Luther Family Photo Album
 Matheson Ancestors
 

Alma's half-sister, Oliver's daughter Elizabeth Emma Peters
Peter Crest
Alma Pauline (Peter) Matheson
b. 2/25/1915 Slatington PA
m. 6/28/1938
d. 6/15/2012

Harry Matheson Cummings
b. 2/20/1912
m. 6/28/1938
d. 12/5/1977
Matheson Crest



Hal's half sister, Ray's daughter
Elizabeth Starr Hill
 


 

Alma's Father

Oliver James Peter

b. 10/17/1887 Slatington PA
m. 6/28/1913

d. 12/25/1941 Slatington PA
rural mail carrier
Oliver re-married after Laura's death:  Minnie Alewilda Dorward
1/8/1888- 7/6/1955
Minnie was Aunt Betty Peters's mother

Alma's Mother

Laura Eva Albright
b. 1883
3/7/1915

Laura died 10 days after Alma was born

 

Hal's Mother

Janet Matheson
b. 07 Jun 1893 USA
d. 10 Sep 1924 Brooklyn NY
210 Albemarle Rd
 

 

Hal's Father

Raymond King Cummings
b. 04 Aug 1887 New York, NY
d. 23 Jan 1957 Mt Vernon NY
science fiction writer
worked for Thomas Alva Edison

 
 
Oliver's parents
James Sylvester Peter
b. 2/27/1858
d. 10/28/1934
m. 12/22/1877
served as commissioner of Lehigh County
owned the Slatington Hotel
Justice of the Peace of Washington Township

Emma Agnes Sabina PETER
3/24/1861 Washington Township, PA -
10/15/1926 Peter's Hotel, Slatington
had 9 children

 

Laura's parents
Reuben Albright

Medina Jennie Hunsicker
12/18/1865 N.Whitehall, PA-
3/6/1925 Slatington, PA

 

Janet's parents
Frederick James Matheson
2/2/? - 4/16/1936

 
Mary Christabel Bates Matheson Cummings
9/1/1873-1956

 

Raymond's parents
 

 
 
James's parents

Alexander Peter
6/2/1838 - 5/25/1898

Elizabeth
11/8/1838 - 6/3/1919


 

Reuben's parents


Mary Christabel Bates Matheson Cummings' mother
Kate Parker Bates

6/20/1853 - 10/10/1924
   
 
Emma's parents
Monroe Peter

 

Medina's parents
Stephen Hunsicker
12/1/1816 Heidelberg, PA -
3/1/1882 Washington twnshp, PA

Elizabeth Schneck
12/19/1820 - 1/13/1894
mother of 17 children

 

Frederick James Matheson's parents
Reverend James Matheson

Elizabeth Cripps
6/12/1829-


 
   
 
Alexander's parents
David Peter
b. 14 Sep 1815
27 Apr 1888
David and his brother Charles operated the Peter Store and Hotel

Susanna Peter
b. 10 May 1818
d. 12 Jul 1896

 

Stephen's parents
Caspar Hunsicker

Susanne Best

 

Elizabeth's parents
William Cripps

7/23/1798 - 1884
Elizabeth Heygate
2/19/1804 - 4/9/1872
   
  David's parents
Jonas Peter
b. 21 May 1793
d. 15 Apr 1874

Salome (Sally Ann) Hoffman

 

     
  Jonas's parents
Caspar Peter III
b. 11 Feb 1753 Heidelberg Township
d. 28 Jul 1811
Soldier in the Revolutionary War

Elizabeth Rockel
b. Germany

 

     
  Caspar's parents
Caspar Peter Jr
b. 8/13/1724
m. Jan 1761
Born in Switzerland; came to US at age 7

Anna Elizabeth Ribsamin
b. 3/15/1724
d. 7/16/1795

 

     
  Caspar Peter Sr
b. 1698
m. 7/7/1722
Left Oberlangenhardt in the Swiss Canton of Zurich and arrived in Philadelphia on the "Snow Louther" on 10/14/1731

Maria Zuppinger Peter

 

     

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