Peter Neuhauser

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Amish Mennonite
• Immigration: 1831, Bavaria, GR
• Residence: 1831, Lancaster Co., PA
• Residence: 1835, Butler Co., OH
• Naturalization: 1847, Butler Co., OH
• Residence: 1852, Tazewell Co., IL

Notes:

Obit: Herald of Truth, May 1, 1890, pages 141 and 142
NEUHAUSER.-On the 23d of July 1889, in Tazewell county, Ill., of the infirmities of old age, Bro. Peter Neuhauser, aged 93 years, 5 months and 3 days. He was born on the 20th of Feb. 1796 in Upper Alsace, near the city of Basle, Switzerland. In the spring of 1831 he emigrated to America, settling in Lancaster Co., Pa. Here he was married on the 23d of Jan. 1835 to Mary P. Schmidt. In the fall of the same year they moved to Butler county, Ohio, and in the spring of 1852 to Illinois, settling in Tazewell county, where he spent the remainder of his life. Sister Neuhauser died several years ago. Their union was blessed with 7 children, of whom two sons survive the parents. Bro. Neuhauser leaves many grandchildren and great-grand children. He retained his mental faculties to the last. He was a faithful, peace-loving member of the old Amish Mennonite church. Funeral services by Daniel Roth and Peter Ropp.

Sources and say Peter’s father (Jacob?) was born near Basel and died in Lorraine. His mother, Catherine (Sommers?), was born in Alsace Lorraine and died in Ohio.

Parents are possibly Jacob Neuhauser b. and d. Upper Alsace near the Swiss border, and Catherine Sommers (b. Lorraine and d. Butler Co., OH)

Birth:
near Basel SW

Buried:
Buckeye Cemetery

Peter married Anna Maria (Mary P.) Schmidt (Peterschmidt) on 23 Jan 1835 in Lancaster Co., PA. Anna (daughter of Jacob Peterschmidt and Barbara Lauber) was born on 22 Jul 1804 in Altkirch, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FR; died on 21 Feb 1884 in Livingston Co., IL; was buried in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Peter Neuhauser was born on 8 Jul 1838 in Butler Co., OH; died on 26 Aug 1864.
2. Barbara Neuhauser was born on 21 Feb 1840 in Butler Co., OH; died on 24 Mar 1881 in Livingston Co., IL; was buried in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL.
3. Jacob W. (John) Neuhauser was born on 2 Dec 1849 in Butler Co., OH; died on 9 Jun 1942 in Royal Oak, Oakland Co., MI; was buried in Pigeon, Huron Co., MI.
4. Christian Neuhauser was born on 20 Jun 1844; died on 14 Nov 1921 in Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Morton, Tazewell Co., IL.
5. Maria Neuhauser was born on 9 Jan 1847 in Hamilton, Butler Co., OH; died on 30 Apr 1883 in Livingston Co., IL; was buried in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL.

Notes:

Lived close to Basel.

Jacob married Catherine Sommer in 1793. Catherine was born in FR; died in Butler Co., OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]