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Peter Holster, Sr. (b. Abt. 1750, d. April 21, 1837)
Notes for Peter Holster, Sr.:Peter Holster, Sr. was born about 1750 near the Rhine River in Grmany.When his daughter Barbara married it is recorded that she was from Etzes, Germany.He married Matilda Walkermond in Germany and lived there until after the births of their three oldest children.The family immigrated to America in 1790s. Upon their arrival they found themselves destitute of money and Peter Holster, Sr. was obliged to earn the means to pay for the transportation of his family to Missouri.They must have resided in Ohio or Kentucky for awhile, for according to the 1850 & 1860 census, their youngest two children were born in either Ohio or Kentucky, in 1799 and 1801.For several years they resided on the River Aux Vases in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, later moving to Perry County, Missouri.Matilda Walkermond Holster died by 1830 and Peter Holster, Sr. died 21 Apr 1837 at 87 years of age in Perry County, Missouri and is buried in New Hope Cemetery.
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Burial: New Hope Cem.
Children of Peter Holster, Sr. are:
- +Margaret Holster, b. Bet. 1785 - 1790, Germany, d. 1847, Perry County,Missouri.
- +Peter Holster, Jr., b. Abt. 1794, Germany, d. November 04, 1839, Perry County, MO.
- Matilda Holster, b. Bet. 1798 - 1799.
- +Andrew Henry Holster, b. Bet. 1800 - 1801, Ohio or Ky, d. January 19, 1873, Perry Co Mo.
- Barbara Holster, b. Abt. 1780, d. Bet. 1850 - 1860, Perry Co Mo.