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JOHANN PETERS Occupation LABORER
Age 42
Sex M
Literacy U
Ship MOSEL
Arrived 15 May 1880
Origin GERMANY
Port BREMEN & SOUTHAMPTON
Last Residence
Destination 7328
Plan Unknown
Passage Unknown
JOHANNA PETERS Occupation WIFE
Age 34
Sex F
Literacy U
Ship MOSEL
Arrived 15 May 1880
Origin GERMANY
Port BREMEN & SOUTHAMPTON
Last Residence
Destination 7328
Plan Unknown
Passage Unknown
DIEDRICH PETERS Occupation CHILD, YOUNGSTER
Age 4
Sex M
Literacy U
Ship MOSEL
Arrived 15 May 1880
Origin GERMANY
Port BREMEN & SOUTHAMPTON
Last Residence
Destination 7328
Plan Unknown
Passage Unknown
LINA PETERS Occupation CHILD, YOUNGSTER
Age 3
Sex F
Literacy U
Ship MOSEL
Arrived 15 May 1880
Origin GERMANY
Port BREMEN & SOUTHAMPTON
Last Residence
Destination 7328
Plan Unknown
Passage Unknown
RIKE PETERS Occupation INFANT
Age 10 months
Sex F
Literacy U
Ship MOSEL
Arrived 15 May 1880
Origin GERMANY
Port BREMEN & SOUTHAMPTON
Last Residence
Destination 7328
Plan Unknown
Passage Unknown
The 1880 Peoria, Peoria Co, Illinois census shows the following family:
Peters, John T., 41, born in Hannover
Peters, Johanna, 35, born in Hannover
Peters, Christian, 5, born in Hannover
Peters, Angelina, 3, born in Hannover
Peters, Rieka, 1, born in Hannover
The 1900 Greene Twp, Woodford Co, Illinois census shows the following family:
Peters, John, born August 1838 in Germany
Peters, Johanna, born February 1846 in Germany
Peters, Reka B., born May 1880 in Germany
Peters, Mary, born May 1892 in Illinois
The farm enumerated before this family was that of Charles Faust and his family. With this family were two boarders: Andrew Reents, born January 1876 and Herman Reents, born March 1878. Both Reents were born in Illinois.
The 1910 Rockford Twp, Winnebago Co, Illinois census shows the following family:
Reents, Herman, 32, born in Illinois
Reents, Reka, 31, born in Germany
Reents, Elmer, 8, born in Illinois
Reents, Mathilda, 6, born in Illinois
Reents, Theodore, 4, born in Illinois
Reents, William, 9/12, born in Illinois
The Passenger and Immigration Lists: Germans to America, 1875-1888 CD shows the following:
Passenger's Name: Johann Peters
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Occupation: Laborer
Last Residence: Germany
Date of Arrival: May 15, 1880
Final Destination: USA
Ship's Name: Mosel
Manifest ID Number: 35667
Port of Embarkation: Bremen & Southampton
Others with that surname on that vessel were:
Johanna, 34
Diedrich, 4
Lina, 3
Rike, 10 months
Hopefully some of this information will help you. Based on my own research, I would say it's very possible the families were originally from Ostfriesland and would look there for more clues about them.
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