PETER COUNTZLER, Webster County, was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., September 1, 1838, is a son of Anthony and Mary (Falkenstein) Countzler, and is of German descent. At the close of the Revolutionary war, the ancestors of our subject came to America and settled in Pittsburgh, Penn. Subject's parents immigrated to Kentucky, when he was very young, and settled in Henderson County. He learned the carpenter's trade under his father, and at the age of twenty-one years, began life for himself. He worked at carpentering for a number of years, locating first at Uniontown, Ky., then at Shawneetown, Ill., and subsequently at Evansville, Ind. In 1864 he came to Webster County, Ky., and for four years clerked in the store of T. J. Jackson. In 1871 he came to Sebree and engaged in the furniture and undertaking business for three years. He then added drugs, groceries and hardware, and still continues in this business. He is one of the pioneer merchants of Sebree, and has been one of the most successful. When he came here he had but $800 and is now worth at least $8,000. He was married in 1871 to Miss Sarah Brooks of Webster County, daughter of W. H. and Jane (Walker) Brooks. They have three children, viz.: George E., Mary J., and Katherine. Mr. Countzler is a Mason and a Democrat. Mrs. Countzler is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

 

Source:  J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Page 1031.