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James Wallace Jr. Peterson 1918 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 30, 1918

Birth Location: Sharon, Mercer County,Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: January 25, 1977

Death Location: Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Peterson

Mother: Elma Swogger

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James Wallace Jr. Peterson was born in 1918 in Sharon, Mercer County,Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Wallace Peterson and Elma Sarah Wilson, Peterson, Swogger. James Wallace Jr. Peterson passed away in 1977 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wallace Jr. Peterson was born in 1918 in Sharon, Mercer County,Pennsylvania, USA, the child of James Wallace Peterson and Elma Sarah Wilson, Peterson, Swogger.
  • James Wallace Jr. Peterson passed away in 1977 in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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James Peterson's Ancestors

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James Peterson
1918 – 1977
Birth Place: Sharon, Mercer County,Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James Wallace Peterson
1895 – 1930
Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Elma (Sarah Wilson, Peterson,) Swogger
1894 – 1965
Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Silas (W) Peterson
1867 – 1940
Fairfield Twp. Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Viola (Arlena) Mumford
1870 – 1952
Fairfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Robert (Harvey) Wilson
1866 – 1941
Big Bend, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Eliza (Ida) Ritchie
1870 – 1947
Hickory Twp, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
– 1915
Hannah Peterson
1839 – 1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Peterson
1791 – 1881
Rosannah McFadden
1797 – 1865

James Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1918
May 30, 1918
Birth of James Wallace Jr. Peterson in Sharon, Mercer County,Pennsylvania, USA
Sharon, Mercer County,Pennsylvania, USA
1977
January 25, 1977
Age 59
Death of James Wallace Jr. Peterson in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 30, 1918
    Event Place: Sharon, Mercer County,Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 25, 1977
    Event Place: Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA

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