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Sherman Perry Peters 1897–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1897

Birth Location: Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 3 September 1980

Death Location: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Emery Peters

Mother: Abbie Mills

Spouse(s): Mary Wakeland

Children(s): Sherman Peters, Margaret Peters

In 1897, Sherman Perry Peters entered the world in Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Emery Preston Peters And Abbie Marrilla Mills. Sherman Perry Peters married Mary Pearl Wakeland, and had children including Margaret Lorraine Peters, Sherman Alvin Peters. Sherman Perry Peters passed away in 1980 in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Sherman Perry Peters entered the world in Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America, born to Emery Preston Peters And Abbie Marrilla Mills.
  • Sherman Perry Peters married Mary Pearl Wakeland, and had children including Margaret Lorraine Peters, Sherman Alvin Peters.
  • Sherman Perry Peters passed away in 1980 in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sherman Peters's Ancestors

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Sherman Peters
1897–1980
Birth Place: Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Emery Preston Peters
1869–1944
Lawrence County, Illinois, United States of America
Abbie (Marrilla) Mills
1875–1957
Eliza Township, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William Peters
1833–1914
Licking County, Ohio, United States of America
Elizabeth (Annie) Cooper
1837–1919
Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Peters
1795–1849
Sarah Bashford
1798–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Peters
1774–1820
Mary Hignutt
1776–1872
John Bashford
1756–1846
Elizabeth Hueston
1770–1845

Sherman Peters's Descendants

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Sherman (Perry) Peters (29 October 1897–3 September 1980) m. Mary (Pearl) Wakeland (6 April 1900–13 January 1996)
  1. 1. Sherman (Alvin) Peters 1926–2001 m. Vada (Arolyn) Peters 1930–2008
  2. 2. Margaret (Lorraine) Peters 1922–

Sherman Peters's Timeline

2 Records

1897
29 October 1897
Birth of Sherman Perry Peters in Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America
Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America
1980
3 September 1980
Age 83
Death of Sherman Perry Peters in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1897
    Event Place: Mercer County, Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 September 1980
    Event Place: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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