Louisa Peters

1828 - 1882  (54 years)

• Name	Louisa Peters
  Born	1828	Wismar, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
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  Name	Louisa Voelker
  Residence	1857	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1870	Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-295274
  Died	24 Dec 1882	Mazeppa, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States
  Buried	Riverview Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States
  Person ID	I295274	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	John Louis Voelker,   b. 1835, Zurow, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 9 Mar 1888, Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, United States  (Age 53 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1857	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Emma Estella Voelker,   b. 14 Jan 1857, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1926, , Hennepin Co., Minnesota  (Age 69 years)   2. Maye E. "Mary" Voelker,   b. 29 Jul 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1949, Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, United States  (Age 90 years)   3. Bertha E. "Bertie" Voelker,   b. 5 Oct 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1927, Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, United States  (Age 65 years)   4. Augusta H. Voelker,   b. 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F237370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Voelker \endash At Mazeppa, Sunday morning Dec. 24th, of cancer, Louisa, wife of John Voelker, aged fifty-three years. Her remains were brought in from Mazeppa yesterday and buried in Riverview cemetery from the residence of her son-in-law, Rudolph Burkhardt, at Read's. She leaves a husband and five children, two of who are married, one being the wife of Mr. Burkhardt and the other of Albert Weber of Alma. The funeral services consisted of remarks by Paul Casparis and singing by the German Singing Society. The family desire to thank their many friends in Mazeppa who kindly assisted them in their affliction. Wabasha County Herald; Dec. 27, 1882

  
  

• Sources

  [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 82. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameJohn Volker Marriage Age21 Record TypeMarriage Birth Dateabt 1836 Birth PlaceZurow Mackl. Schwerin Occ: laborer - Preston Marriage Date19 Jul 1857 Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father William Völker MotherSophia Jahuke SpouseLouise Peters Marriage Age28 Birth PlaceWismar Mackl. Schwerine Res: Waterloo Twp Father Johann Peters MotherLouise Peters

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1828 - Wismar, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Residence - 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jul 1857 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1870 - Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States Died - 24 Dec 1882 - Mazeppa, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States Buried - - Riverview Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth