George and Mary Peterson on the 1900 Census -Calhoun County, Georgia
In the 1880 Census we discovered that George's first wife, Martha had died and that he had remarried and his new wife was named Mary. Mary was much younger than George was and it is no surprise that by the 1900 Census they had started a new family.
When George and Mary Peterson were interviewed for the 1900 US Federal Census ("the Census"), they were 60 and 39 years old, respectively. They had 8 children living at home with them. They were: Spank 19, Marjorie 16, Watson 13, Lora 10, Shellman 8, Martha 6, Hattie 4, and Easterly 2. The child Martha may be named for George's first wife.
According to the Census they had been married for 22 years and they lived on a farm that they owned. This marks the first indication that someone in the Peterson family owned land. George was a farmer and Mary, Spank, and Watson were farm laborers. They could not read nor write. Marjorie and Lori were listed as being in school.
It is interesting to note that George Sr. lives very close to his son Henry and that they have children of similar ages. Listed on the Census schedule immediately below George Sr. and his family is a single 30 year of George Peterson. This may very well be the same George Jr. from the 1870 and 1880 Census.