William Peters

Male 1854 - 1946  (91 years)


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  • Name William Peters 
    Born 21 Mar 1854  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Jan 1946  Chili, Clark Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St Stephen Cemetery, Chili, Clark Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I115751  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2017 

    Family Johanna Emmers,   b. 29 Aug 1865, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1953, Clark County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 1891 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F45653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William Peters, was born in 1854, and educated in Gruenwald, Germany, where as a young man he was employed at the Krupp Arms Factory. He was also a shoemaker and carver of wooden shoes.
      In 1884, when he was thirty years old, he came to America with his father and settled at Forest Junction, Wis. Johanna Emmers, was born in Sheboygan Falls on Aug. 29, 1865. She moved to Forest Junction with her parents at age 6. In 1891 she married William Peters. Shortly after their marriage they moved to a wild tract of land north of the village of Chili, Clark County, Wis., purchased from the Necedah Land Co. They raised six children and lived there all of their lives.