Peter Heiser, son of Peter Heiser and Anna Maria Kieffer, was born in Besseringen, Merzig, Rhineland, on April 1, 1838. On April 7, 1874, he married Maria Spannan, daughter of Frierich Spannan and Marie Therese Remmert, in Crown Point, Indiana. She had been born on Nov. 29, 1853, in Erwitte, Wesphalia.
Peter Heiser and his wife Maria Spannan had thirteen children:
Mathias (Matt) Heiser
Born Feb. 24, 1875, in Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died Jan 23, 1960, in Gary, Lake Co., IN
Buried at Holy Name Cemetery, Hanover, Lake Co., IL
Katherine E. Heiser
Born Apr. 12, 1876, in Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died Feb. 3, 1968, in Lowell, Lake Co., IN
Buried at St. Edward's Cemetery, Lowell, Lake Co., IN
Married Peter Aloysius Berg on Sept. 3, 1931, in Chicago, Cook Co., IL
Susan Heiser
Born Aug. 21, 1877, at Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died Apr. 29, 1929, at Chicago, Cook Co., IL
Buried at St. Edward's Cemetery, Lowell, Lake Co., IN
Married Peter Aloysius Berg on Nov. 22, 1898, at Hanover, Lake Co., IN
Bertha Heiser
Born Apr. 1879 at Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died before Dec. 1959
Married Joseph Ruck on June 4, 1903, at Hanover, Lake Co., IN
Joseph "Joe" Heiser
Born in 1881 at Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died May 27, 1970
Married Elizabeth Selk on Oct. 4, 1904 in Lake Co., IN
Edward Heiser
Born May 1, 1883, at Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died Mar. 7, 1958, in Lake Co., IN
Married Jennie
Fred L. Heiser
Born June 14, 1885, in Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died Dec. 23, 1958, in Lake Co., IN
Buried at Holy Name Cemetery, Hanover, Lake Co., IL
Married Belle Adams on Apr. 10, 1911, at Hanover, Lake Co. IN
Rose Heiser
Born Sept. 21, 1887, in Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died before Dec. 1959
Married Jim Burrell
Michael "Mike" Heiser
Born June 5, 1889, in Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died June 5, 1959, in Tucson, Pima Co., AZ
Buried at Holy Name Cemetery, Hanover, Lake Co., IL
Anna M. "Ann" Heiser
Born Mar. 3, 1891, in Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died June 10, 1981, in Lake Co., IN
Buried at Holy Name Cemetery, Hanover, Lake Co., IL
William P. "Bill" Heiser
Born Mar. 19, 1893, at Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died Nov. 9, 1978
Buried at Holy Name Cemetery, Hanover, Lake Co., IL
Charles "Charlie" Heiser
Born Aug. 7, 1894, at Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died after Dec. 1959
Married Frances Stalder
Robert "Bob" Heiser
Born Aug. 31, 1896, at Cook, Lake Co., IN
Died Nov. 11, 1962
Buried at Holy Name Cemetery, Hanover. Lake Co., IL
Peter Heiser died Dec. 22, 1916, in Hanover, Lake County, Indiana. He is buried in the Holy Name Cemetery in Hanover. His wife Maria died Dec. 26, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. She is also buried at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Picture and above information come from the genealogical collection of Mr. and Mrs Robert Berg of Ojai, California. Note some discrepancies and additions:
The Holy Name Cemetery is actually in Cedar Lake, Indiana. According to a cemetery book at the Lowell Public Library, the following dates differ from what is above:
- Fred L. Heiser died in 1959.
- Michael J. Heiser died in 1954.
- Anna M. Heiser died on July 10, 1981.
- William P. Heiser was a cook in the U.S. Army during WWI.
- Robert M. Heiser was with the Indiana Pfc Ambulance Sec 589 during WWI.
- Maria Heiser, Peter Heiser's wife, is labeled "Mary Heiser" on her stone, but her obituary gives her name as "Maria." Although the information here says she was born on Nov. 29, 1853, her obituary lists her birth date as Nov. 20, 1853..
Michael Heiser's obituary appears in the June 3, 1954, Lowell Tribune and Fred Heiser's obituary appears in the Dec. 31, 1959, Lowell Tribune, so it would seem that those are the correct death years. Obviously Michael Heiser did not die on June 5 (his birthday), since his obituary appeared in the paper two days before his birthday would have occurred.
