Peter Booher ^{1 2}

   Other names for Peter were Peter Booher, Peter Booker and Peter Bucher.

  General Notes:

!SOURCES:
1. Jerry H. Barrett, Lansing IL
2. Will of Martin Booher [copy in file]
3. 1830 Sullivan Co. TN census
4. 1840 Sullivan Co. TN census
5. 1850 Sullivan Co. TN census
6. 1860 Sullivan Co. TN census
7. Booher, Allen G. sr. MY OFTEN MISSPELLED NAME IS BOOHER
8. Roy Booker package received 28 Nov. 1997
9. Will of Peter Booher-- from Roy Booker [copy in file]
10. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Records, Mannheim PA, from Harold Keisling, Cookeville
TN
11. 1870 Sullivan Co. TN census
12. FAMILY GATHERINGS //genweb.net/~wsnks/

!BIRTH: Source-10 for date and place; Source-2 Sullivan County Cemeteries confirms date

!MARRIAGE:***do not know source for marriage date***

!DEATH: Source-7 p. 123; Source-8 aged 92 years 1 mo. 10 days; Will written 29th Sep. 1839, proven 6 Jan. 1873; Source-12 Sullivan County Cemeteries confirms date

!BURIAL: Source-7 p. 123 for place; Source-12 Sullivan County Cemeteries confirms

!ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Source-2 Martin willed son Peter his plantation, 365 acres, on Sinking Creek where "my son Peter now lives" for $532.00.

Source-9 TRANSCRIPTION OF PETER BOOHER'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

I Peter Booher of the County of Sullivan and State of Tennessee wishing to settle all my worldly affairs do make and publish this my lastWill and Testament in manner and form following:

That my executors pay all my just debs and funeral expenses out of my personal estate and also all expenses of ?? myself and wife and should I die before my wife Magdaline Booher I will that she be maintained comfortable out of the proceeds of my Land. I give and bequeath to my two sons Jesse B. Booher and Wm. B. Booher my land whereon I now live to them jointly at my death and the death of their Mother.

I give and bequeath to the balance of my Children the property I give them as an outfit for housekeeping to when they left me for which there is no charge to be made.

And lastly I nominate and appoint my two sons Jesse B. Booher and William B. Booher my Executors to this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills or gifts by me made in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal This 29th of September 18??

Peter (X his mark) Booher

In presence of: John B. Dulaney, William T. Delaney, James P. T. Delaney

Proven in open Court January 6th, 1873 J. P. Rader Clk.

CENSUS:
1830 Source-3 p. 318
Booher, Peter
male 40-50 [1780-1790] Peter, b. 1780
male 15-20 [1810-1815] Joseph
male 10-15 [1815-1820] Adam
male 10-15 [1815-1820] Jesse B., b. 1820
male 5-10 [1820-1825] Thomas
male 0-5 [1825-1830] William Barton, b. 1827
female 40-50 [1780-1790] Magdaline, b. 1783
female 15-20 [1810-1815] Catherine, b. 1812

!Note. Unless Peter Booher had older children already gone from home by 1830, I question the marriage date. John may have already been gone from home.

!1840 Source-4 p. 134 image 73 next door to Martin Booher
Booher, Peter
male 60-70 [1770-1780] Peter, b. 1780
male 20-30 [1810-1820] Jesse B., b. 1820
male 15-20 [1820-1825] Thomas
male 10-15 [1825-1830] William Barton, b. 1827
female 50-60 [1780-1790] Magdaline, b. 1783
female 20-30 [1810-1820] Catherine, b. 1812

!1850 Source-5 p. 78 #11
Booher, Peter 71 PA
Magdalin 69 TN
Jesse 28 [1822] "
William 23 [1827] "
Mary 19
Martha 22

!1860 Source-6 p. 2 #1065-1065 Dist 1 Holston Valley P.O. next door to John Combs and Mary
Booher, Peter, 81 tanner 7200/3060 PA
Magdelane 77 hk TN
Jesse B. 38 day laborer "
Combs, Martha 24 hk " g-dau, dau. of Mary Combs
Elizabeth 21 " [age is not correct]
Girtman, Daniel 12

!1870 Source-11 p. 382 #139-139 2 Sept.
Booher, Jessy B. 50 farmer
Elizabeth 36 hk VA
William R. 4
Cornelius 11/12
Boher, Peter 99 farmer PA

  Birth Notes:

The birthdate on his tombstone differs from his baptism record of his birth in the church.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He has conflicting birth information of 14 Oct 1780 and , Lancaster, PA. ^{2 3 4} The birthdate on his tombstone differs from his baptism record of his birth in the church. We believe the tombstone is worn and too hard to read. The date in his baptism record at the church is more reliable.

2. He has conflicting death information of 3 Dec 1822 and , Sullivan, TN. Numerous researchers report his date of death as 3 Dec 1822 based on a tombstone reading, but we believe the tombstone is worn and hard to read and the correct date is 8 Dec 1872, since his will is dated much later and he appears in later census.

3. Census in 1850 in Subdivision 30, Sullivan, TN. ² On the same census page are two Booher households. Martin Booher, farmer, 74, was living with Ella, 61; William, 40; Louisa, 33, and Rebecca, 22. The parents were born in Pennsylvania, the children in Tennessee. Martin's real estate was worth $1000.

Next door is Peter Booher, farmer, 71, with wife Magdalin, 69; Jesse, farmer, 28; William, farmer, 23; Mary, 19; and Martha, 22. Everyone was born in Tennessee except Peter in Pennsylvania.

The next door neighbor is John Combs, 50, farmer, and his wife Mary and their family.

4. He signed a will on 29 Sep 1872 in , Sullivan, TN. ⁵ I Peter Booher of the County of Sullivan and State of Tennessee wishing to settle all my worldly affairs do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:
That my executors pay all my just debs and funeral expenses out of my personal estate and also all expenses of ?? myself and wife and should I die before my wife Magdaline Booher I will that she be maintained comfortable out of the proceeds of my Land. I give and bequeath to my two sons Jesse B. Booher and Wm. B. Booher my land whereon I now live to the jointly at my death and the death of their Mother.
I give and bequeath to the balance of my Children the property I give them as an outfit for housekeeping to when they left me for which there is no charge to be made.
And lastly I nominate and appoint my two sons Jesse B. Booher and William B. Booher my Executors to this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills or gifts by me made in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal This 29th of September 18??
Peter (X his mark) Booher
In presence of
John B. Dulaney
William T. Delaney
James P. T. Delaney
Proven in open Court January 6th, 1873 J. P. Rader Clk.

Peter married Magdaline Beeler, daughter of Ulrich Beeler and Martha, in Oct 1802 in , Sullivan, TN. (Magdaline Beeler was born on 8 Feb 1783 in , , TN,^{2 3} died on 24 May 1869 in , Sullivan, TN ³ and was buried in Bristol: Beeler Cemetery, Sullivan, TN.)