More Canadian Connection Jacob H Peters

To introduce... Veda Peters b.1949, daughter of Henry J Peters b.1909 d.1978, son of Jacob H b.1880 d. 1962

I am so pleased to find another branch of the family. It seems no one kept decent records nor really talked about family they’d left behind. Or if they did I certainly wasn’t listening, though now I wish I had been. Where’s a family Bible when you need one?

 

The picture of Jacob, Dan and two others I also recognize, and am told by Peter H’s granddaughter that they are Peter H and Peter P Wiens, husband of Elizabeth H. Just which seated, dark-haired bearded man is a Peters or Wiens I don’t know. Supposedly it’s Elizabeth’s wedding day.

 

The picture of Heinrich S and Anna Wall is wonderful to see. He looks very different from the photo of him and Dan. Any chance it could be Heinrich H and Sara? - (This could be- we don't have name son the photo- it came from Vance Molder, Grandson of Dan Peters and the caption that was give to me was: Daniel Peters father and mother in law )

 

Apparently Peter, Jacob and Dan went to N Dakota for work c 1905. Peter met and married Margaret Dalke, stayed. Peter’s daughter insists he married just once.

 Jacob met and married Helena Block.

 Dan came to Canada  (I think) with Jacob & Lena, Irvin b.1906, and Beth b.1907.

 

The 1916 Canada Census lists Jacob, recently widowed, with Luella 2m (not 42 because the 2/12 is badly written), Irvin, Lisbeth, Henry, Anna, and Peter. I assume they arrived in 1908 because there’s 2 years between Beth and Henry. Also, Lena’s father’s account supports this assumption. Lena died in childbirth or shortly after from complications, Luella died in Oct 1916.

 

I met Dan and Tina just once in 1957, perhaps shortly before his death. Nice to find that Jack was not an only child, but he was the only one my parents ever mentioned. 

 

Jacob and Elizabeth Petkau had 8 children: Helen Peters Thurlow b 12 Dec 1917 d 12 Jun 2002; Minnie Peters Cone b. 30 Nov 1918 deceased I think; Jack Jacob b 29 May 1921 d 1987; Olga Peters Ippolito & Orlanda (Lindy) Peters Tokaryk b 1 Jan 1924 d 1983 in Sep and Feb respectively; Agnes (Ginger) Peters Hicks b.1927(perhaps living but lost); and Roy Peter b 26 Apr 1929 d 14 Aug 2009. Margaret Peters Kimmons b 13 Feb 1931 lives in Ottawa.

 

Jacob had 52 grandchildren, but 10 (I think) have passed. Names and DOB I know; marriages and children no, except for my brother Dale b.1943. Great and great great grandchildren in numbers I do not know, probably ggg grandchildren. We have not been a close family and are spread across Canada from coast to coast and elsewhere.

 

So. Way more of us than you thought? Confused? I look forward to exchanging bits of info.


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All this info is so amazing!  I called my grandmother yesterday to tell her that family from Canada has contacted me. She was thrilled! She and my grandfather find it so interesting that no one new of each other. But we are all happy that the later generations have found each other!

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Hi Casondra, my name is Colleen Peters (daughter of Roy P Peters).   My husband and I have also been interested in family history for a long time and we have been working on his side of the family and my mother’s for many years.  The Peters side was always a little harder to nail down.  This is a wealth of information so thank you!

 

I have not read all of the info yet so not sure if the info I found is in there but I saw in one of the census documents that the Peters brothers (certainly Cornelius, Jacob and Daniel from what I recall) were working on farms in the Minnesota area and were noted as part of the farm occupants.  I called and looked for marriage certificates and I couldn’t locate them but I did also find out that my Uncle Irvine and Aunt Beth were born in Nebraska as Jacob made his way to Canada.

 

 In Veda’s note she mentions Minnie Cone and Ginger (Agnes) Hicks.  Both are still alive and I have contact information for Ginger and contact information for Minnie’s son, Rodney Cone (he came to my dad’s funeral).  Minnie was/is living in Edmonton and is in a home. Ginger is in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

 

Between Veda, Olive, Diane and myself I am sure we can provide you with a pretty good picture of Jacob’s descendants if you are interested.

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I hope more family keeps on emailing me . This is just overwhelming to see all the family in Canada.
 

The Canadian Connection

Email from New Relative Vance Molder:

Hi I am a descendant of Daniel Peters ( the Canadian connection)  He was my Grandfather. My mother was Sadie Peters wife of William Molder.  Mel my cousin on my fathers side sent me information that you passed on to him.  I have been working on the Peters Family Tree with Mel for a year or two.  The info that you sent was largely new to us.  We are gratefull.  I would like to keep in touch from time to time.  I have passed this info on to the other Canadian brother's family ( Jacob )

Their comments were that they were thrilled to receive the info and really enjoyed reading the stories.

I am so glad you carried out your search for Family.  We have been trying to get more info.  My grandfather never spoke of family. Those who might have known more have passed on.  I am the only one who seems to have put together some info.  Others are very interested.  I am doing this for future generations so that they know something of their roots.  Perhaps we can chat on the phone.  We travel to USA from time to time and pass through your part of the world. Mainly in the winter time however we may not this year until perhaps in March.  We are farmers in Saskatchewan. and live near the USA border.  My children live across western Canada.  I have 4 children and 10 grandchildren.   Daniel's other grand children live in Winnipeg Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia in Western Canada I have never met any of Jacobs descendants however I have E mail addresses and one or two phone #s. Please maintain our contact.  Vance

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Let me tell you how exciting this is!
My grand father (Raymond Peters) who would be Daniels nephew. Never new he had more extended family till I went to the MN historical library. And found his death certificate, and listed his parents. Ann Wall and Henry peters. I then found out how many uncles/aunts my grand father had.

My grand father new of Daniel because he had a photo of his dad and Daniel together in Canada.

My grandfather will be so happy to hear that I have found more family.

Canada family

Over the weekend I received a few emails from family in Canada. So excited to update all the info in the next few weeks. 

New documentation found at MN Historical Society

Start of the extended family

I have come to the conclusion that my grandfather just didn't know of his fathers family because he died relatively early "56" and my grandfather was only "22" and they just didn't talk about the extended family. Or didn't ask these questions. According to my new "link" Mel my great great grandfather Heinrich Peters was married twice. But my great grandfather John Henry Peters was the youngest so maybe he didn't interact with them. Hence he didn't know much about them. Also the age difference between him and the oldest sibling is 23 years.

My next step is to fill in the people from Mel's tree and then make another trip to the Mn Historical Society Library and search Heinrich and Ann's death certificates and naturalization forms to confirm names and dates. Then search the church records and census. 

Here are some screen shots of ancestry.com 

 

 

Heinrich H "Henry" Peters - b. 1836, d. 1916

& Maria K Konracht Peters - b. 1836, d. 1869

 

• Herman Peters - b. 1861, d. 1921
     Spouse - Sarah Hiebert - b. 1861, m. 1882, d. 1950
   Hermann P. Peters - b. 1885, d. 1967
   Sarah Peters - b. 1887
   Margaret Peters - b. 1890, d. 1968
   Maria Peters - b. 1892, d. 1892
   Mary Peters - b. 1893
   Heinrich Bruno Peters - b. 1895, d. 1980
   Johann Peters - b. 1897
   Anna Peters - b. 1901, d. 1948
   Marie Peters - b. 1902, d. 1976
   Jacob Peters - b. 1904, d. 1973
   Malvina Peters - b. 1908
   Louis Peters - b. 1909

 

• Anna Peters Hiebert - b. 1866, d. 1950
     Spouse - Peter A Hiebert - b. 1868, m. 1888, d. 1912
   Cornelius Hiebert - b. 1890
   Anna Hiebert - b. 1890, d. 1917
   Henry P Hiebert - b. 1893
   Maria Hiebert - b. 1894, d. 1912
   Helena Hiebert - b. 1895, d. 1995
   Elizabeth Hiebert - b. 1897, d. 1990
   Sarah Hiebert - b. 1899, d. 1990
   Katie Hiebert - b. 1901, d. 1981
   Hermann Hiebert - b. 1902, d. 1902
   Tina Hiebert - b. 1903
   Martha Hiebert - b. 1904, d. 1995
   Peter Hiebert - b. 1908, d. 1995

 • Heinrich K Henry Peters - b. 1868, d. 1946
     Spouse - Maria Hiebert Peters - b. 1866, m. 1891, d. 1930
   Henry Peters - b. 1892
   Abraham Peters - b. 1893
   Herman Peters - b. 1894
   Peter Peters - b. 1897
   Mary Peters - b. 1903
   Herbert Peters - b. 1905
   Cornelius Peters - b. 1906
   Annie S. Peters - b. 1909, d. 1978

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Heinrich H "Henry" Peters - b. 1836, d. 1916
 & Anna Wall Peters - b. 1852, m. 1872, d. 1923

 

 • Peter H Peters - b. 1873, d. 1937
     Spouse - Elizabeth Margie Toews - b. 1881, m. 1900, d. 1908
   Elizabeth Peters - b. 1902
   Anna Peters - b. 1904, d. 1978
   Peter G Peters - b. 1906, d. 1990
   Mary Peters - b. 1908, d. 1915
   Heinrich Peters - b. 1915, d. 1915

     Spouse - Margaret R Dahlke Peters - b. 1880, m. 1908, d. 1944
   Susie Harriet Peters - b. 1910, d. 1979
   Clara M Peters - b. 1912
   Elma Peters - b. 1916, d. 1917
   Justina Toots Peters - b. 1918, d. 1994
   Alfred Peters - b. 1920, d. 1925
   Joseph R Peters - b. 1922, d. 1986

 • Elizabeth H Peters Wiens - b. 1877, d. 1946
     Spouse - Peter P. Wiens - b. 1875, m. 1896, d. 1943
   Lizzie Wiens - b. 1899
   Anna Wiens - b. 1900, d. 1986
   Bertha Wiens - b. 1902, d. 1991
   Hilda Wiens - b. 1904, d. 1948
   Henry Wiens - b. 1905
   Peter Wiens - b. 1908, d. 2002
   Herman Wiens - b. 1912, d. 2001
   Arnold Wiens - b. 1918

 

 • Jacob Henry Peters - b. 1881, d. 1962
     Spouse - Helena (Lena) Block Peters - b. 1888, m. 1905, d. 1916
   Irvin Jacob Peters - b. 1906, d. 1967
   Lisbeth Peters - b. 1907, d. 1991
   Henry Jacob Peters - b. 1909, d. 1978
   Anna Elizabeth Peters - b. 1911, d. 2003
   Peter Jacob Peters - b. 1912, d. 1926
   Helen Peters - b. 1913, d. 1914
   Luella Peters - b. 1916, d. 1916

     Spouse - Elizabeth Petkau Peters - b. 1888, m. 1917, d. 1971

 • Daniel H Peters - b. 1883, d. 1937
     Spouse - Katharina Tiena Wiens Peters - b. 1890, d. 1950
   Jacob D Jack Peters - b. 1908, d. 1991
   Spouse - Edna May Lilly Peters - b. 1906, m. 1940, d. 1996
   Anne Peters Dewar - b. 1910, d. 2001
   Spouse - Bill Dewar - b. 1914, d. 1959
   Sadie Peters - b. 1911, d. 1987
   Spouse - William Molder - b. 1906, m. 1933, d. 1982

 • Cornelius H Nels Peters - b. 1887, d. 1943
     Spouse - Justina L Baer Peters - b. 1889, m. 1911, d. 1924
   Hulda May Peters - b. 1912, d. 2007
   Orlando Clarence Peters - b. 1915, d. 1985
   Albert R Peters - b. 1919, d. 1981
   Bernard Benny Carl Peters - b. 1923, d. 1985

     Spouse - Sarah E Reimer Peters - b. 1900, m. 1925, d. 1976

 • Johannes "John" Henry Peters - b. 1891, d. 1948
     Spouse - Helen M Wannow Peters Plush - b. 1900, m. 1920, d. 1974
   Rosella Peters-Basom - b. 1921
   Spouse - Peter P Schroeder - b. 1915, m. 1937, d. 2006
   Spouse - Otha Dale Honeycutt - b. 1918, m. 1946, d. 1999
   Spouse - Albert William Bell - b. 1915, m. 1963, d. 1993
   Spouse - Charles Richard Basom - b. 1916, m. 2001, d. 2007
   Harold John or James "Pete" Peters - b. 1923, d. 1988
   Spouse - Virginia M Powell Peters King - b. 1926, m. 1942
   Raymond Paul Peters - b. 1926
   Spouse - Rosella Weber Peters - b. 1927, m. 1946

 

 

 

More Family

I did some random searching on Ancestry.com last night. and messages a few people that I thought could have the same Daniel Peters as my great uncle. And I had 2 responses back I was so excited once I did because it means I'm learning more info out that I ever thought possible.

1st Email:

Good afternoon,

All of the members of my family are German Mennonites who came directly to the United States from Russia.  Most of my grandparents were born in what is now the Ukraine.  None of my family members ever lived in Canada.

 

Let me know if that helps narrow your search.

 

Are you aware of the grandma’s online website for people of Mennonite heritage?  It is located in Fresno, California.  This might be very helpful to you.  There are so few Mennonite surnames that names like Wall and Peters are very common and this makes determining relationships difficult unless you have actual birthdates to go by and other documentation regarding family connections.

Sorry I can’t be more helpful.

 

It sounds like this is not the same family but its hard to be sure! However My grandfather was Mennonite and did grow up Mennonite and changes to Lutheran when he married my Grandmother( He said he liked to drink too much) I through that was funny. But I think the church records will be my saving grace and ill be able to find all the info in church records.

2nd Email:

Hi.

My cousin's grandfather is Daniel Peters, who died in Calgary, Alberta in 1960. He did have a brother John Henry Peters & their parents were Henry Peters & Anna Wall. This would confirm your findings. Can you tell me any details for the descendants of John Henry Peters, as all we know is that he was born in Oct 1892, and arrived in USA in 1894, and lived in Minnesota. His father died in 1916, and he lived with his mother in 1917. Anna died in 1923 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota.

Thanks. Mel.

 

After a few Emails back and forth I'm sure that we are talking about the same family. So ill soon be adding a lot more info.

 

I called my grandmother Rosella Webber Peters today and asked her to talk to my grandfather. I wanted to know if he had remembered his father or mother talking about his paternal grandparents(Heinrich and Anna Wall Peters).  I would of thought he would of, because his death certificate names them. But they did die 10 years before my grandfather Raymond Paul Peters was born. So maybe not. According the Mel. Heinrich "Henry" Peters my great-great grandfather was married twice.  And that might be why he has siblings that I didn't know about. But still its all fresh and confusing till I have all the info.

 

 

Danial Peters

I have to admit that I'm not 100% sure that this information is correct. I'm guessing based on the min information I have.

The only Factual information I have is that his name is Daniel, he immigrated over with John, he about 8 years older than John, he lived in Canada.

But I have found some info on Ancestry.com that might be his information.

1. Possible Birth: Nov 1882 (According to 1900 United States Federal Census for John F Toews)
2. Immigration Date: June 29th 1894
3. Possible Employer:  John F Toews as a farm laborer (According to 1900 United States Federal Census for John F Toews)
4. Possible Marriage:
5. Possible Child Name: Corney Peters
6.Possible Death: Jan 19 1937
7.Possible Burial date: Jan 28 1937 @ Prospect Cemetery

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                      

 

 

Recap of John Henry Peters

John Henry Peters
DOB: 10/16/1891
Place of Birth: Tinivbula Russia
Eyes: Blue
Mothers Name: Anna Wall
Fathers Name: Henrich Peters
Brothers Name: Daniel Peters 8 years older
Sisters Name: Unknown
Immigration Departure: Bremen Germany
Ellis Island Arrival: 6/29/1894
Ships Name: Trave
Education Completed: 4th Grade
DOM: 1/1/1920 Hellen Wannow
Occupation: Cement Mason
1920 Census: Mtn. Lake Rented Home
1930 Census: Mtn. Lake Owned Home $1000.00 Value
1940 Census: Mtn. Lake Owned Home $1000.00 Value, $700 annual income
Naturalization: 6/14/1941
(Date of Oath @ Windom)
Petition of Citizen: 4/11/1942
(Petition # 384)
DOD: 7/31/1948 Cerebral Hemorrhage @work
(Death Certificate # 1948-mn-003020)

Bremen Passenger Lists

I recently went to the MN historically society  library and looked at microfilms of my great grand father John Henry Peters. And was able to find his death certificate, petition of citizenship and petition for naturalization. Whith this information I was able to confirm what his parents names were, his date of immigration, the ship he was on, the age of his brother, and where he departed from and where he arrived.

I then was able to look on http://www.ellisisland.org  and search for passenger list for the ship he was on. However the ship manifest is really hard to read and I cant make out any names. I searched for the town he was from an I don't think it exist any longer. When I search for Tinivbula Russia. But nothing comes up, its either called something else or has been merged into another city. So I searched for the Port he departed from and found info that the passenger lists were destroyed.

COPING WITH DESTRUCTION of Bremen Passenger Lists
The port of Bremen, Germany, was a major point of embarkation for emigrants during the 19th and 20th centuries. This was true not only for German nationals but also for millions of inhabitants of Austria, Hungary, and other Central European nations seeking opportunities or refuge in the New World. Moreover, twice as many passengers departed from Bremen as from Germany's second busiest port for emigration, Hamburg.
One of the great losses in genealogical history, therefore, is the nearly complete destruction of the Bremen passenger records. From 1832, Bremen port officials kept meticulous records on their ships' passengers. Then, in 1874, the authorities, citing a lack of space, destroyed all Bremen passenger records except for those of the current year and the two previous years. This practice was followed until 1909, when customs officials resumed the earlier pattern of preserving the original copies of all emigration lists. Unfortunately, the original lists for 1909 and beyond were destroyed in an Allied bombing raid on October 6, 1944. Except for the discovery of transcripts of Bremen lists for the years 1907-1908 and 1913-1914 at the German State Archives in Koblentz, no copies of the Bremen passenger lists have ever come to light.
Given the loss of the Bremen departure lists, researchers in search of embarkees from that port must fall back on arrival lists. In the case of emigrants to the U.S., that next-best source is the U.S. Customs Passenger Lists.
 http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/Bremen_Passenger_Lists

Historical Society

Pat recently went to the Historical Society:
If you haven't gotten to the Historical society it is a really neat place.  they had many volumes of names from Passenger lists that I would have loved to have had more time with.  Lots of people looking at the microfilmed things.  the room was filled.  People there were very helpful and nice.  I wish we had that in our city however Madison does have a State Historical society right downtown and we are going to go visit it soon.

I plan on stopping by this Thursday 7/25, I don't have much time to gather info this day, But I'm sure ill be making several visit.

Wannow Family History

I was contacted by a Relative of the Wannow family on  www.Ancestry.com

Here message to me:
I  am currently working on a tree that includes Katherine Bachert. She would be the neice of my husbands Grandmother I believe. I have a wonderful wedding picture of Katherine and John which I'll share with you if I can figure out exactly the connection so I have a person to add it to on my side.
Pat

Pat was describing John Wannow II  and Katherine Bachert Wannow John is my Great grandfather Helen M Wannow Peters Plush brother.

How exciting to receive emails of relatives. Pat has done some really nice work, she has a mission to have a personal story and photo to represent each person. I think this is great, Pat wanted to have more than a name in a list.

Looking for images to me emailed to me : casondramarie@gmail.com

I have started to make a family history/ photo book on http://www.shutterfly.com/. I don't have many photos of my great uncle or aunt! I haven't met any of my grandfathers extended family so Any pictures would be loved. Make sure to let me know who and what year if possible.

Looking for images to me emailed to me : casondramarie@gmail.com

Looking for my great aunt and cousins

Snail mail has been able to give me a lot more information in the past months.

I have been looking in the White pages for my grandfathers brothers family (Harold James Peters). Since he has past I had no information on his family. So I decided to look up his two sons: John Peters and Ronald Peters in the ID/CA area. Turns out its more of a common name than I thought they would be. So I tried another path: looking for their mother Virginia M Powell Peters. Turns out I had more luck this way.

I still found 4 but 1 emailed me back telling me she was not the correct person, 1 came back to me as a bad address, 1 have not heard back from, and the last letter went to a neighbor of my great aunt who happens to have the same name (Virginia Peters) and have lived next to each other for over 25 years.

I can imagine they have been receiving each others mail for many years and I'm grateful they happen to live next to each other still. My great aunt Virginia M Powell Peters King was remarried after Harold James Peters passed away.

In her return letter to me she was bale to correct a few mistakes and fill some blank holes in my research. The first mistake was my great uncles middle name I had John and it was James. Little things like this can alter your research.

John Peters is interested in the Peters side of the family so I'm so excited to be able to link him to all my research.

Ellis Island

January 1, 1892 - Ellis Island, in New York Harbor, opens as the main east coast immigration center, and would remain the initial debarkation point for European immigrants into the United States until its closure in 1954. More than 12 million immigrants would be processed on the island during those years. Ellis Island replaced Castle Garden, in Manhattan, as the New York immigration center.

The processing station for Federal immigrants on Ellis Island, with its buildings that housed the dreams and goals of those that had endured such hardship to get to the United States, waited. They say that today over one hundred million citizens of the United States can trace their ancestors back to the walls of Ellis Island between the years of its operation from 1892 to 1954.

The Journey to America- Prior to reaching the immigration center, each immigrant had to withstand a one week to one month journey from the port of embarkation on a steamship that packed people into steerage like sardines to a can.

Once at Ellis Island, the immigrant families would pass through the doors into the first floor entry, drop their baggage, and head for the registry room on the second floor (picture above) after a climb up one flight of stairs. Stairs both up and down at Ellis Island were important tests for each man, woman, or child. As they climbed, each immigrant was given a six second medical examination by examiners who stood at its apex, looking for those that may have been sick or unable to provide for themselves in America. Ninety-eight percent of the immigrants would eventually pass this test. At the other end of the registry hall, steps down would segment those who would head to New York or other locations in the states, however, for those that had not passed the various requirement tests, they would head down the center aisle toward deportation back to the country of origin.

 Research:

• You had to be 16 to travel alone so even the 15 year old were 16 on paper.
• When the ships would arrive in NYC, the NY Times would print a list so that family waiting for passengers knew if their passenger arrived.
• Now you are able to locate the original ship manifest and see your ancestor's name and whom he was traveling with. people needed a sponsor to come into the States and here's where they would list the person they are coming to live with -- and how much $$ they were bringing into the country.once you have the town name and country, you can then start looking there for church records.

Search #1 John Peters : http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp

• I found 216 John Peters arriving to Ellis island, of which I have been able to narrow it down to 5 John H Peters, and 118 John Peters.
• My grandfather said his father was only 3 when he arrived, but I have other records that state 7. So I have narrowed it down from 1894-1898.
• Found 2 John Peters with no age listed, and 3 John Peters with ages between 3-7. 0 John H Peters matching the ages.
• And none of these people arrived between1894-1898

Stories from Raymond Paul Peters

Speaking to my grandfather Raymond Paul Peters yesterday gave me some more information.
He spoke of immigration from Russia to the USA. He didn't know much specifics, but the info he gave me was interesting and can help me later when I research Ellis island.

When people would immigrate to USA they had to be sponsored, and usually it would be a church who would sponsor a group of people. The group would all come over together on a ship and then everyone in the group would be shipped to the location of the sponsors.

Dreispitz:
Per my Grandparents, Region of Germany or Russian (German for Dry Place "nickname") this is where they were from before they came to Mountain lake. Language was either High or Low German. And that's how you can sometimes can tell if they were from German or Russia.

History

Volga German immigrants from Dreispitz settled in Mountain Lake where they farmed wheat and corn. Dreispitz (high german) was founded on 16 September 1767 by the Government as a Lutheran colony.

Church

The Brethren sent missionaries into the German Protestant villages where they gained followers. Many are described as "pietistic protestants" on early passenger lists. This group brought their beliefs with them and established churches for fellow German speakers when they arrived in the United States.The congregation in Dreispitz was part of the Galka parish which was founded in 1767.
 

Pastors

The congregation in Dreispitz was served by the following pastors:

?-1774 Pastor Bergstrom
1774-1778 Johann Kaspar Brauns
1782-1788 Jakob Alexander Topelius
1792-1794 Mag. Johann Dorn
1796-1804 Philipp Jakob Hiemer
Friedrich Dahlinger
Pastor Schneider

Immigration to Minnesota

History

Many Volga Germans immigrated to Minnesota with the development of the sugar beet industry. Sallet reports that by 1920, there were 750 Evangelical Volga German immigrants of the first and second generation settled in Minnesota.

Primary Settlement Areas

Arlington, Gaylord, Glencoe, Hutchinson, Moorhead, Mountain Lake, St. Paul, and Winthrop

 

Mountain Lake, Cottonwood Co., Minnesota

History

Volga German immigrants from Dreispitz settled in Mountain Lake where they farmed wheat and corn. By 1880, mainly Russian immigrants (Dutch-German Mennonites from South Russia who were mostly farmers) took most of the tillable land. The best land sold for around $13 per acre.

In 1890, a group of German Lutheran Russians came and formed a nucleus called Dreispitz (triangle). The colony from which they came was a portion of land of the same shape called Alte Kolonis. Most of these were not farmers but industrial people. Their trades were mostly carpenters, painters, interior and exterior decorators, tilers, show repair, and other day labor. Heinitz, Steinly, Schriok, and Meir were the most common names. The population of Mountain Lake in 1896 was 595 people. It rose to 607 by 1900, and then in 1920 it was 658. A. A. Penner was the first Mennonite child born in Mountain Lake.

Source:
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/settlements/mother_colonies/colony_dreispitz.cfm
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/settlements/mother_colonies/colony_galka.cfm
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/immigration/united_states/minnesota.cfm
http://cvgs.cu-portland.edu/immigration/united_states/minnesota/mountain_lake.cfm
http://www.hiebertweb.net/story_library/history_mt_lake.html

Canada 1901, 1911 Census

I have looked at some Canadian Census looking for Daniel Peters.

My Findings: 1901

1. Daniel Peters, age ? Columbia
2. Daniel Peters, age 17 Manitoba- Probably Not Him
3. Daniel Peters, age 28 Ontario
4. Daniel Peters, age 24 Ontario
5. Daniel Peters, age 57 Quebec   - Not Him
6. Daniel Peters, age 6 The Territories    - Not Him

Family lised on Census: For #2
Peters David (Brother) Head  Nov 1872 

My Findings: 1911

1. Daniel Peters, age 37 Manitoba  - Probably Not Him
2. Daniel Peters, age 62 British Columbia  - Not Him
3. Daniel Peters, age 33 Nova Scotia    - Probably Not Him
4. Daniel Peters, age 49 Ontario   - Not Him
5. Daniel P Peters, age 75 Quebec  - Not Him
6. Daniel Peters, age 42 Saskatchewan   - Probably Not Him
7. Daniel Peters, age 20 Saskatchewan   - Not Him
8. Daniel Peters, age 2 Saskatchewan  - Not Him
9. Daniel Peters, age 21 Saskatchewan  - Not Him
10. Daniel  H Peters, age 27 Saskatchewan  Most likely him!!
11. Daniel Peters, age 19 Saskatchewan   - Not Him

Family listed on Census:

• Peters Katharina(Wife)  b. Apr 1890
• Peters Jacob (Son)  b.  Aug 1908
• Peters Anna  (Daughter) b.  Mar 1910

Website I used:
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/

Making this Daniel  H Peters born in 1884, and 14 at immigration. I'm going to focus on him and see where it leads me.

Census returns after 1916 are in the custody of Statistics Canada. The Statistics Act and the Act to Amend the Statistics Act does not permit the disclosure of personal information from post-1916 census returns. The only exception is for people who require information about themselves, for pension or other legal purposes. Third parties cannot obtain information about another individual without the individual's written consent.

1921 Canadian Census

The 1921 Cenadian Census will be released to the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) on June 1st, 2013 from Statistics Canada. According to the legislation, 92 calendar years must have elapsed before the census is releaded to the LAC. The records will be transforred to the LAC, and it will opened for public use.

I have found his name

His name is Danial Peters
My Grandma Rose found a picture of the two brothers. "John and Danial" Can't wait to see the picture! I'm going to see if I can pick it up on Friday Feb 1st.

No Luck / Unanswered Questions

I have spoken to my grandfather Raymond Paul and his sister Rosella, they both don't remember John Henry's brothers name, only that he lived in Canada.

My next step is to look for the Peters name in Canada, and try to find out if I can find a Peters that has died around the time as John Henry Peters. And try to locate his living family. But I still don't know when he moved to Canada or when he died, just that he lived and died in Canada.

Or maybe I can try and locate my granduncle Herold John's children and see if they remember anything, it seam like a long shot, but I'm running out of places to look.

I think if I could answer any of these question it might help me find info on John Henry's brother.

1. Had John Henry Peters always live in MN?
2. When did his brother pass?
3. Did his brother get married?
4. Did his brother have any children?
5. Where in Canada did the brother live Manitoba?
6. When did his brother move to Canada?
7. Was he also Mennonite? Prob. not, The Wannos were the Mennonite 2/6/13
8. How much older was he? 
9. Could he of raised John Henry?

Descendants of John Henry Peters

 John Henry Peters - b. 1891, d. 1948

 & Helen M Wannow Peters Plush - b. 1900, m. 1920, d. 1974

• Rosella Peters-Basom - b. 1921

   Spouse - Peter P Schroeder - b. 1915, m. 1937, d. 2006

Gordon Peter Schroeder - b. 1939

Spouse - Betty J Schroeder - 

                               Children: Gordon Alan Schroeder - b. 1961

                                               Gregory Schroeder - b.

Spouse - Kaye  - 

Roger Brent Schroeder - b. 1941

Spouse - Nancy L Hansen - b. 1943, m. 1962

                                   Children: Brent Schroeder - b. 

                                                   Clinton Schroeder - b.

                                                    Darren Schroeder - b. 

   Spouse - Otho Dale Honeycutt - b. 1918, m. 1946, d. 1999

Rosedale Honeycutt - b. 1947

Charlotte Honeycutt - b. 1949

Spouse - Tom Krebs - 

                                  Children: Tim - b. 1964

                                                  Chris - b. 1970

                                                   Marty - b.1980

Gretchen Flora Honeycutt - b. 1951, d. 1977

Spouse - Gerald H Sellstead - m. 1968

   Spouse - Albert William Bell - b. 1915, m. 1963, d. 1993

Cindy Ann Bell Polehn - b. 1964

Spouse - Michael Anthony Polehn - m. 1996

                                 Children: Sabrina Polehn - b. 1997

                                                 Lisa Polehn  - b. 2001

   Spouse - C Richard Basom - m. 2001

• Harold James "Pete" Peters - b. 1923, d. 1988

   Spouse - Virginia M  Powell Peters King - b. 1926, m. 1942

Ronald Peters - b.1945
   Spouse- Gina

John Peters - b. 1949
   Spouse- Carolyn
                     Children: Shawn Peters
                                     Stephanie Peters Oester

Bonnie Carol Peters Lawrence - b. 1943 m. 1962

Spouse - William Lawrence - b. 

• Raymond Paul Peters - b. 1926

   Spouse - Rosella Weber - b. 1927, m. 1946

Sandra Lynn Peters - b. 1947

Spouse - Danial Joseph Tindell - b. 1948, d. 2004

                           Children: Danial Joseph Tindell- b. 1969, m. 1989

                                           Gregory Charles Tindell - b. 1972

Steve Paul Peters - b. 1951

Spouse - Carol A Wehr - b. 1954

                            Children: Erin Rose Dolan - b. 1983 , m. 2006

                                           Alex Peters - b. 

Charles Edward Peters - b. 1953

Spouse - Pamela Ann Peschong - b. 1958, m. 1981

                              Children: Casondra Marie Peters - b. 1982

                                              Kelly Rae Bloom - b. 1984, m. 2009

Census 1920

From what I can see in the 1920 Census, I have found 9 Groups of Peters family's in Mountain lake, MN. Unsure who is related at this point, But I did not find another John Henry Peters. I find this good, because the war draft card is looking more and more correct.

I found:

• Herman P Peters (33 of Russia/ Germany) Immigrated in 1894
• Henry C Peters (50 of Russia) Immigrated 1875
• Cornelius Peters (76 or Germany) Immigrated 1873
• Abraham H Peters (26 of Crima) Immigrated 1900
• Henry K Peters (52 of Germany) Immigrated 1895
•     Son's Henry H (27of Russia), Herman P (25 of Russia) Immigrated 1895
• Aron C Peters (58 of Germany ) Immigrated 1873
• Diedrick Peters (72 of Germany) Immigrated 1876
• Henry Peters (59 of Germany) Immigrated ?

1900 Census recorded 1 Peters family living on Cottonwood County:

1. Herman Peters age 50, immigrated in 1894

1910 Census recorded 1 Peters family living on Cottonwood County:

1.  Herman Peters age 60, immigrated in 1894
2. Dietrich Peters age 63, immigrated in 1876

The information I have gathered is that John Henry Peters, Oct 16, 1891-Jul 31, 1948 immigrated in 1898, making him only 7. So he had to come over with another person. So the information that Cindy Ann Bell Polehn, 1 Feb 1964 gave me about a brother living in Canada makes since. But still where and who did he stay with before his brother moved to Canada is my new question.

 

If I can find his brothers name I might be able to get my answer, But I still haven't found another Peters family immigrating in the same year (1898). I have a big gap of 22 years to find out more about John Henry Peters, Oct 16, 1891-Jul 31, 1948.

 

Timeline:

 

• Birth: 1891 in West Russia very near the German border
• Immigration: 1898-Age 7
• War Draft Card: 1917- Age 26
• Marriage: 1920-Age 29
• Birth of Daughter: 1921- Age 30
• Birth of Son: 1923- Age 32
• Birth of Son:1926- Age 35
• Death 1948- Age 56

Finding My Great Great Grandfather

My new goal is to find my great great grandfather Peters. I have been unable to find his first name and it seams the current information I have for him is not correct.

 I thought I had found a draft card from the only son I'm to know anything about (John Henry Peters, Oct 16 1891-Jul 31 1948) that stated he immigrated here with his parents in 1898. And the reasoning for his exception from draft was to his solely dependent mother.

But it's hard to make sure the draft card is to belong to him. It apereas to be him, however the birth information isn't correct.

After receiving an email from my 1st cousin 1x removed (Cindy Ann Bell Polehn, 1 Feb 1964) she had stated: " Her grandfather (John Henry Peters, Oct 16 1891-Jul 31 1948) was born in West Russia, very near the German border, spoke not only German, but some Russian too and came to the states as a lad. He had left behind his parents, and a disabled sister. He had a brother who lived in Canada, apparently due north of Minnesota, as my mom (Rosella Peters-Basom, 30 Jan 1921) put it".

My next step is to see if my grandfather (Raymond Paul Peters, Jan, 2 1926) can remember any information. The last time I spoke with him, he didn't know much. But maybe the story about the brother that moved to Canada will help.