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Lewis Palmer Peterson 1862–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1862

Birth Location: Jacks Creek Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 22 Sep 1940

Death Location: Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Peterson

Mother: Axey Garland

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Lewis Palmer Peterson was born in 1862 in Jacks Creek Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Albert Peterson And Axey M Garland. Lewis Palmer Peterson passed away in 1940 in Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Lewis Palmer Peterson was born in 1862 in Jacks Creek Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States, the child of William Albert Peterson And Axey M Garland.
  • Lewis Palmer Peterson passed away in 1940 in Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States.

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Lewis Peterson's Ancestors

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Lewis Peterson
1862–1940
Birth Place: Jacks Creek Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Albert Peterson
1827–1909
Jacks Creek, Yancey Co., NC
Axey (M.) Garland
1835–1923
Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Moses (Washington PETERSON) Rev
1794–1879
, Buncombe, North Carolina
Mary (Polly) McKinney
1799–1882
Jacks Creek, Yancey, North Carolina
Hodge (Raburn) Garland
1810–1863
Red Hill, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Annie (Marilla) Byrd
1814–1840
Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Tobias Pederson
1767–1838
Margaret Masters
1773–1803
John McKinney
1777–1840
Mary Buenaverte
1773–1850
David Garland
1779–1850
Sarah Tipton
1778–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Pederson
1735–1770
William McKINNEY
1745–1814
Mary Carter
1747–1846

Lewis Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1862
7 Jan 1862
Birth of Lewis Palmer Peterson in Jacks Creek Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
Jacks Creek Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
1940
22 Sep 1940
Age 78
Death of Lewis Palmer Peterson in Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1862
    Event Place: Jacks Creek Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 23 Feb 2016), entry for William Albert Peterson, person ID KJWG-B4K.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1940
    Event Place: Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch, accessed 23 Feb 2016), entry for William Albert Peterson, person ID KJWG-B4K.

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