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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| La Fountain, Mr. | child | 4-6-1864 | |
| Labbecat, John | daughter | 8-12-1865 | |
| Labbecat, John | child | 12-301865 | |
| Lackmeier, John | blank | 9-21-1864 | |
| LaCroix, Joe | Mary Brun | 4-1-1875 | |
| LaCroix, Louis | daughter | 11-10-1869 | |
| LaCroix, Louis | child | 9-6-1867 | |
| LaCroix, Louis | blank | 1-5-1873 | |
| LaCroix, L. | Mrs. Dodoick | 5-14-1877 | |
| Lacy, Mr. | blank | 8-29-1864 | |
| Ladolf, Henry | child | 2-21-1869 | |
| Laemmle, Gottlieb | child | 1-26-1864 | |
| Laemtoffer, George | daughter | 11-16-1874 | |
| Lafatte, Henry | (see Allen County) | | |
| Laffin, John | child | 8-21-1870 | |
| Laffin, Michael | self | 10-12-1874 | |
| LaFrance, Henry | child | 8-8-1868 | |
| LaFrance, Henry | child | 10-26-1875 | |
| LaGraw, August | child | 10-31-1875 | |
| Lagross, Joseph | child | 1-23-1866 | |
| Lahler, Frank | child | 8-4-1864 | |
| Laidlaw, Walter | wife | 12-28-1870 | |
| Lake, Charles | self | 8-9-1872 | Lindenwood |
| Laman, Jacob | child | 8-29-1866 | |
| Lamar, John | child | 12-26-1871 | |
| Lamb, Mrs. A. | husband | 4-9-1875 | |
| Lambert, Martin | self | 12-30-1863 | |
| Lanam, Francis | self | 2-13-1875 | |
| Lancaster, John | wife | 5-1-1874 | |
| Lander, Francis | (see Academy of Sacred Heart) | | |
| Landis, no name | blank | 8-30-1865 | |
| Landis, Jacob A. | self | 9-26-1868 | |
| Lane, John | (see Allen County) | | |
| Lane, Mary M. | Lulu Kane | 9-17-1877 | |
| Lane, P. M. | wife | 5-13-1877 | |
| Lang, Edward | child | 9-10-1871 | |
| Lang, Henry L. | (see Frank Haynes) | | |
| Lang, Joseph | child | 7-22-1869 | |
| Lang, Leonard | child | 8-11-1876 | |
| Lang, Leonard | child | 3-11-1879 | |
| Lang, Leonard | daughter | 11-20-1872 | |
| Lang, Leonard | wife | 11-25-1873 | |
| Langa, William | child | 11-3-1870 | |
| Langard, Jos. | son | 5-23-1876 | |
| Lange, Benhart | daughter | 10-14-1863 | |
| Lange, Bernard | child | 11-15-1863 | |
| Lange, Joseph | child | 4-10-1864 | |
| Lange, Mrs. | (see Henry Dameyer) | | |
| Langer, William | child | 10-18-1872 | |
| Langhrey, Isaiah | child | 4-8-1863 | |
| Langley, George | blank | 8-20-1865 | |
| Langly, George | child | 4-21-1863 | |
| Langohr, Andrew J. | child | 4-23-1873 | |
| Langson, Mr. | blank | 8-28-1864 | |
| Lanigan, Fred | child | 8-6-1873 | |
| Lanigan, James F. , Est. | self | 2-9-1879 | |
| Lanigan, Patrick | child | 2-22-1866 | |
| Lanigan, Patrick | wife | 3-30-1869 | |
| Lanning, Mrs. | sister | 12-3-1872 | |
| Lape, C. F. | blank | 10-5-1874 | Centralia, Ill. |
| Lapp, Valentine | brother | 12-7-1876 | |
| Larabee, Thomas | child | 8-13-1867 | |
| Lardin, Frank | father-in-law | 6-22-1876 | |
| Larking, Charles | self (soldier) | 3-9-1865 | |
| Larson, Lars | wife | 4-27-1870 | |
| Larwill, John | child | 1-21-1876 | |
| Larwill, John | daughter | 9-25-1878 | |
| Laselle, F. D. | self | 2-5-1864 | |
| Lasselle, Frank J. | self | 9-6-1865 | |
| Lasure, William | wife | 5-2-1867 | |
| Laternier, August | child | 3-8-1878 | |
| Lau, T. | blank | 9-19-1864 | |
| Lau, T. | Mrs. Shilling | 8-27-1867 | |
| Lauer, Mrs. | son | 7-1-1875 | |
| Lauer, Benedict | self | 2-19-1874 | |
| Lauer, Conrad | child | 12-10-1868 | |
| Lauer, Gehart | child | 9-16-1863 | |
| Lauer, Geo. | wife | 8-4-1869 | |
| Lauer, George | mother | 12-27-1865 | |
| Lauer, George | Margaret Yokel | 1-7-1869 | |
| Lauer, Henry | (see Rev. Jos. Rademacher) | | |
| Lauer, Henry | child | 12-4-1872 | |
| Lauer, Henry | child | 8-30-1875 | |
| Lauer, John | wife | 1-21-1868 | |
| Lauer, Martin | self | 12-12-1872 | Bluffton |
| Lauer, Martin | grandfather | 12-29-1878 | |
| Lauer, Paul | child | 12-2-1867 | |
| Lauer, Paul | self | 11-8-1874 | |
| Lauer, Peter | child | 9-4-1866 | |
| Lauferty, Isaac | blank | 9-6-1864 | |
| Lauferty, Isaac | mother-in-law | 11-26-1872 | |
| Lauferty, M. J. | blank | 11-17-1867 | |
| Laughlin, Michael M. | child | 4-2-1871 | |
| Laury, Mrs. | self, French | 10-10-1865 | |
| Lavanway, Frank | child | 4-5-1868 | |
| Lawerence, Charles R. | child | 9-23-1873 | |
| Lawler, James E. | child | 12-10-1870 | |
| Lawler, J. E. | wife | 5-15-1872 | |
| Lawreence, A. | daughter | 3-4-1877 | |
| Lawreence, C. R. | child | 7-2-1875 | |
| Lawreence, C. R. | child | 7-16-1879 | |
| Lawrent, Ferdinand | wife | 11-5-1872 | |
| Lawton, John | self | 2-15-1875 | |
| Lawyer, Mark | child | 8-9-1872 | |
| Laysher, George | son | 8-4-1864 | |
| Leach, Edward | child | 7-31-1870 | |
| Leach, Edward | wife | 4-13-1879 | |
| Leach, Henry | child | 6-11-1872 | |
| Leach, James | son, William Leach | 11-4-1870 | |
| Leach, Mr. James | wife | 5-19-1875 | |
| Leach, John | Harrison Norman | 3-17-1878 | |
| Leach, John | Mrs. Norman | 2-4-1879 | |
| Leak, G. W. | child | 10-22-1879 | |
| Lear, Jesse | father | 11-22-1865 | |
| Lear, Jesse | child | 2-12-1867 | |
| Leard, R. L. | daughter | 4-10-1865 | |
| Leard, Samuel F. | child | 3-10-1873 | |
| Lebbe, William | child | 8-8-1867 | |
| Lebner, Geo. | child | 9-29-1876 | |
| Lecroix, Louis | father | 8-15-1871 | |
| Lecroix, Louis | Mrs. Basier | 3-21-1873 | St. Vincent |
| Leddlemeyer, Herman | child | 3-20-1874 | Adams Township |
| Lee, Edward | child | 10-22-1869 | |
| Lee, John, Est. | self | 9-16-1862 | |
| Leeken, Herman | wife | 8-27-1873 | |
| Leeser, Charles | father | 1-28-1874 | |
| Leeser, Nancy | child | 6-4-1876 | |
| Leezer, Charles | child | 11-1-1877 | |
| Leezer, Henry | child | 3-25-1876 | |
| LeGraw, August | brother | 7-18-1879 | |
| Leguyer, P. | child | 8-11-1864 | |
| Lehman, Chas. | wife | 4-18-1878 | |
| Lehman, Charles, Est. | self | 12-5-1878 | |
| Lehman, Chris | mother | 9-4-1867 | Sister to F. Stillhorn |
| Lehman, Christian | father | 6-30-1879 | |
| Lehman, Jacob | child | 9-10-1873 | |
| Lehman, Samuel H. | self | 12-18-1870 | |
| Lehrman, Christian | son | 4-29-1879 | |
| Lehrman, John | self | 11-20-1874 | |
| Leiber, Margaret | (see Christian Schneider) | | |
| Leicheid, John | child | 7-10-1863 | |
| Leichner, Conrad | wife | 5-4-1869 | |
| Leichner, John | son | 5-2-1871 | |
| Leichner, Jno. | child | 6-11-1876 | |
| Leifel, Jos. J. | mother-in-law | 7-23-1878 | |
| Leighton, Mrs. Elizabeth | blank | 8-5-1869 | |
| Leinker, Henry | mother-in-law | 7-7-1870 | |
| Leinker, Henry | brother, Carl | 6-27-1873 | |
| Leinker, Henry | child | 8-8-1873 | |
| Leinker, Henry | child | 7-18-1874 | |
| Leising, William | (see Rudolph Krull) | | |
| Lemay, Elijah | self | 3-6-1863 | |
| Lenard, Wm. | blank | 8-15-1864 | |
| Lending, Joseph | blank | 9-10-1864 | |
| Lener, John | child | 7-14-1867 | |
| Leniker, H. | father | 10-31-1865 | |
| Leninger, Jno. | child | 4-20-1875 | |
| Lenoir, Francis | son | 2-4-1875 | |
| Lenz, Henry | child | 7-21-1876 | |
| Lenz, Henry | child | 12-31-1877 | |
| Lenz, Henry | child | 1-27-1878 | |
| Leonard, Dr. | wife | 8-5-1862 | |
| Leonard, Jon | child | 9-4-1870 | |
| Leonard, Wm. | child | 8-29-1870 | |
| Lepper, Henry | daughter | 2-13-1872 | |
| Lepper, Henry | son | 12-5-1873 | Lives near Akey |
| Lepper, William | child | 7-25-1866 | |
| Lerchner, Jno. | child | 6-11-1876 | |
| Lesinging | (see Allen County) | | |
| Lesman, Jacob | child | 2-9-1864 | |
| Lesser, Henry | child | 7-25-1870 | |
| Lesser, Henry | child | 5-16-1869 | |
| Lesuer, J. W. | child | 8-23-1876 | |
| Leutz, Fred | child | 12-22-1870 | |
| Levanway, Essie | (see Allen County) | | |
| Levenburg, John | child | 9-8-1872 | Mrs. Cleaver's son-in-law |
| Levenburg, John H. | child | 12-21-1873 | |
| Lewin, E. A. Ross | child | 8-30-1872 | |
| Lewis, Mrs. | child | 4-7-1879 | |
| Lewis, Dr. Edward | self | 9-5-1873 | |
| Lewis, Henry | child | 2-16-1869 | |
| Lewis, Ira, Est. | self | 8-25-1876 | |
| Lewis, Levi | self | 7-28-1871 | |
| Lewis, Wm. | child | 8-2-1862 | Worked at PA, Ft.Wayne RR Shop |
| Lichtzun, Henry | child | 12-4-1874 | |
| Liene, G. | child | 3-28-1863 | |
| Lille, Samuel | grandchild | 11-1-1862 | |
| Lille, Samuel, Jr. | self | 4-00-1869 | |
| Lillie, Samuel, Est. | self | 9-9-1870 | |
| Lilly, A. | blank | 8-15-1864 | |
| Lilly, James | blank | 9-3-1864 | |
| Limecooly, Casper | child | 9-13-1869 | |
| Linch, no name | child | 4-9-1865 | |
| Lindeman, Mattie | (see Allen County) | | |
| Lindemann, Mattie | (see J. H. Miller) | | |
| Lindenberg, Christian | child | 7-28-1870 | |
| Lindenman, William | child | 9-6-1872 | |
| Lindsey, John | daughter | 3-19-1874 | |
| Lindsey, John | self | 9-15-1875 | |
| Lingenfelser, Emil | self | 11-30-1873 | |
| Lininger, Florence | (see Bernard Barber) | | |
| Link, Adam | sister | 11-20-1873 | |
| Link, George | child | 8-6-1864 | |
| Link, George | child | 9-27-1866 | |
| Link, George | child | 7-21-1872 | |
| Link, George | child | 8-27-1872 | |
| Link, Mr. Geo. | Jacob Hooks | 3-2-1876 | |
| Link, George | child | 7-31-1879 | |
| Link, Col. Wm. H., Est. | self | 9-24-1862 | |
| Linken, Henry | child | 2-3-1875 | |
| Linker, Henry | mother | 7-24-1874 | |
| Linker, Henry | wife | 4-8-1875 | |
| Linker, Henry | Louisa Weiseheit | 4-9-1877 | |
| Linker, Henry E. | child | 4-11-1876 | |
| Lints, John | (see Martin Noll) | | |
| Lints, Josephine | (see Martin Noll) | | |
| Lisinger, Carl | blank | 10-12-1874 | |
| Litchtsunn, Henry | self | 7-10-1874 | |
| Little, Andrew | child | 3-12-1870 | Antwerp |
| Littot, George A. | child | 11-29-1868 | |
| Livingston, Sandwich | self | 1-30-1864 | |
| Loag, G. W. | child | 10-10-1872 | |
| Loag, Dr. G. W. | child | 10-18-1875 | |
| Loager, Peter | (see Allen County) | | |
| Lobay, Patrick | (see John Nolan) | 3-17-1879 | |
| Locklin, S. W. | child | 2-17-1874 | |
| Loftus, Margaret | self | 12-18-1871 | |
| Logan, William Nelson | wife | 5-25-1878 | |
| Logan, Wesley | child | 10-17-1872 | |
| Loghlin, M. | child | 2-5-1876 | |
| Lohman, Fred | Peter Yagers | 9-19-1875 | |
| Lomas, Chas., Est. | self | 12-1-1878 | |
| Lonergan, Mrs. M. J. | Mrs. Ann Collar | 10-14-1876 | |
| Long, B. H. | child | 3-29-1866 | |
| Long, G. W. | child | 1-26-1863 | |
| Long, Henry | wife | 2-10-1870 | |
| Long, Henry | child | 8-17-1870 | John Klinger's son-in-law |
| Long, J. | (see Warren Hockaday) | | |
| Long, James | blank | 7-27-1866 | Huntington |
| Long, Peter | child | 2-17-1870 | |
| Loop, James | child | 9-23-1867 | |
| Loos, Henry | child | 8-5-1872 | |
| Lopp, Valentine | mother | 10-4-1872 | |
| Lopshire, Henry | self | 1-22-1871 | |
| Lord, L. K. | child | 7-24-1873 | |
| Lorder, August | child | 4-26-1867 | |
| Lordier, Philip | child | 7-10-1874 | |
| Lordier, Phillip | blank | 3-5-1875 | |
| Lordier, Phillip | child | 7-22-1878 | |
| Lorne, Ferdinand | wife | 4-27-1879 | |
| Losh, Mr. | blank | 8-24-1864 | |
| Lotter, Egidius | small coffin | 11-7-1865 | |
| Louer, George | child | 8-1-1872 | |
| Louis, P. | child | 8-12-1864 | |
| Loup, Washington D. | self | 2-1-1877 | |
| Lovall, James | self | 4-8-1869 | |
| Lovall, Samuel | wife | 12-18-1867 | |
| Lovall, Samuel, Est. | self | 12-31-1879 | |
| Love, Wm. | child | 4-12-1876 | |
| Love, Mrs. | child | 6-6-1878 | |
| Love, Wm. | child | 4-13-1877 | |
| Loveal, Monroe | self | 11-8-1863 | |
| Loveland, L. K. | self | 9-10-1863 | |
| Lown, C. W. | blank | 12-4-1871 | |
| Lowrie, Judge | child | 9-10-1867 | |
| Lowry, no name | (see William B. Nelson) | | |
| Lowry, no name | self | 8-16-1865 | |
| Luce, no name | child | 10-23-1870 | |
| Lucey, Timothy | child | 9-18-1876 | |
| Luckey, Wm. | father | 4-13-1863 | |
| Ludwick, Joseph | daughter | 9-7-1863 | |
| Lueke, Catharine | (see Wayne Township) | | |
| Luhmann, Wm. | child | 8-16-1870 | |
| Luley, Philip | child | 11-17-1872 | |
| Luley, Philip | son | 2-13-1875 | |
| Luly, no name | child | 7-17-1865 | |
| Lumbard, S., Est. | self | 10-3-1877 | |
| Lumbard, S. | blank | 7-30-1877 | |
| Lumbard, S. | blank | 3-1-1878 | |
| Lund, H. | child | 9-16-1873 | |
| Lund, Hans | child | 4-26-1878 | |
| Lundy, Hugh | child | 9-3-1869 | |
| Lundy, Hugh | child | 6-9-1869 | |
| Lundy, Hugh | child | 8-24-1869 | |
| Lunz, Geo. | Mrs. M. Kern | 8-20-1877 | |
| Luxenburger, Philip | wife | 3-14-1872 | |
| Lydolph, Henry | wife | 12-6-1871 | |
| Lye, J. M. & Co. | W. J. Hunt | 9-3-1879 | Delphos, Ohio |
| Lylye, Jacob | child | 8-3-1863 | |
| Lynch, no name | child | 2-24-1867 | one that stutters |
| Lynch, Ellen | (see Allen County) | | |
| Lynch, James | blank | 8-20-1865 | |
| Lynch, John | (see Allen County) | | |
| Lynch, John | self | 10-31-1863 | |
| Lynch, John | child | 9-25-1868 | |
| Lynch, John | child | 7-31-1872 | |
| Lynch, John | child | 5-19-1879 | |
| Lynch, John | child | 3-18-1874 | |
| Lynch, John M. | child | 10-3-1875 | |
| Lynch, Mat. | child | 7-16-1862 | |
| Lynch, Matheis | father | 8-25-1876 | |
| Lynch, Matt | twins | 2-23-1866 | |
| Lynch, Matt | mother-in-law | 10-13-1872 | |
| Lynch, Matthew | (see Allen County) | | |
| Lynch, Thomas | child | 8-23-1867 | lives in Leo |
| Lynch, Wm. | (see Wm. Blee) | | |
| Lyons, David | wife | 6-1-1870 | |
| Lyster, no name | blank | 9-17-1864 | |
| Lytle, Mrs. M. S. | (see J. W. Ferley) | | |
| Lytle, Wm. | brother | 8-28-1862 | |
