Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

WISE, Peter Arthur

Male 1838 - 1922  (83 years)


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  • Name WISE, Peter Arthur  [1, 2, 3
    Born 27 Nov 1838  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Nov 1922  Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 15 Nov 1922  Oto Cemetery, Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5214  Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father WISE, James,   b. Abt 1791, Probably Eastern Shore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1880, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Mother WATTS, Rachel,   b. 12 Dec 1796, Shelby County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1889, Nashville, Brown County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1814  Jefferson, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family WILLIAMS, Lucretia Elizabeth,   b. Nov 1845, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1929, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Married 29 Jul 1858  Schuyler County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • There is a record of a Peter Wise marrying a Lucinda E. Williams on July 29, 1858 in Schuyler , Missouri. If this is the case, she was very young when the marriage took place.
    Children 
     1. WISE, Eva,   b. Abt Dec 1859, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1871, Smith County, Kansas. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 11 years)
     2. WISE, William,   b. Dec 1861, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. WISE, Thomas Jefferson,   b. 2 Oct 1863, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1938, Halfway, Missouri (At His Dau. Mable's Home) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     4. WISE, Mollie,   b. 11 Aug 1866, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1892, Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     5. WISE, Peter,   b. Abt 1868, Probably Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 11 years)
     6. WISE, Francis Marion,   b. Abt 1869, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. WISE, Alpha Peter,   b. Jun 1872, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1939, Monona County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years)
     8. WISE, Marion,   b. Aug 1876, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. WISE, Earl Grant,   b. 8 May 1879, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. WISE, Arthur Louis,   b. 25 Sep 1881, Silver (Or Orange) City, Mills County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1957, Akron, Washington County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     11. WISE, Patrick,   b. Abt 1883, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Died Young Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. WISE, Irving Stuart,   b. 1 Oct 1885, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1964, Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     13. WISE, Myrtle L.,   b. 1887, Mills County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F1165  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 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 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
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      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:
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      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 alway 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S126] 1900 Census, Woodbury Co., Iowa, Enumeration District 157, Sheet 10, Line 83 (LDS Film 1240466).

    2. [S127] 1880 Census - Ingraham Township, Mills Co., Iowa, Enuneration District 130, Sheet 12, Line 9.

    3. [S128] Death Index, Woodbury Co., Iowa - Book H.