Peter Lauerman Jr.

Peter Lauerman Jr. (né Lauermann; February 9, 1823 – December 18, 1857) was a German-born American farmer who was murdered in Blue Island.

Life
Peter Lauermann Jr. was born on February 9, 1823, to Peter Lauermann Sr. and Elizabeth Becker, in Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany. Lauermann arrived to the United States on August 4, 1840 in New York City, after departing from Le Havre, France.

On August 13, 1848, Lauerman married his second cousin Elizabeth Lauerman. They had four children together, Pete, Nicholas, Jacob, and John.

Lauerman naturalized as a United States citizen on April 25, 1855.

On December 18, 1857, Lauerman's body was found lying on grass near a road in Blue Island, Illinois. A suspect, Albert Straub, also known as Emile Derr, was arrested in Milwaukee after caught carrying Lauerman's wallet and pistol. Straub later confessed to the murder, and was subsequently hanged.