Born March 10, 1863 in Owsley County, Kentucky, Jacob Peters was the son of Elijah and Margaret "Peggy" (Wood) Peters. On July 16, 1880, Jacob, the youngest child in a family of thirteen children, married Louisa Jane Garland in McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky. One month after the marriage of Jacob and Louise Jane Peters, his father Elijah Peters died (August 16, 1880) and was buried in Gabbard Cemetery, a family cemetery in High Knob, Jackson County, Kentucky.
While they lived in Kentucky, five children were born to Jacob "Jake" and Louisa Jane: Rachel, May 7, 1882; Margaret, January 10, 1883; Grover Cleveland "Cleve," October 20, 1884; Mary, July 4, 1886; and Alpha, December 24, 1888.
In 1889, Jake and Louisa, with their five children and his mother, Margaret "Peggy" (Wood) Peters, left their native state of Kentucky in a caravan of covered wagons and settled near Aurora, Madison County, Arkansas. During the ten years they lived near Aurora, the next four children were born: Martha, December 1, 1890; Samuel Raymond "Sam," May 24, 1892; Robert C. "Bob," October 19, 1895; and Jacob, Jr. "Jake," August 11, 1899.
About 1900, Jake and Louisa, with their family of nine children, moved to the Lexington community, Oklahoma Territory. It was in Lexington that their tenth children, James B. "Jim" was born on February 15, 1902. After three years of farming in Lexington, the family moved across the Canadian River into Indian Territory to the Criner community, located some ten miles west of Purcell. Their last child Hiram Carl was born at Criner on February 12, 1904.
Five years after the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche Lands in southwestern Oklahoma, an act of Congress provided for the settlement of the Big Pasture Lands. In 1906, these lands were sold at auction in 160-acre tracts to persons who agreed to settle and live on them. Jake, his oldest son Cleve, and a son-in-law had adjoining farms in what is now Tillman County, at a location four and a half miles north of Grandfield or seven miles south of Chattanooga or twenty-four miles east of Frederick. The land was tillable and fertile enough; however, water was so scarce that the families had to haul it from creeks and streams which were quite a distance from their homes. To subsidize the farming operation, Jacob bought a store from a man by the name of Virgil Echols and he also ran a freight wagon line from Rush Springs to Lawton. In accordance with their agreement, the families built small houses, barns and fences and lived out the three years (1907-1910) as they had promised.
In 1910, they sold their farms and moved southeast of Lindsay to the Carter community in Garvin County. Jake served on the Carter School Board where his sons Robert, Jake, Jim, and Hiram, and his grandchildren, Roy and Madeline, attended school.
In the fall of 1919, Jake and Louisa sold their farm and bought a two-story, brick hotel, located at 210 North Main Street in Blanchard, McClain County. They and their four single sons lived in the hotel and rented rooms for $13.00 a month or $2.50 for singles for a nightly rate. The railroad ran through Blanchard at that time which made it a thriving town.
When Jacob died, December 6, 1926, the hotel and five lots sold for $4,000. Louisa Jane and her son Hiram moved into a home one block east and a block north of the hotel. Louisa Jane died March 15, 1944 at the home in Blanchard and was buried at the Blanchard Cemetery beside her husband.
Written by Christine Peters
While they lived in Kentucky, five children were born to Jacob "Jake" and Louisa Jane: Rachel, May 7, 1882; Margaret, January 10, 1883; Grover Cleveland "Cleve," October 20, 1884; Mary, July 4, 1886; and Alpha, December 24, 1888.
In 1889, Jake and Louisa, with their five children and his mother, Margaret "Peggy" (Wood) Peters, left their native state of Kentucky in a caravan of covered wagons and settled near Aurora, Madison County, Arkansas. During the ten years they lived near Aurora, the next four children were born: Martha, December 1, 1890; Samuel Raymond "Sam," May 24, 1892; Robert C. "Bob," October 19, 1895; and Jacob, Jr. "Jake," August 11, 1899.
About 1900, Jake and Louisa, with their family of nine children, moved to the Lexington community, Oklahoma Territory. It was in Lexington that their tenth children, James B. "Jim" was born on February 15, 1902. After three years of farming in Lexington, the family moved across the Canadian River into Indian Territory to the Criner community, located some ten miles west of Purcell. Their last child Hiram Carl was born at Criner on February 12, 1904.
Five years after the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche Lands in southwestern Oklahoma, an act of Congress provided for the settlement of the Big Pasture Lands. In 1906, these lands were sold at auction in 160-acre tracts to persons who agreed to settle and live on them. Jake, his oldest son Cleve, and a son-in-law had adjoining farms in what is now Tillman County, at a location four and a half miles north of Grandfield or seven miles south of Chattanooga or twenty-four miles east of Frederick. The land was tillable and fertile enough; however, water was so scarce that the families had to haul it from creeks and streams which were quite a distance from their homes. To subsidize the farming operation, Jacob bought a store from a man by the name of Virgil Echols and he also ran a freight wagon line from Rush Springs to Lawton. In accordance with their agreement, the families built small houses, barns and fences and lived out the three years (1907-1910) as they had promised.
In 1910, they sold their farms and moved southeast of Lindsay to the Carter community in Garvin County. Jake served on the Carter School Board where his sons Robert, Jake, Jim, and Hiram, and his grandchildren, Roy and Madeline, attended school.
In the fall of 1919, Jake and Louisa sold their farm and bought a two-story, brick hotel, located at 210 North Main Street in Blanchard, McClain County. They and their four single sons lived in the hotel and rented rooms for $13.00 a month or $2.50 for singles for a nightly rate. The railroad ran through Blanchard at that time which made it a thriving town.
When Jacob died, December 6, 1926, the hotel and five lots sold for $4,000. Louisa Jane and her son Hiram moved into a home one block east and a block north of the hotel. Louisa Jane died March 15, 1944 at the home in Blanchard and was buried at the Blanchard Cemetery beside her husband.
Written by Christine Peters
Born March 10, 1863 in Owsley County, Kentucky, Jacob Peters was the son of Elijah and Margaret "Peggy" (Wood) Peters. On July 16, 1880, Jacob, the youngest child in a family of thirteen children, married Louisa Jane Garland in McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky. One month after the marriage of Jacob and Louise Jane Peters, his father Elijah Peters died (August 16, 1880) and was buried in Gabbard Cemetery, a family cemetery in High Knob, Jackson County, Kentucky.
While they lived in Kentucky, five children were born to Jacob "Jake" and Louisa Jane: Rachel, May 7, 1882; Margaret, January 10, 1883; Grover Cleveland "Cleve," October 20, 1884; Mary, July 4, 1886; and Alpha, December 24, 1888.
In 1889, Jake and Louisa, with their five children and his mother, Margaret "Peggy" (Wood) Peters, left their native state of Kentucky in a caravan of covered wagons and settled near Aurora, Madison County, Arkansas. During the ten years they lived near Aurora, the next four children were born: Martha, December 1, 1890; Samuel Raymond "Sam," May 24, 1892; Robert C. "Bob," October 19, 1895; and Jacob, Jr. "Jake," August 11, 1899.
About 1900, Jake and Louisa, with their family of nine children, moved to the Lexington community, Oklahoma Territory. It was in Lexington that their tenth children, James B. "Jim" was born on February 15, 1902. After three years of farming in Lexington, the family moved across the Canadian River into Indian Territory to the Criner community, located some ten miles west of Purcell. Their last child Hiram Carl was born at Criner on February 12, 1904.
Five years after the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche Lands in southwestern Oklahoma, an act of Congress provided for the settlement of the Big Pasture Lands. In 1906, these lands were sold at auction in 160-acre tracts to persons who agreed to settle and live on them. Jake, his oldest son Cleve, and a son-in-law had adjoining farms in what is now Tillman County, at a location four and a half miles north of Grandfield or seven miles south of Chattanooga or twenty-four miles east of Frederick. The land was tillable and fertile enough; however, water was so scarce that the families had to haul it from creeks and streams which were quite a distance from their homes. To subsidize the farming operation, Jacob bought a store from a man by the name of Virgil Echols and he also ran a freight wagon line from Rush Springs to Lawton. In accordance with their agreement, the families built small houses, barns and fences and lived out the three years (1907-1910) as they had promised.
In 1910, they sold their farms and moved southeast of Lindsay to the Carter community in Garvin County. Jake served on the Carter School Board where his sons Robert, Jake, Jim, and Hiram, and his grandchildren, Roy and Madeline, attended school.
In the fall of 1919, Jake and Louisa sold their farm and bought a two-story, brick hotel, located at 210 North Main Street in Blanchard, McClain County. They and their four single sons lived in the hotel and rented rooms for $13.00 a month or $2.50 for singles for a nightly rate. The railroad ran through Blanchard at that time which made it a thriving town.
When Jacob died, December 6, 1926, the hotel and five lots sold for $4,000. Louisa Jane and her son Hiram moved into a home one block east and a block north of the hotel. Louisa Jane died March 15, 1944 at the home in Blanchard and was buried at the Blanchard Cemetery beside her husband.
Written by Christine Peters
While they lived in Kentucky, five children were born to Jacob "Jake" and Louisa Jane: Rachel, May 7, 1882; Margaret, January 10, 1883; Grover Cleveland "Cleve," October 20, 1884; Mary, July 4, 1886; and Alpha, December 24, 1888.
In 1889, Jake and Louisa, with their five children and his mother, Margaret "Peggy" (Wood) Peters, left their native state of Kentucky in a caravan of covered wagons and settled near Aurora, Madison County, Arkansas. During the ten years they lived near Aurora, the next four children were born: Martha, December 1, 1890; Samuel Raymond "Sam," May 24, 1892; Robert C. "Bob," October 19, 1895; and Jacob, Jr. "Jake," August 11, 1899.
About 1900, Jake and Louisa, with their family of nine children, moved to the Lexington community, Oklahoma Territory. It was in Lexington that their tenth children, James B. "Jim" was born on February 15, 1902. After three years of farming in Lexington, the family moved across the Canadian River into Indian Territory to the Criner community, located some ten miles west of Purcell. Their last child Hiram Carl was born at Criner on February 12, 1904.
Five years after the opening of the Kiowa-Comanche Lands in southwestern Oklahoma, an act of Congress provided for the settlement of the Big Pasture Lands. In 1906, these lands were sold at auction in 160-acre tracts to persons who agreed to settle and live on them. Jake, his oldest son Cleve, and a son-in-law had adjoining farms in what is now Tillman County, at a location four and a half miles north of Grandfield or seven miles south of Chattanooga or twenty-four miles east of Frederick. The land was tillable and fertile enough; however, water was so scarce that the families had to haul it from creeks and streams which were quite a distance from their homes. To subsidize the farming operation, Jacob bought a store from a man by the name of Virgil Echols and he also ran a freight wagon line from Rush Springs to Lawton. In accordance with their agreement, the families built small houses, barns and fences and lived out the three years (1907-1910) as they had promised.
In 1910, they sold their farms and moved southeast of Lindsay to the Carter community in Garvin County. Jake served on the Carter School Board where his sons Robert, Jake, Jim, and Hiram, and his grandchildren, Roy and Madeline, attended school.
In the fall of 1919, Jake and Louisa sold their farm and bought a two-story, brick hotel, located at 210 North Main Street in Blanchard, McClain County. They and their four single sons lived in the hotel and rented rooms for $13.00 a month or $2.50 for singles for a nightly rate. The railroad ran through Blanchard at that time which made it a thriving town.
When Jacob died, December 6, 1926, the hotel and five lots sold for $4,000. Louisa Jane and her son Hiram moved into a home one block east and a block north of the hotel. Louisa Jane died March 15, 1944 at the home in Blanchard and was buried at the Blanchard Cemetery beside her husband.
Written by Christine Peters
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Rachael Peters Ledbetter Womack
1882–1929
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Margaret Peters Harrison
1882–1963
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Grover Cleveland Peters Sr
1884–1966
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Mary A Peters Mowdy
1886–1984
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Alpha Peters Nichols
1888–1979
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Martha Mae Peters Rawls
1890–1991
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Samuel R. Peters Sr
1892–1973
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Robert C Peters
1895–1975
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Jacob "Jake" Peters Jr
1899–1971
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James B Peters
1902–1975
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Hiram Carl "H.C." Peters
1904–1984
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