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Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson 1914–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1914

Birth Location: Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa

Death Date: 16 Mar 1986

Death Location: California

Father: William Peterson

Mother: Perle Woodward

Spouse(s): Wilma Luce

Children(s):

The story of Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson began in 1914 in Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa. In 1950, Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson resided in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA. Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson married Wilma F Luce, and had children including Pamela A Peterson, Patricia Diana Petersen, Paul W Peterson. Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson passed away in 1986 in California.

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Biography

  • The story of Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson began in 1914 in Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa.
  • In 1950, Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson resided in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA.
  • Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson married Wilma F Luce, and had children including Pamela A Peterson, Patricia Diana Petersen, Paul W Peterson.
  • Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson passed away in 1986 in California.

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Lawrence Peterson's Ancestors

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Lawrence Peterson
1914–1986
Birth Place: Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa
Parents
William Peter Peterson
1888–1967
Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, USA
Perle (Florence) Woodward
1890–1918
Corning, Adams, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
John (Peter) Petersen
1853–1919
,, Denmark
Margarethe Nelson
1856–1933
,, Denmark
John (Hubert) Woodward
1868–1945
Eliza, Mercer County, Illinois, USA
Josephine (Frances) Campbell
1879–1974
Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Woodard
1847–1919
Mary Honeyman
1850–1886
John Campbell
1855–1922
Martha Ritchey
1847–1941
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lawrence Peterson's Timeline

3 Records

1914
8 Feb 1914
Birth of Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson in Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa
Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa
1950
1950
Age 36
Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson resided here in Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
1986
16 Mar 1986
Age 72
Death of Lawrence Donald "Doc" Peterson in Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Cherokee, Cherokee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: OTO, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1986
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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