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Melvin Orville Pedersen 1923–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 MAY 1923

Birth Location: Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Death Date: 19 SEP 2004

Death Location: Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States

Father: Anton Pedersen

Mother: Letha Davison

Spouse(s): Dorothy Weidenhamer, Francine Grimm, Ernestine Kelly

Children(s):

Melvin Orville Pedersen was born in 1923 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States, the child of Anton Pedersen And Letha W Davison. In 1930, Melvin Orville Pedersen was recorded in the census in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U. In 1935, Melvin Orville Pedersen resided in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U. Melvin Orville Pedersen married Dorothy Elaine Weidenhamer, Ernestine Hope Kelly, Francine Adele Grimm, and had children including Living. Melvin Orville Pedersen passed away in 2004 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States.

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Biography

  • Melvin Orville Pedersen was born in 1923 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States, the child of Anton Pedersen And Letha W Davison.
  • In 1930, Melvin Orville Pedersen was recorded in the census in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.
  • In 1935, Melvin Orville Pedersen resided in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.
  • Melvin Orville Pedersen married Dorothy Elaine Weidenhamer, Ernestine Hope Kelly, Francine Adele Grimm, and had children including Living.
  • Melvin Orville Pedersen passed away in 2004 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States.

Immediate Family

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Melvin Pedersen's Ancestors

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Melvin Pedersen
1923–2004
Birth Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Parents
Anton Pedersen
1887–1948
Viborg, Denmark
Letha (W.) Davison
1894–1970
Indiana, United States
Grandparents
David (Granville) Davison
1843–1921
Butler County, Ohio, United States
Lydia (Jane) Buzzard
1862–1927
Lizton, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1807–1893
Clarissa Sithens
1809–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Davison
1770–
Esther
1770–

Melvin Pedersen's Timeline

7 Records

1923
28 MAY 1923
Birth of Melvin Orville Pedersen in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States
1930
12 APR 1930
Age 7
Melvin Orville Pedersen appeared in census in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
1935
1935
Age 12
Melvin Orville Pedersen resided here in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
1940
12 APR 1940
Age 17
Melvin Orville Pedersen appeared in census in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
1946
1946
Age 23
Melvin Orville Pedersen was employed
None
1950
1950
Age 27
Melvin Orville Pedersen was employed
None
2004
19 SEP 2004
Age 81
Death of Melvin Orville Pedersen in Roseville, Placer County, California, United States
Roseville, Placer County, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1923
    Event Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 38-355, Sheet 10A, Age 17 in Apr 1940, born in California.
    [2] 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 33-148, p. 25, Age 27 in Apr 1950, born in California.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 12 APR 1930
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
    Record Source: 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 38-53, Sheet 15A, Age 6 in Apr 1930, born in California.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
    Record Source: 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 38-355, Sheet 10A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 12 APR 1940
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
    Record Source: 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 38-355, Sheet 10A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1946

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1950
    Record Source: 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 33-148, p. 25

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 SEP 2004
    Event Place: Roseville, Placer County, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States

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