JEROME N. PETERS
Jerome N. Peters is a son of Christian and Susan Peters, and was born in Wayne county, Ohio, February 25, 1826. When he was three years old his parents moved to Ashland, Ohio, where they lived many years. Christian Peters died May 2, 1884. His widow is now living on the place owned by her son, Jerome. The subject of this sketch was married in Ashland county, November 15, 1849, to Sarah Franse. He followed farming there until 1851, then came to the Hawkeye State and settled in Clayton county, where he owned and carried on a farm until October, 1869. In March of that year he had visited Cass county and bought three hundred and sixty acres of land in sections 14 and 11, Bear Grove, a portion of which he broke. To this farm he removed his family, and is still residing thereon. His residence is on section 14. Mr. and Mrs. Peters are the parents of eight children--Martin W., now a resident of Custer county, Nebraska; David A., of Lewis, Walter F., of Bear Grove; Eliza C, wife of George Albee, of Lane county, Oregon; Malinda M., Melissa A., George W. and Clarence R.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 714.
