Ada Emaline Peets, 1869-1948, was the the third of the nine children of John Peets and Jane Crosier. Ada married twice. She had four children with her first husband, Jacob H. Wetzel; and she had five children with her second husband,Charles H. Duncan. Ada survived both of her husbands. [1] NOTE: birth place and death place are shown in error on this family tree. This Wikitree profile shows correct data, as seen in her obituary, posted on FindAGrave.
In 1885, the Peets family lived in Twin Grove, Antelope County, Nebraska. The household included
Jacob Wetzel, 27, and Ada Peets, 17, were married on 10 February 1887 in Oakdale, Antelope, Nebraska. [3]
Jacob died in 1894.
Charles H. Duncan, 28, and Ada Wetzel, 27, were married on 25 September 1897 in Neligh, Antelope, Nebraska. He was the son of W.P. and Esther Duncan. Ada was the daughter of John Peets and Jane Crosier. [4]
In 1900, the Duncan family lived in Oakdale Township, Antelope, Nebraska. They owned their house without a mortgage. The four eldest children were attending school. The household included
Charles Duncan Head Male 31 born in Iowa in Sept. 1869 (parents b. IL)
Ada Duncan Wife Female 31 born in Iowa in Dec. 1869, who had had five children, all of whom were living (her father b. NY; mother b. PA)
In 1910, the Duncan family lived on their farm in Lake Flat, Pennington, South Dakota. They owned their farm with a mortgage. The family included
Charles H Duncan, 40, born in Iowa, a farmer (parents b. Canada), married 13 years
Ada Duncan, Wife, 40, b. Iowa (father b. NY; mother b. IA), who had had eight children, all of whom were living
Maggie Netzel Stepdaughter, 18, b. Nebraska (father b. Germany)
Etta Netzel Stepdaughter, 16, b. Nebraska, in school (father b. Germany)
Myrtce Duncan Daughter 10 Nebraska, in school
Orvin Duncan Son Male 9 Nebraska, in school
Velta Duncan Daughter 6 Nebraska, in school
Cassie Duncan Daughter 0 Nebraska, 11 months of age [6]
In 1920, the Duncan family lived on their farm in Pennington, South Dakota. They owned their property with a mortgage. All members of the household could read and write, except for the youngest child.
Ada Emeline (Peets) Wetzel, 1869-1948 (78), is buried at Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, Nebraska. She was born in Spencer, Clay, Iowa, the daughter of John and Jane (Crosier) Peets. At age eleven she moved with her family to a timber claim eight miles South of Oakdale, Nebraska. In 1886 she married Jacob Wetzel. They had four daughters. After Jacob’s death, Ada married Charles Duncan, in 1897. They had seven children. Ada suffered a stroke and died at Tilden Hospital, Tilden, Nebraska. [8]
NOTE: birth place and death place are in error on FindAGrave. The data on this profile is correct, as shown on her obituary, which is posted in the FaG bio.
↑ "Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3XX-VC4 : accessed 17 May 2016), Ada Peets in entry for John Peets, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,530.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BN-BB6 : accessed 8 April 2022), Ada Duncan in household of Charles Duncan, Cedar & Oakdale Townships Oakdale village, Antelope, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,916.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPXF-X4Z : accessed 8 April 2022), Ada Duncan in household of Charles H Duncan, Lake Flat, Pennington, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 80, sheet 1A, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1486; FHL microfilm 1,375,499.
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