Whitley County, Indiana, Will Record 1 Page 23 Will of Peter Creager
Bequeathed: my beloved wife, Elizabeth Creager __ __ the plantation on which we now reside (part o the N.W. ¼ of Section # 13, Township 30, N. of Range 8 East), containing about 120 acres during her natural life; my children: Sophia Creager, William Creager, Samuel Creager, Ezra Creager, Adam Creager, Christian Henry Creager, Levy Creager, Peter Creager, Lydia Margaret Creager and John Reuben Creager and and to their heirs and assigns forever; to the children of my daughter, Catharine Newman :that is" Ever Newman, John Newman and Peter Newman five dollars each "because my daughter had received her principal portion."
Executors named in the will: Elizabeth Creager, my wife and Adam Creager, my son.
Signed 1-12?-1849 Peter Creager (SEAL)
Witnessed: Keys C. Hamilton, Richard Ritter Certified 4-4-1849 R. Collins, Clerk
Both witnesses appeared etc
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Peter had two wives. First wife was Eva AHLBACH. They married on November 9, 1799, in Frederick Co., MD. They had six children: Charlotte, Sophia, Catharina, Wilhelm, Daniel, and Samuel. Eva died in April 1812.
In November 1812, he married Elizabeth RIKE. With his second wife, he had another seven children: Ezra, Adam, Levi, Christian Henry, Lydia Margaret, Peter, and John R.
Bequeathed: my beloved wife, Elizabeth Creager __ __ the plantation on which we now reside (part o the N.W. ¼ of Section # 13, Township 30, N. of Range 8 East), containing about 120 acres during her natural life; my children: Sophia Creager, William Creager, Samuel Creager, Ezra Creager, Adam Creager, Christian Henry Creager, Levy Creager, Peter Creager, Lydia Margaret Creager and John Reuben Creager and and to their heirs and assigns forever; to the children of my daughter, Catharine Newman :that is" Ever Newman, John Newman and Peter Newman five dollars each "because my daughter had received her principal portion."
Executors named in the will: Elizabeth Creager, my wife and Adam Creager, my son.
Signed 1-12?-1849 Peter Creager (SEAL)
Witnessed: Keys C. Hamilton, Richard Ritter Certified 4-4-1849 R. Collins, Clerk
Both witnesses appeared etc
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Peter had two wives. First wife was Eva AHLBACH. They married on November 9, 1799, in Frederick Co., MD. They had six children: Charlotte, Sophia, Catharina, Wilhelm, Daniel, and Samuel. Eva died in April 1812.
In November 1812, he married Elizabeth RIKE. With his second wife, he had another seven children: Ezra, Adam, Levi, Christian Henry, Lydia Margaret, Peter, and John R.
Whitley County, Indiana, Will Record 1 Page 23 Will of Peter Creager
Bequeathed: my beloved wife, Elizabeth Creager __ __ the plantation on which we now reside (part o the N.W. ¼ of Section # 13, Township 30, N. of Range 8 East), containing about 120 acres during her natural life; my children: Sophia Creager, William Creager, Samuel Creager, Ezra Creager, Adam Creager, Christian Henry Creager, Levy Creager, Peter Creager, Lydia Margaret Creager and John Reuben Creager and and to their heirs and assigns forever; to the children of my daughter, Catharine Newman :that is" Ever Newman, John Newman and Peter Newman five dollars each "because my daughter had received her principal portion."
Executors named in the will: Elizabeth Creager, my wife and Adam Creager, my son.
Signed 1-12?-1849 Peter Creager (SEAL)
Witnessed: Keys C. Hamilton, Richard Ritter Certified 4-4-1849 R. Collins, Clerk
Both witnesses appeared etc
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Peter had two wives. First wife was Eva AHLBACH. They married on November 9, 1799, in Frederick Co., MD. They had six children: Charlotte, Sophia, Catharina, Wilhelm, Daniel, and Samuel. Eva died in April 1812.
In November 1812, he married Elizabeth RIKE. With his second wife, he had another seven children: Ezra, Adam, Levi, Christian Henry, Lydia Margaret, Peter, and John R.
Bequeathed: my beloved wife, Elizabeth Creager __ __ the plantation on which we now reside (part o the N.W. ¼ of Section # 13, Township 30, N. of Range 8 East), containing about 120 acres during her natural life; my children: Sophia Creager, William Creager, Samuel Creager, Ezra Creager, Adam Creager, Christian Henry Creager, Levy Creager, Peter Creager, Lydia Margaret Creager and John Reuben Creager and and to their heirs and assigns forever; to the children of my daughter, Catharine Newman :that is" Ever Newman, John Newman and Peter Newman five dollars each "because my daughter had received her principal portion."
Executors named in the will: Elizabeth Creager, my wife and Adam Creager, my son.
Signed 1-12?-1849 Peter Creager (SEAL)
Witnessed: Keys C. Hamilton, Richard Ritter Certified 4-4-1849 R. Collins, Clerk
Both witnesses appeared etc
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Peter had two wives. First wife was Eva AHLBACH. They married on November 9, 1799, in Frederick Co., MD. They had six children: Charlotte, Sophia, Catharina, Wilhelm, Daniel, and Samuel. Eva died in April 1812.
In November 1812, he married Elizabeth RIKE. With his second wife, he had another seven children: Ezra, Adam, Levi, Christian Henry, Lydia Margaret, Peter, and John R.
Gravesite Details
Creager graves at Old Cleveland Cemetery. Peter Creager, Sr. gravestone no longer exists. Peter, born in Maryland, was the son of Adam Creager, an Ensign during the Revolutionary War, and his wife Christina Hoffart/Hufford.
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