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.