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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| P. F. W. & C. RR | George Biddle | 5-2-1873 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Christian Bruns | 2-24-1877 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | J. P. Cannon | 3-14-1868 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Ralston Craig | 8-1-1862 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | R. Cumming | 4-8-1872 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Richard Ferriter | 5-2-1877 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | D. T. folson | 12-7-1863 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | W. H. Goodwin | 2-11-1879 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | A. Hancock | 10-17-1870 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | William Hartnett | 5-27-1869 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | John Heffarn | 9-30-1871 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Wm. Henderson | 10-18-1879 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Chas. Hoffman | 6-10-1876 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Henry Jackemeier | 9-30-1869 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Nick Keller | 6-7-1867 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | George King | 3-30-1864 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | D. P. Monroe | 3-5-1879 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | no name Mower | 3-26-1866 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | P. O'Brien | 5-20-1876 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Frank Patterson | 3-3-1865 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | John Orrison | 10-30-1874 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Ralph Perrine | 7-24-1871 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Erwin Roberts | 5-25-1879 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Joseph Reed | 11-3-1871 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Henry Scheiferstone | 10-29-1871 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Simon Ward | 3-21-1865 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | S. Slagel | 10-17-1870 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Hiram Sonadecker | 6-30-1876 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | 2 children of Mr. Vining | 2-4-1863 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | B. T. Webb | 10-9-1877 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Alex Whinery | 7-14-1868 | |
| P. F. W. & C. RR | Mrs. Woods | 12-24-1876 | |
| Pacinean, Jos. | daughter | 11-8-1876 | |
| Pacineau, J. | child | 11-16-176 | |
| Packard, Isaac T. | self | 9-12-1873 | |
| Paff, Aaron | mother | 2-22-1866 | |
| Palmer, Clarence | mother | 2-26-1875 | |
| Palmer, D. | child | 1-13-1866 | |
| Palmer, D., child of | (see Ebenezar McCormick) | | |
| Palmer, David | child | 2-13-1873 | |
| Pantline, Henry | child | 12-21-1868 | |
| Papa, Charles | child | 9-24-1867 | |
| Papa, Charles | child | 8-3-1870 | |
| Papa, Charles | child | 7-25-1870 | |
| Papa, Charles | Mr. Bearman | 4-2-1875 | |
| Papa, Wm. | child | 5-30-1879 | |
| Pape, Charles | child | 7-24-1862 | |
| Pape, Charles | mother | 4-3-1871 | |
| Pape, Charles | wife | 12-18-1872 | |
| Pape, Charles | child | 12-30-1873 | |
| Parent, H. | child | 3-21-1865 | |
| Parent, Frank | blank | 7-1-1865 | |
| Parent, H. | child | 3-26-1864 | |
| Parent, John | wife | 3-23-1864 | |
| Parent, Joseph | self | 1-18-1863 | |
| Parisaen, Louis | wife, Adeleine | 3-14-1870 | |
| Parisoe, Louis | self | 1-17-1874 | |
| Parisot, John | child | 4-20-1863 | |
| Parisot, John B. | (see Wayne Township) | | |
| Parisot, Joseph | mother (see C. J. A. Cour) | | |
| Park, Jonathan | self | 5-20-1865 | |
| Park, Joseph | (see Allen County) | | |
| Parker, Abraham | wife | 3-15-1879 | |
| Parker, Abraham | mother | 6-13-1879 | |
| Parker, Ben | wife | 8-30-1865 | |
| Parker, Chris | daughter, Mrs. Flutter | 5-8-1868 | |
| Parker, Chris | grandchild | 10-13-1869 | |
| Parker, Christian | wife | 2-16-1879 | |
| Parker, Emrick | wife | 6-22-1863 | |
| Parker, Jacob | self | 1-1-1870 | |
| Parker, Jacob | self | 1-2-1870 | |
| Parker, James | child | 3-7-1866 | |
| Parker, Maria | (see St. Joe Township) | | |
| Parker, Peter | grandchild | 2-15-1868 | |
| Parker, Peter | self | 2-6-1869 | |
| Parnin, Auguste | blank | 6-21-1872 | |
| Parpga, no name | (see Wayne Township) | | |
| Parr, C. | child | 12-30-1875 | |
| Parr, C. | child | 5-15-1877 | |
| Parr, Charles | wife | 3-8-1878 | |
| Parsa, Felix | child | 2-27-1864 | |
| Passano, Joseph | child | 7-28-1862 | |
| Passano, Joseph | child | 2-21-1874 | |
| Paterson, Frank | (see P FW & C RR) | | |
| Patisaen, Adeleine | (see Louis Parisaen) | | |
| Patterson, no name | (see G. R. & I. RR) | | |
| Patterson, Robert | self | 1-22-1870 | |
| Pattison, Mrs. | (see Mrs. Wm. McFee) | | |
| Patton, Charles | wife | 2-23-1863 | |
| Patton, Charles | child | 7-24-1871 | |
| Paul, Charles | child | 5-1-1864 | |
| Paul, Charles | child | 12-11-1865 | |
| Paul, F. | child | 8-27-1869 | |
| Paul, Henry | child | 8-17-1863 | |
| Paul, Henry | child | 2-19-1864 | |
| Pavisot, John | child | 8-13-1862 | |
| Payhouser, Gedelish | child | 9-12-1876 | Aboit Township |
| Payne, J. H. | mother | 2-21-1879 | |
| Payne, Samuel S. | self | 1-15-1871 | |
| Payson, G. L. | child | 3-11-1878 | |
| Peabody, Mr. | two children | 1-4-1865 | |
| Peabody, John, Est. | blank | 9-14-1865 | |
| Pearce, Dr. | blank | 8-4-1865 | |
| Pearce, Birch | blank | 8-19-1865 | |
| Pearse, J. W. | blank | 1-12-1878 | |
| Pearse, J. W. | child | 1-8-1878 | |
| Pearse, Simon P. | wife | 10-15-1868 | |
| Peckham, Wm. | daughter | 5-22-1871 | |
| Peckham, Wm. | grandchild | 2-17-1872 | |
| Pecober, George | wife | 7-15-1874 | |
| Peipenbrink, Charles | child | 10-9-1865 | |
| Peipenbrink, Christian | child | 2-21-1868 | |
| Peirot, Josephine | (see Allen County) | | |
| Peltier, James | Victor Oche | 4-14-1873 | |
| Peltier, S. | child | 1-15-1864 | |
| Penn. F. W. RR | Edward Windle | 11-2-1872 | |
| Penny, C. E. | wife | 4-27-1874 | |
| Pens, Conrad | wife | 4-21-1865 | |
| Pens, Conrad | mother-in-law | 9-6-1876 | |
| People ***, John, Est. | self | 6-15-1873 | *** spelling is Poe*** |
| Pepinbrink, Conrad | child | 8-8-1862 | |
| Pequignot, Claude | wife | 2-6-1873 | |
| Pequinot, Joseph | daughter | 1-14-1866 | |
| Pequinot, Peter | self | 4-3-1877 | |
| Pere, August | child | 2-3-1868 | |
| Periter, W. F. | child, (see Thos. Corcoran) | | |
| Perret, Charles | daughter | 3-15-1874 | |
| Perrijeny, Felix | Mrs. Audot | 4-28-1877 | |
| Perrin, no name | blank | 3-7-1873 | interred Lindenwood |
| Perrine, Ralph | self | 7-24-1871 | |
| Perrine, Ralph | (see P. F. W. & C. RR) | | |
| Perriquey, Felix | child | 1-7-1879 | |
| Perry, John | daughter | 12-25-1876 | |
| Perry, O. F. | wife | 9-24-1863 | |
| Perry, William W. | child | 7-18-1874 | |
| Persas, Felix | (see Allen County) | | |
| Peter, Mr. | son | 8-13-1862 | |
| Peter, Benedict | child | 10-31-1867 | |
| Peters, J. C. | child | 9-20-1875 | |
| Peters, William | Elizabeth Hillgamann | 3-19-1875 | |
| Peterson, David | child | 10-12-1865 | sent to Decatur |
| Pettit, A. | child | 7-30-1864 | |
| Pettit, Adam | son, Austin | 3-31-1866 | |
| Pettit, Mrs. Elizabeth | mother | 11-22-1866 | |
| Petzinger, F. | child | 2-9-1879 | |
| Petzinger, F. L. | daughter | 9-12-1873 | |
| Petzinger, Fred | wife | 7-29-1879 | |
| Petzinger, Fred | child | 8-1-1879 | |
| Petzinger, Frits | father-in-law | 9-23-1865 | |
| Petzinger, Frits | child | 11-6-1867 | |
| Petzinger, Fritz | mother-in-law | 12-20-1871 | |
| Petzold, Henry | daughter | 9-21-1876 | |
| Pevot, Frank | child | 3-7-1876 | |
| Pfeiffer, Mrs. | (see Miss Nill) | | |
| Pfeiffer, Chris | mother | 6-25-1871 | |
| Pfeiffer, Christian | child | 9-16-1868 | |
| Phalon, Jos. | wife | 6-15-1875 | |
| Phalon, Jos. | child | 6-24-1875 | |
| Phelps, Mr. | self | 11-13-1863 | |
| Phelps, A. | blank | 12-26-1862 | |
| Phelps, C. N. | self | 12-28-1863 | |
| Phelps, Homer | self | 4-17-1872 | |
| Phelps, John | child | 8-4-1878 | |
| Philabaum, John | child | 12-13-1863 | |
| Phillip, Mr. | son | 7-5-1863 | |
| Phillips, Ed, Est. | self | 5-26-1865 | |
| Phillips, Michael | child | 2-27-1871 | |
| Phillips, Mr. | (see Father Maerjay?) | | |
| Phillips, B. | wife & child | 11-25-1873 | |
| Phillips, Barney | daughter | 8-23-1873 | |
| Phillips, Barney | blank | 11-30-1874 | |
| Phillips, Bernhard | blank | 10-31-1876 | |
| Phillips, John | father | 8-29-1877 | |
| Philow, J. T. | child | 2-23-1877 | |
| Pichkard, T. R. & Sons | blank | 12-30-1876 | |
| Pichon, no name | child | 8-10-1866 | |
| Pichon, Alexander | wife | 11-29-1871 | |
| Pichon, Alexander | Pauline Pichon | 7-8-1871 | |
| Pichon, Claude Francis | self | 3-12-1872 | |
| Pickard, T. R. & Sons | child of Andrew S. Weber | 8-7-1877 | |
| Piepenbrink, Adam | child | 4-10-1865 | |
| Piepenbrink, Adam | wife | 4-14-1865 | |
| Pieper, F. | wife | 3-8-1864 | |
| Piepper, Frederick | son | 1-24-1875 | |
| Pierce, Joseph | child | 3-14-1863 | |
| Pierot, August | self | 8-24-1868 | |
| Pierr, N. | child | 2-15-1864 | |
| Pierr, N. | wife | 2-18-1864 | |
| Pierre, John | sister | 7-21-1865 | |
| Pierre, John | child | 6-18-1870 | |
| Pierre, Peter | father | 5-10-1871 | |
| Pierson, Wm. | child | 5-1-1864 | |
| Pievert, Nicholas | self | 1-12-1864 | |
| Pinkenicht, Mrs. | (see Allen County) | | |
| Pinkerton, J. B. | mother | 8-13-1877 | |
| Pio, William | child | 10-3-1872 | |
| Pips, Mrs. | (see Victor Cavalier) | | Arcola |
| Pirson, Jacob B. | Jacob Sturm, Jr. | 4-8-1873 | |
| Pirson, Nich. | self | 8-17-1874 | |
| Pirson, Peter | child | 9-27-1874 | |
| Pitjen, Francis | Albert Pitjen | 5-26-1877 | |
| Plank, David | child | 2-5-1863 | |
| Plume, Martin | child | 9-4-1877 | |
| Plymouth, C. Palmer | blank | 1-29-1870 | |
| Poastch, Frederick | mother | 3-2-1869 | |
| Pohemus, A. H. | child | 5-17-1866 | |
| Pohling, Henrietta | (see Allen County) | | |
| Pohling, Jno. | wife | 10-6-1877 | |
| Poirson, Felix | son | 1-16-1868 | |
| Poirson, Felix | mother | 2-28-1868 | |
| Poirson, Felix | self | 2-10-1874 | |
| Polar, no name | blank | 9-11-1864 | |
| Polick, William | son | 4-7-1875 | |
| Pollman, Dora | self | 1-18-1872 | |
| Pollock, William | child | 7-6-1865 | |
| Pollock, Wm. | niece | 12-11-1877 | |
| Polly, Francois | (see August Sordelet) | | |
| Pool, Mrs. | daughter | 6-7-1867 | |
| Poole, David M. | self | 6-25-1863 | |
| Poop, John | self | 3-10-1867 | |
| Poop, Joseph | child | 11-22-1877 | |
| Poppert, Herman | wife | 9-13-1877 | |
| Poppert, Jos. | child | 3-19-1878 | |
| Porter, no name | self | 4-18-1866 | |
| Porter, Barbara | (see D. Gibson) | | |
| Porter, Charles R. | wife | 8-21-1873 | |
| Porter, Dr. F. | child | 7-20-1879 | |
| Porter, Humphrey | self | 1-16-1873 | |
| Porter, John | child | 8-5-1862 | |
| Porterfield, Mrs. William | husband | 10-28-1877 | |
| Powell, David | child | 11-18-1863 | |
| Powers, Amasa | self | 3-8-1873 | |
| Powers, Emmet | Volney Powers | 10-7-1876 | |
| Powers, John | daughter, Ella | 2-9-1870 | |
| Powers, John | child | 9-4-1862 | |
| Powers, John | child | 7-31-1865 | |
| Powers, Thomas | blank | 8-13-1865 | |
| Powers, V. | child | 7-19-1864 | New Haven |
| Prange, Fred | wife | 5-27-1867 | |
| Prange, Frederick | child | 5-24-1866 | |
| Prange, Henry | child | 7-6-1864 | |
| Prange, Henry | child | 1-6-1867 | |
| Prange, Henry | self | 10-19-1867 | |
| Prange, Henry | child | 7-19-1868 | |
| Prange, J. H. | father | 1-1-1879 | |
| Pranger, Henry | child | 1-20-1871 | |
| Pranger, Henry | (see Wm. Gricke) | | |
| Pranger, no name | child | 3-25-1872 | |
| Pranger, John Henry | child | 9-1-1872 | |
| Pranger, Wm. | child | 11-4-1871 | |
| Pranger, Wm. | child | 1-16-1872 | |
| Pratt, Luther M. | child | 12-25-1878 | |
| Pratt, William T. | wife | 11-1-1865 | |
| Prauger, Fred | child | 11-11-1876 | |
| Prescott, A. S. | child | 3-24-1875 | |
| Prescott & Bros. | sister | 6-22-1875 | |
| Price, T. W. | wife | 7-15-1872 | |
| Pripsing, Barney | wife | 1-24-1875 | |
| Privot, Francis | child | 8-22-1874 | Aboit Township |
| Probasco, A. C. | brother-in-law | 11-9-1873 | |
| Probasco, A. C. | wife | 6-3-1874 | |
| Puffenbarger, Jacob | blank | 6-20-1870 | |
| Pughter, John | child | 11-29-1871 | |
| Pull, Mrs. | self | 3-9-1864 | |
| Pullet, Mrs. | Francis J. Rhenish | 6-5-1876 | |
| Pulver, Sherman | wife | 5-20-1871 | |
| Purcell, A. | Dora Reben | 9-8-1879 | |
| Pursley, G. E. | child | 6-13-1876 | |
| Putham, Mrs. H. M. | husband | 6-15-1879 | |
| Pyke, W. H. | Mrs. Pyke | 2-12-1879 | |
