Peltier Funeral Home, Coffin Sales, 1862-1877, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Compiled from original records by the staff of the Fort Wayne Library, 1969. Transcribed by Marge Graham, 2012.
Louis Peltier was born in the old fort at the junction of the St. Mary's and St. Joe Rivers, which would become the city of Fort Wayne, on 15 Apr 1815. His interest in undertaking began when he was about ten years old and the Native Americans called him "the undertaker." At age twelve, he made his first coffin for Chief Meteah of the Pottawatomie tribe. When Louis reached adulthood, he began cabinet making and undertaking opposite the public square in Fort Wayne. His sons, James C. Peltier and Louis A. Peltier, eventually joined their father in business as Peltier and Sons.
| Purchaser | For Whom Purchased | Date | Notes |
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| Gable, Christian | son, Henry | 12-7-1876 | |
| Gable, Christian | son | 11-13-1863 | |
| Gable, Henry | son, Peter | 10-17-1869 | |
| Gable, Peter | child | 10-2-1872 | |
| Gable, Peter | child | 11-8-1872 | |
| Gablenz, Chas. | self | 8-14-1878 | Est. |
| Gaebele, George | self | 12-16-1869 | |
| Gaffney, John | self | 11-7-1871 | |
| Gaffney, William | small coffin | 12-3-1865 | |
| Gaffney, William | twin children | 4-25-1868 | |
| Gage, Rober | self | 5-17-1864 | |
| Gale, none | see Allen County | | |
| Gales, Lucy Ann | see Allen County | | |
| Galhart, Michael | wife | 2-3-1868 | |
| Gallagin, James | wife, Catharine | 1-20-1871 | |
| Galland, Andrew | child | 7-25-1876 | |
| Galland, Andrew | see Allen County | | |
| Gallegan, none | see Allen County | | |
| Galleger, Michael | self | 1-12-1871 | |
| Gallhart, Michael | child | 1-23-1868 | |
| Galligan, James | child | 7-6-1868 | |
| Gallipola, Alex | self | 7-15-1868 | |
| Galmire, William | Mena Meyers | 12-16-1873 | |
| Galmire, William | self | 7-3-1867 | drowned in St. Joe at Turner Picnic |
| Gamble, Catherine | self | 11-14-1870 | |
| Gamble, Joseph | child | 10-29-1866 | |
| Gans, Louis | child | 3-20-1869 | |
| Gans, Louis | wife | 8-10-1870 | |
| Gantt, L. F. | child | 12-6-1869 | |
| Garaun, John | self | 8-8-1862 | |
| Gardin, Mr. | self | 11-28-1863 | |
| Gardner, Mrs. | self | 5-17-1870 | |
| Gardner, Anthony | child | 10-29-1873 | |
| Gardner, J. | see E. A. Rosslewin | | |
| Gardner, Joseph Fox, son of G. Fox | child | 7-5-1874 | |
| Gardt, Henry | child, see Allen County | | |
| Gareson, Albu | child | 9-13-1863 | |
| Garman, Adam | child | 2-19-1878 | |
| Garruer, A. | see Allen County | | |
| Garson, Albert | child | 7-20-1864 | |
| Garta, James | see Father Brammer | | |
| Garta, James | child | 12-7-1873 | |
| Garver, David | wife | 9-23-1862 | |
| Gaskins, Mrs. Joseph | child | 4-24-1875 | |
| Gasper, M. | child | 7-18-1873 | |
| Gasper, Rudolph | son | 6-13-1863 | |
| Gasper, Rudolph | son | 7-5-1863 | |
| Gass, August | see Allen County | | |
| Gasser, Nicholas | son | 10-19-1875 | |
| Gaszer, Mrs. | child | 1-11-1863 | |
| Gates, Mrs. | daughter | 12-13-1873 | |
| Gaum, Joseph | child | 4-24-1870 | |
| Gaven, none | child | 2-15-1867 | |
| Gavin, Mr. | blank | 6-7-1865 | |
| Gavin, James | wife | 10-26-1879 | |
| Gavin, John | blank | 10-1-1870 | |
| Gavin, Robert Sr. | self | 3-2-1874 | |
| Geary, W. | father | 4-14-1875 | |
| Gebhard, William | child | 5-25-1866 | |
| Gebhardt, George | wife | 5-12-1865 | |
| Gebhart, G. | child | 3-30-1863 | |
| Gebhart, Geo. | child | 9-18-1877 | |
| Gebhart & Krinta, Mrs. | mother | 8-31-1878 | (Mrs. Gebhart & Valentine Keintz) |
| Geering, Cornelius | see John Dooly | | |
| Gehring, Rev. J. D. | child | 11-10-1871 | |
| Geidel, Rev. Father John W. | self | 5-23-1873 | |
| Geiger, Charles | child | 7-4-1869 | |
| Geir, none | child, see H. Snelker | | |
| Geisinger, none | see Allen County | | |
| Geistdorf, F. | child | 6-13-1864 | |
| Geller, Theodore | child | 7-27-1868 | |
| Geller, Theodore | child | 10-6-1871 | |
| Geller, Theodore | wife | 10-12-1871 | |
| Geller, Theodore | mother | 8-1-1872 | |
| Geller, Theodore | child | 2-16-1873 | |
| Geller, Wm. | brother | 5-30-1876 | |
| Genke, Frederick | child | 9-13-1878 | |
| George, Mrs. | blank | 5-24-1865 | |
| Georgen, Stephen | child | 10-20-1874 | |
| Gerard, Anthony | child | 3-12-1874 | |
| Gerarden, Anton | self | 11-27-1870 | |
| Gerardin, H. | child | 5-7-1874 | |
| Gerardin, Hypolite | child | 3-30-1872 | |
| Gerardo, Edward | wife | 2-28-1873 | |
| Gerhard, John | self | 7-18-1868 | |
| Gerke, Frederick | child | 9-18-1869 | |
| Gerke, Frederick | self | 11-13-1871 | Gotlieb Orff's father-in-law |
| Gerke, Geo. | child | 4-6-1863 | |
| Gerke, H. F. | wife | 4-20-1873 | |
| Gerke, Harman | child | 10-6-1873 | |
| Gerke, Henry | child | 4-3-1869 | |
| Gerke, Louis | Maria Meyer | 12-16-1874 | |
| Gerke, W. F. | blank | 9-19-1875 | |
| German, A. | self | 7-11-1862 | Died on RR train |
| German, A. | child | 10-31-1862 | |
| German, A. S. | mother | 1-29-1867 | |
| Gettey, Christ | small coffin | 10-22-1865 | |
| Getty, Geo. | child | 9-25-1875 | |
| Gevia, Mrs. Mary | Bridget Travers | 6-2-1879 | |
| Geye, Henry | wife | 11-5-1868 | |
| Gibbs, Jeremiah | self | 1-28-1877 | |
| Gibson, Mr. | daughter, Mary | 9-9-1863 | |
| Gibson, D. | Barbara Porter | 12-26-1875 | |
| Gibson, Daniel | wife | 4-28-1875 | |
| Gibson, David | Wm. Gibson | 2-18-1878 | |
| Gibson, Frank | child | 8-19-1873 | |
| Gibson, Frank | blank | 10-26-1873 | |
| Gibson, Frank | child | 11-23-1877 | |
| Gibson, Henry | child | 10-5-1878 | |
| Gibson, James | self | 3-9-1877 | Est. |
| Gibson, John | daughter | 9-23-1878 | |
| Gibson, John | child | 8-18-1879 | |
| Gibson, Simon J. | self | 5-29-1865 | |
| Gierke, H. F. | child | 8-17-1873 | |
| Gilbert, none | blank | 8-21-1865 | |
| Gilbert, W. S. | blank | 7-22-1866 | |
| Gilchrist, C. | child | 7-31-1863 | |
| Gilcrist, C. | child | 10-31-1863 | |
| Gillan, Michal | wife | 10-30-1871 | |
| Gillan, Michael | child | 12-1-1871 | |
| Gillen, James | child | 8-9-1864 | |
| Giller, George | child | 6-14-1862 | |
| Gillet, D. D. | child | 12-6-1876 | |
| Gillet, Gassum | self | 7-3-1874 | |
| Gillig, S. | Henry | 10-30-1871 | |
| Gilligan, none | child | 5-23-1872 | |
| Gilligan, James | child | 8-25-1869 | |
| Gilligan, James | wife | 1-25-1863 | |
| Gillon, Michael | child | 8-2-1866 | |
| Gilmartin, Edward | child | 7-18-1875 | |
| Gimy, Francis | see Peter Dupont | | |
| Gingsby, James | wife | 6-22-1879 | |
| Gio, none | self | 7-8-1867 | Frenchtown |
| Gipe, R. L. | child | 8-26-1877 | |
| Gladieux, Celestin | father-in-law | 4-29-1878 | |
| Glenn, John | child | 2-11-1870 | |
| Glorget, Charles | self | 5-25-1872 | |
| Gloyd, E. G. | child | 6-3-1873 | Huntertown |
| Gloyd, George E. | self | 2-1-1870 | |
| Glutting, Jacob | wife | 1-2-1867 | |
| Glutting, Jacob | self | 3-29-1878 | Est. |
| Glynn, John | self | 11-11-1870 | |
| Gnnoillet (?), Mrs. | husband | 4-18-1876 | |
| Goddard, E. A. | wife | 4-16-1873 | |
| Godfrey, James | son | 6-13-1862 | |
| Godfrey, James | child | 10-1-1862 | |
| Godfrey, James | child | 10-6-1862 | |
| Godfrey, James | child | 7-26-1876 | |
| Godfrey, James | child | 9-11-1865 | |
| Godfrey, James | daughter | 1-15-1872 | |
| Godfrey, John | child | 12-16-1871 | |
| Godfrey, John | wife | 12-26-1871 | |
| Godown, John M. | son | 3-21-1877 | |
| Goege, John | child | 10-20-1872 | |
| Goegline, Daniel | self | 10-3-1868 | |
| Goetja, John | child | 5-4-1877 | |
| Goetjeg, John | wife | 12-15-1872 | |
| Goetza, John | child | 7-29-1874 | |
| Goke, Antoine | wife | 1-18-1875 | |
| Gokey, none | child | 9-2-1865 | Clerk at Trentman |
| Gokey, Anton | child | 8-17-1862 | |
| Gokey, Francis | grandchild | 6-14-1874 | |
| Golden, Thomas | self | 3-7-1872 | |
| Golden, Thomas | child of Patrick Golden | 6-18-1868 | |
| Goldstone, John | daughter | 7-21-1877 | |
| Goller, Fredrich | child | 8-14-1863 | |
| Gombert, A. | see Allen County | | |
| Good, Mr. | blank | 9-17-1864 | |
| Good, Charles | child, see Frits Sharer | | |
| Good, Mrs. George | blank | 12-24-1865 | |
| Good, Henry | blank | 7-1-1865 | |
| Good, Henry | blank | 9-13-1864 | |
| Good, Henry | blank | 9-18-1864 | |
| Goodbou, Mary | self | 4-10-1874 | |
| Goodermood, Henry | wife | 3-28-1869 | |
| Goodermood, Henry | child | 11-29-1866 | |
| Goodman, F. H. | child | 6-28-1872 | |
| Goodman, F. H. | child | 8-24-1874 | |
| Goodman, F. H. | son | 11-7-1873 | |
| Goodman, F. X. | blank | 5-3-1876 | |
| Goodneture, none | see Allen County | | |
| Goodwill, Jerry | child | 6-13-1872 | |
| Goodwin, W. H. | see PFW & C RR | | |
| Gorden, George P. | child | 12-18-1872 | |
| Gore, William | child | 1-4-1866 | |
| Gorham, Thomas | child | 3-14-1874 | |
| Gorham, Charles | child | 7-28-1869 | |
| Gorley, none | see Wayne Twp. | | |
| Gorman, Dennis | wife | 4-7-1873 | Arcola |
| Gorman, Thomas | Michael Ryan | 10-21-1876 | Arcola |
| Gorrell, Mrs. | see A. P. Edgerton | | |
| Gorsline, S. L. | twin children | 8-23-1874 | |
| Goshorn, J. S. | sister's child | 7-14-1873 | |
| Goshorn, J. S. | child | 9-5-1870 | |
| Goshorn, J. S. | son | 11-7-1867 | |
| Goshorn, Wm. H. | wife | 6-15-1870 | |
| Goss, G. G. | blank | 2-15-1870 | |
| Goss, G. G. | blank | 3-18-1871 | |
| Goss, G. G. | blank | 8-2-1869 | |
| Goswald, Theodore | self | 10-28-1863 | |
| Gotte, Christoph | child | 5-14-1863 | |
| Gotte, Christopher | child | 5-24-1863 | |
| Gouerneman, Charles | child | 6-17-1862 | |
| Gouerneman, Henry | daughter | 8-3-1873 | |
| Goulden, Pat | child | 8-26-1866 | |
| Gout, William | self | 7-25-1868 | |
| Gouynes, Wm. | see Henry Hanna | | |
| Grady, Mr. | daughter | 1-28-1875 | |
| Grady, Michael | self | 2-25-1863 | |
| Grady, Patrick | wife | 8-2-1874 | |
| Grady, Wm. | wife | 8-26-1863 | |
| Grady, Wm. | child | 8-9-1863 | |
| Graer (?), Harriet | see Allen County | | |
| Graff, H. | H. Stark | 11-20-1875 | |
| Graff, H. C. | child | 3-8-1871 | |
| Graff, H. C. | child | 6-28-1874 | |
| Graff, H. C. | child | 1-9-1876 | |
| Graff, Henry | daughter | 2-12-1875 | |
| Graff, Henry | son | 2-18-1875 | |
| Graff, John | child | 12-7-1862 | |
| Graff, John | father | 5-3-1866 | |
| Graff, H. C. | son | 7-5-1870 | |
| Graffe, Henry | mother-in-law, Barbara Meyer | 8-6-1875 | |
| Grage, Wm. | blank | 1-30-1875 | |
| Grage, William | blank | 1-30-1875 | |
| Graham, Chas. | child | 3-7-1877 | |
| Graham, Elmer | see David Bobeson | | |
| Graham, J. E. | father | 9-4-1877 | |
| Graham, J. E. | daughter | 10-15-1877 | |
| Graham, James | child | 11-4-1873 | |
| Graham, Jas. | child | 3-22-1878 | |
| Graham, James | child | 12-25-1879 | |
| Graham, James E. | blank | 8-21-1867 | |
| Graham, Jas. | daughter | 9-28-1877 | |
| Graham, James E. | child | 1-8-1879 | |
| Graham, Thomas | mother | 10-11-1865 | |
| Grand Rapids RR | Brockerman | 1-28-1873 | |
| Grand Rapids RR | Daniel Brown | 10-6-1873 | taken to Napoleon, OH |
| Grand Rapids RR, (Indianapolis RR) | Mathew Brown | 6-17-1875 | |
| Grand Rapids RR | James Dunn | 7-9-1875 | |
| Grand Rapids RR | Patterson | 6-3-1875 | |
| Graneman, Sophia | see Allen County | | |
| Grannemann, Charles | child | 10-16-1863 | |
| Grannemann, Henry | child | 9-30-1863 | |
| Granstaff, Joseph | self | 11-16-1863 | |
| Granstaff, N. M. | self | 1-15-1863 | |
| Grant, J. | see Allen County | | |
| Graper, Mrs. M. | self | 4-18-1876 | |
| Grattery, James | Mrs. Donahue | 11-1-1869 | |
| Grattney, James | Joseph Donahue | 11-23-1868 | |
| Grauman, Henry | self | 8-16-1876 | |
| Gray, James | child | 5-1-1872 | taken to Decatur |
| Greaser, John | daughter | 4-13-1870 | |
| Green, E. | Maria Doyle | 2-2-1869 | |
| Green, Joseph | wife | 6-18-1873 | |
| Greenland, E. M. | child | 7-27-1865 | |
| Greer, Mrs. Catharine | self | 2-2-1868 | |
| Greer, John | child | 8-30-1879 | |
| Greer, John | child | 9-7-1879 | |
| Greese, C. B. | child | 2-3-1879 | |
| Greft, F. | child | 5-3-1875 | |
| Gregg, Dr. | child | 4-12-1870 | |
| Greibel, Louis | daughter | 7-13-1868 | |
| Greim, Catherine | see H. Kaiser | | |
| Grenneman, Henry | child | 7-8-1868 | |
| Grenvallet, Jacob | child | 1-18-1873 | |
| Greve, Mrs. Catherine | child | 12-31-1875 | |
| Greve, Frank | child | 11-20-1867 | |
| Greve, Frank | wife | 3-28-1869 | |
| Greve, Frank | Anna Maria Greve | 12-13-1870 | |
| Greve, John X. | see B. H. Schneiders | | |
| Greve, Jos. | child | 4-15-1879 | |
| Greve, William | brother | 10-31-1865 | |
| Grey, Sylvester | child | 7-14-1876 | |
| Gribben, James | son | 3-31-1879 | |
| Gribben, James N. | child | 3-19-1864 | |
| Gricke, Wm. | Henry Pranger | 12-22-1875 | |
| Griebel, Wm. | child | 7-30-1876 | |
| Grieble, Ludwig | child | 8-9-1864 | lives in Blumenthal |
| Grier, Jno. | son | 2-16-1864 | |
| Grieve, Mrs. | son | 4-24-1875 | |
| Griffen, Michael | child | 8-5-1874 | |
| Griffin, Burr | child | 2-4-1879 | |
| Griffin, Henry | wife | 1-10-1879 | |
| Griffith, J. W. | wife | 11-27-1876 | |
| Griffith, Levi | child | 2-24-1870 | |
| Griffith, Levi | child | 9-5-1871 | |
| Grill, Fred | Jos. Grill | 11-3-1876 | |
| Grim, John | son | 7-11-1872 | |
| Grime, Jacob | brother | 10-8-1875 | |
| Grime, Jacob | child | 10-11-1879 | |
| Grime, Jacob | Mrs. Nemment | 11-29-1879 | |
| Grimes, James | self | 3-1-1871 | |
| Grimes, Jacob | Mrs. Kaiser | 8-13-1875 | |
| Grimm, Ferdinand | Mr. Doyle | 10-28-1876 | |
| Grimm, John G. | child | 4-3-1871 | |
| Grimme, J. H. | daughter | 3-29-1876 | |
| Griswold, Joseph D. | daughter | 11-16-1871 | |
| Griswold, M. E. | Phoebe Griswold | 7-17-1877 | |
| Griswold, Riley Sr. | self | 10-8-1862 | Est., lives 7 miles Lima Rd. |
| Griswold, Riley | self | 1-12-1863 | lives 7 miles Lima Plank Rd. |
| Griswold, W. W. | Mrs. Howe | 8-18-1867 | |
| Grivet, Joseph | self | 2-5-1866 | |
| Grodrian, August | wife | 7-7-1866 | |
| Grodrian, Charles | mother | 7-8-1869 | |
| Grogan, Dr. | child | 9-11-1866 | |
| Groke, Harmon | child | 9-22-1876 | |
| Gronour, William | wife | 2-5-1874 | |
| Grosch, John | child | 9-15-1863 | |
| Grosh, John | child | 6-26-1867 | |
| Grosh, John | child | 1-3-1869 | |
| Grosh, John | child | 2-13-1869 | |
| Grosjean, none | mother-in-law | 1-6-1867 | |
| Grosjean, John | son | 8-9-1875 | |
| Gross, Charles | self | 12-3-1874 | Taken to Buffalo, NY |
| Grot, Louis | self | 2-17-1875 | |
| Grothen, Wm. | child | 7-27-1879 | |
| Grotrian, Wm. | child | 5-10-1869 | |
| Grotrian, Frederick | self | 2-14-1863 | |
| Grout, Mr. | blank | 7-27-1876 | |
| Grout, Fred | child | 7-22-1874 | |
| Grout, Isaac | self | 2-7-1863 | |
| Grout, Mrs. | see Luther Wright | | |
| Grub, Peter | see William Homeyer | | |
| Gruber, Anthony | father | 2-22-1876 | |
| Gruber, Jos. L. | blank | 11-11-1875 | |
| Gruber, M. | blank | 9-9-1864 | |
| Grue ?, Francis W. | self | 9-15-1875 | Est. |
| Guif, Louis | wife | 4-13-1867 | |
| Guif, Victor | daughter | 5-24-1873 | |
| Guillaume, F. | father | 9-27-1879 | |
| Guilliam, Theophilus | wife | 6-15-1868 | |
| Gumper, C. C. | child | 11-19-1874 | |
| Gunder, Catherine | see Fanny Michael | 4-26-1868 | |
| Gunder, George | mother | 4-7-1866 | |
| Gunder, George | child | 7-17-1868 | |
| Gunkel, Otto | child | 2-3-1876 | |
| Gunkel, Otto | child | 4-3-1877 | |
| Gunkel, Florian | wife | 11-15-1870 | |
| Gunkler, Phillip | see Allen County | | |
| Gunsmith, Wm. Leonard | child | 7-7-1865 | |
| Gunther, Mary T. | see Allen County | | |
| Gurgen, Henry | son | 7-24-1862 | |
| Gurgen, Wm. | child | 12-8-1862 | |
| Gurry, James | child | 10-6-1867 | |
| Gusching, Joseph | child | 12-23-1879 | |
| Guseking, John | wife | 11-12-1876 | |
| Guseking, Wm. | child | 9-18-1877 | |
| Gushing, John | child | 9-16-1876 | |
| Gushing, Joseph | child | 4-18-1875 | |
| Gushing, Joseph | child | 4-18-1875 | |
| Gutermuth, Ben | child | 7-31-1874 | |
| Guttermuth, M. | child | 3-7-1864 | |
| Guystaffer, none | child | 5-12-1866 | |
| Gywn, Mrs. Susan | see P. S. Underhill | | |
