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Peters Genealogy

Gijs John Peters, 1870–1959 (aged 88 years)

Name
Gijs John /Peters/
Given names
Gijs John
Nickname
Guy
Surname
Peters
Birth
July 28, 1870 41 37
Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands

Birth of a brotherHendrik Jan Peters
February 27, 1873 (aged 2 years)
Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands

Birth of a brotherCornelis Hendrikus Peters
December 6, 1875 (aged 5 years)
Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

Birth of a brotherArend Peters
February 11, 1878 (aged 7 years)
Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

Death of a brotherArend Peters
June 9, 1878 (aged 7 years)
Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

Death of a brotherArend Peters
June 9, 1878 (aged 7 years)
Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

Death of a paternal grandmotherJannetjen van Kampen
May 27, 1882 (aged 11 years)
Hoog Soeren, Gelderland, Netherlands

Source: Gelders Archief - Apeldoorn
Citation details: Record 188
MarriageLouise (Lizzie) DeWitz — View this family
April 17, 1895 (aged 24 years)
Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA

Death of a sisterJannetje Peters
December 27, 1895 (aged 25 years)
Trenton, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA

Cause: Tuberculosis
Jenny Peters Obituary 1895
Birth of a sonLouis Henry Peters
May 4, 1896 (aged 25 years)
Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA

Louis Henry Birth Registration
Death of a motherGeertje Bronkhorst
February 13, 1905 (aged 34 years)
Chester, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA

Cause: Tuberculosis
Note: Died in her home at Lipke farm
Geertje Peters Obituary 1905
Birth of a sonDelmar Frank Emil Peters
May 8, 1908 (aged 37 years)
Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA

Source: Dodge County Court House
Citation details: Birth Records 12A/784
Quality of data: primary evidence
Delmar Peters Birth Certificate
Death of a brotherLambert Peters
January 10, 1916 (aged 45 years)
Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA

Cause: Cancer of the liver and gall bladder
Lambert Peters Obituary 1916
Death of a fatherJohannes Peters
February 28, 1923 (aged 52 years)
Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA

Johannes Peters' Death Certificate
Death of a wifeLouise (Lizzie) DeWitz
June 15, 1937 (aged 66 years)
Alta Mesa, Santa Clara Co, California, USA

Cause: Heart attack
Lizzie Peters Death Certificate
Burial of a wifeLouise (Lizzie) DeWitz
June 17, 1937 (aged 66 years)

Address: Alta Mesa, Santa Clara Co, California, USA
Note: Her ashes were mailed to Louis Garbin in Horicon, Wis.
Death of a brotherAndries Juliaan Peters
June 7, 1944 (aged 73 years)
Flandreau, Moody Co, South Dakota, USA

Death of a brotherHendrik Jan Peters
December 27, 1944 (aged 74 years)
Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA

Burial of a brotherHendrik Jan Peters
December 29, 1944 (aged 74 years)
Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA

Address: Twin Falls Cemetery
Death of a brotherGerrit Peters
February 14, 1945 (aged 74 years)
Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA

Cause: Bronchial pneumonia
Gerrit Peters Obit 1945
Death of a brotherAalt Peters
about 1950 (aged 79 years)
Brandon, Fond du Lac Co, Wisconsin, USA

Burial of a fatherJohannes Peters
Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA

Address: Twin Falls Cemetery
Johannes John Peters headstone
Burial of a motherGeertje Bronkhorst
Cattaragus Cemetery, Waupun, Fond du Lac Co, Wisconsin, USA

Note: Does not have Geertje's name on the tombstone but…

Does not have Geertje's name on the tombstone but instead notes she was the "wife of" Jan Peters.

Translated it says: Dutch "Vrouw van: English "Wife of" instead of her given name.

Geertje Bronkhorst Peters headstone
Death
February 6, 1959 (aged 88 years)
Grass Valley, Nevada Co, California, USA

Cause of death: Heart attack
Burial
Grass Valley, Nevada Co, California, USA

Address: Greenwood Memorial Gardens
Family with parents
father
Johannes Peters
Birth: March 9, 1829 26 20 — Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Marriage: September 2, 1853 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Occupation: Laborer — 1854 — Hoog Soeren, Gelderland, Netherlands
Occupation: Servant of King William III — 1856 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Immigration: August 1, 1881 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Census: June 1, 1900 — Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Census: April 30, 1910 — Waupun, Fond du Lac Co, Wisconsin, USA
Death: February 28, 1923 — Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA
Burial: Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA
Unique identifier: 12FD57C63EDA42C3AAA7ADB0D84B380B5D93
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Geertje Bronkhorst Lambert Peters Jan Peters Jannetje Peters Gerrit Peters Aalt Peters Johannes Peters Andries Juliaan Peters Gijs John Peters Hendrik Jan Peters Cornelis Hendrikus Peters Arend Peters
Johannes Peters
1829–1923
Birth: March 9, 1829 26 20 — Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Death: February 28, 1923 — Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA
mother
Geertje Bronkhorst Peters
Birth: March 12, 1833 32 29 — Uddel, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: September 2, 1853 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: February 13, 1905 — Chester, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Burial: Cattaragus Cemetery, Waupun, Fond du Lac Co, Wisconsin, USA
Unique identifier: 12FD57C63EDA42C3AAA7ADB0D84B380B5D93
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Johannes Peters Lambert Peters Jan Peters Jannetje Peters Gerrit Peters Aalt Peters Johannes Peters Andries Juliaan Peters Gijs John Peters Hendrik Jan Peters Cornelis Hendrikus Peters Arend Peters
Geertje Bronkhorst
1833–1905
Birth: March 12, 1833 32 29 — Uddel, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: February 13, 1905 — Chester, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Marriage Marriage — September 2, 1853 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
6 months
elder brother
Lambert Peters
Birth: February 26, 1854 24 20 — Hoog Soeren, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: May 23, 1874 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: January 10, 1916 — Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Unique identifier: 954052153AB54867AFF70041439B5D7A761A
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hendrika Johanna Hulleman John Lamberdus Peters Gerrit Lambert Peters Arend Peters Guy (Gerard) L Peters Aartje Peters Frederika Johanna Peters Lammert L Peters Henry L. Peters Arthur L Peters
Lambert Peters
1854–1916
Birth: February 26, 1854 24 20 — Hoog Soeren, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: January 10, 1916 — Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
3 years
elder brother
Birth: November 13, 1856 27 23 — Hoog Soeren, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: May 1, 1879 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Occupation: Carpenter
Occupation: Constructional engineer
Occupation: Real Estate
Death: Netherlands
Unique identifier: BBD56BD69F764D8B848C8E97433F093FBDA3
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Willemina (Minnie) Jonker Johannes Gerrit Peters Hendrik Willem Peters Jan Willem Peters
Jan Peters
1856–
Birth: November 13, 1856 27 23 — Hoog Soeren, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: Netherlands
3 years
elder sister
Birth: July 9, 1859 30 26 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: July 12, 1879 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: December 27, 1895 — Trenton, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Unique identifier: 8579BBC4B0E04760886B0F08343279E07D82
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Willem van Loenen Johann Gerard Peters Geurt van Loenen Geertje van Loenen Hendrikus Johannes van Loenen Jannetje van Loenen Hendrika Johanna van Loenen Manerva van Loenen Alice van Loenen John van Loenen
Jannetje Peters
1859–1895
Birth: July 9, 1859 30 26 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: December 27, 1895 — Trenton, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
4 years
elder brother
Gerrit Peters
Birth: July 25, 1863 34 30 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: 1886 — Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Marriage: March 25, 1896 — Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Occupation: Milk Handler — 1900
Naturalization: September 25, 1936
Occupation: Milk Handler
Occupation: Farmer and night watchman Bear Brand Hosiery County
Death: February 14, 1945 — Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Burial: Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Unique identifier: BAE1344BA10F4A3B917C27C1384B3503FF67
Unique identifier: 5126450B40D443FD94D86A8E37EE1606C0E0
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Effie De Bruin Gertrude Diana Peters Joseph Peters John Garritt Peters Family with spouse Henrietta Boom Charles W Peters Harold Peters Edward G Peters
Gerrit Peters
1863–1945
Birth: July 25, 1863 34 30 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: February 14, 1945 — Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
9 months
elder brother
Birth: April 27, 1864 35 31 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: 1891
Death: about 1950 — Brandon, Fond du Lac Co, Wisconsin, USA
Unique identifier: CAF93F27FAA048F69F7E1F2E4BDEFD23B49F
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edith Harmsen Gertrude Peters Herman A. Peters Johannah Peters Eda (Edith) Peters Allen Peters
Aalt Peters
1864–1950
Birth: April 27, 1864 35 31 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: about 1950 — Brandon, Fond du Lac Co, Wisconsin, USA
22 months
elder brother
John Peters
Birth: February 27, 1866 36 32 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: about 1893 — Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Occupation: Stationary Engineer — 1900 — Waupun, Fond du Lac Co, Wisconsin, USA
Occupation: Factory Engineer — 1910 — Waupun, Fond du Lac Co, Wisconsin, USA
Unique identifier: 493817D94C2D47388B06A15C21EECBAF8003
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Annie Johanna Elsia J. Peters
Johannes Peters
1866–
Birth: February 27, 1866 36 32 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
23 months
elder brother
Juliaan Peters
Birth: January 19, 1868 38 34 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Religious marriage: November 2, 1893 — Beaver Dam, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Census: 1900 — Winona, Winona Co, Minnesota, USA
Census: 1905 — Winona, Winona Co, Minnesota, USA
Occupation: Foreman — 1906 — Stillwater, Washington Co, Minnesota, USA
Divorce: January 31, 1910 — Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA
Civil marriage: May 4, 1910 — Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co, South Dakota, USA
Census: 1920 — Madison, Lake Co, South Dakota, USA
Census: 1920 — Madison, Lake Co, South Dakota, USA
Occupation: Owner shoe repair shop — 1920 — Madison, Lake Co, South Dakota, USA
Death: June 7, 1944 — Flandreau, Moody Co, South Dakota, USA
Burial: Flandreau, Moody Co, South Dakota, USA
Unique identifier: FF5EC1007D494F6285C792257DF48B4BDF76
Unique identifier: 0812E42B1850463EB877AD22072B1F076B4A
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Victoria C. Schmidbauer Robert Andrew Peters Florence Katherine Peters Alice Helen Peters Family with spouse Cora May Grant Lorraine K. Peters Phyllis Gertrude Peters
Andries Juliaan Peters
1868–1944
Birth: January 19, 1868 38 34 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: June 7, 1944 — Flandreau, Moody Co, South Dakota, USA
3 years
himself
Guy Peters
Birth: July 28, 1870 41 37 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: April 17, 1895 — Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Death: February 6, 1959 — Grass Valley, Nevada Co, California, USA
Burial: Grass Valley, Nevada Co, California, USA
Unique identifier: 9906755527DB4E8BBBDE181C4A3EF51CAABB
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Louise (Lizzie) DeWitz Delmar Frank Emil Peters Louis Henry Peters
Gijs John Peters
1870–1959
Birth: July 28, 1870 41 37 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: February 6, 1959 — Grass Valley, Nevada Co, California, USA
3 years
younger brother
Henry Peters
Birth: February 27, 1873 43 39 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: June 3, 1897 — Beaver Dam, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Occupation: Shoemaker — Winona, Winona Co, Minnesota, USA
Death: December 27, 1944 — Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA
Burial: December 29, 1944 — Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA
Unique identifier: 692AE6DF2E7E4575B5F965E3DCFA2CEFA537
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Annis Newman Hazel L. Peters Arthur Marion Peters
Hendrik Jan Peters
1873–1944
Birth: February 27, 1873 43 39 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: December 27, 1944 — Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA
3 years
younger brother
Cornelis Peters
Birth: December 6, 1875 46 42 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: August 5, 1899 — Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Naturalization: May 12, 1921
Occupation: Shoemaker — between 1920 and 1930 — Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co, Idaho, USA
Census: 1930 — Milwaukia, Clackamas Co, Oregon, USA
Death: February 19, 1960 — Milwaukie, Clackamas Co, Oregon, USA
Burial: Gresham, Clackamas Co, Oregon, USA
Unique identifier: F42901CEA658406A882FE2F8A786A5F9F013
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse Margaret Ihde Donald Lester Peters Clyde Earl Peters Irene May Peters Dorothy Loraine Peters
Cornelis Hendrikus Peters
1875–1960
Birth: December 6, 1875 46 42 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: February 19, 1960 — Milwaukie, Clackamas Co, Oregon, USA
2 years
younger brother
Birth: February 11, 1878 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: June 9, 1878 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: June 9, 1878 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Arend Peters
1878–1878
Birth: February 11, 1878 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: June 9, 1878 — Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Family with Louise (Lizzie) DeWitz
himself
Guy Peters
Birth: July 28, 1870 41 37 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Marriage: April 17, 1895 — Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Death: February 6, 1959 — Grass Valley, Nevada Co, California, USA
Burial: Grass Valley, Nevada Co, California, USA
Unique identifier: 9906755527DB4E8BBBDE181C4A3EF51CAABB
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Louise (Lizzie) DeWitz Delmar Frank Emil Peters Louis Henry Peters
Gijs John Peters
1870–1959
Birth: July 28, 1870 41 37 — Het Loo, Gelderland, Netherlands
Death: February 6, 1959 — Grass Valley, Nevada Co, California, USA
wife
Louise DeWitz 1876
Birth: June 1, 1876 — Horicon, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Marriage: April 17, 1895 — Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Death: June 15, 1937 — Alta Mesa, Santa Clara Co, California, USA
Burial: June 17, 1937
Unique identifier: 9906755527DB4E8BBBDE181C4A3EF51CAABB
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gijs John Peters Delmar Frank Emil Peters Louis Henry Peters
Louise (Lizzie) DeWitz
1876–1937
Birth: June 1, 1876 — Horicon, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Death: June 15, 1937 — Alta Mesa, Santa Clara Co, California, USA
Marriage Marriage — April 17, 1895 — Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
13 years
son
Delmar Peters
Birth: May 8, 1908 37 31 — Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Death: November 15, 1982 — Newark, Alameda Co, California, USA
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dorothy Marion Tiexera Goulardt Desoree Adele Peters Duane Delmar Peters
Delmar Frank Emil Peters
1908–1982
Birth: May 8, 1908 37 31 — Waupun, Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Death: November 15, 1982 — Newark, Alameda Co, California, USA
-12 years
son
Louis Henry Peters
Birth: May 4, 1896 25 19 — Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Death: October 21, 1968 — Sacramento, Sacramento Co, California, USA
Burial:
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse … Gena Clifford Peters
Louis Henry Peters
1896–1968
Birth: May 4, 1896 25 19 — Dodge Co, Wisconsin, USA
Death: October 21, 1968 — Sacramento, Sacramento Co, California, USA
SourceGuy Peters Family Photos
Text:

Family pictures received from Linda Peters.

Note

Dutch pronunciation of Gjis is Gish. The 1910 census lists Guy as living in Chester Township, Dodge Co, occupation as farmer. Guy will move to Twin Falls summer of 1910. Guy was the builder who build most of Amsterdam. Guy and Louise moved to CA before 1914. 1920 census lists Guy living in Oakland township, occupation carpenter. 1930 census lists Guy as living at San Mateo, renting next door to Delmar and Dorothy Peters, occupation carpenter. After 1930 lived at 1154 College Avenue, Palo Alto.