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Leona Peters 1900–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 December 1900

Birth Location: Wied, Lavaca Co., Texas, USA

Death Date: 13 February 1937

Death Location: Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, USA

Father: Heinrich Schroeder

Mother: None None

Spouse(s): Fritz Peters

Children(s): Wilfred Peters, Dolores Gaus, Elroy Peters

Leona Peters was born in 1900 in Wied, Lavaca Co., Texas, USA, the child of Heinrich Frederick Adolph Schroeder. In 1910, Leona Peters resided in Justice Precinct 3, Lavaca, Texas. Leona Peters married Fritz Peters, and had children including Dolores Gaus, Elroy Hermann Peters, Wilfred Adolph Peters. Leona Peters passed away in 1937 in Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Leona Peters was born in 1900 in Wied, Lavaca Co., Texas, USA, the child of Heinrich Frederick Adolph Schroeder.
  • In 1910, Leona Peters resided in Justice Precinct 3, Lavaca, Texas.
  • Leona Peters married Fritz Peters, and had children including Dolores Gaus, Elroy Hermann Peters, Wilfred Adolph Peters.
  • Leona Peters passed away in 1937 in Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Heinrich Schroeder
1867–1946
Birth Location: Bleckeda Han, Federal Republic of Germany
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None None
1870–1934
Birth Location: Shelby, Austin Co., Texas, USA

Spouses(s)

Fritz Peters
1900–1976
Birth Location: Berlin, Germany
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Children(s)

Wilfred Peters
1923–2000
Birth Location: Westhoff, DeWitt Co., Texas, USA
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Dolores Gaus
1934–2014
Birth Location: De Witt County, Texas
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Elroy Peters
1925–2018
Birth Location: Westhoff, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
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Leona Peters's Ancestors

Self
Leona Peters
1900–1937
Birth Place: Wied, Lavaca Co., Texas, USA
Parents
Heinrich Frederick Adolph Schroeder
1867–1946
Bleckeda Han, Federal Republic of Germany
1870–1934
Shelby, Austin Co., Texas, USA
Grandparents
Heinrich (Nicolaus) Schroeder
1834–1891
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Dorette Schröder
1834–1902
Lueneburg, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
H (A) Wunderlich
1844–1927
Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
F. Freybig
1847–1897
Shelby, Austin, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wunderlich
1811–1873
Mary Wunderlich
1811–1900
Johann Treybig
1799–1871
Mary Treibig
1804–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Wunderlich
1771–1812
Maria Hassler
1768–1821
Johann Wied
1770–1840
Anne Gerhardtin
1772–1817
Johann Treybig
1773–1840
Anna Bossecker
1777–1855
Frederick Plonne
1772–1844
Anna Menz
1775–1839

Leona Peters's Descendants

1.
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Leona Peters (26 December 1900–13 February 1937) m. Fritz Peters (9 Apr 1900–26 March 1976)
  1. 1. Wilfred (Adolph) Peters 1923–2000 m. Juanita (Marie) Kahlich 1923–
  2. 2. Dolores Gaus 1934–2014 m. Elwood (Joe) Gaus 1930–2006
  3. 3. Elroy (Hermann) Peters 1925–2018 m. Ruth (Myrtle) Gohmert 1920–2018 m. Hellen Kahlich 1926–1961

Leona Peters's Timeline

8 Records

1900
26 December 1900
Birth of Leona Peters in Wied, Lavaca Co., Texas, USA
Wied, Lavaca Co., Texas, USA
1901
6 October 1901
Age 1
Leona Peters was baptized in Charlottesburg, Texas
Charlottesburg, Texas
1910
1910
Age 10
Leona Peters resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Lavaca, Texas
Justice Precinct 3, Lavaca, Texas
1920
1920
Age 20
Leona Peters resided here in Justice Precinct 3, DeWitt, Texas
Justice Precinct 3, DeWitt, Texas
1930
1930
Age 30
Leona Peters resided here in Precinct 5, DeWitt, Texas
Precinct 5, DeWitt, Texas
1935
1935
Age 35
Leona Peters resided here in DeWitt, Texas
DeWitt, Texas
1937
13 February 1937
Age 37
Death of Leona Peters in Cuero Hospital, Cuero, DeWitt Co., Texas, USA
Cuero Hospital, Cuero, DeWitt Co., Texas, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 40
Leona Peters resided here in DeWitt, Texas, United States
DeWitt, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 December 1900
    Event Place: Wied, Lavaca Co., Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: DeWitt, Texas; Roll: T627_4021; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 62-17
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, DeWitt, Texas; Roll: T625_1795; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 240
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, DeWitt, Texas; Roll: 2324; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 941.0; FHL microfilm: 2342058
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Lavaca, Texas; Roll: T624_1573; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1375586
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940
    [8] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 October 1901
    Event Place: Charlottesburg, Texas
    Record Source: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Lavaca, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Lavaca, Texas; Roll: T624_1573; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1375586

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, DeWitt, Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, DeWitt, Texas; Roll: T625_1795; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 240

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 5, DeWitt, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, DeWitt, Texas; Roll: 2324; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 941.0; FHL microfilm: 2342058

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: DeWitt, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: DeWitt, Texas; Roll: T627_4021; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 62-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: DeWitt, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: DeWitt, Texas; Roll: T627_4021; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 62-17

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Westhoff, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Westhoff, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1937
    Event Place: Cuero Hospital, Cuero, DeWitt Co., Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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