Peter's parents were John and Sarah Betzer, not Conrad and Elizabethas s ome say.
Residences & events:
1830 Green Twp, Ross Co, OH. He was recorded as Peter Batzer, livinga mong several "Batzers." Peter was 20-30 years old with a familyconsis ting of 2 males under 5, 1 female age 5-10, and 1 also 20-30.
1840 Crawford, Sycamore Co, OH. In Peter's household that year were1 m ale under the age of 5, 2 age 5-10, probably Peter at 30-40, 1male age 6 0-70, 1 female under 5, 1 at 5-10, 1 age 15-20, 1 at 30-40,and 1 at 50 -60.
From the History of Wyandot Co, OH, Sycamore Twp:
About the same period (1848) came to this township the following:Peter B etzer, William Griffith, Michael Van Gundy, Jeptha Brown,Andrew Clingm an, David Ford, the Crawfords and Starkeys, JamesMilligan, Jesse Inger son, William Goodman, James and Lorin Pease, andConrad Betz.
7/26/1850 Sycamore Twp, Wyandot Co, OH. At census time Peter andBarb ary were 47 years old with a large family: John, 29, Jane, 25,born PA ; Sarah A, 15, Barbary, 10, and Samuel, 5. Next door were hisaged par ents, on the other side lived the Stephen Ford family withGilliams, fo llowed by several Eyestones.
7/10/1860 Crane Twp, PO Upper Sandusky, Wyandot Co, OH. That censusl isted Peter and Barbara at age 57, he was a farmer with propertyworth $ 5600/500. At home were Barbara, 15, and Samuel, 15, as wellas Peter's 7 7 year old mother Sarah.
6/18/1870 Sycamore Twp, PO Carey, Wyandot Co, OH. Peter and Barbaraw ere both 67 years old at census time, he was still farming. Livingwit h them was housekeeper, Ruth Blinkenan, 34, born VA, and herdaughter A da, 6. No property was listed for Peter but little Ada had$8400 worth o f real estate. There were 2 younger Betzer families inthe same county .
6/23/1880 Nevada Eden Twp, Wyandot Co, OH. At census time Peter, 77,w as boarding with daughter Eliza and William Gillam.
Some say Peter died in 1876 but since he was in the 1880 census, thato bviously is incorrect.
