ELIHU PETERS, residing on section 11, Lauramie Township, was born in
Ross County, Ohio, January 27, 1826, a son of JOHN PETERS, who was also
a native of Ross County, Ohio, his father being a native of Germany.
JOHN PETERS, the father of our subject, was one of the old and respected
pioneers of Tippecanoe County, coming here with his family in 1828, and
the following spring settled in Sheffield Township. Indians and wild
animals were the principal inhabitants of the county at that time, an
Indian trail passing in front of the cabin of the PETERS family, and our
subject saw as many as 500 pass in one day. The father often hauled
corn to LaFayette, which he sold at 8 1/3 cents a bushel.
ELIHU PETERS, the subject of this sketch, received but limited
educational advantages in the crude log subscription schools of his
day. He was reared among the wild surrounding of pioneer life, and
from an early age assisted his father with the work of the farm. He is
now engaged in farming and stock-raising, paying special attention to
graded stock, and is the owner of 107 acres of choice land. MR. PETERS
was married in Ross County, in October, 1850, to CAROLINE ARMSTRONG, a
daughter of JOHN ARMSTRONG, who is now deceased. Five of the seven
children born to them are living--ALLEN, of Wea Township; JOHN W.,
living in Lauramie Township; FERRIS P.; MELVIN W., living in Oswego,
Kansas, and MARY A.
ALLEN married EMMA SLEIGHBACK, and has four children--FLORENCE, GRACE,
JOSEPH, and COURT.
JOHN married LIDA GLADDEN.
MELVIN married OLIVE USHER, and has one child named MAUDE.
Both MR. and MRS. PETERS are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
he is a member of the Horse-Thief Detective Association.
Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana,
1888, pp. 628-629.
Adina Dyer
"Yesterday's gone, tomorrow may never come, but we have this moment
today."