of Adams county, Ohio · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Peter Platter b. 1804
parentsPeter Platter
Peter Platter⚭ Mary Clark, Sarah A. Nesbet
childrenCorinne Platter · Cornelius C. Platter · Elizabeth Platter · Thomas H. Platter · Alma Platter · Emily Platter · Mary A. Platter · Louie Platter · William Platter · Kate K. Platter · Peter Platter Jr.
Their story
What the record says
Portrait and Biographical Record, Ohio.
Born Adams county, Ohio November 21, 1804.
Seventh of thirteen children.
Prominent farmer and stock dealer in Ross county.
First married Mary Clark (7 children: Corinne, Cornelius C., Elizabeth, Thomas H., Alma, Emily, Mary A.).
She died 1853.
Married second in 1855 to Sarah A. Nesbet (4 children: Louie, William [deceased], Kate K., Peter Jr.).
Distinct from his father Peter Platter (b.
Germany).
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