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Marriage: Children:
  1. Eva Wise: Birth: ABT DEC 1859 in Missouri. Death: ABT 1871 in Smith Co., Kansas.

  2. William Wise: Birth: DEC 1861 in Illinois.

  3. Thomas Jefferson Wise: Birth: 02 OCT 1863 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois. Death: 29 JUL 1938 in Halfway, Missouri (at his dau. Mable's home)

  4. Mollie Wise: Birth: 11 AUG 1866 in Illinois. Death: 12 JUL 1892 in Mapleton, Monona Co., Iowa

  5. Peter Wise: Birth: ABT 1868 in prob. Macon Co., Illinois. Death: BEF 1880

  6. Francis Marion Wise: Birth: ABT 1869 in Illinois.

  7. Alpha Peter Wise: Birth: JUN 1872 in Illinois. Death: 1939 in Monona Co., Iowa

  8. Marion Wise: Birth: AUG 1876 in Iowa.

  9. Earl Grant Wise: Birth: 18 MAY 1879 in Iowa. Death: 1942 in Oto cemetery, Oto, Woodbury Co., Iowa

  10. Arthur Louis Wise: Birth: 25 SEP 1881 in Silver City, Mills Co., Iowa. Death: 07 JUN 1957 in Akron, Washington Co., Colorado

  11. Patrick Wise: Birth: ABT 1883 in Iowa. Death: in "died young"

  12. Irving Stuart Wise: Birth: 01 OCT 1885 in Iowa. Death: 14 OCT 1964 in Oto, Woodbury Co., Iowa

  13. Myrtle L. Wise: Birth: 1887 in Mills Co., Iowa.


Sources
1. Title:   1900 Census, Woodbury Co., Iowa
Page:   Enumeration District 157, Sheet 10, Line 83 (LDS Film 1240466)
2. Title:   1880 Census - Ingraham Township, Mills Co., Iowa
Page:   Enuneration District 130, Sheet 12, Line 9.
3. Title:   Death Index, Woodbury Co., Iowa - Book H
4. Title:   Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri Stat;
5. Title:   1870 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1870; Census Place: Austin, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record;
6. Title:   Iowa State Census 1885
Author:   Quigg, Gary, comp.
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - See Description for original data sources listed by county.Original data: See Description for original data sources listed by county.;
7. Title:   1920 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1920; Census Place: Little Sioux, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T625_520; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 187; Image: .
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco;
8. Title:   Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa v;
9. Title:   1850 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Brown, Indiana; Roll: M432_137; Page: 203B; Image: .
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the;
10. Title:   1900 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1900; Census Place: Little Sioux, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T623_466; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 157.
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;
11. Title:   U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Grou;
12. Title:   1860 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1860; Census Place: Salt River, Schuyler, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: 749; Image: 137.
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;
13. Title:   1880 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1880; Census Place: Ingraham, Mills, Iowa; Roll: 356; Family History Film: 1254356; Page: 322D; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 0161.
Author:   Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited;
14. Title:   1910 United States Federal Census
Page:   Year: 1910; Census Place: Little Sioux, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;
15. Title:   1900 United States Federal Census
Page:   1900 United States Federal Census
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;

Notes
a. Note:   Born in Indiana, Peter was the 9th child and 5th son of James and Rachel Wise. Peter apparently was a name passed down on his mother's side.
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 The 1850 census shows Peter as an 11 year old child attending school in Washington Township, Brown Co., Indiana.
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 When Peter was 19, he and his brother Matthew went to northern Missouri where he met Lucretia (Lucinda) Elizabeth Williams and by July 29, 1858 there is a recorded marriage of Peter Wise and Lucinda E. Williams in Schuyler Co., Missouri.
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 The young couple shows up on the 1860 census living in Salt River Township, Schuyler Co., Missouri
 Peter age 22 a farmer, $350 Personal Estate, b. IN, cannot read or write
 Lucretia age 17 (his wife), b. IN, and a
 7 month old daughter Eva, b. MO.
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 By 1862 the young couple was living in Illinois and had a son William there.
 In 1863, while in Williamsville, Sangamon Co., Illinois, Peter was drafted into the Union Army, however he paid a cousin $400 to go in his place, as Lucretia was pregnant with their 3rd child. That cousin was soon killed and Peter and Lucretia named their son Thomas Jefferson Wise after him.
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 The 1870 census finds Peter and Lucretia in Austin Township, Macon Co., Illinois with two of Lucretia's brothers, as follows: (Page 17, 305)
 Wise, Peter, 30, Male, White, Farmer, $1,000, born Indiana
 - , Lucretia, 25, Female, White, Keeping House, born Indiana
 - , William, 9, Male, White, born Illinois
 - , Thomas J., 7, Male, White, born Illinois
 - , Mary (F?), 5, Female, White, born Illinois
 - , Peter, 2, Male, White, born Illinois
 Williams, Nelson, 15, Male, White, Works on Farm, born Missouri
 Williams, Columbus, 18, Male, White, Works on Farm, born Indiana
 NOTE:
 The data on Lucretia's brothers indicates the Williams family moved from Indiana to Missouri between 1852 and 1855.
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 They remained in Illinois at least until 1871 when Alpha was born.
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 They moved to Smith Co., Kansas with John, Peter's brother. Their oldest daughter Eva was killed from a fall while in Kansas. After the grasshopper plague of 1872-73 they decided to go to Iowa. Mason sent Peter some money for the move, and John decided to stay in Kansas.
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 The 1880 Census of Ingraham Township, Mills Co., Iowa (ED 130, SH 12) finds:
 Peter Wise, M, 41, born in Indiana, farmer (sick from cholera that day)
 Lucretia, F, 34, born in Indiana, keeping house
 Williamson, M, 18, born in Illinois
 Thomas, M, 16, born in Illinois
 Mollie, F, 14, born in Illinois
 Frank, M, 11, born in Illinois
 Alfred, M, 9, born in Illinois
 Marion, M, 4, born in Iowa
 Earl, M, 1, born in Iowa
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 The 1885 Iowa census shows the family living in Liston, Woodbury Co., Iowa (Township 86, Range 42, Section 31, NW NE).
 Peter Wise, Male, 46, Married, b. IN
 Lucretia E., Female, 40, Married, b. IL
 William D., Male, 23, Single, b. IL
 Thomas J., Male, 21, Single, b. IL
 Moly, Female, 19, Single, b. IL
 Frank J., Male, 16, Single, b. IL
 Alpha, Male, 13, Single, b. IL
 Marion M., Male, 9, Single, b. Pottawattamie Co., IA
 Earl G., Male, 5, Single, b. Pottawattamie Co., IA
 Arthur L., Male, 3, Single, b. Mills Co., IA
 Irving S., Male, 0, Single, b. Woodbury Co., IA
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 The Sioux Valley News (Correctionville Iowa) had the following article on March 30, 1893:
 OTO
 Peter Wise, hotel man, had Swan Herman arrested for trying to defraud him out of a hotel bill. The case was called in Justice Davis' court last Friday, but a change of venue was taken to Justice Jenkins' court and the case came to trial Monday. J. A. Prichard, of Smithland, defended Herman, and J. R. Budd, of Smithland, appeared for the state. The verdict was "Not Guilty." Why is it that Prichard's clients always win?
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 The Sioux Valley News (Correctionville Iowa) had the following article on April 19, 1895:
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 Peter Wise and sons dug out and captured four wolves, about one mile west of town, last Sunday.
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 The 1895 Iowa census shows the family living in Little Sioux, Woodbury Co., Iowa
 Peter Heise (Wise), 51, Indiana
 Lesice Heise (Wise), 48, Indiana
 Earal Heise (Wise), 15, Mills Co IA
 Auther Heise (Wise), 13, Woodbury Co IA
 Irving Heise (Wise), 10, Woodbury Co IA
 Mertile Heise (Wise), 7, Woodbury Co IA
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 After some years there, Peter's brother Mason purchased a farm for them near Mapleton, Iowa. A few years later they bought a hotel and livery stable in Oto, Iowa. In about 1890 Peter purchased land west of Oto.
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 Family recalls that Peter was rarely without his sheep skin hammock which sometimes hung on the hotel porch.
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 The census of 1900 says the couple had raised 9 of the 14 children born to them, having lost 5 ( this was not an unusual statistic at that time ). Peter and Lucretia were living on 110 acres that they owned and farmed. They had two children, Ervin and Myrtle still at home in 1900. Ervin was a farm laborer and Myrtle was still in school. The family farm at the time was just outside Smithland, Woodbury Co., Iowa. They also had one grandson by the name of Neil Mason at their home. According to the census, all family members knew how to read, write and speak English.
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 The Sioux Valley News (Correctionville Iowa) had the following article on May 22, 1902:
 Peter Wise and John Parkbill are circulating a petition asking for a road from Parkbill farm direct to Oto. ...
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 The 1910 census finds the family in Little Sioux Township, Woodburry Co., Iowa as follows:
 Wise P. (W?), Head, Male, White, 70, Married 50 years, b. IN, Father MD, Mother KY, Speaks English, Farmer
 - Lucretia E., Wife, Female, White, 65, Married 50 years, 9 of 12 children surviving to date, b. IN, Father IN, Mother IN, speaks English
 - Ervin, Son, Male, White, 22, Single, b. Iowa , Father IN, Mother IN, speaks English
 - Neil, Grandson, Male, White, 14, Single, b. Iowa , Father IN, Mother IN, speaks English (NOTE: census surname for Neil should be Mason).
 (E.D. 170, SH. 6-B).
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 Peter and Lucretia later retired outside Smithland, Iowa. By 1920 they were found living with their son Thomas and his wife Daisy. Edna, Peter's granddaughter, recalled as a child watching her grandfather putting his boots on. She also wished he would shave off his long grey beard so she could see how he looked. Peter had a brother who owned a race horse named "Western Brew", which he gave to Peter when the horse stopped racing.
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 Edna (Wise) Barcal remembered him telling stories of the Indians there coming to the house demanding food.
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 Peter is buried at Oto Cemetery, in Oto, Woodbury Co., Iowa.


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