Wilhelm Pertit was sent by his family to the United States, to avoid conscription into the Franco-Prussian War. He took up farming north of Algonquin, Illinois, close to other Germans his family knew. On December 17, 1876 he married Dorathea Moeller, who was sent from Germany to marry him in an arranged marriage.
They had ten children, one of whom died prematurely, and was unnamed. The seven sons were Charles, Fred, John, William, Albert, Edward, and Walter. The two daughters were Emma (Niss) and Ida.
He was able to bring his father from Germany to live with the family, but was unable to bring his half brothers from his father's second marriage. They remained in Germany.
If you look at the list of children linked below, the different spellings of the last name are indeed accurate. The children had the choice of how to spell their last name, and they did not all agree on any one way. The original name was Petit. It was "Germanified" to Pertit. It was "Americanized" to Perteit and Pertiet.
They had ten children, one of whom died prematurely, and was unnamed. The seven sons were Charles, Fred, John, William, Albert, Edward, and Walter. The two daughters were Emma (Niss) and Ida.
He was able to bring his father from Germany to live with the family, but was unable to bring his half brothers from his father's second marriage. They remained in Germany.
If you look at the list of children linked below, the different spellings of the last name are indeed accurate. The children had the choice of how to spell their last name, and they did not all agree on any one way. The original name was Petit. It was "Germanified" to Pertit. It was "Americanized" to Perteit and Pertiet.
Wilhelm Pertit was sent by his family to the United States, to avoid conscription into the Franco-Prussian War. He took up farming north of Algonquin, Illinois, close to other Germans his family knew. On December 17, 1876 he married Dorathea Moeller, who was sent from Germany to marry him in an arranged marriage.
They had ten children, one of whom died prematurely, and was unnamed. The seven sons were Charles, Fred, John, William, Albert, Edward, and Walter. The two daughters were Emma (Niss) and Ida.
He was able to bring his father from Germany to live with the family, but was unable to bring his half brothers from his father's second marriage. They remained in Germany.
If you look at the list of children linked below, the different spellings of the last name are indeed accurate. The children had the choice of how to spell their last name, and they did not all agree on any one way. The original name was Petit. It was "Germanified" to Pertit. It was "Americanized" to Perteit and Pertiet.
They had ten children, one of whom died prematurely, and was unnamed. The seven sons were Charles, Fred, John, William, Albert, Edward, and Walter. The two daughters were Emma (Niss) and Ida.
He was able to bring his father from Germany to live with the family, but was unable to bring his half brothers from his father's second marriage. They remained in Germany.
If you look at the list of children linked below, the different spellings of the last name are indeed accurate. The children had the choice of how to spell their last name, and they did not all agree on any one way. The original name was Petit. It was "Germanified" to Pertit. It was "Americanized" to Perteit and Pertiet.
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