Biography of Albert H. Peters, pages 872/873.  History of 
DeKalb County, Indiana; B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., 
Indianapolis, 1914.



Among the enterprising and public-spirited farmers of 
Jackson township, DeKalb county, Indiana, none has been 
granted a greater meed of respect and admiration than the 
gentleman concerning whom this brief is written. Although a 
comparatively young man, he has for many years been an 
efficient and widely recognized factor in the growth and 
advancement of the interest of his community. A keen 
appreciation of the utility of modern methods of 
agriculture has made for his success in his chosen vocation 
of agriculture, and he is ever ready to adopt new modes and 
appliances when their worth  is proven.  Albert H. Peters 
comes for a sturdy Teutonic stock, he being the son of 
Ernest and Ricca (Gale) Peters, natives of Germany, who 
emigrated to the New World from the father land in 1872, 
settling in DeKalb county, Indiana. The father and mother 
are still living in Jackson township. To them were born six 
children: Albert H., who was born February 3, 1875, in 
DeKalb county; Charley, who lives in Jackson township; Fred 
is deceased; Mrs. Sarah Dannenberg lives in DeKalb county; 
Edward, a farmer of the same county; Freda Habig lives in 
Fort Wayne, Indiana. The common schools of DeKalb county 
were the source of the subject’s early education, the time 
not devoted to this studies being occupied in assisting his 
parents in the labor of the farm.  Upon reaching maturity 
he was elected to the position of constable in Jackson 
township, which office he filled for a period of eight 
years to the eminent satisfaction of his fellow citizens. 
On April 11, 1900, the subject of this review was united in 
marriage to Della Kester, daughter of Joseph and Mary 
(Shilling) Kester, natives of DeKalb county. To this union 
has been born one child, June B., whose birth occurred on 
June 19, 1912. The only brother of the subject's wife, 
Leon, is deceased. Mr. Peters is now conducting a line of 
general farming on the ninety acres of good land which he 
owns. A splendid home has been erected here, and his barn 
and other farm buildings are of the very best. In fact, it 
would be hard to find a better agricultural plant than that 
possessed by the subject, and it is a matter of just pride 
to him that it stands as a work of his own hands. In 
religious matters Mr. Peters give his support to the 
Lutheran Evangelical church, in which he takes an active 
interest, while, politically, he votes the Democratic 
ticket.

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Arlene Goodwin

Auburn, Indiana

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