SEVENTH GENERATION

659. Cornelious Vanderbilt PETERS ⁽¹⁾ was born on 3 Apr 1906 in Lancaster, Crawford Co., AR.. He Census (1) in 1910 in Crawford Co., AR.. ⁽²⁹⁹⁾ He Census (2) in 1920 in Crawford Co., AR.. ⁽³⁰⁰⁾ He Census (3) in 1930 in Crawford Co., AR.. ⁽⁴⁰⁴⁾ He died on 21 Dec 1973 in Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR.. He was a in Farmer, Bus Driver, Carpenter. He Social Security # in 430-20-4055 AR. He appeared on the census.⁽²⁹⁹⁾ He was buried in Alma, Crawford Co., AR.. In the mid 50's he worked for awhile at Maywood Glass in Maywood, Californ ia. He stayed with his dad, and sister Irene. He thought about movei ng to CA., but decided he couldn't leave Arkansas.

He was married to Neaoma Orlena DILLON (daughter of John Harvey DILLON and Ida Belle FINE) on 29 Jun 1928 in Van Buren, Crawford Co., AR..⁽⁴⁰⁵⁾ Neaoma Orlena DILLON⁽¹⁾ was born on 8 Jun 1909 in Rudy, Crawford Co., AR.. She Census (1) in 1910 in Crawford Co., AR.. ⁽³⁶⁰⁾ She Census (2) in 1920 in Crawford Co., AR..⁽³⁶¹⁾ She Census (3) in 1930 in Crawford Co., AR..⁽⁴⁰⁴⁾ She Social Security # in 1953 in 430-64-9608 AR. She died on 20 Jul 1996 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR.. She was buried in Alma, Crawford Co., AR.. Neaoma & Bud T. Burkhart never was married. He raped her February, 192 2. He was married to her sister Fannie. She was over at Fannie's house wh en Fannie was about to give birth. Bud raped Neaoma, and she gave bir th to Reba Dec 11 1922.

Neaoma's dad John Harvey Dillon took his shot gun, and visited with Bu d. He told him to leave the state forever, and he would let him live.
When John Dillon was not of good thinking of mind. Bud T. Burkhart was fou nd out to be living in Winslow, Ar. Some got together, and talked about ma king him leave the state again, but they finally decided since John Dill on wouldn't know, and they would probably only end up in somekind of troub le running him out of state. They would just let it drop. I got this sto ry from Oma's sister Kathryn.
When Neaoma was in her early 80's she used to help her daughter Linda deli ver the Southwest Times Record Newspaper around Van Buren, AR. in the ear ly hours of the morning. It was the morning paper of course.

Cornelious Vanderbilt PETERS and Neaoma Orlena DILLON had the following children:

+1169 i. Gladys Lorene PETERS.
+1170 ii. Zelma Azana PETERS.
+1171 iii. Norma Lea PETERS.
+1172 iv. Clara Belle PETERS.
+1173 v. Franklin Delano PETERS.
+1174 vi. Cornelious PETERS.
+1175 vii. Linda Elizabeth PETERS.