Peter Kaiser (1914 - 2004)

Born 19 Nov 1914 in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Schuppe) Kaiser — married 4 Jul 1937 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Died 25 Mar 2004 at age 89 in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Peter Kaiser was a Volga German.

Peter Kaiser has German Roots.

Child of Volga Germans

Peter Kaiser was born 19 November 1914 on Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to parents Peter Kaiser and Charlotta Stertz, (verify the spelling of his mother's surname). He is first listed in the 1920 United States census. At the time of this census, he was one of five children.

1920 United States Federal Census ^[1]

Name Peter Kaiser

Event Type Census

Event Date 1920

Event Place Fond Du Lac Ward 2, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Gender Male

Age 5

Marital Status Single

Race White

Race White

Relationship to Head of Household Son

Relationship to Head of Household Son

Birth Year (Estimated) 1915

Birthplace Wisconsin

Father's Birthplace Russia

Mother's Birthplace Russia

Sheet Letter A

Sheet Number 14

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Peter Kaiser Head M 32 Russia

Charlott Kaiser Wife F 32 Russia

Leo Kaiser Son M 7 Illinois

Peter Kaiser Son M 5 Wisconsin

Manual Kaiser Son M 3 Wisconsin

Geard Kaiser Son M 0 Wisconsin [twin?]

Emma Kaiser Daughter F 0 Wisconsin [twin?]

By 1930, his parents had moved to Fond du Lac, where he would meet his future wife Anna Schuppe.

1930 United States Federal Census ^[2]

Name Peter Kaiser

Event Type Census

Event Date 1930

Event Place Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Gender Male

Age 15

Marital Status Single

Race White

Race White

Relationship to Head of Household Son

Relationship to Head of Household Son

Birth Year (Estimated) 1915

Birthplace Wisconsin

Father's Birthplace Russia

Mother's Birthplace Russia

Sheet Letter B

Sheet Number 17

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Peter Kaiser Head M 42 Russia

Charlot Kaiser Wife F 42 Steffon [sic], Russia [Stephan]

Leo Kaiser Son M 16 Illinois

Peter Kaiser Son M 15 Wisconsin

Amanual F Kaiser Son M 13 Wisconsin

Erma Kaiser Daughter F 10 Wisconsin

Irine C Kaiser Daughter F 3 Wisconsin

Peter Kaiser married Anna Schuppe on 04 July 1937 at St. Peter' Lutheran Church in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. I've been unable to find a 1940 census with their names, probably because the surname is misspelled.

World War II Draft Card ^[3]

Name: Peter Kaiser

<b>Gender: Male

<b>Race: White

<b>Age: 26

<b>Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)

<b>Birth Place: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA

<b>Birth Date: 19 Nov 1914

<b>Residence Place: District of Columbia, USA

<b>Registration Date: 1940

<b>Employer: US Govt Printing Office

<b>Weight: 130

<b>Complexion: Light brown

<b>Eye Color: Blue

<b>Hair Color: Brown

<b>Height: 5 7

<b>Next of Kin: Ann Kaiser

<b>Household Members: Name Relationship

Peter Kaiser Self (Head)

Ann Kaiser Wife

<b>United States Social Security Death Index ^[4]

Age 90

Given Name Peter

Surname Kaiser

Birth Date 19 Nov 1914

State Wisconsin

Last Place of Residence Fond du lac, Wisconsin

Previous Residence Postal Code 54935

Event Date 25 Mar 2004

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[5]

Name Peter Kaiser

Event Type Burial

Event Date 2004

Event Place Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States of America

Photograph Included N

Birth Date 19 Nov 1914

Death Date 25 Mar 2004

Affiliate Record Identifier 61648846

Cemetery Ledgeview Memorial Park

U. S. Obituary Collection ^[6]

Name: Ann Kaiser

Gender: Female

Death Age: 94

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1918

Birth Place: Trevor, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Residence Place: Fond, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 19 Aug 2012

Obituary Date: 21 Aug 2012

Newspaper Place: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

Spouse: Peter Kaiser

Parents: Phillip Schuppe

Children: Shirley (David) Jones and Joan (Richard) Kleinfeldt

Siblings:

Florence and Doris; Phillip (Marie) Schuppe, Molly (Jacob) Schneider, Emma (Alex) Krause, Alexander (Frieda) Schuppe, Marie (Henry) Kraus, Infant August Schuppe, Carl Schuppe, August Schuppe, Jacob (LaVerna) Schuppe

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJP-SY9 : accessed 13 December 2018), Peter Kaiser in household of Peter Kaiser, Fond Du Lac Ward 2, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 31, sheet 14A, line 4, family 292, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1986; FHL microfilm 1,821,986.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9QD-2QQ : accessed 13 December 2018), Peter Kaiser in household of Peter Kaiser, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 17B, line 52, family 390, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2572; FHL microfilm 2,342,306.
3. ↑ The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 124. Peter Kaiser, age 26, born 19 November 1914 in Oshkosh Wisconsin; Ancestry.com online database, accessed 10 September 2023.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5NW-PNG : 20 May 2014), Peter Kaiser, 25 Mar 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #61648846 : accessed 12 December 2018), memorial page for Peter Kaiser (19 Nov 1914–25 Mar 2004), Find A Grave Memorial no. 61648846, citing Ledgeview Memorial Park, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by El Memorializer (contributor 47029561).
6. ↑ Ann Kaiser Obituary, Legacy.com obituaries. Publication Date: 08/ 21/ 2012; Publication Place: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA, Ann Kaiser born 28 March 1910 in Trevor, Kenosha, Wisconsin, died 19 August 2023; Ancestry.com online database, accessed 10 September 2023.

• (Alex) Krause, Alexander (Frieda) Schuppe, Marie (Henry) Kraus, Infant August Schuppe, Carl Schuppe, August Schuppe, Jacob (LaVerna) Schuppe