Gazlay Family History
Peter Niswonger
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 27 August 2014; Last Edited: 27 August 2014 |
| Person ID | 6898 |
| Name | Peter Niswonger |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1 December 1846 in Missouri1, 2, 3 |
| Married | ca. 1865 to Cordelia L. Weaker3 |
| Died | 18 December 19381 |
| Buried | in Niswonger Cemetery, Fruitland, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Cordelia L. Weaker |
| Born | 5 August 1840 in Missouri |
| Married | ca. 1865 to Peter Niswonger |
| Died | 17 May 1915 |
| Children | of Peter Niswonger and Cordelia L. Weaker: |
| 1. | F. M. Niswonger |
| Born | ca. 1866 in Missouri |
| 2. | W. J. Niswonger |
| Born | ca. 1868 in Missouri |
| 3. | P. S. Niswonger |
| Born | 1870 in Missouri |
| 4. | J. A. Niswonger |
| Born | ca. 1872 in Missouri |
| 5. | C. A. Niswonger |
| Born | ca. 1875 in Missouri |
| 6. | M. E. Niswonger |
| Born | ca. 1876 in Missouri |
| 7. | P. S. Niswonger |
| Born | ca. 1878 in Missouri |
| +8. | Radie Catherine Niswonger |
| Born | 28 February 1880 in Millersville, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
| Married | 6 August 1899 to Givens Owen ‘Gib’ Niswonger |
| Died | 12 July 1966 in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Niswonger Cemetery, Fruitland, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, Peter Niswonger: Peter / Niswonger / Born / Dec 1 / 1846 / Died / Dec 18 / 1938 [from grave stone]. The record provides the names of two of his children.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Missouri, Cape Girardeau County, White Water Township, Enumeration District 21, Page No. 6B, family of Peter Niswonger (30, Mo. farmer); wife C. L. Niswonger (36, Mo.); son F. M. Niswonger (14, Mo.); son W. J. Niswonger (12, Mo.); son P. S. Niswonger (10, Mo.); son J. A. Niswonger (8, Mo.); son C. A. Niswonger (5, Mo.); daughter M. E. Niswonger (4, Mo.); son P. S. Niswonger (2, Mo.); daughter M. C. Niswonger (2/12, Feb., Mo.); stp son P. N. Hahn (19, Mo., work in farm).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Missouri, Cape Girardeau County, Whitewater Township, Enumeration District 34, Sheet No. 11B, adjacent families of: 1. Peter Niswonger (53, Missouri, Dec 1846, farmer); wife of 35 years Cordelia L. Niswonger (59, Missouri, Aug 1840, 11 children, 10 living); daughter Shaby J. Niswonger (16, Missouri, Sept 1883). 2. Gib O. Niswonger (24, Missouri, Jan 1876, farm laborer); wife of 1 year Rada C. Niswonger (19, Missouri, Feb 1881, no children). [Their birth dates here differ from other sources.]