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Elmer Wilhelm Peterson 1891–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Apr 1891

Birth Location: Lampton, Walsh Co, North Dakota, USA

Death Date: 1945

Death Location: Garrison, McLean County, North Dakota, United States of America

Father: John Peterson

Mother: Pauline Fredriked

Spouse(s): Bertha Goodman

Children(s): Pauline Korea, Dorothy Kerzmann, William Peterson

The story of Elmer Wilhelm Peterson began in 1891 in Lampton, Walsh Co, North Dakota, USA. In 1910, Elmer Wilhelm Peterson resided in Edinburg, Walsh, North Dakota, USA. In 1920, Elmer Wilhelm Peterson resided in Garrison, McLean, North Dakota, USA. Elmer Wilhelm Peterson married Bertha Sigurbjorg Goodman, and had children including Dorothy Jewel Peterson Kerzmann, Pauline Holmfrida Peterson Minnesota Captain Army Nurse Corps World War Ii Korea, William Elmer Peterson. Elmer Wilhelm Peterson passed away in 1945 in Garrison, McLean County, North Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elmer Wilhelm Peterson began in 1891 in Lampton, Walsh Co, North Dakota, USA.
  • In 1910, Elmer Wilhelm Peterson resided in Edinburg, Walsh, North Dakota, USA.
  • In 1920, Elmer Wilhelm Peterson resided in Garrison, McLean, North Dakota, USA.
  • Elmer Wilhelm Peterson married Bertha Sigurbjorg Goodman, and had children including Dorothy Jewel Peterson Kerzmann, Pauline Holmfrida Peterson Minnesota Captain Army Nurse Corps World War Ii Korea, William Elmer Peterson.
  • Elmer Wilhelm Peterson passed away in 1945 in Garrison, McLean County, North Dakota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elmer Peterson's Ancestors

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Elmer Peterson
1891–1945
Birth Place: Lampton, Walsh Co, North Dakota, USA
Parents
John Eliassen Peterson
1858–1914
Ormeshagahult, Hovmantorp, Kronoberg, Sweden
Pauline (Josephine "Lena") Fredriked
1859–1934
Trondheim, Trondheim kommune, Sør-Trøndelag fylke, Norway
Grandparents
Elias Peterson
1830–1906
Sweden
Sophia (Petersdotter) Horn
1831–1916
Hojorthalan, Backaryd, Blekinge, Sweden
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elmer Peterson's Descendants

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Elmer (Wilhelm) Peterson (7 Apr 1891–1945) m. Bertha (Sigurbjorg) Goodman (Aug 1890–19 November 1929)
  1. 1. Pauline (Holmfrida Peterson Minnesota Captain Army Nurse Corps World War II) Korea 1914–1972
  2. 2. Dorothy (Jewel Peterson) Kerzmann 1917–1979 m. John (C.) Kerzmann 1907–1985
    1. 1. Wilfred (John) Kerzmann 1942–2015
  3. 3. William (Elmer) Peterson 1921–2007 m. Donna (G CARLSON) Peterson 1922–2013
    1. 1. Jeffrey (Lane) Peterson 1949–2019

Elmer Peterson's Timeline

4 Records

1891
7 Apr 1891
Birth of Elmer Wilhelm Peterson in Lampton, Walsh Co, North Dakota, USA
Lampton, Walsh Co, North Dakota, USA
1910
1910
Age 19
Elmer Wilhelm Peterson resided here in Edinburg, Walsh, North Dakota, USA
Edinburg, Walsh, North Dakota, USA
1920
1920
Age 29
Elmer Wilhelm Peterson resided here in Garrison, McLean, North Dakota, USA
Garrison, McLean, North Dakota, USA
1945
1945
Age 54
Death of Elmer Wilhelm Peterson in Portland, Multnomah Co, Oregon, USA
Portland, Multnomah Co, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Lampton, Walsh Co, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Edinburg, Walsh, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Garrison, McLean, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Portland, Multnomah Co, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1971

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Garrison, McLean County, North Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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