Eleanor! I saw your posting on the Effingham page, and I, too, have a Peters relative: My grandfather's sister Martha Jane Myler, married William "Doc" Peters in 1893 in Toledo, Cumberland County, Illinois. They subsequently moved to the Battle Creek, Michigan area. They had one son, Ellis, and I'm pretty sure that his parents were Peter Peters, and Sarah Haskell Peters. Any connection? Regards, Jinny Collins (503)805-5831