Peter Householder (1835 - 1914)

Born 10 Aug 1835 in Washington County, Maryland, United States

Husband of Anna (Sheets) Householder — married 28 Nov 1869 in Ogle County, Illinois, United States

Died 14 Mar 1914 at age 78 in Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois, United States

Biography

Peter Householder was born on 10 Aug 1835 in Washington County, Maryland, the son of Elias Householder and Sarah Startzman.

In 1850 he was 14 years old and living with his parents and siblings in Pine Creek, Ogle, Illinois. ^[1]

In 1860 he was listed in the census as 26 years old, and was still living in Pine Creek, Ogle, Illinois with his family. His father was a farmer and he was a farm laborer. ^[2]

He served in the Illinois Infantry during the United States Civil War (see more below).

He married Anna Sheets on 28 Nov 1869 in Ogle County, Illinois. ^[3]

In 1870, Peter and Anna were living in Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois. Peter worked as a Painter, and there were no children in their household. ^[4]

In 1880 Peter was still a Painter in Mount Morris. He and Anna had four sons, Claud (9), Willis (6), Roy (4), and Carl (2). ^[5]

In 1900, Peter was still a Painter in Mount Morris. He and Anna had four sons and a daughter living at home, Claude (28), Roy (23), Earl (22), Melvin (19) and Blanch (13). ^[6]

In 1910, he and Anna were living in Mount Morris, with no children still at home. ^[7]

He died on 14 Mar 1914 in Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois, and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois. ^[8]

HOUSEHOLDER PETER, Mount Morris; born Aug. 10, 1835, in Washington Co., Md; came to Mount Morris with his father in 1837; married Anna Sheets Nov., 1869, this being his second marriage; is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; children --- Claud, born June 4, 1861; William, born July 8, 1863; Roy, born July 4, 1866; was a member of Co. H, 34th Ill. Infantry, enlisted in Sept. 1861, and was commissioned1st Lieutenant of that Company Dec. 27, 1862; Captain of the Company Sept. 12, 1863; participated in the battle of Shiloh, capture of Corinth, Miss., and Stone River, where he was wounded in the discharge of his duty by being shot through the side, and was confined in hospital No. 8, at Nashville, Tenn., four months, when he again took command of his Company, and was in the battle of Liberty Gap, Tenn., and Resaca, Ga., where he was shot through the thighs by canister shot, and was then declared unfit for active service, and transferred to the Commissary Depatment, and on Dec. 6, 1864, finally mustered out of service; in the year 1875, was elected a member of the Town Board of Mount Morris.

Peter Householder, born Aug. 10, 1835, was one of the ten children of Elias Householder and his wife, Sarah Startzman.

Sources

1. ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census", Year: 1850; Census Place: Pine Creek, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: 123; Page: 10b; Line Number: 19, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #16469400 (accessed 17 September 2022), Peter Householder (14) in Pine Creek, Ogle, Illinois, USA. Born in Maryland.
2. ↑ "1860 United States Federal Census", Year: 1860; Census Place: Pine Creek, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: M653_215; Page: 717; Family History Library Film: 803215, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #37021354 (accessed 17 September 2022), Peter Householder (26), Farm Labourer, in Pine Creek, Ogle, Illinois. Born in Maryland.
3. ↑ "Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940", Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records, Ancestry Record 61370 #1394774 (accessed 17 September 2022), Peter Householder marriage to Annie Sheets on 28 Nov 1869 in Ogle, Illinois, USA.
4. ↑ "1870 United States Federal Census", Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: M593_265; Page: 397B, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #15260272 (accessed 17 September 2022), Peter Householder (35), Painter, in Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois. Born in Maryland.
5. ↑ "1880 United States Federal Census", Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: 239; Page: 262B; Enumeration District: 163, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #30591116 (accessed 17 September 2022), Peter Honnholdin (44), married, Painter, head of household in Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois, USA. Born in Maryland.
6. ↑ "1900 United States Federal Census", Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: 333; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1240333, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #12521719 (accessed 17 September 2022), Peter Householder (64), married, Painter, head of household in Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois. Born in Maryland, USA.
7. ↑ "1910 United States Federal Census", Year: 1910; Census Place: Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: T624_314; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1374327, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #5776579 (accessed 17 September 2022), Peter Householder (74), married head of household in Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois, USA. Born in Maryland.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9341135/peter-householder: accessed 17 September 2022), memorial page for Peter Householder (10 Aug 1836–14 Mar 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9341135, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by David Lee Zellers (contributor 8112551) .

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 772.
• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 820.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 September 2020), memorial page for Peter Householder (10 Aug 1836–14 Mar 1914), Find A Grave: Memorial #9341135, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by David Lee Zellers (contributor 8112551) .