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Dorothy Mary Margaret Peters 1914–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1914

Birth Location: Sheridan, Sheridan County, WY, USA

Death Date: 06 January 1989

Death Location: Merced, Merced County, CA, USA

Father: Martin Peters

Mother: Mary Sack

Spouse(s): Thomas Melton

Children(s): Diane (Halloa), Sandra Melton

In 1914, Dorothy Mary Margaret Peters entered the world in Sheridan, Sheridan County, WY, USA, born to Martin Richard Peters And Mary Louisa Sack. Dorothy Mary Margaret Peters married Thomas Austin Melton, and had children including Diane Dorothea Melton Halloa, Mary Catherine Melton, Sandra Loretta Melton. Dorothy Mary Margaret Peters passed away in 1989 in Merced, Merced County, CA, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1914, Dorothy Mary Margaret Peters entered the world in Sheridan, Sheridan County, WY, USA, born to Martin Richard Peters And Mary Louisa Sack.
  • Dorothy Mary Margaret Peters married Thomas Austin Melton, and had children including Diane Dorothea Melton Halloa, Mary Catherine Melton, Sandra Loretta Melton.
  • Dorothy Mary Margaret Peters passed away in 1989 in Merced, Merced County, CA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Peters
1878–1947
Birth Location: Barton Twp, Washington, Wisconsin, USA
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Mary Sack
1887–1972
Birth Location: St Marys, Kansas
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Melton
1914–1992
Birth Location: Clyde Park, Park County, MT, USA
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Children(s)

Diane (Halloa)
1934–2003
Birth Location: Edgemont, Fall River County, SD, USA
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Sandra Melton
1939–2005
Birth Location: Edgemont, Fall River County, SD, USA
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Dorothy Peters's Ancestors

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Dorothy Peters
1914–1989
Birth Place: Sheridan, Sheridan County, WY, USA
Parents
Martin Richard Peters
1878–1947
Barton Twp, Washington, Wisconsin, USA
Mary (Louisa) Sack
1887–1972
St Marys, Kansas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Peters's Descendants

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Dorothy (Mary Margaret) Peters (13 Jun 1914–06 January 1989) m. Thomas (Austin) Melton (30 November 1914–11 Jan 1992)
  1. 1. Diane (Dorothea Melton) (Halloa) 1934–2003 m. Eugene (Clifford) Smith 1932–2015
  2. 2. Sandra (Loretta) Melton 1939–2005

Dorothy Peters's Timeline

2 Records

1914
13 Jun 1914
Birth of Dorothy Mary Margaret Peters in Sheridan, Sheridan County, WY, USA
Sheridan, Sheridan County, WY, USA
1989
06 January 1989
Age 75
Death of Dorothy Mary Margaret Peters in Merced, Merced County, CA, USA
Merced, Merced County, CA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1914
    Event Place: Sheridan, Sheridan County, WY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 January 1989
    Event Place: Merced, Merced County, CA, USA
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