By the time their first child arrived, the Sheens had moved from the farm to the nearby town of El Paso, where Newton and his brother Andrew ran a hardware store and the family lived in a small apartment. There on May 8, 1895, Peter John Fulton was born, and named after his two grandfathers.
The hardware store, along with much of the business section of El Paso burned down when an errand boy, seeing his father come down the street, ditched his lighted cigarette under the stairs and ignited a fifty-gallon can of gasoline. Newton then moved his family to a farm he inherited from his father. In 1900, the family moved to Peoria. Newton and Delia were committed to giving their children as much education as possible. Peter's first brother, Joseph, arrived in 1898. Then came Thomas in 1902 and Aloysious in 1908. The family's first home in Peoria, at 111 Seventh Street, had eight rooms, to provide space for the boys and for Delia's parents, who visited and lived with them on occasion.
No matter where they lived, the Sheens were devout Catholics. Regular church attendance, parochial schooling, grace before meals, the nightly Rosary, and frequent visits by clergy were part of the family routine.
By the time their first child arrived, the Sheens had moved from the farm to the nearby town of El Paso, where Newton and his brother Andrew ran a hardware store and the family lived in a small apartment. There on May 8, 1895, Peter John Fulton was born, and named after his two grandfathers.
The hardware store, along with much of the business section of El Paso burned down when an errand boy, seeing his father come down the street, ditched his lighted cigarette under the stairs and ignited a fifty-gallon can of gasoline. Newton then moved his family to a farm he inherited from his father. In 1900, the family moved to Peoria. Newton and Delia were committed to giving their children as much education as possible. Peter's first brother, Joseph, arrived in 1898. Then came Thomas in 1902 and Aloysious in 1908. The family's first home in Peoria, at 111 Seventh Street, had eight rooms, to provide space for the boys and for Delia's parents, who visited and lived with them on occasion.
No matter where they lived, the Sheens were devout Catholics. Regular church attendance, parochial schooling, grace before meals, the nightly Rosary, and frequent visits by clergy were part of the family routine.
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