SUSANA HOVEN ERSCHENS

St. John the Baptist, Centralia (Peosta) Cemetery
Dubuque County, Iowa
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PETER ERSCHENS
DIED
Apr. 20, 1897
AGED
64 YEARS
Rest in peace
~
SUSANA
HIS WIFE
DIED
Jun 2, 1912
AGED
75 YEARS

PETER ERSCHENS, farmer, stock-raiser and stock-dealer, hotel-keeper,etc., Centralia; born in Rhine, Prussia, March 26, 1833; came to America in 1852, living for the next three years in Wisconsin and Illinois, coming to Dubuque Co., Iowa, in the spring of 1855; his first two years in Dubuque were employed in brick manufacturing; since then he has gradaully worked into the various occupations that now engross his time; he is entitled to much credit for untiring exertion, which has placed him in his present comfortable situation; he came to the country a poor man; has been very industrious and economical, and has comfortable possessions as a reward of his efforts; has 550 acres of land in Center and Vernon Townships, besides his large and comfortable home and hotel, known as the Ten Mile House, in Centralia, etc. Religion, Catholic; politics, Democratic; has held township offices, and has done very much to aid the church and social affairs of his community. On the 17th of February, 1857, he married Miss Susan Hoven, also a native of Prussia; they have five children living-Phillip, Katie,Lena, Peter and Teresia; three deceased-Matthew and two who died in infancy.
"The History of Dubuque County. Iowa"
http://members.tripod.com/~Doreen_3/DBIONOP.htm

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