Peter C Acree

1829 - 1904  (75 years)

• Name	Peter C Acree
  Born	9 Mar 1829	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Jun 1904	Walton District, Roane, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I13236	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Lewis Acree,   b. 1783, Bedford County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary Virginia 'Polly' Cleek,   b. 1802, Bath Co, VA ,   d. 1 Aug 1843  (Age 41 years)
  Married	18 Sep 1822	Allegheny County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1820 Bath, VA Lewis Acree 1m 26-45 1830 Mason, VA Lewis Akery 2m 0-5 [Peter & ?] 1m 50-60 1f 0-5 [Polly] 1f 5-10 [Frances] 1f 20-30 1840 Jackson County Lewis Acre 2m 0-5 1m 5-10 [Charles 7] 1m 10-15 [Peter 11] 1m 60-70 1f 0-5 [Elizabeth 7] 2f 10-15 [Frances 17 & Polly 13] 1f 30-40 1850 Jackson, VA # 652-659 Riley Rob 40 M Farmer Va Riley Elizabeth 32 F Va Riley Ann * U Va Riley James 10 M Va Riley Jno 8 M Va Riley Mary 6 F Va Riley William 4 M Va Acre Polly 23 F Va Acre Charles 17 M Farmer Va Elizabeth's sister Mary 'Polly' [died 1843] married Lewis Acree, who died in 1844. These would be their children. 657 664 Riley Willard F 6/12 M Va [with Abram & Margaret Starcher] 1860 Jackson, VA # 206-196 Riley, Robert R, 48, surveyor Elizabeth, 42 James D W, 19 John H, 17 Mary E, 15 William W, 14 Millard F, 10 Peter M, 8 Robert R, jr, 4 Hester A, 1 Acree, Charles L, 27 1870 Mill Creek Dist, Jackson, WV # 236 Riley, Robert R, 58 Elizabeth, 52 Mary E, 26 Peter M, 16 Robert R, jr, 13 Hester J, 11 Ada P, 8 Acree, Charles L F, 38 1880 Census Place: Walton, Roane, West Virginia Page 128A Frances PAXTON Self F W W 57 WV VA VA Gor. T. PAXTON Son M W 19 WV Lyle PAXTON Son M W 17 WV Henry PAXTON Son M W 15 WV Elizabeth ACREE Sister F S W 47 WV "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section, "Heart of Mill Creek". Acree Family Lewis Acree was from Bath County, Virginia. He married Mary Cleek, who was a daughter of Peter Cleek, for whom she named her son Peter. Their children were: Peter C. Acree (mentioned above) was born March 9th, 1829, and died at Walton, in Roane County, in June, 1904. He married Nancy, daughter of John and Mary Vinyard Paxton. They had two sons, George and Adam Acree, who were in the Confederate Army. Charles L. Acree, son of Lewis, was in the Union Army, as was Peter C., the father of the two boys mentioned above. Lewis Acree was born in Bedford County, Virginia, in 1783, and died on Mill Creek in 1844. Mary Cleek Acree was born in Bath County, Virginia, in 1802, and died August 1th, 1843. My informant "Aunt" Hannah Harpold Staats, now deceased, described Mary Acree as one of the "kindest and best women that ever lived". Lewis Acree moved to the section known as Kentuck, in 1845. [must be wrong date if he died in 1844.
  Family ID	F2012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Paxton,   b. Abt 1852, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Jan 1878	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	He and sons George and Adam were in the Confederate Army
  Children	1. George Acree,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Adam Acree,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S70] John House. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV. [S848] Charles Acree.