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Peter Heinrich Ehlers

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Peter Heinrich Ehlers

Birth
Berlin-Mitte, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Death
18 May 1934 (aged 79)
Chalco, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA
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Chalco, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Peter Henry Ehlers was born in Germany on February 5, 1855. He attended the local school there until he was 15, when his father apprenticed him as a sailor. At the age of 18, when the youth of Germany were required to take Military training for 3 years, he joined the Navy. In that period he went through 2 shipwrecks. He never spoke much about the first one, which happened shortly after his 18th birthday, so it is presumed that it must have been a major catastrophe.

The second wreck happened on his birthday, off the coast of Sweden. The ship ran into a severe February storm in the cold seas, and the waves wrenched the huge ship into 3 pieces. In preparations for leaving the vessel, many empty barrels were lashed together, and it was on this sort of raft, that he finally reached shore, after being almost frozen.

During the years of sea life, and before he had reached the age of 27, he had been around the world 6 times. Most of that time he had served under a captain under whom 2 of his relatives had also served earlier. One was his cousins , George Pfoltner, of Manning, Iowa was Captain of the ship Metta, who retired from the service, and whose place he took. His brother in law Marcus Otte, also served under him.

At the age of 27 he came to America with his 3 sisters, Mrs. Louisa Otte, of Elkhorn, and Mrs Mary Harder, now of Springfield, and Mrs Anna Grabow/Hartman, and settled near the present Bianchi place, which was then the Post Office known as "Nasby". After working several years on nearby farms, he purchased the farm he lived on for the rest of his life.

- Excerpt from the Papillion Times for May 24, 1934
Peter Henry Ehlers was born in Germany on February 5, 1855. He attended the local school there until he was 15, when his father apprenticed him as a sailor. At the age of 18, when the youth of Germany were required to take Military training for 3 years, he joined the Navy. In that period he went through 2 shipwrecks. He never spoke much about the first one, which happened shortly after his 18th birthday, so it is presumed that it must have been a major catastrophe.

The second wreck happened on his birthday, off the coast of Sweden. The ship ran into a severe February storm in the cold seas, and the waves wrenched the huge ship into 3 pieces. In preparations for leaving the vessel, many empty barrels were lashed together, and it was on this sort of raft, that he finally reached shore, after being almost frozen.

During the years of sea life, and before he had reached the age of 27, he had been around the world 6 times. Most of that time he had served under a captain under whom 2 of his relatives had also served earlier. One was his cousins , George Pfoltner, of Manning, Iowa was Captain of the ship Metta, who retired from the service, and whose place he took. His brother in law Marcus Otte, also served under him.

At the age of 27 he came to America with his 3 sisters, Mrs. Louisa Otte, of Elkhorn, and Mrs Mary Harder, now of Springfield, and Mrs Anna Grabow/Hartman, and settled near the present Bianchi place, which was then the Post Office known as "Nasby". After working several years on nearby farms, he purchased the farm he lived on for the rest of his life.

- Excerpt from the Papillion Times for May 24, 1934

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