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REV. FREDERICK WILLIAM PEPERSACK, Catholic pastor of St. Patrick’s and St. Michael’s churches at Cannelton, was born March 21, 1822, at Dinklage, Oldenburg. He came to America in January, 1847, and for several years was engaged in teaching school at St. Wendel, Posey Co., Ind. He received the highest praise from the pastor, Father Weinzoepfel. He prepared for the university, and was ordained priest at Vincennes by Bishop de St. Palais on March 24, 1855. On the feast of the Seven Dolors, he celebrated his first mass at St. Wendel. He was appointed the first resident pastor of St. James’ in Gibson County immediately after this, and remained there until June 1868, He left it much improved and free of all indebtedness. From June 1866 to October 1870, he served as pastor of St. Nicholas, in Ripley County. At the last named date he became pastor of Millhousen, in Decatur County. There he found debts to the amount of $18,000, and church accounts badly kept. By skillful management he succeeded in greatly reducing that, and also built a school for the larger boys, and thoroughly renovated the school for girls. He remained at Millhousen until his appointment at Cannelton, in March 1885. He was instrumental in building St. Joseph’s at Princeton, Ind., in 1866, now one of the most flourishing in the diocese.