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Created: February 2025
Last modified: February 2025

PETER SCHECHER
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BORN: January 2, 1862 in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
DIED: May 26, 1934 in Brown County, Kansas.
BURIED: Saint Peters Cemetery, Schulte, Sedgwick County, Kansas
PARENTS: Margaret Feltes and Peter Schecher
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RELIGION: belonged to St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Wisconsin 05
MARRIAGE: Annie Johanna Klechka (1869-1963) on February 29, 1889 in Everest, Brown County, Kansas.

CHILDREN
NAME BORN DIED SPOUSE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BURIED
Bertha F SCHECHER TRAGESER Nov. 4, 1890 in Everest, Brown County, Kansas Feb. 1, 1976 in Paola, Miami County, Kansas Joseph Peter Trageser (1869-1963) 0n Feb. 23, 1909 in Horton, Kansas 8 Queen of the Holy Rosary Cemetery, Wea, Miami County, Kansas
Charles J SCHECHER Mar. 2 1894 in Brown County, Kansas Oct. 15, 1976 Kansas 1) Elisabeth (1899-1984)
2) Mildred
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Saint Peters Cemetery, Schulte, Sedgewick County, Kansas
Margaret Frances SCHECHER TROMPETER Oct. 5, 1898 in Brown County, Kansas Feb. 1, 1982 in Atchison, Kansas Anthony Trompeter (1892-1957) on Feb. 27, 1919 in Horton, Kansas 2 Saint Peters Cemetery, Mercier, Brown County, Kansas

RESIDENCES:
There are other Schecher families in Everest, Kansas in 1900 so maybe that is why Peter went there.

SOURCES:
---Key Records---
10 1862 birth record for Peter Schecher from St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery, Dacada, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin records from Family Search Microfilm #008118594 records for St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Dacada, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
11 1889 marriage record in Kansas Marriage Records, 1811-1911 on Ancestry
12 Find-a-Grave

---Census Records---
21 1870 Census Wisconsin, Sheboygan County, Holland Township
Peter Schecher age 42 farmer from Luxembourg; Philomena age 30 from Bavaria; Peter age 8; Conrad age 4; John age 2; Magdalena age 4/12.
23 1900 Census Kansas, Brown County, Mission
Peter Schecher born Jan 1865, age 35, married 11 years, farmer from Wisconsin, parents from Germany, owns farm with mortgage; Annie born Nov 1870, age 29, 4 children, 3 living, from Kansas, parents from Moravia; Bertha F., born Nov 1890, age 9, born in Kansas, in 3rd grade; Chas. J., born Mar 1894, age 6, born in Kansas; Margaret F., born Oct 1898, age 1, born in Kansas; Joseph Marsh, servant, born Jan 1879 age 23, single, born in Ohio, parents from Bohemia.
24 1910 Census Kansas, Sedgwick County, Waco
Peter Schecher, age 48, married 21 years, farmer from Wisconsin, parents from Germany, owns farm no mortgage; Annie, age 41, 3 children, 3 living, from Kansas, parents from Bohemia; Chas. J., age 16, born in Kansas; Margaret F., age 11, born in Kansas;
25 1920 Census Kansas, Sedgwick County, Waco
Peter Schecher, age 57, married 21 years, farmer from Wisconsin, parents from Germany, owns farm no mortgage; Annie, age 50, from Kansas, parents from Austria and Bohemia; Charles, age 25, married, born in Kansas; Elisabeth, age 20, daughter-in-law, born in Germany, parents from Germany, speaks German;
26 1930 Census Kansas, Sedgwick County, Delano
Peter Schecher, age 68, married at age 26, farmer from Wisconsin, parents from Germany, not a veteran; Annie, age 61, married at age 19, from Kansas, parents from Austria;

---Records for Close Relatives---
Data from St. Nicholas Church records, Dacada, Wisconsin
Vol. 1 Baptisms 1849-1884 p.51 1862 Jan. 2 Petrus SCHECHER born, baptised ?, parents ? SCHECHER and Marg. FELTES, Godparents Petrus Schecher and Cath Feltes. Image 490.
Vol. 1 Baptisms 1849-1884 p.66 1863 Oct. 18 Maria SCHECHER born, baptised Oct. 20, parents Peter SCHECHER and Margaretha FELTES, Godparents John Feltes and Maria Weber. Image 498.
Vol. 1 Marriages 1849-1884 p.9 1860 Jan. 3 Peter SCHECHER married Margaretha FELTES, Peter SCHECHER is the son of Peter SCHECHER and Cath Rassel Margaretha FELTES is the daughter of Peter Feltes and Cath Wenner. Image 578.
Vol. 1 Deaths 1849-1884 p.10 1863 Oct. 22 buried Margaretha FELTES, wife of Peter SCHECHER. Image 602.
Vol. 1 Deaths 1849-1884 p.10 1863 Nov. 13 buried Maria FELTES, daughter of Peter SCHECHER. Image 602.



1862 Birth record of Peter Shecher


1889 Marriage record of Peter Schecher Feltes and Annie Kletchka