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Name	Peters, George H.
Othernames	George Harris Peters
Born	12/24/1886
Birthplace	China Spring, Texas
Father	Charles Walker Peters (1858-1923)
Mother	Sarah Dell ("Sallie") Simmons (1861-1934)
Nationality	Anglo-American
Education	Highest grade completed as of 1940: College, 3rd year
Notes	Buried at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas Information from Kim Doll on Ancestry.com
Occupation	ca 24 Jul 1924, Peters was promoted to Superintendent of Power (Texas Electric Railway, Dallas) and remained in that position in 1929. 1930 Census says he was an electrician engineer on an electric railway.
Relationships	Married Henrietta Taylor around 1908, divorced by 1920. Married Ethel Johnson in McLennan County, Texas on Jan. 15, 1913. Married Emabel Brake in Dallas, Texas around 1922.
Role	Management
Spouse	Henrietta Taylor (1891-1911); , Ethel Johnson (1893-?); Emabel Brake (1901-1997)
Children	Of Henrietta Taylor: Lucile Peters (1909-2005) Of Emabel Brake: Helen Peters

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