Individual Details
Anna Katherine "Annie" Peters
(20 Sep 1871 - 16 Oct 1943)
Events
| Birth | 20 Sep 1871 | Langworthy, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 11 Jan 1893 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Edward Renk "Ed" Eilers |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 1900 | Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Edward Renk "Ed" Eilers | | | |
| Census (family) | Apr 1910 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Edward Renk "Ed" Eilers | | | |
| Census (family) | 7 Jan 1920 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Edward Renk "Ed" Eilers | | | |
| Census (family) | 1925 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Edward Renk "Ed" Eilers | | | |
| Census (family) | 22 Apr 1930 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Edward Renk "Ed" Eilers | | | |
| Census (family) | 1940 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Edward Renk "Ed" Eilers | | ||
| Death | 16 Oct 1943 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | 20 Oct 1943 | Oakwood Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Edward Renk "Ed" Eilers (1872 - 1942) |
| Child | Frank Herman Eilers (1893 - 1970) |
| Child | Merle George "Bud" Eilers (1895 - 1962) |
| Child | Glenn Henry Eilers (1902 - 1999) |
| Father | Herman M. Peters (1840 - 1897) |
| Mother | Anna Margareta Frerichs (1843 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Gesche Margareta "Grace, Maggie" Peters (1865 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Talke Maria "Mary" Peters (1870 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Henry Orr Peters (1873 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Wilhemina "Minnie" Peters (1874 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Hinrich Rieken "Ricklife" Peters (1876 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Matilda Hannah "Tillie, Lillian, Tilla" Peters (1876 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Augusta "Gusta" Peters (1877 - 1950) |
| Sibling | George Gerrett Peters (1881 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Johann Hinrich "John" Peters (1880 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Dena Peters ( - ) |
| Sibling | Gerstine "Emma" Peters (1884 - 1884) |
Notes
Marriage
Eilers Edward R to Peters Annie 11 Jan 1893 Monticello 3253 123 IowaEilers Edward R
parents: Eilers, Rfenk and Harms, Maria
Peters Annie
parents: Peters, Herman and Far?Ks Annie
Census (family)
Eilers, Edward head W M Mar 1872 28 M7 Rent farm, Born Iowa of German parents.Anna wife W F Sept 1871 28 M7 2,2 Born Iowa of German parents.
Frank son W M Sept 1893 6 S
Merl son W M Mar 1895 5 S
Census (family)
Maple St.132, 134, Eilers, Ed, Head, MW, 38, Married 1 - 18 yrs, IA GER GER, Farmer
Anna, Wife, FW, 37, M1-18 yrs, ? children born, 3 living, IA GER GER
Frank, Son, MW, ?, Single, IA
Merle, Son, MW, 15, single, IA
Glenn, Son, MW, 7, single, IA
Census (family)
Fm 46, 46, Eiler, Edward, Head, Own Mortgage, MW, 47, Married, IA Germ, Germ, FarmerAnna, Wife, FW, 48, Married, IA, Germ, Germ,
Glen, Son, MW, 17, single, IA IA IA,
Steffen, Fred, Laborer, MW, 21, single, 1916, Pa, Switzerland-German all,
Census (family)
8 EILERS EDWARD 53 IA H EILERS, RENK 80 GER HARMS, MARIA GER IA9 EILERS ANNA 53 IA W PETERS, HERMAN GER FERICKS, ANNA GER GER
10 EILERS GLENN 22 IA S
11 EILERS RENK 80 GER F EILERS, ANTIN GER TARKE, GER GER
Census (family)
108, 114, Eilers, Edward , Head, Own, radio, MW, 58, Married at 21 yrs, IA IA IA, Farmer, general farming and stock buyingAnna K, Wife, FW, 58, married at 21 yrs, IA, Ger, Ger, none
(Renk), Henry, Laborer, MW, 22, single, IA, Ger, Ger, farm laborer
109, 115 Eilers, Ben F,
Census (family)
340 E Third, own $3000Head Ed Eiler M 68 Iowa, 8th grade
Wife Anna K Eiler F 68 Iowa, 8th grade
Residence in 1935: Rural, Jones, Iowa
Death
[Monticello (Iowa) Express, Thursday, October 21st, 1943, p 1]Mrs. Ed Filers Passed Away Sunday, Oct. 17
Funeral services for Mrs. Edward Eilers, 72, were held yesterday afternoon. Services for the immediate family were held at 1:40 at the Goettsch funeral home and services for the public at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian church in Monticello. Rev. William J. Grossheim officiated at both services. Interment was made at Oakwood cemetery.
Anna Katherine Eilers was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Peters. She was born Sept 20, 1871, at Langworthy. Her death occurred at 9:15 Saturday evening, Oct. 16, following an extended illness. She was married to Edward Eilers January 11, 1893, and to this union were born three sons, Merle of Anamosa, and Frank and Glenn of Monticello. She had lived in this vicinity all her life. Her husband died October 29, 1942. She is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: George, Peter, Mrs. Lillian Hart, Cedar Rapids; Mrs. John Wenger, Monticello; and Mrs. Augusta Kellogg, Waterloo; and by the following grandchildren: Mrs. Betty Hall, Central City; Mrs. Ruth Bach, Cedar Rapids; Henry Ed Eilers, Coggon; Miss Freda Eilers, Monticello, and Corporal Frank Eilers of Camp McCain, Miss., and by five great grandchildren.
Mrs. Eilers was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church of Monticello and was a past president of the ladies' social circle of the church.
Burial
387 Anna K (Peters) Eilers 1871 (10/20/)1943 Ed Eilers, husband387 Edward Eilers 1872 (10/31/)1942
Endnotes
1. Jones Co. Iowa marriage books, online.
BOOK D 1877-1884 :: BOOK E 1884-1891 :: BOOK F 1891-1898 (USGenWeb
2. "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org: accessed 22 March 2014), Edward H Eilers and Annie Peters, 11 Jan 1893.
3. 1900 Federal Census, Iowa, Jones Co. (read by Nancy Prouty, Nov. 24, 2000).
4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > IOWA > JONES > 2-WD MONTICELLO Series: T624 Roll: 409 Page: 131.
5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > IOWA > JONES > LOVELL Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 24.
6. Iowa State Census, Jones Co. - 1925 (US GenWeb Joanne Wilken Jones Co. Lookup Sun, 6 Feb 2000).
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1930 > Iowa Series: T626 Roll: 662 Page: 152.
8. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.
9. "Mrs. Ed Filers Passed Away Sunday, Oct. 17," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 21 October 1943; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 7 March 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
10. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.