Peter Klaes 1780

— 1870

Agnes Klaes was probably buried in St. Norbert Catholic Cemetery in Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin. No record of her burial exists, and no cemetery marker exists. She lived with her married daughter Anna Maria Staeler in the predominantly Catholic township of Roxbury. Being devout Catholics, she was more than likely buried at St. Norbert Catholic Cemetery.

In the 1870 Census, Peter was again living with his daughter Anna Maria and her husband Franz Staeler in Roxbury, Dane County. There is no indication that he moved to West Point Township, Columbia County, Wisconsin, with Wilhelm and family, nor did he move to Missouri or Nebraska with them. It is believed that he died in 1875. More than likely, he was living with his daughter Anna Maria Staeler on the farm in Roxbury, Wisconsin, and more than likely, he is buried at St. Norbert Catholic Cemetery, Roxbury, Wisconsin. No record of his death or burial exists, nor does a grave marker exist.

1870 Federal Census, Town of Roxbury, Wisconsin, for Franz Stehler (Franz Staeler), with Peter “Kles” residing with them.

Source: Ancestry.com

In a family genealogy book entitled “Phelan Malone Kevill Stutz & Klaes Families,” by John T. Phelan, published in 1985, we find family lore which offers proof that Peter Klaes served in the military in Prussia during the Napoleonic War. A portion of the book is reprinted below, without permission. The author speculated that they were buried in Sauk County, but genealogy searches fail to verify dates of death and burial locations. They were speculating. Census information indicates Peter Klaes resided primarily in Dane County Wisconsin; first in the Township of Berry in 1850 and then with his daughter Anna Maria Staeler and family in Roxbury, Dane County, Wisconsin: