Jane was one of 12 children of Louis and Jane Elmer. On the 1900 census for her mother, only 8 were still surviving. Her parents immigrated in 1872.

1880 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
Lewis Elmer 51
Jane Elmer 36
Edward Elmer 19
Alfred Elmer 17
Sarah J. Elmer 16
Melissa Elmer 12
Almeda Elmer 11
Viola Elmer 9
Lillie Elmer 5
Birdie May Elmer 2

1900 Grand Rapids, MI
Louis Elircer?? 71 (ELMER)
Jane Elircer?? 67
Artrun Elircer?? 18
Fredrick Elircer?? 13
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1900 Spencer, Kent, MI
Rhinaldo B Peters 36
Jennie Peters 35
Bessie Peters 8
Blanch Peters 5

1910 Grand Rapids, MI
Reninaldo Peters 46
Jennie Peters 45
Blanche Peters 15
Lillie Violet Peters 0
Arthur Elmer 27

1920 Grand Rapids, MI
Reynolds Peters 56
Jennie Peters 55
Lily Peters 10

1930 Kalamazoo, MI
Name: Jane Peters
Birth Year: abt 1868
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Patient
Home in 1930: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Oakland Drive
Ward of City: 3
Institution: Kalamazoo State Hospital Michigan Asylum for the Insane

1940 Kalamazoo, MI
Name: Jane Peters
Age: 75
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Home in 1940: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Institution: Kalamazoo State Hospital
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade

MI DEATH & BURIAL INDEX
Name: Jane Peters
[Jane Elmer]
Birth Date: 29 Sep 1864
Birth Place: Michigan
Death Date: 12 Mar 1943
Death Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Burial Date: 15 Mar 1943
Burial Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Cemetery Name: Oakhill
Death Age: 78
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Residence: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Father Name: Louis Elmer
Father Birth Place: Michigan
Mother Name: Jane Henderson
Mother Birth Place: London, England
Spouse Name: Rinaldo B. Peters

CHILDREN:
BESSIE Zellla Peters 13 Sep 1891 - 18 Mar 1914
Died at age 22 from infection in childbirth-Puerpal Septicemia
Husband: Forest Gardner

BLANCHE Peters b. 8 Jun 1895 Grand Rapids, MI-28 Nov 1916 Kansas City, MO
COD: Suicide by Carbolic Acid Age 21
Husband: Burton L. Collar
Marriage: 30 Aug 1913 GR, MI

LILLIAN Violet Peters b. 8 Nov 1908 Grand Rapids, MI-23 Aug 1924 McCormick Co, SC. Died 2 years after being married.
Husband: George F. McDaniel
Marriage: 23 Sep 1926 GR, MI