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Note: -Born 3 Sep 1788. Births and Baptisms of Somerset County, Pa byE. C. Saylor, Volume 1, page 49. ab-Baptized 5 Jul 1789 at the Reformed and Lutheran Church,Berlin, Somerset, PA. Births and Baptisms of Somerset County,Pa by E. C. Saylor, Volume 1, page 49. ab-Confirmed 11 May 1806 at the Reformed and Lutheran Church,Berlin, Somerset, PA. Births and Baptisms of Somerset County,Pa by E. C. Saylor, Volume 1, page 179. de-Died 1 Oct 1872. Buried in St. Paul Cemetery, Adams Township,Decatur, IN. f-Peter and his daughter, Elizabeth, are listed as ancestors ofFrancis M. Allison. Elizabeth was to have been born in ButlerCounty, OH. Peter was to have come to Decatur County in 1819 or1820 entering land on Michigan Road in Washington Township. Hethen moved to a tract just west of St. Omar, where he remainedthe rest of his life, dying in 1874. History of Decatur County,IN by Lewis A. Harding, pages 747-749, dated 1915.#977.216-Indianapolis Public Library.-Peter Zeigler is also listed as one of the earlies squatterfamilies in the Adams Township area in a issue of THE STANDARDdated 21 Sep 1872. A William J. Robinson read before theDecatur County Old Settlers' Association, 12 Sep 1872, a paperon the early history of Adams Township. It lists the Gullions,Tanners, Iseleys, Zeiglers, and Heatons as the first fivefamilies. Abstract from the BULLETIN, journal of the DecaturCounty Historical Society.-Peter Zeigler was used by Jesma Key Bellmard as her ancestor toobtain membership in the Society of Indian Pioneers, 22 Sep1964.-1820 Census: Flat Rock Parish, Delaware, IN, 10 Feb 1821, page23. Peter listed with males 2 under 10, 1 26-45; females 3under 10, 1 16-26. LDS-SD Roll #205608.-1830 Census: Decatur County, IN, page 379. Peter "Cizler"listed with males 1 5-10, 2 15-20, 1 40-50; females 3 under 5, 15-10, 2 10-15, 1 30-40. LDS-SD Roll #007715.-1840 Census: Decatur County, IN, page 226. Peter listed withmales 1 under 5, 1 5-10, 1 50-60; females 1 under 5, 2 10-15, 115-20, 1 40-50. LDS-SD Roll #007723.-1850 Census: Adams Township, Decatur, IN, 16 Sep 1850, pages110-11, Dwelling 101, Family 101. Peter(62, PA), Amanda(57,VA), Jacob(35, OH), Harriet(20, IN), William W.(18, IN), HarryH.(16, IN), Mary(12, IN), Russell J.(7, IN) LDS-SD Roll#007755.-1860 Census: St. Omer Post Office, Adams Township, Decatur,IN, 25 Jul 1860, page 149, Dwelling 1079, Family 109. Peter(72)is listed with his son John's family. LDS-SD Roll#007735(803253).-Landholdings: Listed in Tract Book at Decatur County, IN CourtHouse at Greensburg on page 209 dated 4 Nov 1820. Also in Book"A", page 28 with wife Ann. (I have copies of Book "A"reference. WRZ) References from: Decatur County, IN EarlyLandowners, Maurice Holmes. LDS-SLC #977.216R2h.-Stockmarks: Registered 11 Jan 1827 as "a crop off the left earand a hole in the same." Stock Marks, Mrs. C. E. Loucks,Greensburg, IN. LDS-SLC Roll #6017870.-Court Appraiser/Witness: Peter was listed 10 times as eitheran appraiser or a witness for the court of Decatur County, INbetween 1827 and 1847. Court Records of Decatur County, IN,1822-1848, Maurice Holmes. LDS-SLC #977.216P2c.
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