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Ray "Buster" Peterson 1905–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 APR 1905

Birth Location: Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL

Death Date: 24 NOV 1981

Death Location: IooF Cemetery, Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL

Father: Homer Peterson

Mother:

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The story of Ray "Buster" Peterson began in 1905 in Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL. Ray "Buster" Peterson passed away in 1981 in IooF Cemetery, Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL.

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Biography

  • The story of Ray "Buster" Peterson began in 1905 in Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL.
  • Ray "Buster" Peterson passed away in 1981 in IooF Cemetery, Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Homer Peterson
1861–
Birth Location: IL
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ray Peterson's Ancestors

Self
Ray Peterson
1905–1981
Birth Place: Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL
Parents
Homer Henry Peterson
1861–
IL
Grandparents
Enos Peterson
1820–
TN
Susannah Reynolds
1826–
TN
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ray Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1905
13 APR 1905
Birth of Ray "Buster" Peterson in Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL
Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL
1981
24 NOV 1981
Age 76
Death of Ray "Buster" Peterson in Jefferson County, IL
Jefferson County, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 APR 1905
    Event Place: Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 NOV 1981
    Event Place: Jefferson County, IL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: IooF Cemetery, Woodlawn, Jefferson County, IL
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