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Bertha Mae Peterson 1879–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1879

Birth Location: Shakleyville, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 25 Jun 1952

Death Location: Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Findley

Mother: Mary Findley

Spouse(s): Frank X, Hudson Grinnell

Children(s): Beatrice Decker, Alice X, Freddie Grinnell, Violet Daugherty, Lewis Grinnell, Evelynn Grinnell, Floyd Grinnells, Walter Grinnells, James Grinnells, Harry Grinnell, Jennie Grinnels, Paul Grinnell, John Grinnell

In 1879, Bertha Mae Peterson entered the world in Shakleyville, Pennsylvania, born to Thomas S Findley And Mary Jennie Findley. Bertha Mae Peterson married Frank Smock X, Hudson Grinnell, and had children including Alice Christine Moore Hawley Wooley Dobbs Hodges X, Beatrice M Decker, Evelynn F Grinnell, Floyd Grinnells, Freddie Grinnell, Harry Alton Grinnell, James Grinnells, Jennie M Grinnels, John H Grinnell, Lewis Grinnell, Paul Grinnell, Violet Daugherty, Walter Grinnells. Bertha Mae Peterson passed away in 1952 in Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Bertha Mae Peterson entered the world in Shakleyville, Pennsylvania, born to Thomas S Findley And Mary Jennie Findley.
  • Bertha Mae Peterson married Frank Smock X, Hudson Grinnell, and had children including Alice Christine Moore Hawley Wooley Dobbs Hodges X, Beatrice M Decker, Evelynn F Grinnell, Floyd Grinnells, Freddie Grinnell, Harry Alton Grinnell, James Grinnells, Jennie M Grinnels, John H Grinnell, Lewis Grinnell, Paul Grinnell, Violet Daugherty, Walter Grinnells.
  • Bertha Mae Peterson passed away in 1952 in Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Findley
1862–1918
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
TF
Mary Findley
1859–1923
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
MF

Spouses(s)

Frank X
1872–1938
Birth Location: Fairfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
FX
Hudson Grinnell
1870–1962
Birth Location: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
HG

Children(s)

Beatrice Decker
1904–1984
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
BD
Alice X
1921–1992
Birth Location: Geneva, Crawford, Pennsylvania
AX
Freddie Grinnell
1898–1975
Birth Location: Atlantic, Crawford, Pennsylvania
FG
Violet Daugherty
1902–1952
Birth Location: Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
VD
Lewis Grinnell
1904–1989
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
LG
Evelynn Grinnell
1905–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
EG
Floyd Grinnells
1908–1984
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
FG
Walter Grinnells
1909–1962
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
WG
James Grinnells
1913–1987
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JG
Harry Grinnell
1918–1999
Birth Location: Meadville, Pennsylvania
HG
Jennie Grinnels
1912–1999
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JG
Paul Grinnell
1918–1974
Birth Location: Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
PG
John Grinnell
1909–1989
Birth Location: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
JG

Bertha Peterson's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Peterson
1879–1952
Birth Place: Shakleyville, Pennsylvania
Parents
Thomas S Findley
1862–1918
Wisconsin, USA
Mary (Jennie) Findley
1859–1923
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (S) Findley
1820–1862
Wis
Pheofalus Peterson
1819–1902
Fairfield Township (became Greenwood), Crawford Co., Pennsylvania
Abigail (Taylor) Peterson
1827–1914
Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Edward Taylor
1801–1848
Nancy Trace
1810–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bertha Peterson's Descendants

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Bertha (Mae) Peterson (15 Feb 1879–25 Jun 1952) m. Frank (Smock) X (8 Mar 1872–28 Dec 1938) m. Hudson Grinnell (1 August 1870–9 November 1962)
  1. 1. Beatrice (M) Decker 1904–1984 m. Burland (Domars) Kettering 1906–1974 m. William (Charles) Decker 1895–1957 m. William (C) Decker 1896–1969
    1. 1. Margaret (V KETTERING Yarolin White Stamper) Farrand 1927–2009 m. Reynold (Lamont White) Jr 1922–2010 m. Harry (W) Farrand 1936–2001 m. Donald (L) Stamper 1930–2007 m. Paul (Junior) Yarolin 1926–2010 m. Joseph (Edward) Farrand 1913–2004
      1. 1. Reynold (Lamont "Butch" White) III 1945–2015
    2. 2. Burland (Dumars Kettering) Jr 1928–2000 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Gourley 1931–2023
      1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Kettering 1949–1949
      2. 2. Michael (Burland) Kettering 1950–2022
    3. 3. William (C Decker) Jr 1920–2000 m. Jane (Richards) Fuller 1920–1999 m. Evelyn (Marjorie) Joyce 1923–2009
      1. 1. James (Fuller) Decker 1946–1976
    4. 4. Dorothy (May) Decker 1918–1991 m. William (T Brooks) Jr 1916–
    5. 5. Ilah (Isabelle) Decker 1925–1998 m. Earl (D) Hartline 1911–1995 m. Earl Hartline 1896–1958
      1. 1. James (Earl) Hartline 1942–2004
      2. 2. Kenneth (Eugene) Hartline 1947–2005
      3. 3. Lawrence (Albert) Hartline 1925–1949
    6. 6. Glenn (A) Kettering 1930–2008 m. Doris (L.) Smith 1931–1997
      1. 1. Carl Kettering 1950–1995
    7. 7. Harold Decker 1922–2013
    8. 8. Dorothy (May) Decker 1918–1998
    9. 9. Harold (L) Decker 1914–2007
    10. 10. Burgoyne (Ferrier) Decker 1923–1982
    11. 11. Beatrice (M ‘Beatie’) Allison 1931–2018
    12. 12. William (E Decker) Jr 1919–
    13. 13. Harold (L) Decker 1922–2017 m. Helen (I) Workinger 1923–1996
  2. 2. Alice (Christine MOORE Hawley Wooley Dobbs Hodges) X 1921–1992 m. Nonie (Lee) Dobbs 1909–1994 m. Thomas (Calvin) Hodges 1915–2003 m. Lee Hawley 1910–1968 m. Harold (E) Todd 1915–1975
    1. 1. Baby Hawley 1940–1940
    2. 2. Joyce Hawley 1939–1997 m. Paul (F.) Hart 1938–2008
    3. 3. Dixie (Lee) Dunda 1941–2021
  3. 3. Freddie Grinnell 1898–1975 m. Mildred (Irma) Reaugh 1911–1970
    1. 1. Doris (Jean) Smock 1941–1958
    2. 2. Geraldine Smock 1949–2019
  4. 4. Violet Daugherty 1902–1952 m. John Daugherty 1902–
    1. 1. Olive (I) Johnston 1921–1990 m. Eugene (Kenneth) Palmer 1920– m. John (Lewis) Jones 1924–1971 m. Howard Hadsell 1920–
  5. 5. Lewis Grinnell 1904–1989 m. Jennie Grinnell 1909–1986
    1. 1. Nancy Baker 1936–2009 m. Paul (J Schwartz) Jr 1936–2020
    2. 2. Lela Grinnell 1929–2019
  6. 6. Evelynn (F) Grinnell 1905– m. Walter Gibson 1919–1983
  7. 7. Floyd Grinnells 1908–1984
  8. 8. Walter Grinnells 1909–1962 m. Nellie (Ellen) Huss 1915–1949 m. Helen (R) Whaley 1915–1949
    1. 1. Catherine (Ann) Grinnell 1940–1940
  9. 9. James Grinnells 1913–1987 m. Charlotte Labrash 1913–1996
  10. 10. Harry (Alton) Grinnell 1918–1999 m. Carol (Elizabeth) Siegrist 1933–1994 m. Pearl (M) Snearline 1919–1970
    1. 1. Paul (Harry) Grinnell 1948–1948
  11. 11. Jennie (M.) Grinnels 1912–1999
  12. 12. Paul Grinnell 1918–1974 m. Helen Grinnell 1920–1997
  13. 13. John (H) Grinnell 1909–1989 m. Gretchen Fahr 1909–1986 m. Billie (Viola) Erwin 1911–1996
    1. 1. Barbara (Lou) Grinnell 1933–2013

Bertha Peterson's Timeline

7 Records

1879
15 Feb 1879
Birth of Bertha Mae Peterson in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1879
15 Feb 1879
Birth of Bertha Mae Peterson in Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
1879
15 Feb 1879
Birth of Bertha Mae Peterson in Shakleyville, Pennsylvania
Shakleyville, Pennsylvania
1930
1930
Age 51
Bertha Mae Peterson resided here in Meadville, Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Meadville, Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
1952
25 Jan 1952
Age 73
Death of Bertha Mae Peterson in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1952
25 Jun 1952
Age 73
Death of Bertha Mae Peterson in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
1952
25 Jun 1952
Age 73
Death of Bertha Mae Peterson in Meadville, Crawford, PA, USA
Meadville, Crawford, PA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Crawford County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Shakleyville, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Meadville, Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1952
    Event Place: Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1952
    Event Place: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1952
    Event Place: Meadville, Crawford, PA, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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