Thanks Robert, how nice of you to take the time to find this for me. In fact it looks like it holds a few clues already! Thanks again. ~Michelle -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Robert W. Shirey" <rshirey@bbn.com> > >John b. Dec 1878, > >and a son b.1880. > >... > >Is anyone else researching this family? > > Not researching, but am acquainted with some of the family and picked > up a little data when I saw it: > > 1 John Peters, M > Spouse: Lydia Huth, F > Children: > Wilbert A., M (1915-1986) > Arthur, M > Elizabeth, F > > 1.1 Wilbert A. Peters, M > Birth: 20 Apr 1915, Tn. Byron, Fond du Lac Co., WI > Birth Memo: [Obit:] Has date, town of Byron, parents John and > Lydia Huth Peters. > Reside: 24 Sep 1986, Fond du Lac Co., WI > Reside Memo: [Obit:] Route 6. > Death: 24 Sep 1986, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI > Death Memo: [Obit in The Reporter (Fond du Lac, WI) Wed 24 Sep > 1986 p20:] Wilbert A. Peters, age 71, died "today" at St. Agnes > Hospital. Survived by son James of Freeport, IL, daughter Kathleen > Lewis of Richardson, TX, 3 grandchildren; brother Arthur Peters of > Fond du Lac; sister Mrs. Ned (Elizabeth) Mueller of Fond du Lac. > Preceded by parents; a brother. > Burial: 25 Sep 1986, Ledgeview Memorial Park Cm., Tn. Empire, > Fond du Lac Co., WI > Burial Memo: [Obit:] Candlish-Mach Funeral Chapel (funeral home); > funeral services 2 PM Friday at Immanuel Trinity Lutheran Church, > Revs. Paul G. Piotter and David G. Johnson officiating; burial in > Ledgeview Memorial Park Cemetery. > > Occ: [Obit:] Tn. Empire farmer "most of his life. ... In > addition to farming, he was a salesman for Pioneer Hi-Bred > International Seeds." > Member: [Obit:] Immanuel Trinity Lutheran Church, church board > for 12 years, 6 of them as chairman; chairman of church's Building > Committee; Lutheran Brotherhood. > [Obit:] Was state-certified livestock judge, charter member of the > Fond du Lac Co. Pork Producers Association, life member of the Poland > China Record Association, Holstein-Friesian Association and Dairy > Shrine Club, and member of State Holstein Dairy Marketing Committee, > Fond du Lac Holstein Breeders Association, and Farm Bureau. Served on > Blaine School Board, Ad Hoc Health Study Committee for Fond du Lac > Co., Tn.Empire Board of Appeals, Tn. Empire assessor. Was 4-H dairy > coach and 4-H leader for about 32 years. > > Spouse: Helen Miller, F > Marr: 1 Nov 1937, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac Co., WI > Marr Memo: [Husband's obit:] Has date, Immanuel Trinity Lutheran > Church, to Helen Miller. > > Children: > James, M > Kathleen, F > > 1.1.1 James Peters, M > Reside: 24 Sep 1986 > Reside Memo: [His father's obit:] James of Freeport, IL. > > 1.1.2 Kathleen Peters, F > Spouse: [? husband of Kathleen Peters] Lewis, M > > 1.2 Arthur Peters, M > > 1.3 Elizabeth Peters, F > Spouse: Ned Mueller, M > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WIFONDDU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message