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Henry Christian Peterson 1873–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 March 1873

Birth Location: Vilstrup Skov, Skibet, Vejle, Denmark

Death Date: 9 November 1937

Death Location: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Carl Jespersen

Mother: Anna Hansen

Spouse(s): Hermanda Swanberg

Children(s): Val 1953, Carl Peterson, Frederick Peterson, Norma Peterson, Thelma Peterson, Paul Peterson

In 1873, Henry Christian Peterson entered the world in Vilstrup Skov, Skibet, Vejle, Denmark, born to Carl Jespersen And Anna Kristine Hansen. Henry Christian Peterson married Hermanda Fredrika Swanberg, and had children including Carl Thorvald Peterson, Frederick Norden Peterson, Norma Dagmar Aurora Peterson, Paul Bjorn Peterson, Thelma Linnea Peterson, Val Frederick Demar Erastus Peterson Was An American Politician Who Served As The 26Th Governor Of Nebraska From 1947 To 1953. Henry Christian Peterson passed away in 1937 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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  • In 1873, Henry Christian Peterson entered the world in Vilstrup Skov, Skibet, Vejle, Denmark, born to Carl Jespersen And Anna Kristine Hansen.
  • Henry Christian Peterson married Hermanda Fredrika Swanberg, and had children including Carl Thorvald Peterson, Frederick Norden Peterson, Norma Dagmar Aurora Peterson, Paul Bjorn Peterson, Thelma Linnea Peterson, Val Frederick Demar Erastus Peterson Was An American Politician Who Served As The 26Th Governor Of Nebraska From 1947 To 1953.
  • Henry Christian Peterson passed away in 1937 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Henry Peterson's Ancestors

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Henry Peterson
1873–1937
Birth Place: Vilstrup Skov, Skibet, Vejle, Denmark
Parents
Carl Jespersen
1852–1901
Skanderup, Ribe amt, Denmark
Anna (Kristine) Hansen
1847–1920
Skibet, Vejle, Denmark
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Henry Peterson's Descendants

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Henry (Christian) Peterson (11 March 1873–9 November 1937) m. Hermanda (Fredrika) Swanberg (21 Dec 1878–15 Jan 1964)
  1. 1. Val (Frederick Demar Erastus Peterson was an American politician who served as the 26th Governor of Nebraska from 1947 to) 1953 1903–1983 m. Elizabeth (Howells) Pleak 1903–1979
  2. 2. Carl (Thorvald) Peterson 1910–1980
  3. 3. Frederick (Norden) Peterson 1916–1970 m. Phyllis (Katherine) Meis 1919–2000
  4. 4. Norma (Dagmar Aurora) Peterson 1905–1975 m. Friedrich (Wilhelm) Kern 1902–1990
  5. 5. Thelma (Linnea) Peterson 1907–1989 m. William (Richard) Launt 1898–1982
    1. 1. Norma (Julianne) Schauer 1929–2011
    2. 2. Thelma (Suzanne) Delaney 1931–2016
  6. 6. Paul (Bjorn) Peterson 1913–1944

Henry Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1873
11 March 1873
Birth of Henry Christian Peterson in Vilstrup Skov, Skibet, Vejle, Denmark
Vilstrup Skov, Skibet, Vejle, Denmark
1937
9 November 1937
Age 64
Death of Henry Christian Peterson in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 March 1873
    Event Place: Vilstrup Skov, Skibet, Vejle, Denmark
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 November 1937
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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