Researched and written by P. A. White, JD
Subject's relation to author: Husband of 6th cousin 4x removed (Polly Brown)
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4XX-MS3
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Peter Eisenbise was probably born Veter Eisenbeisz in Baden-Württemberg (part of modern-day Germany) on or about June 8, 1804 to Johann Frederich Eisenbeisz and Anna Maria Margaretha (Ulrich) Eisenbeisz.
IMMIGRATION
Passenger Lists include 16-year-old Peter, a farmer, and six others in his party going aboard the ship, Cumberland in Amsterdam, and arriving in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 12, 1821.
PENNA.; FIRST MARRIAGE; OHIO
Like so many others arriving from German-speaking Europe, Peter evidently first settled in Pennsylvania where he married Polly Brown in about 1825.
We know little about Polly other than her name, and that she and Peter had at least nine children together.
George (b: 1827), Frederick (b:1831), and Elizabeth (b:1832) were evidently born in Pennsylvania. Then the family moved to Ohio.
Children Catherine (b:1833); Mary (b:1835); Rebecca (b:1837); Peter Jr. (b:1840); Samuel (b:1841), and John (b:1842) were probably all born in Ohio d:1910).
Polly probably passed on in about 1847 when a Will for a woman of her name was probated in Delaware County, Ohio. There is no known burial information for Polly.
INDIANA; SECOND MARRIAGE
Peter married Julia Ann (Elder) Cook Rutan on February 6, 1848 in Elkhart County, Indiana. We do not know how Peter came to be in Indiana.
Church historians have said that Julia Ann "may be considered one of the great women of the Church of the Brethren in Northern Illinois." However, while she probably united with the Brethren Church the same year she married Peter, her importance to the church probably did not arise until after Peter's death in 1866, and her marriage to beloved church elder Daniel Fry in 1871.
We think Julia Ann Elder was born in about 1813 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Her father was probably James Knox Elder, and her mother was probably Catherine (Buchanan) Elder. She had as many as 10 older siblings.
Julia Ann said she was of Scotch-Irish heritage, and told the story that when she was quite young she and her mother were captured by Indians but rescued by other settlers. Julia also said she was the niece of President James Buchanan.
Julia Ann was first married to Elisha Cook in about 1835. They had two daughters in Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
Julia Ann second married James Rutan in Elkhart County, Indiana on December 20, 1845. Little is known of James Rutan. We do not know how Julia Ann came to be in Indiana. The couple apparently had no children together. James died before May 7, 1846 when Julia A. Rutan and Robert Lowry issued letters of administration on his estate. His burial place is unknown.
In 1848 — the same year Peter married Julia Ann — Peter's 18-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, married Henry Blough in Elkhart County, Indiana. Henry Blough had two children by a previous marriage. Henry and Elizabeth would have at least two more children together.
William, the first child of the marriage of Julia Ann and Peter, was born on August 27, 1849 in Elkhart County, Indiana. Peter was 45, Julia Ann was 35.
The 1850 census — the first decennial census to list the names of all household members — for Harrison Township in Elkhart County, Indiana found Peter and Julia A. "Isenbice" with nine "Isenbice" children named George, Frederick, Catharine, Mary, Rebecca, Samuel, Peter, John, and William. The household also included Mary Cook (b:~1834 in Ohio), and Martha Cook (b:~1840 in Ohio), the two daughters from Julia Ann's first marriage to Elisha Cook.
On January 5, 1851, Peter's step-daughter, Mary, Cook, married Peter's eldest son, George. Mary Cook thus became Peter's daughter-in-law as well as his step-daughter. Mary was about 15; George was about 23.
Peter's daughter, Catherine, married Henry Keltner in Elkhart County, Indiana on March 31, 1851. They would have at least nine children in 21 years.
The second and last child of Julia Ann and Peter, Amanda Ann, was born on July 25, 1853 in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. Amanda Ann would not live to see her tenth birthday.
ILLINOIS
On March 5, 1854, George and Mary (Cook) Eisenbise had their second child, John Mason, in Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois. It seems reasonable to think that Julian Ann and Peter had moved the rest of the Eisenbise family to Carroll County sometime between July 1853 (when Amanda Ann was born in Indiana) and March 1854 as well.
Peter's biological daughter, Mary, married David C. Tipton in Carroll County, Illinois on March 19, 1857 in Carroll County, Illinois. They would have at least five children in 12 years.
On January 7th of 1860, Peter's step-daughter, Martha Jane Cook, gave birth to Huldie Cook in Carroll County, Illinois. Martha Jane was 19 and still living at home with Julia Ann and Peter. Huldie's father's identity remains unknown.
The 1860 census found Julia Ann and Peter living and farming near Cherry Grove in Freedom Township, Carroll County. Children in the home included Frederic, Samuel, Rebecca, Peter, John, William, and Amanda Ann. Martha J. Cook was also named, but not her infant daughter, Huldie.
Peter's daughter, Rebecca, passed away on August 2, 1861 when she was just 24. She was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery, and would eventually be joined there by her step-mother, father, and half-sister Amanda Ann.
Amanda Ann died on January 29, 1863 when she was just nine years old. She was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery next to her half-sister Rebecca.
Less than a month after the family buried Amanda Ann, little Huldie died on February 17, 1863. She too was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery, one plot over from Rebecca and Amanda Ann.
On February 20, 1863, Peter's son, John, married Catharine Slifer in Ogle County, Illinois. They would have at least six children in 14 years.
Later in 1863, Peter's namesake son married Martha E. Slifer on September 3rd in Ogle County, Illinois. Martha was the sister of Catharine, who had just married John. Peter Jr. and Martha would have at least five children over 16 years.
Peter's step-daughter, Martha Jane Cook, married Maryland native William Jacob Slifer on Christmas Eve in 1863 in Carroll County. They would have two children.
The 1865 Illinois state census found Peter "Eisenpise" living and farming in Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois with two White males and four White females in the household.
Peter died on October 6, 1866 at about the age of 62. He probably died at home in Carroll County, but we have no evidence proving that.
Peter was laid to rest in the Arnold's Grove Cemetery next to his daughters Rebecca and Amanda Ann. Julia Ann and other family members joined Peter at Arnold's Grove as their times on Earth came to a close in the following years.
The story of what happened to Julia Ann continues with Julia Ann's biography (Find A Grave Memorial No. 191575520).
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Support and learn more about the Arnold's Grove Cemetery Complex at facebook.com/ArnoldsGroveCemetery
Subject's relation to author: Husband of 6th cousin 4x removed (Polly Brown)
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4XX-MS3
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Peter Eisenbise was probably born Veter Eisenbeisz in Baden-Württemberg (part of modern-day Germany) on or about June 8, 1804 to Johann Frederich Eisenbeisz and Anna Maria Margaretha (Ulrich) Eisenbeisz.
IMMIGRATION
Passenger Lists include 16-year-old Peter, a farmer, and six others in his party going aboard the ship, Cumberland in Amsterdam, and arriving in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 12, 1821.
PENNA.; FIRST MARRIAGE; OHIO
Like so many others arriving from German-speaking Europe, Peter evidently first settled in Pennsylvania where he married Polly Brown in about 1825.
We know little about Polly other than her name, and that she and Peter had at least nine children together.
George (b: 1827), Frederick (b:1831), and Elizabeth (b:1832) were evidently born in Pennsylvania. Then the family moved to Ohio.
Children Catherine (b:1833); Mary (b:1835); Rebecca (b:1837); Peter Jr. (b:1840); Samuel (b:1841), and John (b:1842) were probably all born in Ohio d:1910).
Polly probably passed on in about 1847 when a Will for a woman of her name was probated in Delaware County, Ohio. There is no known burial information for Polly.
INDIANA; SECOND MARRIAGE
Peter married Julia Ann (Elder) Cook Rutan on February 6, 1848 in Elkhart County, Indiana. We do not know how Peter came to be in Indiana.
Church historians have said that Julia Ann "may be considered one of the great women of the Church of the Brethren in Northern Illinois." However, while she probably united with the Brethren Church the same year she married Peter, her importance to the church probably did not arise until after Peter's death in 1866, and her marriage to beloved church elder Daniel Fry in 1871.
We think Julia Ann Elder was born in about 1813 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Her father was probably James Knox Elder, and her mother was probably Catherine (Buchanan) Elder. She had as many as 10 older siblings.
Julia Ann said she was of Scotch-Irish heritage, and told the story that when she was quite young she and her mother were captured by Indians but rescued by other settlers. Julia also said she was the niece of President James Buchanan.
Julia Ann was first married to Elisha Cook in about 1835. They had two daughters in Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
Julia Ann second married James Rutan in Elkhart County, Indiana on December 20, 1845. Little is known of James Rutan. We do not know how Julia Ann came to be in Indiana. The couple apparently had no children together. James died before May 7, 1846 when Julia A. Rutan and Robert Lowry issued letters of administration on his estate. His burial place is unknown.
In 1848 — the same year Peter married Julia Ann — Peter's 18-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, married Henry Blough in Elkhart County, Indiana. Henry Blough had two children by a previous marriage. Henry and Elizabeth would have at least two more children together.
William, the first child of the marriage of Julia Ann and Peter, was born on August 27, 1849 in Elkhart County, Indiana. Peter was 45, Julia Ann was 35.
The 1850 census — the first decennial census to list the names of all household members — for Harrison Township in Elkhart County, Indiana found Peter and Julia A. "Isenbice" with nine "Isenbice" children named George, Frederick, Catharine, Mary, Rebecca, Samuel, Peter, John, and William. The household also included Mary Cook (b:~1834 in Ohio), and Martha Cook (b:~1840 in Ohio), the two daughters from Julia Ann's first marriage to Elisha Cook.
On January 5, 1851, Peter's step-daughter, Mary, Cook, married Peter's eldest son, George. Mary Cook thus became Peter's daughter-in-law as well as his step-daughter. Mary was about 15; George was about 23.
Peter's daughter, Catherine, married Henry Keltner in Elkhart County, Indiana on March 31, 1851. They would have at least nine children in 21 years.
The second and last child of Julia Ann and Peter, Amanda Ann, was born on July 25, 1853 in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. Amanda Ann would not live to see her tenth birthday.
ILLINOIS
On March 5, 1854, George and Mary (Cook) Eisenbise had their second child, John Mason, in Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois. It seems reasonable to think that Julian Ann and Peter had moved the rest of the Eisenbise family to Carroll County sometime between July 1853 (when Amanda Ann was born in Indiana) and March 1854 as well.
Peter's biological daughter, Mary, married David C. Tipton in Carroll County, Illinois on March 19, 1857 in Carroll County, Illinois. They would have at least five children in 12 years.
On January 7th of 1860, Peter's step-daughter, Martha Jane Cook, gave birth to Huldie Cook in Carroll County, Illinois. Martha Jane was 19 and still living at home with Julia Ann and Peter. Huldie's father's identity remains unknown.
The 1860 census found Julia Ann and Peter living and farming near Cherry Grove in Freedom Township, Carroll County. Children in the home included Frederic, Samuel, Rebecca, Peter, John, William, and Amanda Ann. Martha J. Cook was also named, but not her infant daughter, Huldie.
Peter's daughter, Rebecca, passed away on August 2, 1861 when she was just 24. She was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery, and would eventually be joined there by her step-mother, father, and half-sister Amanda Ann.
Amanda Ann died on January 29, 1863 when she was just nine years old. She was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery next to her half-sister Rebecca.
Less than a month after the family buried Amanda Ann, little Huldie died on February 17, 1863. She too was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery, one plot over from Rebecca and Amanda Ann.
On February 20, 1863, Peter's son, John, married Catharine Slifer in Ogle County, Illinois. They would have at least six children in 14 years.
Later in 1863, Peter's namesake son married Martha E. Slifer on September 3rd in Ogle County, Illinois. Martha was the sister of Catharine, who had just married John. Peter Jr. and Martha would have at least five children over 16 years.
Peter's step-daughter, Martha Jane Cook, married Maryland native William Jacob Slifer on Christmas Eve in 1863 in Carroll County. They would have two children.
The 1865 Illinois state census found Peter "Eisenpise" living and farming in Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois with two White males and four White females in the household.
Peter died on October 6, 1866 at about the age of 62. He probably died at home in Carroll County, but we have no evidence proving that.
Peter was laid to rest in the Arnold's Grove Cemetery next to his daughters Rebecca and Amanda Ann. Julia Ann and other family members joined Peter at Arnold's Grove as their times on Earth came to a close in the following years.
The story of what happened to Julia Ann continues with Julia Ann's biography (Find A Grave Memorial No. 191575520).
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Support and learn more about the Arnold's Grove Cemetery Complex at facebook.com/ArnoldsGroveCemetery
Researched and written by P. A. White, JD
Subject's relation to author: Husband of 6th cousin 4x removed (Polly Brown)
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4XX-MS3
◙ ◙ ◙ ◙
Peter Eisenbise was probably born Veter Eisenbeisz in Baden-Württemberg (part of modern-day Germany) on or about June 8, 1804 to Johann Frederich Eisenbeisz and Anna Maria Margaretha (Ulrich) Eisenbeisz.
IMMIGRATION
Passenger Lists include 16-year-old Peter, a farmer, and six others in his party going aboard the ship, Cumberland in Amsterdam, and arriving in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 12, 1821.
PENNA.; FIRST MARRIAGE; OHIO
Like so many others arriving from German-speaking Europe, Peter evidently first settled in Pennsylvania where he married Polly Brown in about 1825.
We know little about Polly other than her name, and that she and Peter had at least nine children together.
George (b: 1827), Frederick (b:1831), and Elizabeth (b:1832) were evidently born in Pennsylvania. Then the family moved to Ohio.
Children Catherine (b:1833); Mary (b:1835); Rebecca (b:1837); Peter Jr. (b:1840); Samuel (b:1841), and John (b:1842) were probably all born in Ohio d:1910).
Polly probably passed on in about 1847 when a Will for a woman of her name was probated in Delaware County, Ohio. There is no known burial information for Polly.
INDIANA; SECOND MARRIAGE
Peter married Julia Ann (Elder) Cook Rutan on February 6, 1848 in Elkhart County, Indiana. We do not know how Peter came to be in Indiana.
Church historians have said that Julia Ann "may be considered one of the great women of the Church of the Brethren in Northern Illinois." However, while she probably united with the Brethren Church the same year she married Peter, her importance to the church probably did not arise until after Peter's death in 1866, and her marriage to beloved church elder Daniel Fry in 1871.
We think Julia Ann Elder was born in about 1813 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Her father was probably James Knox Elder, and her mother was probably Catherine (Buchanan) Elder. She had as many as 10 older siblings.
Julia Ann said she was of Scotch-Irish heritage, and told the story that when she was quite young she and her mother were captured by Indians but rescued by other settlers. Julia also said she was the niece of President James Buchanan.
Julia Ann was first married to Elisha Cook in about 1835. They had two daughters in Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
Julia Ann second married James Rutan in Elkhart County, Indiana on December 20, 1845. Little is known of James Rutan. We do not know how Julia Ann came to be in Indiana. The couple apparently had no children together. James died before May 7, 1846 when Julia A. Rutan and Robert Lowry issued letters of administration on his estate. His burial place is unknown.
In 1848 — the same year Peter married Julia Ann — Peter's 18-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, married Henry Blough in Elkhart County, Indiana. Henry Blough had two children by a previous marriage. Henry and Elizabeth would have at least two more children together.
William, the first child of the marriage of Julia Ann and Peter, was born on August 27, 1849 in Elkhart County, Indiana. Peter was 45, Julia Ann was 35.
The 1850 census — the first decennial census to list the names of all household members — for Harrison Township in Elkhart County, Indiana found Peter and Julia A. "Isenbice" with nine "Isenbice" children named George, Frederick, Catharine, Mary, Rebecca, Samuel, Peter, John, and William. The household also included Mary Cook (b:~1834 in Ohio), and Martha Cook (b:~1840 in Ohio), the two daughters from Julia Ann's first marriage to Elisha Cook.
On January 5, 1851, Peter's step-daughter, Mary, Cook, married Peter's eldest son, George. Mary Cook thus became Peter's daughter-in-law as well as his step-daughter. Mary was about 15; George was about 23.
Peter's daughter, Catherine, married Henry Keltner in Elkhart County, Indiana on March 31, 1851. They would have at least nine children in 21 years.
The second and last child of Julia Ann and Peter, Amanda Ann, was born on July 25, 1853 in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. Amanda Ann would not live to see her tenth birthday.
ILLINOIS
On March 5, 1854, George and Mary (Cook) Eisenbise had their second child, John Mason, in Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois. It seems reasonable to think that Julian Ann and Peter had moved the rest of the Eisenbise family to Carroll County sometime between July 1853 (when Amanda Ann was born in Indiana) and March 1854 as well.
Peter's biological daughter, Mary, married David C. Tipton in Carroll County, Illinois on March 19, 1857 in Carroll County, Illinois. They would have at least five children in 12 years.
On January 7th of 1860, Peter's step-daughter, Martha Jane Cook, gave birth to Huldie Cook in Carroll County, Illinois. Martha Jane was 19 and still living at home with Julia Ann and Peter. Huldie's father's identity remains unknown.
The 1860 census found Julia Ann and Peter living and farming near Cherry Grove in Freedom Township, Carroll County. Children in the home included Frederic, Samuel, Rebecca, Peter, John, William, and Amanda Ann. Martha J. Cook was also named, but not her infant daughter, Huldie.
Peter's daughter, Rebecca, passed away on August 2, 1861 when she was just 24. She was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery, and would eventually be joined there by her step-mother, father, and half-sister Amanda Ann.
Amanda Ann died on January 29, 1863 when she was just nine years old. She was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery next to her half-sister Rebecca.
Less than a month after the family buried Amanda Ann, little Huldie died on February 17, 1863. She too was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery, one plot over from Rebecca and Amanda Ann.
On February 20, 1863, Peter's son, John, married Catharine Slifer in Ogle County, Illinois. They would have at least six children in 14 years.
Later in 1863, Peter's namesake son married Martha E. Slifer on September 3rd in Ogle County, Illinois. Martha was the sister of Catharine, who had just married John. Peter Jr. and Martha would have at least five children over 16 years.
Peter's step-daughter, Martha Jane Cook, married Maryland native William Jacob Slifer on Christmas Eve in 1863 in Carroll County. They would have two children.
The 1865 Illinois state census found Peter "Eisenpise" living and farming in Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois with two White males and four White females in the household.
Peter died on October 6, 1866 at about the age of 62. He probably died at home in Carroll County, but we have no evidence proving that.
Peter was laid to rest in the Arnold's Grove Cemetery next to his daughters Rebecca and Amanda Ann. Julia Ann and other family members joined Peter at Arnold's Grove as their times on Earth came to a close in the following years.
The story of what happened to Julia Ann continues with Julia Ann's biography (Find A Grave Memorial No. 191575520).
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Support and learn more about the Arnold's Grove Cemetery Complex at facebook.com/ArnoldsGroveCemetery
Subject's relation to author: Husband of 6th cousin 4x removed (Polly Brown)
See also https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4XX-MS3
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Peter Eisenbise was probably born Veter Eisenbeisz in Baden-Württemberg (part of modern-day Germany) on or about June 8, 1804 to Johann Frederich Eisenbeisz and Anna Maria Margaretha (Ulrich) Eisenbeisz.
IMMIGRATION
Passenger Lists include 16-year-old Peter, a farmer, and six others in his party going aboard the ship, Cumberland in Amsterdam, and arriving in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 12, 1821.
PENNA.; FIRST MARRIAGE; OHIO
Like so many others arriving from German-speaking Europe, Peter evidently first settled in Pennsylvania where he married Polly Brown in about 1825.
We know little about Polly other than her name, and that she and Peter had at least nine children together.
George (b: 1827), Frederick (b:1831), and Elizabeth (b:1832) were evidently born in Pennsylvania. Then the family moved to Ohio.
Children Catherine (b:1833); Mary (b:1835); Rebecca (b:1837); Peter Jr. (b:1840); Samuel (b:1841), and John (b:1842) were probably all born in Ohio d:1910).
Polly probably passed on in about 1847 when a Will for a woman of her name was probated in Delaware County, Ohio. There is no known burial information for Polly.
INDIANA; SECOND MARRIAGE
Peter married Julia Ann (Elder) Cook Rutan on February 6, 1848 in Elkhart County, Indiana. We do not know how Peter came to be in Indiana.
Church historians have said that Julia Ann "may be considered one of the great women of the Church of the Brethren in Northern Illinois." However, while she probably united with the Brethren Church the same year she married Peter, her importance to the church probably did not arise until after Peter's death in 1866, and her marriage to beloved church elder Daniel Fry in 1871.
We think Julia Ann Elder was born in about 1813 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Her father was probably James Knox Elder, and her mother was probably Catherine (Buchanan) Elder. She had as many as 10 older siblings.
Julia Ann said she was of Scotch-Irish heritage, and told the story that when she was quite young she and her mother were captured by Indians but rescued by other settlers. Julia also said she was the niece of President James Buchanan.
Julia Ann was first married to Elisha Cook in about 1835. They had two daughters in Black Creek Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
Julia Ann second married James Rutan in Elkhart County, Indiana on December 20, 1845. Little is known of James Rutan. We do not know how Julia Ann came to be in Indiana. The couple apparently had no children together. James died before May 7, 1846 when Julia A. Rutan and Robert Lowry issued letters of administration on his estate. His burial place is unknown.
In 1848 — the same year Peter married Julia Ann — Peter's 18-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, married Henry Blough in Elkhart County, Indiana. Henry Blough had two children by a previous marriage. Henry and Elizabeth would have at least two more children together.
William, the first child of the marriage of Julia Ann and Peter, was born on August 27, 1849 in Elkhart County, Indiana. Peter was 45, Julia Ann was 35.
The 1850 census — the first decennial census to list the names of all household members — for Harrison Township in Elkhart County, Indiana found Peter and Julia A. "Isenbice" with nine "Isenbice" children named George, Frederick, Catharine, Mary, Rebecca, Samuel, Peter, John, and William. The household also included Mary Cook (b:~1834 in Ohio), and Martha Cook (b:~1840 in Ohio), the two daughters from Julia Ann's first marriage to Elisha Cook.
On January 5, 1851, Peter's step-daughter, Mary, Cook, married Peter's eldest son, George. Mary Cook thus became Peter's daughter-in-law as well as his step-daughter. Mary was about 15; George was about 23.
Peter's daughter, Catherine, married Henry Keltner in Elkhart County, Indiana on March 31, 1851. They would have at least nine children in 21 years.
The second and last child of Julia Ann and Peter, Amanda Ann, was born on July 25, 1853 in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. Amanda Ann would not live to see her tenth birthday.
ILLINOIS
On March 5, 1854, George and Mary (Cook) Eisenbise had their second child, John Mason, in Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois. It seems reasonable to think that Julian Ann and Peter had moved the rest of the Eisenbise family to Carroll County sometime between July 1853 (when Amanda Ann was born in Indiana) and March 1854 as well.
Peter's biological daughter, Mary, married David C. Tipton in Carroll County, Illinois on March 19, 1857 in Carroll County, Illinois. They would have at least five children in 12 years.
On January 7th of 1860, Peter's step-daughter, Martha Jane Cook, gave birth to Huldie Cook in Carroll County, Illinois. Martha Jane was 19 and still living at home with Julia Ann and Peter. Huldie's father's identity remains unknown.
The 1860 census found Julia Ann and Peter living and farming near Cherry Grove in Freedom Township, Carroll County. Children in the home included Frederic, Samuel, Rebecca, Peter, John, William, and Amanda Ann. Martha J. Cook was also named, but not her infant daughter, Huldie.
Peter's daughter, Rebecca, passed away on August 2, 1861 when she was just 24. She was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery, and would eventually be joined there by her step-mother, father, and half-sister Amanda Ann.
Amanda Ann died on January 29, 1863 when she was just nine years old. She was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery next to her half-sister Rebecca.
Less than a month after the family buried Amanda Ann, little Huldie died on February 17, 1863. She too was buried at Arnold's Grove Cemetery, one plot over from Rebecca and Amanda Ann.
On February 20, 1863, Peter's son, John, married Catharine Slifer in Ogle County, Illinois. They would have at least six children in 14 years.
Later in 1863, Peter's namesake son married Martha E. Slifer on September 3rd in Ogle County, Illinois. Martha was the sister of Catharine, who had just married John. Peter Jr. and Martha would have at least five children over 16 years.
Peter's step-daughter, Martha Jane Cook, married Maryland native William Jacob Slifer on Christmas Eve in 1863 in Carroll County. They would have two children.
The 1865 Illinois state census found Peter "Eisenpise" living and farming in Freedom Township, Carroll County, Illinois with two White males and four White females in the household.
Peter died on October 6, 1866 at about the age of 62. He probably died at home in Carroll County, but we have no evidence proving that.
Peter was laid to rest in the Arnold's Grove Cemetery next to his daughters Rebecca and Amanda Ann. Julia Ann and other family members joined Peter at Arnold's Grove as their times on Earth came to a close in the following years.
The story of what happened to Julia Ann continues with Julia Ann's biography (Find A Grave Memorial No. 191575520).
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Support and learn more about the Arnold's Grove Cemetery Complex at facebook.com/ArnoldsGroveCemetery
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This grave was listed in Row 9 in the survey of Arnold's Grove Cemetery headstones by Carroll County Genealogical Society volunteers Mrs. Robert (Priscill) Mace and Mrs. Vaughn (Pat) Gaar on October 26, 1977
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