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Subject: Peter D. Dukesherer bio 1906
Date: 23 Oct 2004 20:06:59 -0600

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Surnames: Dukesherer Platt Shearer Arnt Stewart McGuigan
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PETER D. DUKESHERER is conducting Maplehurst, a fruit farm on Pipestone street in Benton township. He moreover has extensive fruit raising interests in Texas and is a business man of marked enterprise and ability, who eagerly embraces every opportunity for advancement and through laudable ambition and energy has worked his way steadily upward to a position of affluence. His birth occurred in Bainbridge township, Berrien county, on the 5th of November, 1871, his parents being John and Katherine ( Arnt ) Dukesherer . The father is still living and makes his home with his son Peter, who spent his early boyhood days under the parental roof and acquired his education in the public schools. At the age of fourteen years, however, he started out in life on his own account and began clerking for G. W. Platt, a hardware merchant, in whose employ he remained for three years. He spent the succeeding three years in the employ of C. and J. Shearer, clothing merchants, and was afterward fo!
r twelve years with the Enders & Young Company, of which he became a stockholder on its organization and at that time was placed in charge of a department. His business enterprise, executive force and capable management contributed in substantial measure to the success of this business and he continued with the firm until about four years ago, when he disposed of his interest. He then came to his present farm and assumed its active management. This is the old Sorder place and is now known as Maplehurst. It borders Pipestone street at Sorder's Corners and is one mile south of the city limits of Benton Harbor. It contains one hundred and forty acres of rich and productive land which re- sponds readily to the care and cultivation bestowed upon it. For many years it was owned by Samuel McGuigan and was by him given to his cousin's daughter.
On the 16th of November, 1897, Mr. Dukesherer was united in marriage to Miss Fanny Fern Stewart, a daughter of Samuel Stewart, who was a cousin of Samuel McGuigan, one of the prominent, old-time settlers of the county. This farm was for a long time the home of Mr. Stewart and Mr. McGuigan and the latter deeded the property to Mr. Stewart's daughter, whose attention as a girl was almost entirely given to caring for the comfort of her father and Mr. McGuigan. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Dukesherer has been blessed with two children, Helen and Robert.
About a year ago Mr. Dukesherer purchased a stock and fruit ranch in Robertson county, Texas, where he spent two winters. This place is in the famous peach belt in that state and he is setting out a large orchard. It has been successfully proven that the district is an excellent peach producing center and most of his farm will be devoted to fruit. His place in this county is under a high state of cultivation and here he has a fine orchard and well cultivated fields. He is also raising draft horses and roadsters, and the various branches of his business are proving profitable, being carefully conducted. In his political allegiance Mr. Dukesherer is a stalwart Republican and has often been a delegate to the conventions of his party but has never sought or desired office, preferring to give undivided attention to his business affairs, in which he has met with well merited success. He has made an enviable record both as a merchant and farmer and he has a very wide acquaintance i!
n the county where his entire life has been passed and where he has so directed his efforts in social and business circles as to win the esteem of all with whom he has come in contact.

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