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Personal data Peter Sleaper 


Household of Peter Sleaper

He is married to Lille Maude Crocker.

They got married on December 14, 1922 at Codington Co., SD, he was 36 years old.

Peter Sleaper oo Lille Maude Crocker

Marriage source: Vissers, Jennie (Sleaper), Letter to Katherine (Willms) Johnson, (Milwaukee, WI, JESV, iv Apr MCMXCIII)

Boyd, Carrie, Boyd Family Tree, (Conroe, TX http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16376145/person/370566052, viewed xiii Aug MMX)

"... Lillie Maude Crocker ... 1922 14 Dec Age: 26 Marriage to Peter Sleaper Codington, South Dakota" <>

The couple were divorced from after December 14, 1922 at fortasse, somewhere in SD.

Peter Sleaper o/o Lille Maude Crocker

Divorce source: Vissers, Jennie (Sleaper), Letter to Katherine (Willms) Johnson, (Milwaukee, WI, JESV, iv Apr MCMXCIII) <>


Notes about Peter Sleaper

Peter Sleaper

Source: Kent, Robert, Sleaper/Meyer FGS, (Algona IA, RK, ix Feb MCMXCIII)

23 Mar 1895 German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA census, Repository: Algona IA Pub. Lib.

Peter Sleper age 8y - born in Kossuth Co., IA. 23 Mar 1895 - 8 = 23 Mar 1887. If Peter was born in July, it would have been July 1886.

Robert Kent adds the /1887 to the year of birth.

Katherine (Willms) Johnson adds information from Jennie Vissers that Peter committed suicide. xxvi Apr MCMXCIII FGS

Vissers, Jennie (Sleaper), Letter to Katherine Johnson, (Milwaukee, WI, JESV, iv Apr MCMXCIII)

Mrs. Vissers writes: '...these are my Dad's three brothers, & last one [Albert] was married in double wedding to Lilly Crocker Nov. 24, 1915. I already forgot that Uncle Pete Sleaper married Aunt Lilly too. ended in divorce. He dranksomething fierce! Better let him rest. He committed suicide, blowed his head off with double barrel shot gun, in upstairs bedroom. I was still a kid, but a kid don't forget. There were other suicides in fam. too. Hate to think aboutthem.'

1900 Lincoln Twp., Kossuth Co., IA soundex, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. has Peter Sleeper b. July 1886 in IA.

Anonymous, Jennie Sleper funeral book, (Kilborn Twp., Grant Co., SD, Presb. Chr., Jan MCMCLI)

'Bearers ... Pete Sleaper ... Relatives Attending ... Pete Sleaper ...' <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Peter Sleaper

Jan Everts Sleper
1821-1907
Alberdena Alberts
1825-1896
Pieter (Peter) Meyer
1832-< 1943
Hindrika (Henderika) Klugkist
1832-< 1943

Peter Sleaper
1887-1947

1922

Lille Maude Crocker
1896-1974


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    Historical events

    Day of marriage December 14, 1922

    • The temperature on December 14, 1922 was between -0.6 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
      • March 15 » After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
      • April 5 » The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated.
      • May 10 » The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.
      • June 16 » General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin party wins a large majority.
      • August 27 » Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
      • November 14 » The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.

    Day of death January 29, 1947

    • The temperature on January 29, 1947 was between -13.7 °C and -4.5 °C and averaged -10 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1947: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.5 million citizens.
      • February 12 » Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
      • June 10 » Saab produces its first automobile.
      • July 26 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council.
      • October 16 » The Philippines takes over the administration of the Turtle Islands and the Mangsee Islands from the United Kingdom.
      • November 20 » The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
      • November 25 » Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
    

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