Peters, William

1854 - 1946  (91 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Peters, William
  Born	21 Mar 1854	Gruenwald, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1884
  1930 Census	1930
  Died	21 Jan 1946
  Biography	1973
  Source: Town of Fremont History - 1973
  Peters Family, William My father, William Peters, was born in 1854, and educated in Gruenwald, Ge rmany, where as a young man he was employed at the Krupp Arms Factor y. He was also a shoemaker and carver of wooden shoes. In 1884, when he was thirty years old, he came to America with his fath er and settled at Forest Junction, Wis. My mother, Anna Emmers, was bo rn in Sheboygan Falls on Aug. 29, 1865. She moved to Forest Junction wi th her parents at age 6. In 1891 she married William Peters. Shortly aft er their marriage they moved to a wild tract of land north of the villa ge of Chili, Clark County, Wis., purchased from the Necedah Land Co. My fa ther had to cut his own road to the farm as it was all brush in 1892. My p arents cleared the land, put up buildings, raised six children and lived t here all of their lives. They told of many hardships, of building rail fen ces to keep in three cows, a few sheep, and chickens. Woven wire was unhea rd of then. Father had to work in the wood in winter to make money to ke ep them during the summer time when he cleared the land. They had 54 years of happy married life. Father died at 92 and moth er at 88 years.
  Buried	St. Stephen's Catholic Cemetery, Chili, Wisconsin, USA
  	Peters, William St. Stephen Cemetery, Chili, Clark Co, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I31641	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	21 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Peters, Jacob,   b. 17 Nov 1800,   d. 2 Jun 1893  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Unknown, UnknownF,   b. Bef 1830,   d. Bef 1930  (Age ~ 100 years)
  Family ID	F59561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emmers, Johanna or Anna,   b. 29 Aug 1865, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Abt 1950  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1891
  Children	1. Peters, George,   b. Abt 1892, Fremont, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Bef 1992  (Age ~ 99 years)   2. Peters, Peter,   b. Abt 1903, Fremont, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Bef 2003  (Age ~ 99 years)   3. Peters, John,   b. Abt 1905, Fremont, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Bef 2005  (Age ~ 99 years)   4. Peters, Petronella,   b. Abt 1910, Fremont, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F32093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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