Jacob Hinrich Peters (1847 - 1941)

Born 18 Oct 1847 in Hemme, Germany

Ancestors

Died 23 Dec 1941 at age 94 in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Burial

Burial:

Date: 26 Dec 1941

Place: Oakland Cemetery, Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA

Note

Note: From the notes of his son, Alfred, Jacob joined the Germa

n army at an early age, and became an Officer. He was invo

lved in the second Franco-Prussian War, and was head of a g

roup that help to take Paris.

Alfred's notes also say that he emigrated to the USA when w

e was still young, landing in Maqueta, Iowa where there wa

s a German population. We worked in a general store as th

e janitor and night watchman. Eventually he became the boo

k keeper. Some years later he became a book keeper for th

e First National Bank of Lyons, Iowa. Eventually he advanc

ed to the position of President of the bank.

In 1901 he was a cashier at the First National Bank in Clin

ton,Clinton Co,Iowa. He was also listed as treasurer of th

e Lyons Savings Bank in 1901. I don't know which one is co

rrect.

In 1920 all of the children still lived at home in Clinton

, Iowa. He is a bank president, and all four sons are bank

ers, too. The Federal Census says that he arrived in the U

SA in 1872 (when he would have been 24 years old).

In 1925 in the Iowa State Census Jacob, Mathilde and daught

er Emma are in Lyons, Clinton, Iowa.

In 1928 he was President of the State Bank of Issaquah, Was

hington, his son Alfred was the Cashier, and another son Wa

lter was the Assistant Cashier.

In 1935 when his sister, Mathilda Peters Rohwedder died, h

e was the only surviving Peters sibling. He lived in Clint

on, Iowa at that time.

In 1940 they live in Clinton, Iowa. Jacob is 92 and Mathil

de is 79.

 !BIRTH:Carl Courkamp of Buesum, Holstein, Germany. Researc

h done in 1920 for Jacob Peters, Carl Courkamp of Buesum, H

olstein, Germany. Research done in 1920 for Jacob Peters

 !BIRTH:Schlewig-Holstein Genealogy website, Dithmarschen em

igrants., Schlewig-Holstein Genealogy website, Dithmarsche

n emigrants., http://www.genealogy-sh.com/dithm/p.htm

http://www.genealogy-sh.com/dithm/p.htm

http://www.genealogy-sh.com

 !DEATH:Alfred J.- Irene Peters, Alfred J.- Irene Peters

 !DEATH:Issaquah, WA Press, Issaquah, WA Press, Dec. 25, 195

1 page 3

 !BURIAL:Cllinton County Iowa Historical Society, Typescript

Sources

1. ↑ Peters-4982 was created by Martha Lawlor through the import of Minnie Marie Peters Ancestors 092315.ged on Sep 23, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.