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Below is a family biography included in the Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania published in 1905 by The Genealogical Publishing Company. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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EARL PETERS, nurseryman at Mt. Holly Springs, is a native of Adams county, Pa., and a son of John, and Amanda Olney (Haskell) Peters, both living at Uriah, that county. The father is engaged in the same business as our subject, and in partnership with him, under the firm style of John Peters & Co. In Pennsylvania, and also in other States, they grow largely peach, apple, pear and other trees, making a specialty of peach trees. Their nurseries in this and Adams couuty cover 100 acres, and their packing and storage houses are at Hunter’s Run, this county.
Earl Peters was brought up in the nursery business, and since 1897, he has been associated with his father. The retail business is conducted under the name of the Woodview Nurseries, and through it they cover every state east of the Mississippi river. Until Jan. 1, 1903, Mr. Peters made his home at Uriah, and while there he served as postmaster. Since then he has lived in Mt. Holly Springs.
On Dec. 28, 1898, Mr. Peters married Miss Marion V. Fell, daughter of James B. and Josephine (Conrad) Fell, of Bucks county, Pa., of English Quaker ancestry. Mr. and Mrs. Peters have two children, John Byron and Marion Kirk. Fraternally, Mr. Peters is a member of the Masonic order, Hebron Lodge, No. 465, New Oxford, Pa.; and the I. O. O. F., York Springs Lodge No. 211.
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This family biography is one of numerous biographies included in the Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania published in 1905 by The Genealogical Publishing Company.
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