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John Peter Capesius (Peter) (b. 1819, d. November 19, 1885)

John Peter Capesius (Peter) (son of John Peter Capesius (Peter) and Anna Margaretha Bechen) was born 1819 in Sandweilder, Luxembourg, and died November 19, 1885 in Spruce Creek, Iowa. He married Margaretha Reisdorf.

Notes for John Peter Capesius (Peter):
Brother of ggf, Peter Capesius (Frank) 1831
Previous information stated that they had seven children.
Since the informtion is incomplete, it is not known if all the children li ved through childhood

More About John Peter Capesius (Peter):
Burial: Unknown, Bellevue Catholic Cemetary.
Emigration: 1850
Relationship: Brother of ggf Peter Capesius (Frank).
Will 1: Have a copy of his will written on November 23, 1880. He gave all to his wife, Margaret Reisdorf Capesius. In the will he disinherited Mary Capesius Eckert for reason known.
Will 2: to him; Petition filed on December 2, 1885 listed the following heirs: Heirs ofJohn Peter (died 1885)Anna Schaefer, 30, Markus, Iowa; Frank Capesius, 26; Markus Iowa: Susan Capesius, 18; St. Donatus, Iowa; Peter Capesius, 16, St. Donatus, Iowa.

Children of John Peter Capesius (Peter) and Margaretha Reisdorf are:

Maria Capesius, b. March 26, 1854, d. date unknown.
+Anna Capesius, b. 1855, La Motte, Iowa, d. 1892, Marcus, Iowa.
Franz Capesius, b. December 26, 1858, d. date unknown.
Catherina Capesius, b. 1861, d. 1881.
Margaret Capesius, b. June 08, 1863, d. date unknown.
+Susan Capesius, b. February 23, 1867, d. date unknown.
+Peter (Frank) Capesius, b. September 29, 1869, St. Donatus, Iowa, d. May 28, 1948, St. Theresa.
Mathias Capesius, b. September 10, 1872, d. 1948, Bellevue, Iowa.

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