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Bernice Merry Peterson 1939–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1939

Birth Location: Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 2 Jan 1940

Death Location: Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, USA

Father: Clifford Peterson

Mother: Luella Dawdy

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In 1939, Bernice Merry Peterson entered the world in Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States, born to Clifford Merlin Peterson And Luella Nellie Dawdy. Bernice Merry Peterson passed away in 1940 in Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1939, Bernice Merry Peterson entered the world in Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States, born to Clifford Merlin Peterson And Luella Nellie Dawdy.
  • Bernice Merry Peterson passed away in 1940 in Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, USA.

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Bernice Peterson's Ancestors

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Bernice Peterson
1939–1940
Birth Place: Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States
Parents
Clifford Merlin Peterson
1912–1940
Little Sioux, Woodbury, Iowa
Luella (Nellie) Dawdy
1914–1978
Council Bluffs, IA
Grandparents
John (Hanson) Peterson
1865–1916
Trondhyen, Norway
Mary (Katherine (Kate)) Chilton
1873–1955
Avoca, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Charles (Clayton) Dawdy
1885–1957
Persia, Harrison, IA
Agnes (Florence) Courtney
1887–
Alberta Province, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Ole Peterson
1831–
Cora" Knutson
1832–1949
James Chilton
1845–1900
Precilla Chilton
1852–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Chilton
1822–1857
Catharine Lee
1826–1850
Howard Harris
1800–1879
Mary Hagar
1820–1877

Bernice Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1939
25 Dec 1939
Birth of Bernice Merry Peterson in Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States
Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States
1940
2 Jan 1940
Age 1
Death of Bernice Merry Peterson in Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Whiting, Monona, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101821087

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Smithland, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101821087

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