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Birth	:	8 Oct 1812 Besch, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Death	:	6 Dec 1888
Burial	:	Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3060000, -92.0080000
Description	:	Son of Pierre (Peter) Peiffer and Anna Maria Hadeler (Thadler). Paul Peiffer was born in Besch, Regierungsbezir, Trier, Germany. Birth record shows birth date as October 4, gravestone carving is October 8. Husband to Mary Magdalena Redlinger, daughter of Johann Redlinger and Maria Maas. Children 1. Nicholas Peiffer, 1838–1929, married Anna Rosalia Buch 2. Mary Peiffer, 1840–1928, married Peter Baker 3. John Peiffer, 1843–1902, married Catherine "Kate" Smith (Schmidt) 4. Michael Peiffer, 1846–1939, married Margareth Wehr 5. Peter Peiffer, 1848–1919, married Priscilla Margaret Elizabeth Lutz 6. Joseph Peiffer, 1853–1926, married Theresia Lutz 7. Wendel Peiffer, 1857–1944, married Susanna... Read More	Son of Pierre (Peter) Peiffer and Anna Maria Hadeler (Thadler). Paul Peiffer was born in Besch, Regierungsbezir, Trier, Germany. Birth record shows birth date as October 4, gravestone carving is October 8. Husband to Mary Magdalena Redlinger, daughter of Johann Redlinger and Maria Maas. Children 1. Nicholas Peiffer, 1838–1929, married Anna Rosalia Buch 2. Mary Peiffer, 1840–1928, married Peter Baker 3. John Peiffer, 1843–1902, married Catherine "Kate" Smith (Schmidt) 4. Michael Peiffer, 1846–1939, married Margareth Wehr 5. Peter Peiffer, 1848–1919, married Priscilla Margaret Elizabeth Lutz 6. Joseph Peiffer, 1853–1926, married Theresia Lutz 7. Wendel Peiffer, 1857–1944, married Susanna Wehr ∼ SIXTY YEARS AGO, written by Nicholas Besser, published in a Sigourney newspaper circa 1904. Some time ago, I was requested by some through the Courier to write about the Paul Peiffer family of Clear Creek Twp., mention of which I had made in my former memoirs of that township. I will here relate an appalling misfortune which befell that family in an early day. Two of their boys, John and Mike, lads of about 5 and 7 years of age, were playing one day, after dusk, near their cabin. One of them, I think it was the youngest, Mike, picked up what he took to be the heavy end of a discarded ox-whip and playfully hit his brother with it, but the ox-whip proved to be a good sized rattlesnake, which stuck its fangs, first into John's arm about 3 or 4 inches below the shoulder, and then into Mike's hand. Mr. M. Berg,, a near neighbor, mounted a horse and in a gallop, started for Rev. Daniel Heidene's, a missionary, who as such, possessed considerable pioneer experience and also some knowledge of medicine, practicing physicians were not as numerous in those days, as now. In the meantime, Mr. Wendel Horras and Mr. Peiffer tied a bandage above the bitten part of the arm to prevent the poison from circulating toward the heart, until other help would arrive. Unfortunately, this tight bandage was left on the arm too long. I was present when Mrs. Peiffer took off the poultice and bandage and the little arm dropped off at the elbow joint. The entire flesh, till within 2 inches of the shoulder had decayed and easily washed off, exposing the bone to the elbow. The flesh around the bone remained healthy, granulation soon appeared like pin heads allover, which gave hope that nature would eventually help to preserve the arm to the elbow joint. Elder bark and witch hazel boiled in lard, together with the child's inherited healthy constitution, completed the cure. Mr. Paul Peiffer, the father, had served 3 years in the artillery at Fort Luxinburg, Germany, and was by no means a nervous "chicken hearted" fellow, but this time he was almost distracted with grief. Mrs. Peiffer is still living and is now in her 94th year. Her maiden name was Magdalena Redlinger. She is an aunt of Valentine and Peter Redlinger. May she live to see her direct descendants reach the number 200, which is not very far any more. Saarland, Germany, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1776-1875 ViewSaarland, Germany, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1776-1875 Add or update information Report a problem Name: Paul Peiffer Gender: männlich (Male) Event Type: Geburt (Birth) Birth Date: 4 Okt 1812 (4 Oct 1812) Birth Place: Besch, Saarland, Deutschland (Germany) Birth Registration Office: Besch Father: Pierre Peiffer Mother: Anne Marie Hadeler Certificate Number: 26

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Latitude: 41.3060000
Longitude: -92.0080000

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Mary Magdalena Redlinger Peiffer

(1813 - 1906)

Children

John Peiffer

(1843 - 1902)

Joseph Peiffer

(1853 - 1926)

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