Peter HALTER[1]
1838 - 1905 (66 years)-
Name Peter HALTER Born Jun 1838 France 
[2, 3] Gender Male Emigration 1854 Alsace Lorraine, France [4] - Memoirs of Mabel Skeels: "There was a war in Europe and they all got so poor. Peter's brother had to pay 70 cents for a rat to cook to eat. There was no money and no food. So they put the boy and girl on a big boat and sent them to America. Those kids almost starved to death on the trip over here. Peter Halter, 11, and his sister, Sara, 12, came from France. When they landed in New York City, they had $1.00 between them. They had to eat lunch. They didn't know a soul, couldn't speak a word of English, poor people. They just stood there and didn't know what to do. The Rohrer family were some of Peter's relatives. Earlier French people. They came and rescued the two. Took them into their home. Then they went to Iowa to live."
Note: Mabel Skeel's memoirs state that he arrived with his sister "Sara" who was 12, 1 year older than Peter. Sara is not identified in any records found to date but the description may fit his sister Margaret.
Notes of Pat Rafferty: "The story of their trip and Margaret's life is recorded in the Blink Family records. They started on what proved to be a three month trip across the Atlantic. They sailed on a cattle boat and were required to furnish their own food. At one point of the crossing they remained stationary for six weeks because there was not wind to fill the sails. They landed at New Orleans and took a boat up the Mississippi River, going to Otawa, Illinois to the Retz family, as their mother was related to Mrs Edward Retz (Rosalie Roher Retz). One record said they landed in New York with only $1.00 between them and neither could speak English. Margaret worked as a servant girl for fifty cents a week in a home where she could have Peter with her."
Naturalization 10 Apr 1862 Marshall County, Iowa Occupation 1870 Independence Township, Jasper County, Iowa [5] Farmer Religion Catholic - Oral information from Jim Halter while visiting for Isabel Halter's funeral in June 1940.
Residence 10 Aug 1870 Independence Township, Jasper County, Iowa [6] Residence 1882 Edenville, Iowa Residence 1890 Kendrick, OK _UID CA0999459D5E994FABC8DFE7184889E79DEB Died 27 Jan 1905 Kendrick, Oklahoma [7] Buried Abt 30 Jan 1905 Bethel Cemetery, Kendrick, Oklahoma [1] - Oral information from Jim Halter while visiting for Isabel Halter's funeral in June 1940. Bethel Cemetery is located west and north of Kendrick, OK. Grandson Raymond is also buried at this cemetery. Pat Rafferty notes show the burial at Greenwood Cemetery, Kendrick, OK.
Person ID I9791 Vermette Family History Last Modified 10 Dec 2004
Father George HALTER, b. Abt Jan 1800, Laurens, Herault, France , d. 27 Jul 1869, Rhodes, Marshall, Iowa (Age 69 years) Mother Margaret ROHRER, b. 1806, France , d. 1864, France (Age 58 years) Married 1827 France Family ID F3736 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Isabella Bonella GALLOWAY, b. 1 Dec 1844, Southmiglo, Fife, Scotland , d. Jun 1940, White Sulphur Springs, Montana (Age 95 years) Married 31 Dec 1882 Sigourney, Marshall, Iowa [1] Children 1. Harley HALTER, b. 13 Jun 1882, Sigourney, Marshall, Iowa , d. 19 Nov 1957, Canon City, Fremont, Colorado (Age 75 years)2. Grover Cleveland HALTER, b. 1 Jan 1887, Kendrick, Oklahoma , d. 1969, Canon City, Fremont, Colorado (Age 81 years)3. Jim William HALTER, b. 15 Apr 1891, d. 8 Aug 1989, Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas (Age 98 years)Family ID F3709 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Flavilla LOWE, b. 1843, Cass County, Michigan , d. 7 Aug 1890, Parkfield, California (Age 47 years) Married 3 Nov 1864 Jasper City, Iowa [7, 8] - They were married by Reuben Wilson.
Divorced Between 1870 and 1880 - Flavilla is shown in the 1870 census for Independence Township, Jasper County, IA as married to Peter Halter. The 1880 census for Parkfield, CA shows Flavilla married to Wallace Dittemore.
Children 1. Frank Wilson HALTER, b. 22 Jul 1866, Fort Des Moines, Iowa , d. 4 Apr 1952, Atascadero General Hospical, Atascardero, San Luis Obispo, California (Age 85 years)2. George L. HALTER, b. 1868, d. 4 Mar 1924, Kern County, California (Age 56 years)3. Hattie B. HALTER, b. 4 Sep 1869, Iowa , d. 5 May 1950 (Age 80 years)4. Joseph M. HALTER, b. Mar 1872, Iowa , d. 12 Mar 1960, Napa, Napa, California (Age 88 years)5. Jessie HALTER, b. 30 Sep 1873, Iowa , d. 28 Sep 1953, California (Age 79 years)Family ID F3734 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Rebecca E. LOGAN Family ID F3795 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Memoirs of Mabel Skeels: "There was a war in Europe and they all got so poor. Peter's brother had to pay 70 cents for a rat to cook to eat. There was no money and no food. So they put the boy and girl on a big boat and sent them to America. Those kids almost starved to death on the trip over here. Peter Halter, 11, and his sister, Sara, 12, came from France. When they landed in New York City, they had $1.00 between them. They had to eat lunch. They didn't know a soul, couldn't speak a word of English, poor people. They just stood there and didn't know what to do. The Rohrer family were some of Peter's relatives. Earlier French people. They came and rescued the two. Took them into their home. Then they went to Iowa to live."
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Born - Jun 1838 - France 
Emigration - 1854 - Alsace Lorraine, France 
Naturalization - 10 Apr 1862 - Marshall County, Iowa 
Married - 3 Nov 1864 - Jasper City, Iowa 
Occupation - Farmer - 1870 - Independence Township, Jasper County, Iowa Residence - 10 Aug 1870 - Independence Township, Jasper County, Iowa 
Residence - 1882 - Edenville, Iowa 
Died - 27 Jan 1905 - Kendrick, Oklahoma 
Buried - Abt 30 Jan 1905 - Bethel Cemetery, Kendrick, Oklahoma = Link to Google Earth
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