MODAFF, Peter

1883 - 1954  (71 years)

• Name	MODAFF, Peter
  Born	13 Mar 1883	Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Jun 1954	Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I43016	Banat
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	MODAFF, Nicolas,   b. 10 Nov 1844, Heffingen, , Luxembourg, Luxembourg ,   d. 8 Aug 1904, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	FEIDERT, Caroline,   b. 12 Jan 1851, Vianden, , Diekirch, Luxembourg ,   d. 15 Jan 1913, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	15 Dec 1874	Kane County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F17032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	FRISCH, Anna Dora,   b. 23 Jan 1887, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA ,   d. 28 Apr 1922, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States  (Age 35 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1909	Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
  	St. Joseph's Church
  Children	+ 1. MODAFF, Caroline D.,   b. 25 Jun 1910, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA ,   d. 25 Jan 2002, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA  (Age 91 years) + 2. MODAFF, Lillian Elizabeth,   b. 13 Feb 1912, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA ,   d. 20 Oct 2001, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA  (Age 89 years) + 3. MODAFF, Nicholas John Sr.,   b. 24 Jan 1914, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States ,   d. 26 May 2008, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States  (Age 94 years) + 4. MODAFF, Cecelia S.,   b. 28 Mar 1916, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States ,   d. 14 Sep 2002, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States  (Age 86 years) + 5. MODAFF, Agnes Joan,   b. 24 Jan 1918, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States ,   d. 21 Sep 1998, Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States  (Age 80 years) + 6. MODAFF, Bernard J.,   b. 30 Dec 1919, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States ,   d. 29 Dec 1995, Geneva, Kane, Illinois, USA  (Age 75 years)   7. MODAFF, Peter,   b. 3 Mar 1922,   d. 19 Apr 1923  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2021
  Family ID	F17043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	BERMES, Mathilda
  Married	1944  [2]
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F17038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Mar 1883 - Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA Married - 28 Apr 1909 - Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA Died - 11 Jun 1954 - Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  PETER AND DORA MODAFF FAMILY Peter and Dora Modaff moved to Naperville, the year of 1914. Both were born in Aurora, Illinois. Peter's family came from Luxenburg. Dora's father also from Luxenburg, her mother was born in America. Peter and Dora Modaff were married in April 28, 1909, in St. Joseph Church of Aurora. They were blessed with 7 children. Caroline the oldest daughter married Bill Gaworski, had 2 children; husband passed away in 1980. Lillian married Clarence Landorf, had 6 children. Oldest son Frank died of injuries received in auto accident at the age of 44, Clarence died the same year-1977. Nick married Alice Meisinger, had 6 children; one daughter Mary was killed at age of 29 in 1971, her assailant never found. Cecilia married James Kuhn, have 3 children living, 1 died at birth. Agnes married Leon Theis, had 4 children. Bernard married Mary Keller, had 7 children. Peter Jr. (youngest) died at age 13 months from Infantile Paralyses. In 1914, Peter and Dora rented a farm from William Paeth, 117 acres for $3.00 per acre, located on the corner of Modaff Road and 75th Street. In 1922, Dora died-on their 13th wedding anniversary. In the Fall of 1923, Peter's sisterand husband, the Henry Weyderts moved in with Peter and helped raise the children. In 1924, Peter bought the farm for $160.00 per acre. In 1929, Peter was elected Highway Commissioner-a position which he held for five terms until his death in 1954. While in office roads were renamed and "Modaff Road" was named in his honor. In 1942, Peter sold 37 acres of the farm to Dan Meisinger. The balance of the farm (80 acres) he kept until his death in 1954. Peter married Matilda Bermes in 1943 and moved to town. Bernard and his wife Mary lived on the farm until it was sold to Phil Kelly in 1955. It was sold for subdivision in 1961. The Peter Modaff family were members of St. Peter and Paul Parish and all the children graduated from the parish school.

  
  

• Sources

  [S88] http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm?op=GET&db=lockwd&id=, John Fishbeck, I73972 (Reliability: 3), 9 Jan 2012. [S87] Obituary (Reliability: 3), 10 Jan 2012.