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Leon B Peterson 1911–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1911

Birth Location: Suwannee County, Florida, USA

Death Date: 16 September 1985

Death Location: Mulberry, Polk County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Archie Peterson

Mother: Minnie Peterson

Spouse(s): Mary Peterson

Children(s): Thelma Croft

Leon B Peterson was born in 1911 in Suwannee County, Florida, USA, the child of Archie L Peterson And Minnie Evelyn Hunt Peterson. In 1935, Leon B Peterson resided in Branford, Suwannee, Florida. In 1940, Leon B Peterson resided in Election Precinct 39 Lake Garfield, Polk, Florida,. Leon B Peterson married Mary Eunice Vickers Peterson, and had children including Doris Fay Peterson, Thelma Ruth Peterson Croft. Leon B Peterson passed away in 1985 in Mulberry, Polk County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leon B Peterson was born in 1911 in Suwannee County, Florida, USA, the child of Archie L Peterson And Minnie Evelyn Hunt Peterson.
  • In 1935, Leon B Peterson resided in Branford, Suwannee, Florida.
  • In 1940, Leon B Peterson resided in Election Precinct 39 Lake Garfield, Polk, Florida,.
  • Leon B Peterson married Mary Eunice Vickers Peterson, and had children including Doris Fay Peterson, Thelma Ruth Peterson Croft.
  • Leon B Peterson passed away in 1985 in Mulberry, Polk County, Florida, United States of America.

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Leon Peterson's Ancestors

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Leon Peterson
1911–1985
Birth Place: Suwannee County, Florida, USA
Parents
Archie L. Peterson
1870–1945
Minnie (Evelyn Hunt) Peterson
1875–1919
Branford, Suwannee County, Florida, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (Henry H 'Tom') Hunt
1845–1907
Branford, Suwannee, Florida, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Robinson) Hunt
1850–1906
Pierce County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leon Peterson's Descendants

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Leon (B) Peterson (1 September 1911–16 September 1985) m. Mary (Eunice Vickers) Peterson (9 September 1908–24 August 2005)
  1. 1. Thelma (Ruth Peterson) Croft 1935–2014

Leon Peterson's Timeline

5 Records

1911
1 September 1911
Birth of Leon B Peterson in Suwannee County, Florida, USA
Suwannee County, Florida, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Leon B Peterson resided here in Branford, Suwannee, Florida
Branford, Suwannee, Florida
1940
1940
Age 29
Leon B Peterson resided here in Election Precinct 39 Lake Garfield, Polk, Florida, USA
Election Precinct 39 Lake Garfield, Polk, Florida, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Leon B Peterson resided here in Polk, Florida, USA
Polk, Florida, USA
1985
16 September 1985
Age 74
Death of Leon B Peterson in Polk County, Florida, USA
Polk County, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1911
    Event Place: Suwannee County, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Polk, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00614; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53-80
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Polk, Florida; Roll: 4563; Page: 53; Enumeration District: 53-8A
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Branford, Suwannee, Florida
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Polk, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00614; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53-80

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Election Precinct 39 Lake Garfield, Polk, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Polk, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00614; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53-80

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Polk, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Polk, Florida; Roll: 4563; Page: 53; Enumeration District: 53-8A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1985
    Event Place: Polk County, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mulberry, Polk County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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