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Leonard Milton Russel Peterson 1917–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jun 1917

Birth Location: Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 24 Jun 1973

Death Location: Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Father: John Pederson

Mother: Nettie Henry

Spouse(s): Dorothy Buchanan

Children(s): John Peterson, James Peterson

In 1917, Leonard Milton Russel Peterson entered the world in Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA, born to John Oscar Pederson And Nettie Sophia Henry. Leonard Milton Russel Peterson married Dorothy Marie Buchanan, and had children including James Leonard Jim Peterson, John Lane Peterson, Sally Pauline Peterson, Steven Peterson. Leonard Milton Russel Peterson passed away in 1973 in Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Leonard Milton Russel Peterson entered the world in Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA, born to John Oscar Pederson And Nettie Sophia Henry.
  • Leonard Milton Russel Peterson married Dorothy Marie Buchanan, and had children including James Leonard Jim Peterson, John Lane Peterson, Sally Pauline Peterson, Steven Peterson.
  • Leonard Milton Russel Peterson passed away in 1973 in Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Pederson
1878–1956
Birth Location: Ann, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA
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Nettie Henry
1879–1948
Birth Location: Minnesota, USA
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Buchanan
1914–1994
Birth Location: Minnesota, USA
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Children(s)

John Peterson
1940–2016
Birth Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
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James Peterson
1944–2015
Birth Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
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Leonard Peterson's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Peterson
1917–1973
Birth Place: Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA
Parents
John Oscar Pederson
1878–1956
Ann, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA
Nettie (Sophia) Henry
1879–1948
Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
Johannes ("John" Pedersen) ♂
1841–1909
Storödegaarden i Hodalen
Marthe (Olsdatter Slaaen) ♂
1845–1924
Slaaen, Megrund, Gausdal, Oppland, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Peder ♂
1809–1892
Anne ♂
1811–1901
Ole ♂
1816–1895
Mari ♂
1818–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peder ♂
1789–1868
Marit ♂
1790–
Peder ♂
1800–
Marit ♂
1793–1881

Leonard Peterson's Descendants

1.
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Leonard (Milton Russel) Peterson (04 Jun 1917–24 Jun 1973) m. Dorothy (Marie) Buchanan (abt 1914–1994)
  1. 1. John (Lane) Peterson 1940–2016
  2. 2. James (Leonard "Jim") Peterson 1944–2015 m. Mary (Susan) Fasching 1945–1999

Leonard Peterson's Timeline

9 Records

1917
4 Jun 1917
Birth of Leonard Milton Russel Peterson in Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota, USA
Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota, USA
1917
04 Jun 1917
Birth of Leonard Milton Russel Peterson in Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA
Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA
1917
24 Jun 1917
Leonard Milton Russel Peterson was baptized in Minnesota, USA
Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Leonard Milton Russel Peterson resided here in Christiania, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
Christiania, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Leonard Milton Russel Peterson resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Leonard Milton Russel Peterson resided here in Excelsior, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Excelsior, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Leonard Milton Russel Peterson resided here in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Leonard Milton Russel Peterson resided here in Chanhassen, Carver, Minnesota, USA
Chanhassen, Carver, Minnesota, USA
1973
24 Jun 1973
Age 56
Death of Leonard Milton Russel Peterson in Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 184
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Excelsior, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01924; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 27-15
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 472-05-1581; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Christiania, Jackson, Minnesota; Roll: T625_841; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 95; Image: 54
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0230
    [6] Minnesota, Death Index
    [7] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 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: Chanhassen, Carver

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1917
    Event Place: Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Christiania, Jackson, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Christiania, Jackson, Minnesota; Roll: T625_841; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 95; Image: 54

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0230

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Excelsior, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Excelsior, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01924; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 27-15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 184
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Excelsior, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01924; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 27-15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chanhassen, Carver, Minnesota, 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: Chanhassen, Carver

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1973
    Event Place: Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 472-05-1581; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Minnesota, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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