William Peters was born May 19, 1893, at Hanover , Germany. He immigrated
   to America in 1890 at Seventeen years of age. He was married to Anna Harms
   February 1898 at Hermansburg, Bremen, Kansas. One daughter was born to this
   union, Katie, on October 6, 1898. Anna Harms Peters died in 1898 and is
   buried at Hermansburg.
     William Peters married Sophia Dicke August 30, 1899, at Trinity, Hanover,
   Kansas. She was born May 25, 1875, at Hanover, Kansas.
     Four children were born to this union. Mary was born December 20, 1900,
   at Lanham, Nebraska; Dora, August 6, 1903; Anna, September 1, 1906; and
   Walter, April 7, 1909.
     William Peters died December 18, 1928, and is buried at Palmer.
     Sophia Dicke Peters married Bill Schierkolf November 3, 1932. Sophie died
   December 22, 1943, and is buried at Palmer.
                       
  Source:St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial 1893-1993, Nashville, Kansas, pg. 82 
  Submitted by: Iona Westerman as taken from the Westerman History book.