Background
Petter, Rodolphe C. was born on February 19, 1865 in Vevey, Switzerland. Son of Louis and Elise (Dubuis de la Praz) Petter.
Petter, Rodolphe C. was born on February 19, 1865 in Vevey, Switzerland. Son of Louis and Elise (Dubuis de la Praz) Petter.
Educational public schools, Switzerland. Missionary course, 7 years, Basel Theological School. Bachelor of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity, Bethel College, Newton, Kansas Came to the United States, 1890.
Missionary among Southern Cheyenne Indians, Cantonment, Oklahoma, 1891-1916. Northern Cheyennes at Lame Deer, Montana, since 1916.
Member International History Society (Paris).
Married Marie Gerber, May 14, 1890 (died July 30, 1910). Married second, Bertha Elise Kinsinger (also missionary), November 28, 1911. Children: Olga Marie (Mistress P. F. Schroeder), Valdo Rodolphe.