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Peter Bower Metz 1895–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1895

Birth Location: Towamencin, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 6 January 1959

Death Location: Kulpsville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Benjamin Metz

Mother: Elizabeth Bower

Spouse(s): Emma Landis

Children(s): Shirley Godshall, Irene Metz, Herbert Metz

In 1895, Peter Bower Metz entered the world in Towamencin, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Benjamin Alderfer Metz And Elizabeth Reiff Freda Bower. Peter Bower Metz married Emma Johnson Landis, and had children including Herbert Landis Metz, Irene Landis Metz, Shirley L Godshall. Peter Bower Metz passed away in 1959 in Kulpsville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1895, Peter Bower Metz entered the world in Towamencin, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Benjamin Alderfer Metz And Elizabeth Reiff Freda Bower.
  • Peter Bower Metz married Emma Johnson Landis, and had children including Herbert Landis Metz, Irene Landis Metz, Shirley L Godshall.
  • Peter Bower Metz passed away in 1959 in Kulpsville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Metz
1860–1931
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Bower
1865–1938
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emma Landis
1898–1988
Birth Location: Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Shirley Godshall
1933–2008
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Irene Metz
1931–2015
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Herbert Metz
1924–1944
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Peter Metz's Ancestors

Self
Peter Metz
1895–1959
Birth Place: Towamencin, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Benjamin Alderfer Metz
1860–1931
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Reiff "Freda") Bower
1865–1938
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Metz's Descendants

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Peter (Bower) Metz (16 May 1895–6 January 1959) m. Emma (Johnson) Landis (9 July 1898–27 November 1988)
  1. 1. Shirley (L.) Godshall 1933–2008 m. Wilmer (Moyer) Godshall 1929–1986
  2. 2. Irene (Landis) Metz 1931–2015
  3. 3. Herbert (Landis) Metz 1924–1944

Peter Metz's Timeline

2 Records

1895
16 May 1895
Birth of Peter Bower Metz in Towamencin, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Towamencin, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1959
6 January 1959
Age 64
Death of Peter Bower Metz in Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1895
    Event Place: Towamencin, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1959
    Event Place: Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kulpsville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
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