Peter was my maternal 2nd Great Grandfather. He was born 13 September 1838 in Brachelen and died 10 July 1910 in Düsseldorf-Heerdt, Germany. His parents were the farmer, Franz Sevenich, and Maria Sybilla Wilms.
Peter married my 2nd Great Grandmother, Josephine Odilia Gröbbels, 8 November 1867 in the Sankt Gereon church in Brachelen. Below is an old image of the church.
A typical street in Brachelen with the church circa 1920’s
Peter and Josephine had eleven children, one of them is my Great Grandfather, Franz Sevenich. Franz and his older sister Josephine were born in Brachelen and the rest of the children in Düsseldorf-Heerdt.
Franz worked for the rail road. He was a switchman.
Above a portrait of Franz and his family circa 1890. I received a copy of this picture from a third cousin in Germany.
Peter received some sort of medal in 1907. I had found this in a local newspaper. He used his second name Johann for this occasion.
Less than three years later, Peter died 10 July 1910 in Düsseldorf-Heerdt. Below is his death certificate.
Peter moved from Brachelen to Heerdt to work for the railroad.
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