Peter Roeder Family
Peter Roeder (1833-1910)
and Katherine Schimmer Roeder (1843-1920)
The Roeder family were early Odebolt area settlers, coming to Richland Township in 1878. Peter Roeder was born September 14, 1833 in Germany. His wife Katherine Schimmer was born in April 1843 in Germany. Their families settled in Illinois and they were married in 1861 at Perking Grove, IL.
In the 1880 census, the family with 8 children appear in Richland Township, Sac County as follows:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Peter ROEDER Self M Male W 47 GERMANY Farmer GER GER
Catherine ROEDER Wife M Female W 36 GERMANY Housework GER GER
Sophia ROEDER Dau S Female W 14 IL At Home GER GER
Anna ROEDER Dau S Female W 13 IL At Home GER GER
Peter ROEDER Son S Male W 11 IL At Home GER GER
Lizzie ROEDER Dau S Female W 10 IL At Home GER GER
Frank ROEDER Son S Male W 8 IL At Home GER GER
Matthew ROEDER Son S Male W 7 IL At Home GER GER
Maggie ROEDER Dau S Female W 5M IA At Home GER GER
Frank Spac NEGLESS SonL [son-in-law] M Male W 22 FRANCE Farmer FRA FRA
Mary NEGLESS Wife M Female W 19 IL Housework GER GER
The 1900 Census shows the family again in Richland Township with additional children, Joseph and Adam. It states that Peter Roeder immigrated in 1854 and his wife immigrated in 1859.
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