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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): Joan Peterson, Eileen Peterson, Edna Peterson, John Peterson, Betty Peterson, Barbara Peterson, Christine Peterson, Franklyn Peterson, Myrtle Peterson

In 1901, Franklin Wesley Peterson entered the world in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, born to 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 Joan Doreen Peterson, Eileen Jean Peterson, Edna Margaret Mary Peterson, John Peterson, Betty Peterson, Barbara Frances Peterson, Christine Elisabeth Peterson, Franklyn Jack Peterson, Myrtle Anne Peterson. Franklin Wesley Peterson passed away in 1980 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Franklin Wesley Peterson entered the world in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, born to 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 Joan Doreen Peterson, Eileen Jean Peterson, Edna Margaret Mary Peterson, John Peterson, Betty Peterson, Barbara Frances Peterson, Christine Elisabeth Peterson, Franklyn Jack Peterson, Myrtle Anne Peterson.
  • Franklin Wesley Peterson passed away in 1980 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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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

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Franklin (Wesley) Peterson (18 August 1901 – 29 March 1980) m. Alma (Violet) Churchill (28 February 1903 – March 1991)
  1. 1. Joan (Doreen) Peterson (16 September 1921 – 29 October 2012) m. Thomas (Alfred) Presley (3 August 1920 – May 1997)
  2. 2. Eileen (Jean) Peterson (January 1923 – 12 January 2014) m. Howard (C.) Allen (about 1918 – )
  3. 3. Edna (Margaret Mary) Peterson (10 January 1925 – 20 February 1981) m. Frank Openshaw (14 July 1924 – 29 July 2007)
    1. 1. Lynda (Rosemary) Openshaw (5 November 1948 – ) m. Paul (Russell) Dixon (31 January 1947 – 13 October 2003) m. Alan Burgess (26 March 1950 – 27 July 2013)
      1. 1. Christian (Paul) Dixon (10 October 1970 – )
      2. 2. Kellie (Anne) Burgess (22 September 1977 – )
      3. 3. Mark Openshaw (15 October 1967 – )
  4. 4. John Peterson (July 1926 – September 1926)
  5. 5. Betty Peterson (October 1927 – December 1927)
  6. 6. Barbara (Frances) Peterson (25 November 1931 – 13 October 2019) m. Ralph (A.) Morris (1924 – )
  7. 7. Christine (Elisabeth) Peterson (25 October 1933 – February 2001) m. Eric (L.) Jenkins (about 1930 – )
  8. 8. Franklyn (Jack) Peterson (October 1935 – 2016)
  9. 9. Myrtle (Anne) Peterson (17 August 1939 – ) m. John (W.) White (about 1930 – )

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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