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James Wallace Peterson 1895 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug. 1895

Birth Location: Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 28 May 1930

Death Location: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Father: Silas Peterson

Mother: Viola Mumford

Spouse(s): Elma Swogger

Children(s): James Peterson, Robert Peterson, Raymond Peterson, Thelma Walton, Viola Peterson, Merle Peterson, Delbert Peterson

It was in 1895 that James Wallace Peterson Sr. was born in Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, a child of Silas W Peterson and Viola Arlena Mumford. James Wallace Peterson Sr. went on to marry Elma Sarah Wilson, Peterson and Swogger and had children such as James Wallace Jr. Peterson, Robert Francis Peterson, Raymond Ralph Peterson, Thelma Marie Peterson, Thompson,Dellmedaglia, Walton, Viola Irene Peterson, Merle Calvin Peterson and Delbert A. Peterson. James Wallace Peterson Sr. was deceased by 1930 in Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

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Parents

Silas Peterson
1867 – 1940
Birth Location: Fairfield Twp. Crawford County, Pennsylvania
SP
Viola Mumford
1870 – 1952
Birth Location: Fairfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
VM

Spouses(s)

Elma Swogger
1894 – 1965
Birth Location: Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA
ES

Children(s)

James Peterson
1918 – 1977
Birth Location: Sharon, Mercer County,Pennsylvania, USA
JP
Robert Peterson
1919 – 1981
Birth Location: Brookfield Twp. Trumbell County, Ohio
RP
Raymond Peterson
1919 – 1981
Birth Location: Brookfield Twp. Trumbell County, Ohio
RP
Thelma Walton
1921 – 1992
Birth Location: Masury, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
TW
Viola Peterson
1923 – 1924
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
VP
Merle Peterson
1924 – 1997
Birth Location: Custards, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
MP
Delbert Peterson
1928 – 1983
Birth Location: Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
DP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Aug. 1895
    Event Place: Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 May 1930
    Event Place: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

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