His gravestone gives his dates of birth and death as June 15, 1865 - Sept 4, 1946. I cannot find him in the Kentucky death records. The birth date on the stone is two years too early; his parents were not married until Sep 1865, and he was recorded in the 1870 census as age 2, and in the 1900 census as age 32, born June 1867.

Her death certificate records Mary Ann Peyton, age 1366 years 4 months 8 days, birthdate blank, died 6 June 1931 in Piercy precinct, Rowan Co., farmer, married, born in Wolf Co., Ky, parent fields blank, cause of death suden death heart attact, informant John A. Peyton.

The age fields were apparently misinterpreted as the birthdate, and what appears to be 1366 is most likely meant to be 1866.

The birth place may be incorrect - the family appeared in Letcher County in both the 1860 and 1870 censuses, and were not in Morgan Co. until 1880. Her father enlisted in the Civil War in Estill Co., though, which shares a border with Wolfe Co., so it is possible that they spent the mid 1860’s farther north, and then moved back south to Letcher county before 1870.

Be careful not to confuse her with Mary Jane Stamper, born Dec 1865 in Morgan Co., daughter of Calvin Stamper and Elizabeth Higginbotham, who married John Franklin Havens, or with Mary R. Stamper, born 15 Feb 1864 in Wolfe Co., daughter of Campbell Stamper and Martha Ann Peyton, who married first Thomas Tutt and second Lewis Brewer.

I cannot find a marriage record for them in Morgan or Rowan counties.; they may have been married in Wolfe Co.

This family is in my database mainly to document the parents of Nannie Stamper who married Roy Foster, the grandparents of Nora Peyton who married Blaine Foster, and the grandparents of Opal Payton who married Walter C. Jones. The rest of their family and ancestors are included to assist other researchers who find them on my web site.

1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 3, enumerated 20 June, lists on p. 17A as family #225/226:
Peyton, John A., 32, b. June 1867, farmer; Mary A., wife, 33, b. April 1867, married 14 years, mother of 7 children, 6 living; Elbert S., son, 13, b. May 1887; Joseph C., son, 10, b. Jun 1889; Jerremiah, son, 8, b. Mar 1892; William T., son, 6, b. Feb 1894; George W., son, 4, b. April 1896; Cary A., dau, 2, b. July 1897. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The preceding household is that of John’s parents, Joseph Peyton and Cary A. Stacy.

1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Salem precint, enumerated 20 April, lists on p. 2A as family #16/18:
Payton, John A., 43, farmer; Mary J., wife, 44, first marriage for both, married 24 years, mother of 10 children, 9 living; Elbert S., son, 22; Joe C., son, 19; Jerry M., son, 18; Thomas, son, 16; George W., son, 14; Annie, dau, 11; Earnie, son, 8; Vergie, dau, 4; Nannie, dau, 7/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The preceding household is again that of John’s parents. (This is the only record that gives Mary’s middle initial as J.)

1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Salem precint, enumerated 16 Jan, lists on p. 8B as family #141/142:
Peyton, John, 53, farmer; May, wife, 53; George, son, 24; Anna, dau, 21; Earnie, son, 18; Virgie, dau, 13; Nannie, dau, 10. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 3B as family #52:
Peyton, J. A., 63, age at first marriage 20, farmer; Mary A., wife, 64, age at first marriage 20; Foster, Roy, son in law, 20, age at first marriage 17, farmer; Nannie, daughter, 20, age at first marriage 18; Peyton, Auda, granddau; 15; Olive, granddau, 11; Willard, grandson, 8; Charles, grandson, 1; J. Anderson, grandson, 1/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The surname Foster was not repeated for Charles, although it should have been. I do not know the parents of the three older grandchildren.