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Peter F. Nikkel

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Peter F. Nikkel

Birth
Russia
Death
6 Sep 1892 (aged 38)
Kansas, USA
Burial
Yates Center, Woodson County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Peter was an ordained minister in the Mennonite Bretheren Church. Around 1892 his family, and his father's family decided to move to Joes Colorado when the goverment opened land there.
Peter was killed during the move to Joes Colorado He was riding with the stock and Implements on the freight train. It stopped at a rail yard and Peter left for a while. During his abscence the train moved and he jumped back on the wrong train. A trainman mistook him for a bum and hit him in the head with a large tool.
Peter was an ordained minister in the Mennonite Bretheren Church. Around 1892 his family, and his father's family decided to move to Joes Colorado when the goverment opened land there.
Peter was killed during the move to Joes Colorado He was riding with the stock and Implements on the freight train. It stopped at a rail yard and Peter left for a while. During his abscence the train moved and he jumped back on the wrong train. A trainman mistook him for a bum and hit him in the head with a large tool.


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