Bio: Peters, Ludwig (History - 1816)

Contact: Janet Schwarze 

Surnames: PETERS TOBINE RAHN

----Source: Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties, Wisconsin, published by Lewis Publishing, Co., 1891, Pages 223 and 224:

LUDWIG PETERS, a prominent farmer of Jackson County, was born in Makenburg, Germany, February 3, 1816, the son of John Peters, who was born in the same part of Germany, where he died at the age of fifty-seven years. He was a wagon-maker by trade, and was a member of the Lutheran Church. Our subject's mother, Mary (Tobine) Peters, was also born in Germany, where she died at the age of fifty-five years. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. They were the parents of three children: Ludwig, Caroline and John. The latter died at the age of fifteen months.

Our subject, their eldest child, was engaged at the wagon-maker's trade in his native country until 1851, when he came to the United States, locating at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He remained there until December 11, 1856, when he came to Jackson County, where he owns 106 acres of land in section 22, and carries on general farming and stock-raising. He is a Democrat in his political views, and has held a number of public offices. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. fraternity, No. 291 at North Bend.

Mr. Peters has been married four times, the last to Mena Rahn, in 1844, who died at the age of sixty years, at Melrose. He has four children living, namely: Augusta, Mathilda, Mina and Henry.

PETERS TOBINE RAHN