Emma Rowena Peters (1875 - 1930)

Born 29 Jan 1875 in Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Ephraim Peters — married 18 Apr 1895 in Boston

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1930 at age 55 in Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

1875 - Emma Rowena Peters is born in Massachusetts January 29, 1875 to Henry W. Peters and Emma Snow. ^[1]

1895 - at age 20, Emma married Stephen Ephraim Peters becoming Emma Rowena (nee Peters) Peters. Emma Rowena Peters (Ephraim’s wife) is from Boston, she grew up in the Roslindale section of Boston. Her father is Henry W Peters he was in charge of all of the horses in the horse drawn trolley system for the City of Boston. West End Street Railway that eventually merged with other railway systems which is now the Mass Bay Transit Authority "The T" per Boston Residents. He was very prominent person in Boston. Emma Rowena’s mom is Emma Snow is from Boston. I am still unsure how Ephraim’s Peters are related to Henry W. Peters’ family. Several people on Ancestry are still trying to figure out the connection. Ephraim and Emma’s baby, Emma Blanche was only about 4 months when Ephraim died. Blanche was born in March and Ephraim died in August 1901. When Blanche married Frederick Oberacker (of German descent) (also an inventor), Henry W. Peters and Emma Snow Peters built a beautiful home for the newlyweds in Needham Mass. ^[2]

1898 - Immigrated from the U.S.A. in 1898 at age 22. ^[3]

1898 - an infant daughter Ruth dies on May 5, 1898.

1900 - a daughter Emma Blanche is born.

1901 - Her husband, Eph, dies from a fall.

Marries Frederick Oberacker.

Lives in a house in Needham, Mass.

1930 - age 55, died December 29 in Massachusetts. Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan Suffolk Country, Massachusettes, USA. ^[4]

Sources

1920 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States census Name Gender Age Marital Race Relationship Birth Birthplace Imigration Henry W Peters Male 74 Widowed White Head 1846 Canada 1858 Emma R Peters Female 44 Widowed White Daughter 1876 Massachusetts E Blanche Peters Female 18 Single White Granddaughter 1902 Massachusetts Lizzie M Snow Female 62 Single White Sister-in-law 1858 Massachusetts

1930 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States census Name Gender Age Marital Race Relationship Birth Birthplace Emma R Peters Female 55 Widowed White Head 1875 Massachusetts Frederick J Oberackor Male 32 Married White Son-in-law 1898 Massachusetts Blanche P Oberackor Female 29 Married White Daughter 1901 Massachusetts Henry W Peters Male 84 Widowed White Father 1846 Canada

1. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=peters&GSfn=emma&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=21&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=91648737&df=all&
2. ↑ from Regina Pineo, Mar 2017
3. ↑ 1901 Census of Westmorland County, NB.
4. ↑ Find a Grave Website. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91648737. Accessed: March 30, 2017.