Interesting and Fun Facts

Did you know we are related to Jakob Ummel? Follow me and I will share with you who he is and how we are related!!! But first here are some details you may have never thought about. I love investigating our family history. It is so interesting to me to learn new things, it is hard for me to understand how this wouldn't be interesting to everyone! Sharing this info is for our children and their children.

Their age in the year they passed away.

Vic 95

Gene 78

Bill 71

Bob 77

Butch 79

Pappy 75

Grandma Peters 62

Great Grandpa Hendrix 75

Great-great Grandpa Hendrix 65

Great Grandpa Peters 64

Georgia's dad James H. Hendrix born in 1844 in Utica, Oneida CO., NY

Jacob father to James born in 1823 in Ithaca, NY

James was the 2nd of 10 children. James was 34 when he married Mary Ann Parks she was 14.

James and Mary Ann had 10 children. The oldest Annie was born 9 mo. and 9 days after their wedding.

Jacob was married to Elsie Pool (Poole). They died 557 days apart.

Pappy and Grandma died 259 days apart.

Jerome Peters and his wife Katie Walsh-Peters died 82 days apart. Jerome was born in Woodstock, Canada.

Now to tell you about our relationship with Mr. Ummel. Our 5th great grand father John Hendricks married Margaret Markley. Margaret's mother was

Eva Magdalena Hummel. Yes she is from Baden-Württemberg, Germany and part of the Hummel family that created the Hummel figurines. Eva M. Hummel is our 6th great grand mother.

Jerome Peters, Pappy's dad

and Katie his mother.

Pappy was named after

Jerome's father John Henry

Peters 1830-1893.