Contributed by Jan Treiber

When Peter Draude was born on October 31, 1814, in Fritzlar, Hesse, Germany, his father, Casper, was 37 and his mother, Marie, was 30. He married Ann Gertrude Siebert on November 6, 1842, in his hometown. They had five children in 11 years. He died on August 18, 1877, in Fritzlar, Hesse, Germany, at the age of 62.