Champaign County IL Archives Biographies.....Peters, Robert January 8, 1827 - 
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Author: Milton W. Matthews

One of the oldest and most respected Of the old settlers of St. Joseph 

township, is Robert Peters, who has been a resident for over sixty years.His 

fathers name was William Peters and his mother's, Sarah McNutt of Kentucky. 

They came from Kentucky in 1830 and settled about a mile south of Old St. 

Joseph.At this time there were about 900 indians camped near Mr. Peters 

farm.He said they hauled all their grain to Chicago,grew their own flax and 

made their own clothing.He attended school in a log house near his father's 

farm.Part of the time the school was held in the kitchen of his fathers 

house.The schools in those days were subscription schools, educational 

advantages being very limited.Mr. Peters was married in 1848 to Mary E. 

Swearinger who was born March 31,1831. There have been born to them eleven 

children, Sarah Catharine,Isaac S.,John H.,Franklin,Susan J.,Eliza J.,Thomas 

J.,Charles R.,Alta Belle,William A. and Mary E., all living except 

F.ranklin.Thomas,Alta,Charles are married.John H. is single.Mr Peter's was 

formerly a democrat in politics but voted for Lincoln in his second term and 

has voted the republican ticket ever since.In religious matters he is very 

zealous.He has been for a  number of years a consistent member of the 

christian church.He was born January 8,1827 in Rush county, Indiana, and is in 

the 65th year of his age.He has lived in St.Joseph for nearly 62 years and is 

known and is known by almost everyone in the eastern part of the county.He is 

very proud of his family and hass good reason to be,as his children are among 

the best and most thrifty citizens of the community. "Uncle Bob", as he is 

familiarly called, has a reputation that anyone might envy.All the neighbors 

in this township refer him as being one of the best men in the county.He lives 

on an old farm near the thriving town of St. Joseph with his wife and in a few 

years will,if sparred,celebrate their golden anniversary.Here, surrounded by 

their children and grand-children, loved and respected by their neighbors he 

and his wife are pleasantly spending their declining years and patiently 

waiting for the time when they shall be called to their home across the river.

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