Individual Details
J Henry Peters
(24 Dec 1885 - 17 Apr 1969)
Events
| Birth | 24 Dec 1885 | Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Jan 1914 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Augusta Marie "Gusta" Behrends | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Augusta Marie "Gusta" Behrends |  | ||
| Census (family) | 1925 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Augusta Marie "Gusta" Behrends | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Augusta Marie "Gusta" Behrends | | ||
| Census (family) | 9 Apr 1940 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Augusta Marie "Gusta" Behrends | | | |
| Death | 17 Apr 1969 | Senior Home, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Augusta Marie "Gusta" Behrends (1890 - 1965) |
| Child | William Fredrick H "Bill" Peters (1914 - 2001) |
| Child | Edna Wilhelmina Peters (1915 - 1987) |
| Child | Raymond "Ray" Peters (1917 - 1988) |
| Father | Carsten Friedrich Peters (1850 - 1931) |
| Mother | Wilhelmina Mariane "Minnie" Blessing (1852 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Dorothea Anna Catherine "Dora" Peters (1872 - 1936) |
| Sibling | John Peters (1874 - ) |
| Sibling | Anna Peters (1877 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Alvina Johanna "Vina" Peters (1879 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Frederick Wilhelm "William" Peters (1881 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Wilhelmina "Minnie" Peters (1884 - 1969) |
Notes
Census (family)
Head Henry Peters M 34 IowaWife Agusta Peters F 29 Iowa
Son Willie Peters M 5 Iowa
Daughter Edna Peters F 4 Iowa
Son Raymond Peters M 2 Iowa
Census (family)
91 PETERS HENRY 38 IA H PETERS, CARSTEN 74 GER PETERS, MINNIE GER GER92 PETERS AUGUSTA 34 IA W BEHRENDS, HENRY GER ZIMMERMAN, LIZZIE 60 IA IA
93 PETERS WILLIAM F 10 IA S IA
94 PETERS EDNA W 9 IA D IA
95 PETERS RAYMOND 7 IA S IA
Census (family)
Head Henry Peters M 44 IowaWife Gusta M Peters F 39 Iowa
Son William F H Peters M 15 Iowa
Daughter Edna W Peters F 14 Iowa
Son Raymond Peters M 12 Iowa
Census (family)
ED 53-11, SD 2, Sheet 3BOwn home, Home Value 3000,
Peters, Henry, Head. 0, MW, 54, married, no, 6th grade, IA, working-farmer, 52 weeks, - , yes
, Augusta, Wife, 1, FW, 49, married, no, 8th grade, IA, housework
, William, son, 2, MW, 25. single, no, H-4 grade, IA, working-farm labor-52 wks, $360
, Raymond, son, 2, MW, 22, single, no, H-4 grade, IA, working-farm labor-52 wks, $360
Death
HENRY PETERSMONTICELLO ~ Funeral services for Henry Peters, 83, were held Monday morning at St. Matthew Lutheran church. The Rev. Anton Kirkegaard. officiated. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery.
Mr. Peters died at the Senior Home, Monticello, April 17. He was born near Monticello Dec. 24,1885, the son of Carsten and Wilhelmina Peters.
He received his early education in the rural schools near Monticello. He married Augusta Behrends Jan. 14, 1914, and the couple had always farmed. Since the death of Mrs. Peters Aug. 8, 1965, he and his son, William, continued living on the farmstead.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include three children, Mrs. Ralph (Edna) Stemmer of Lansing, Ill. , William and Raymond of Monticello; four grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Minnie McVay of Clarence.
Casketbearers. were Robert Wahl, Duane Freese, Loren Freese, Roy Reuter, Lyle Behrends and Richard Mardorf.
Endnotes
1. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
2. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 29 June 2013), Henry Peters and August Marie Behrends, 1914..
3. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed.
4. 1940 U.S. Census, Jones Co., Iowa, Lovell Twp, enumeration district (ED) 53-11, sheet 3B, 52, Peters; digital images, National Archives (http://1940census.archives.gov/search/?search.census_year=1940&search.enumeration_district=53-11&search.page=1&search.result_type=image&search.state=IA#filename=m-t0627-01172-00276.tif&name=53-11&type=image&state=IA&index=7&pages=20&bm_all_text=Bookmark : accessed 5 April 2012).
5. "HENRY PETERS," obituary, Monticello (Iowa) Express, 24 April 1969; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 7 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.