Memorial Card · primary-source record
Peter J. Sommers
November 1894
Died November 1894
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At-a-glance facts
Record type
Memorial Card
Date of death
November 1894
About this card
Imprint: "F. Schawz, 112 Calhoun St., Ft. Wayne, Ind." Written in ink on the back: "Flowers, Death of Peter J. Sommers, Nov. 1894."
The artifact is a memorial cabinet card showing four memorial wreaths, including a cross and anchor, photographed by the F. Schawz studio of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The photograph that originally accompanied this record is no longer held in the archive.
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Source & citation
- Source type
- Transcription only
- Provenance
- From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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- Last verified
- 2026-06-12
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- Image vs transcription
- Transcription only — the card itself was not photographed
Citation: "Memorial cabinet card for Peter J. Sommers, died November 1894," contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/sommers-peter-j-1894/ : accessed [your access date]).
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