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Ruth Lillian, Maria Peterson 1898 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1898

Birth Location: Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 26 January 1985

Death Location: Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Carl Otto

Mother: Anna Peterson

Spouse(s): Anselm Lilyers

Children(s): Arthur Lilyers, Arthur Lilyers

1898 marked the beginning of Ruth Lillian Maria Peterson m Lilyers's life in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America, to parents Carl Otto and Anna Dorothea Peterson. Eventually, Ruth Lillian Maria Peterson m Lilyers married Anselm V. Lilyers, and they welcomed Arthur Leonard Lilyers and Arthur Leonard Lilyers. Ruth Lillian Maria Peterson m Lilyers passed in 1985 at Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Parents

Carl Otto
1865 – 1951
Birth Location: Dädesjö, Kronoberg, Sverige
CO
Anna Peterson
1874 – 1941
Birth Location: Hof, SW.
AP

Spouses(s)

Anselm Lilyers
1898 – 1981
Birth Location: Illinois
AL

Children(s)

Arthur Lilyers
1923 – 2008
Birth Location: Will County, Illinois, United States of America
AL
Arthur Lilyers
1923 –
Birth Location: Joliet, Illinois, USA
AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 March 1898
    Event Place: Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, USA, Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Amerika, svenskamerikanska kyrkböcker, 1800-1947, USA, Find A Grave-register, 1600-talet till nutid, USA, uppgifter om avlidna, 1935-2014, Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: Bethlehem Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: A73(3); SSIRC Film Number: A073, Year: 1900; Census Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240353, Year: 1920; Census Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois; Roll: T625_415; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 155, Year: 1910; Census Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois; Roll: T624_334; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1374347, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ridgewood, Will, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00908; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 99-74, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240353

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois; Roll: T624_334; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1374347

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Joliet, Will, Illinois; Roll: T625_415; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Ridgewood, Will, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ridgewood, Will, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00908; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 99-74

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Ridgewood, Will, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ridgewood, Will, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00908; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 99-74

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1947
    Event Place: Joliet, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: USA, befolkningsförteckningar, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: USA, uppgifter om avlidna, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 January 1985
    Event Place: Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: USA, Find A Grave-register, 1600-talet till nutid, USA, uppgifter om avlidna, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: USA, Find A Grave-register, 1600-talet till nutid
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