John Peter HETRICK was born July 31, 1827 in Crawford Co. PA. He died 1890 in Wallace Co. KS. He was the son of Michael and Eva SHAFFER HETRICK. Michael moved his family to Cooperstown Twp, Brown Co IL. by 1849. John Peter married Sarah Catherine DEWITT and they had 7 known children: Nancy, Mary, Benjamin Franklin, Stephen,Michael, Eliza A., George.
It believed that John Peter & family moved to Buffalo Co NE at some point.