Peter Lauerman Jr.

Peter Lauerman Jr. (né Lauermann; February 9, 1823 – December 18, 1857) was a Germ an-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. It is assumed that they had only one child together, Jacob.

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 Stroup, also known as Emile Derr, was arrested in Milwaukee and confessed to the murder.