Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....DHONAU, Peter September 13, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com August 20, 2017, 5:31 pm Breckinridge News, Cloverport, Ky., Wednesday, September 20, 1899 Breckinridge News, Cloverport, Ky., Wednesday September 20 1899 Page 1, Obituary PETER DHONAU - AN OLD RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY - PASSES AWAY Mr. Peter DHONAU, one of this county's oldest citizens, died at his home near BALLTOWN (Breckinridge County), last Wednesday, September 13, 1899. He had not been confined to his bed, and death was due to the sudden giving away of his constitution. Mr. DHONAU was born in Sobenheim, Prussia in January 1813. He came to this country in 1844, and located at Rome (Perry County), Indiana, on a farm. He continued farming until the year 1869, when he moved to this part of Kentucky, where he has resided ever since. His most estimable wife departed this life in March 1896, leaving eleven children to mourn her loss. Two children died in infancy, one at 9 years, and one at a mature age. Seven children are still living, who are: Mrs. Michael HAMMAN Mrs. Phillis DICK Mrs. Charles FUCHS Mrs. William SANDERS Miss Harriet DHONAU William DHONAU Albert DHONAU There are 27 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Mr. DHONAU was probably one of Breckinridge County's most prosperous farmers, and was well liked by everyone. He was a constant member of the Presbyterian Church. His remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near Rome, Indiana. (see below. His birth year and the place buried are incorrect in this obituary.) Breckinridge News, Cloverport, Ky., Wednesday. October 11, 1899 Page 1, THE "WILL" OF PETER DHONAU The Will of Peter DHONAU, bearing date of May 12, 1896, was produced and filed, and M. HAMMAN qualified as executor. Page 5, MRS. JOHN B. RENFROW DEAD Mrs. John B. RENFROW (nee: Miss Lula NICHOLAS), died at her home at Narrows (Ohio County), Ky, last Thursday, August 31, 1899, after an illness of a short duration. She was 32 years old. Mrs. RENFROW was laid to rest at the beautiful cemetery at Sulphur Springs last Friday. Additional Comments: Breckinridge County Cemeteries, volume one, published in 1991: Cloverport Cemetery, Cloverport, Ky. DHONAU, Peter Jan 30 1812 -- September 13 1899 husband of Mary Elizabeth Mary Elizabeth Jan 1 1816 -- Mar 27 1896 wife of Peter Peggy Russell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/d/dhonau6323gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/