Herman Boekhout Van Peyma (1854 - 1933)

Born 18 Jan 1854 in New YorkLancaster, Erie County, New York, USA

Ancestors

Died 15 Feb 1933 at age 79 in Lancaster, Erie County, New York, USA

Biography

Van Peyma, Herman B., Buffalo, is a son of James W. and Jetske (Klaasesz) Van Peyma, who immigrated to this country from Holland in 1849, and settled in Lancaster, N. Y., where Herman B. was born January 18, 1854. His early training was obtained from the public schools of his native town and the High School of Buffalo, from which he was honorably graduated in the class of 1873. Upon graduation he determined to study law and subsequently entered the office of Day & Romer, where he remained until he was admitted to practice in January, 1879. In 1881 he opened an office in Buffalo for the general practice of his profession in which he has since been engaged.(1)

Rites for Attorney Will hold funeral of Herman B. Van Peyma today

Funeral services for Herman Boekhout Van Peyma, 79 years old, well known Attorney of Lancaster and Buffalo, who died at his home, 131 E. Main Street, Lancaster, of a heart attack on Wednesday, will be held at his home at 2 o'clock today. Mr Van Peyma was one of the leading citizens of the township of Lancaster of which he was a life long resident.(2)

Lancaster New York, Town Hall Meeting 1898

The member of the 1898 Board of Trustees were, Joseph Wolf, Herman Van Peyma (Attorney), George Wendel, Dr. Julius Wenz (President), Peter Adolf, George Meyers, John Grau, F.H. Wagner, and Joseph Kupfer that is not necessarily the order they appear in the photo.]

Sources

• (1) Our County and its people

A descriptive work on Erie County, New York Edited by: Truman C. White The Boston History Company, Publishes 1898

• (2) Buffalo Courier Express, Friday, February 17, 1933.
• 1860 Census, Lancaster, Erie, New York
• 1865 New York state census, Lancaster, Erie, New York, District 01
• 1875 New York state census, Lancaster, Erie, New York
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