: Lucinda A.C. PETERMAN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 10 Sept 1820
Birthplace: Lexington, Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date: 1874
Place of death: Vivian, Caddo Parish, LA
Marriage date: 9 Mar 1839
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Spouse's name: Elias Bell PATMAN

Child No. 5: Newton John PETERMAN
Sex:
Birthdate: 6 Nov 1822
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date: 4 Oct 1863
Place of death: Savannah, Chatham Co, GA
Marriage date: 24 Dec 1846
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Spouse's name: Martha C. BONDS

Child No. 6: John Francis PETERMAN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 18 Oct 1824
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date: 6 Apr 1857
Place of death: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Marriage date: 24 Sept 1846
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Spouse's name: Nancy YARBROUGH

Child No. 7: William Samuel PETERMAN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 12 Mar 1826
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date: 1 Nov 1861
Place of death: Warrenton, VA in Civil War
Marriage date: 4 Feb 185
Marriage place: Lexington, Oglethorpe Co, GA
Spouse's name: Marianne Emaline S. BELL

Child No. 8: Susan Ann Jane PETERMAN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 8 Oct 1828
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date: 1 Sept 1880
Place of death: Henry Co, AL
Marriage date: 6 Dec 1849
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Spouse's name: Augustus L. MILLS

Child No. 9: Benjamin U. PETERMAN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 20 Feb 1830
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date:
Place of death:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: Martha

Child No. 10: James Robert Martin PETERMAN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 15 Oct 1832
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date: 4 Feb 1861
Place of death: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Marriage date: 13 Mar 1851
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Spouse's name: Mary Jane ARMSTRONG

Child No. 11: Thomas Edward PETERMAN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 25 Sept 1835
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date: 24 Feb 1923
Place of death: Houston Co, AL
Marriage date: 9 Jan 1859
Marriage place: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Spouse's name: Julia Ann ARMSTRONG

Child No. 12: Joseph J. PETERMAN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 20 Mar 1838
Birthplace: Oglethorpe Co, GA
Death date: 30 Sept 1861
Place of death: VA in Civil War
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
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Documentation: ( 1) "40,000 Early GA Marriages," M. Carter
( 2) "History of DE," Scharf
( 3) "Historical Collections of GA Chapters, Nat'l. Soc. DAR"
( 4) DE Archives, Vol. II
( 5) Marriage License - Benjamin F. PETERMAN/Malinda DOWDY, 1812
( 6) "Index to US Consus of GA, 1820"
( 7) "Land Lotteries of 1820"
( 8) Letter, Surveyor Gen'l. State of GA, 1821 Land Lottery
( 9) "Reprint Land Lottery 1827," Houston, p. 100
(10) 1840 Oglethorpe Co, GA Census
(11) 1850 Oglethorpe Co, GA Census
(12) "They Tarried In Taylor (Co, GA)," Essie J. Childs
(13) "They Were Here, GA Genealogical Records," Vol. 7, p. 2015
(14) "History of Taylor Co, GA"
(15) Inferior Court Minutes, Aug. Term 1866, Taylor Co, GA
(16) 1870 Brooks Co, GA, Quitman, Dist. 1149
(17) 1880 Taylor Co, GA, Butler Dist, p. 13B
(18) "Peterman Family Tree," Milton Peterman, 1999
(19) "History of Salem Baptist Church, 1789-1989," p. 161
(20) 'Oglethorpe (GA) Echo' newspaper, 10 Feb 1905
(21) "Elbert Co (GA) History"
(22) Manasses (VA) Cemetery Index
(23) "Key & Allied Families," Mrs. Julian C. Lane, p. 133
(24) Muster Roll, 2nd Co. I, 38th Reg, GA Volunteer Inf, Evans' Brigade,
Gordon's Div, Wright's Legion, Army of Northern VA, CSA