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Florence May Peterson 1902 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1902

Birth Location: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1988

Death Location: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Peterson

Mother: Olive Work

Spouse(s): William Buchanan

Children(s): Dorothy Buchanan, Eleanor Buchanan, Kathryn Buchanan, Vivian Buchanan

Florence May Peterson was born in 1902 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William James Peterson and Olive Blanche Work. In 1910, Florence May Peterson resided in Johnstown Ward 5, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1920, Florence May Peterson resided in Johnstown Ward 8, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA. Florence May Peterson married William Donaldson Buchanan, and had children including Dorothy Irene Buchanan, Eleanor Buchanan, Kathryn Marie Buchanan, Vivian Buchanan. Florence May Peterson passed away in 1988 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Florence May Peterson was born in 1902 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William James Peterson and Olive Blanche Work.
  • In 1910, Florence May Peterson resided in Johnstown Ward 5, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1920, Florence May Peterson resided in Johnstown Ward 8, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Florence May Peterson married William Donaldson Buchanan, and had children including Dorothy Irene Buchanan, Eleanor Buchanan, Kathryn Marie Buchanan, Vivian Buchanan.
  • Florence May Peterson passed away in 1988 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Peterson
1873 – 1917
Birth Location: Jennertown, Pennsylvania
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Olive Work
1880 – 1918
Birth Location: Rochester Mills, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Buchanan
1897 – 1971
Birth Location: Pennsylvania,USA
WB

Children(s)

Dorothy Buchanan
1921 – 2008
Birth Location: Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Eleanor Buchanan
1924 – 2011
Birth Location: Johnstown
EB
Kathryn Buchanan
1925 – 2007
Birth Location: Johnstown CA, Pennsylvania
KB
Vivian Buchanan
1930 – 2004
Birth Location: Johnstown CA, Pennsylvania
VB

Florence Peterson's Ancestors

Self
Florence Peterson
1902 – 1988
Birth Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William James Peterson
1873 – 1917
Jennertown, Pennsylvania
Olive (Blanche) Work
1880 – 1918
Rochester Mills, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Peterson
1834 – 1905
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Missouria (Jane) Boyd
1844 – 1918
Jenner Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Hugh (M) Work
1844 – 1905
East Mahoning, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Eliza (C) Conner
1855 – 1903
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
James Peterson
1800 –
Jane
1800 –
William Boyd
1814 – 1854
Nancy Davis
1826 – 1848
John Work
1799 – 1872
Martha Hamilton
1803 – 1846
Charles Conner
1823 – 1894
Harriet Sunderland
1835 – 1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*James Boyd
1790 – 1889
*Anna Miller
1792 – 1870
? Davies)
– 1836
Frances Barclay
1796 – 1862
William Work
1760 – 1828
Miriam Scroggs
1775 – 1855
Robert Hamilton
1760 – 1829
Ann
Ireland Conner
1806 –
Mary Argue
1796 – 1857
Michael Sunderland
1802 – 1871
Mary Rattew
1807 – 1861

Florence Peterson's Descendants

1.
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Florence (May) Peterson (22 Feb 1902 – 19 May 1988) m. William (Donaldson) Buchanan (2 August 1897 – 23 February 1971)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Irene) Buchanan (28 December 1921 – 5 May 2008)
  2. 2. Eleanor Buchanan (24 Apr 1924 – 9 Apr 2011) m. Kenneth (E) Robertson (abt 1925 – 1991)
  3. 3. Kathryn (Marie) Buchanan (31 Dec 1925 – 14 Dec 2007) m. William (Louis) Brownlee (13 December 1914 – 21 October 1998)
  4. 4. Vivian Buchanan (25 Feb 1930 – 27 Feb 2004) m. Martin Zemler (12 September 1926 – 29 May 2012)
    1. 1. Lori (Kay) Zemler (29 August 1959 – 3 January 2006) m. David Dunn
    2. 2. Karla (Lee) Zemler (3 Feb 1961 – )

Florence Peterson's Timeline

9 Records

1902
22 Feb 1902
Birth of Florence May Peterson in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 8
Florence May Peterson resided here in Johnstown Ward 5, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown Ward 5, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
Florence May Peterson resided here in Johnstown Ward 8, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown Ward 8, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
Florence May Peterson resided here in Johnstown, Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Florence May Peterson resided here in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 38
Florence May Peterson resided here in , Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
, Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Florence May Peterson resided here in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1963
1963-1964
Age 61
Florence May Peterson resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1988
19 May 1988
Age 86
Death of Florence May Peterson in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1902
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Johnstown Ward 5, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1323; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1375336
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Johnstown Ward 5, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Johnstown Ward 5, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1323; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1375336

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Johnstown Ward 8, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Johnstown Ward 8, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1546; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 182

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Johnstown, Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 2341746

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Johnstown, Cambria

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963-1964
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1988
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Southmont, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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