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PETER D. SPRINGER, Justice of the Peace, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Stanford; was born in Lorraine, France, Sept. 5, 1828; his father, Christian Springer, was born Oct. 15, 1792 and his mother, Magdalena (Engel), was born Feb. 2, 1796; both were born in Lorraine, France. From 1812 to 1815, he was in the service of, and member of the body guard of Napoleon the First. He came to the United States, and landed at New Orleans June 12, 1830; went to Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, July 5, the same year, and to Danvers, McLean Co., Ill., Nov. 10, 1854, and to Allin Township, where he now resides in 1856. His wife, Magdalena, died Sept. 30, 1870. Peter D. Springer went into partnership with his brother, Joseph E., in general dry goods business in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, in 1853; their store was destroyed by fire in February1854, destroying nearly their entire stock; he then went to Peoria, Ill., and engaged clerking in a wholesale and retail dry-goods house two years. He married Eliza Brenneman Nov. 13, 1856; she was born in Hesse Cassel, Germany, Oct. 13, 1831; her father, Daniel Brenneman, was born March 16, 1804, and her mother, Elizabeth (Iutzi), was born Oct. 16, 1806; both were born in Hesse Cassel. Mr. and Mrs. Springer have had six children — Emelia P., born Sept. 17, 1857, died Oct. 17, 1857; Mary E., born Oct. 29, 1858; Edward D., born June 24, 1861, died March 12, 1872; Emma A., born Aug. 13, 1863; George B., born April 14, 1866, died May 5,1867, and William H., born July 12, 1868. Mr. Springer has held several offices in his town; was elected Justice of the Peace, in 1873, and re-elected in 1878. He owns a fine farm and good home. In politics, is a Democrat.