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Robert Peterson 1922 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1922

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 23 March 1971

Death Location: Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John Peterson

Mother: Rachel Sisson

Spouse(s): Thelma Peterson

Children(s):

The story of Robert Peterson began in 1922 in Illinois, with parents John Wallace Peterson and Rachel Agnes Sisson. As an adult, Robert Peterson wed Thelma Peterson. Robert Peterson's life came to an end in 1971 in Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Parents

John Peterson
1893 – 1974
Birth Location: Linnsburg, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
JP
Rachel Sisson
1897 – 1973
Birth Location: Edgar County, Illinois, USA
RS

Spouses(s)

Thelma Peterson
1924 – 2021
Birth Location: Clarksburg, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
TP

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1922
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00897; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 92-23B, Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2340299, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1971; Roll: 04, The Daily Reporter; Publication Date: 23 Mar 1971; Publication Place: Greenfield, Indiana, USA; ,0.10623187,0.2664999,0.43411338&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2340299

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00897; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 92-23B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00897; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 92-23B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenfield
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Reporter; Publication Date: 23 Mar 1971; Publication Place: Greenfield, Indiana, USA; ,0.10623187,0.2664999,0.43411338&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 March 1971
    Event Place: Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1971; Roll: 04, The Daily Reporter; Publication Date: 23 Mar 1971; Publication Place: Greenfield, Indiana, USA; ,0.10623187,0.2664999,0.43411338&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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