Peters, William

1863 - 1942  (79 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 22 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Peters, William
  Born	20 Jan 1863	, Niagara County, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  1900 Census	1900	Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  ED 77, page 08a
  William Peters37 George Peters11 Etta Peters36 Elizabeth Peters10 Arnold Peters9 Walter Peters4
  1905 State Census	1905	Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Wilheim Peters41 Henrietta Peters40 Lisne Peters15 Arnold Peters14 Walter Peters9 Ervin Peters4
  1910 Census	1910	Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Ed 138, page 02a
  William Peters47 Henriette Peters46 Lessie Peters20 Arnold Peters19 Walter Peters13 Ervin Peters9 Florence Peters4
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1126
  WILLIAM PETERS, who is now engaged in cultivating a fine farm in Greenville township, also devotes a part of his time to the mason's trade, at which he worked steadily in this section for a number of years. He was born January 20, 1863, in Niagara county, New York, a son of Fred and Fredericka (Schroeder) Peters, natives of Mecklenburg, where the former was born May 7, 1830, and the latter June 3, 1837. Fred Peters spent three years in the German army, and after his marriage came to the United States in 1860, locating near Buffalo, New York. In his native country, Mr. Peters had been a shepherd, and his small savings had been completely used up in making the trip to the new country, his cash possessions on landing here amounting to fifty cents. However, he was willing to work at anything that offered itself, and soon had accumulated enough to bring the family to Milwaukee, in which city they settled in 1865, on the day of the assassination of President Lincoln. They went thence after a short period to Appleton, where Mr. Peters purchased a farm of forty acres in Center township, and the remainder of his life was spent in farming, his holdings at the time of his death, in 1897, being 140 acres of excellent farming land. Mrs. Peters survived her husband until 1909, when she passed away. William Peters was the eldest of a family of nine children, and he attended school in Center township, residing at home until seventeen years of age, at which time he went to Kaukauna and learned the trade of mason, following that occupation in the winter until he was twenty-three years old, and working on farms in the summer months. He then began working steadily at his trade, and for eight years was working on government construction work, on the locks at Kaukauna, the county asylum, the Combined Locks paper mill, Patten's paper mill at Kaukauna, and two years' straight work on a job at Manitowoc. After fourteen years' residence in Kaukauna, he came to his farm in Greenville township, where he has been engaged to the present time, although he occasionally does work at his trade. His eighty acres are well cultivated, and he uses modern machinery in his operations, being engaged in general and dairy farming and also in raising good stock. Mr. Peters is a member of the Lutheran Church, and in his political belief is an independent republican. On December 27, 1885, Mr. Peters was married to Henrietta Longlatz, who was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 20, 1863, daughter of George and Erbetena (Pry) Longlatz, the former born in Saxony, Germany, June 27, 1830, and died October 27, 1909, and the latter born in Pomerania, Germany, and still resides in Center township. George Longlatz, who was a, farmer throughout his active career, came to the United States at a very early day, and after a short residence in New Jersey came West to Milwaukee, six years later locating in Outagamie county and purchasing a farm of eighty acres in Center township, where he became a prominent farmer and well-known citizen, serving in various township offices. Mrs. Peters was the second of her parents' four children. Mr. and Mrs. Peters have had thirteen children: George, who is engaged in farming in South Dakota; Elizabeth, Arnold, Walter, Irvin and Florence, residing at home; and seven children who died young.
  1930 Census	1930	Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  ED 27 Page 04a
  William Peters66 Louis Korth30 Florence Korth30 Marion Korth
  Obituary	26 Jan 1942
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Page 12
  Died	26 Jan 1942
  Buried	Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Greenville, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I166352	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Peters, Adam Christian "Fredrick",   b. 3 May 1831, Mecklenburg, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 23 Jan 1898, Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Bielefelt, Fredericke,   b. 15 Jun 1837, Mecklenburg, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 17 Oct 1908, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F56254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Langlotz, Henrietta,   b. 20 Aug 1863, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1929, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1885
  Children	1. Peters, George,   b. Abt Dec 1888,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Peters, Louisa Elizabeth,   b. Abt Oct 1889,   d. Abt 1912  (Age ~ 22 years) + 3. Peters, Arnold,   b. 6 Nov 1890,   d. 26 May 1974  (Age 83 years)   4. Peters, Walter,   b. 12 May 1896, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Nov 1958  (Age 62 years) + 5. Peters, Ervin Elmer,   b. 28 Dec 1900, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 27 May 1972, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years) + 6. Peters, Florence,   b. 15 Aug 1905,   d. Abt Oct 1974  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F56274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 20 Jan 1863 - , Niagara County, New York, USA 1900 Census - ED 77, page 08a - 1900 - Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1905 State Census - 1905 - Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1910 Census - Ed 138, page 02a - 1910 - Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - ED 27 Page 04a - 1930 - Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Greenville, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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