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Franklin Wesley Peterson 1901–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 August 1901

Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 29 March 1980

Death Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Father: James Peterson

Mother: Margaret Townsend

Spouse(s): Alma Churchill

Children(s): Christine Peterson, John Peterson, Joan Peterson, Betty Peterson, Eileen Peterson, Barbara Peterson, Franklyn Peterson, Edna Peterson

Franklin Wesley Peterson was born in 1901 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, the child of James Franklin Peterson And Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend. In 1911, Franklin Wesley Peterson resided in Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England. Franklin Wesley Peterson married Alma Violet Churchill, and had children including Barbara Frances Peterson, Betty Peterson, Christine Elisabeth Peterson, Edna Margaret Mary Peterson, Eileen Jean Peterson, Franklyn Jack Peterson, Joan Doreen Peterson, John Peterson, Myrtle Anne Peterson. Franklin Wesley Peterson passed away in 1980 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Franklin Wesley Peterson was born in 1901 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, the child of James Franklin Peterson And Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend.
  • In 1911, Franklin Wesley Peterson resided in Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England.
  • Franklin Wesley Peterson married Alma Violet Churchill, and had children including Barbara Frances Peterson, Betty Peterson, Christine Elisabeth Peterson, Edna Margaret Mary Peterson, Eileen Jean Peterson, Franklyn Jack Peterson, Joan Doreen Peterson, John Peterson, Myrtle Anne Peterson.
  • Franklin Wesley Peterson passed away in 1980 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Peterson
1866–1944
Birth Location: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
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Margaret Townsend
1865–1927
Birth Location: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
MT

Spouses(s)

Alma Churchill
1903–1991
Birth Location: Holmer, Herefordshire, England
AC

Children(s)

Christine Peterson
1933–2001
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
CP
John Peterson
1926–1926
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
JP
Joan Peterson
1921–2012
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
JP
Betty Peterson
1927–1927
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
BP
Eileen Peterson
1923–2014
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
EP
Barbara Peterson
1931–2019
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
BP
Franklyn Peterson
1935–2016
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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Edna Peterson
1925–1981
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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Franklin Peterson's Ancestors

Self
Franklin Peterson
1901–1980
Birth Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Parents
James Franklin Peterson
1866–1944
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Margaret (Rebecca Matilda) Townsend
1865–1927
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
James Peterson
1841–
Torthorwald, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Miriam
1842–1877
Scotland
George Townsend
1835–1918
Ashow Warwickshire England
Elizabeth (Ann) Brown
1836–1911
Bearley, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Peterson
1805–1878
Mary Armstrong
1815–1881
Joseph Townsend
1788–1868
Margaret Cooknell
1792–1869
John Brown
1811–
Mary Hudson
1812–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Peterson
1783–1858
Fanny Cowan
1782–1873
George Armstrong
1789–1845
Elizabeth Barclay
1777–1869
Joseph Townsend
1746–1830
Elizabeth Cross
1747–1813
Thomas Cooknell
1756–1819
Nanny Barron
1758–1830
John Brown
1785–
Ann
1785–
William Hudson
1784–1832
Thomasin Fisher
1783–1838

Franklin Peterson's Descendants

1.
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Franklin (Wesley) Peterson (18 August 1901–29 March 1980) m. Alma (Violet) Churchill (28 February 1903–March 1991)
  1. 1. Christine (Elisabeth) Peterson 1933–2001
  2. 2. John Peterson 1926–1926
  3. 3. Joan (Doreen) Peterson 1921–2012 m. Thomas (Alfred) Presley 1920–1997
  4. 4. Betty Peterson 1927–1927
  5. 5. Eileen (Jean) Peterson 1923–2014 m. Howard (C.) Allen 1918–
  6. 6. Barbara (Frances) Peterson 1931–2019 m. Ralph (A.) Morris 1924–
  7. 7. Franklyn (Jack) Peterson 1935–2016
  8. 8. Edna (Margaret Mary) Peterson 1925–1981 m. Frank Openshaw 1924–2007

Franklin Peterson's Timeline

3 Records

1901
18 August 1901
Birth of Franklin Wesley Peterson in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1911
1911
Age 10
Franklin Wesley Peterson resided here in Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England
Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England
1980
29 March 1980
Age 79
Death of Franklin Wesley Peterson in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 August 1901
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1980
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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