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Silas W Peterson 1867–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct. 25, 1867

Birth Location: Fairfield Twp. Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: June 16, 1940

Death Location: Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Hannah Peterson

Spouse(s): Viola Mumford, Varne Peterson

Children(s): James Sr., Thelma Highway, Leah Deckerhoff, Wallace Peterson

Silas W Peterson was born in 1867 in Fairfield Twp. Crawford County, Pennsylvania, the child of John Townsend Peterson Jr And Hannah Sheasley Peterson. Silas W Peterson married Varne Azyl Nichols Peterson, Verne Nichols Peterson, Viola Arlena Mumford, and had children including James Wallace Peterson Sr, Leah M Peterson Deckerhoff, Thelma Marie Peterson Highway, Wallace Peterson. Silas W Peterson passed away in 1940 in Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Silas W Peterson was born in 1867 in Fairfield Twp. Crawford County, Pennsylvania, the child of John Townsend Peterson Jr And Hannah Sheasley Peterson.
  • Silas W Peterson married Varne Azyl Nichols Peterson, Verne Nichols Peterson, Viola Arlena Mumford, and had children including James Wallace Peterson Sr, Leah M Peterson Deckerhoff, Thelma Marie Peterson Highway, Wallace Peterson.
  • Silas W Peterson passed away in 1940 in Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr.
–1915
Birth Location: Fairfield, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
JJ
Hannah Peterson
1839–1920
Birth Location: Crawford Couny, Pennsylvania, USA
HP

Spouses(s)

Viola Mumford
1870–1952
Birth Location: Fairfield, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
VM
Varne Peterson
1876–1948
Birth Location: Chautauqua County, New York, USA
VP

Children(s)

James Sr.
1895–1930
Birth Location: Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
JS
Thelma Highway
1899–1985
Birth Location: Windham, Portage, Ohio, USA
TH
Leah Deckerhoff
1905–1987
Birth Location: Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
LD
Wallace Peterson
1896–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
WP

Silas Peterson's Ancestors

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Silas Peterson
1867–1940
Birth Place: Fairfield Twp. Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Parents
John Townsend Peterson Jr.
–1915
Fairfield, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah (Sheasley,) Peterson
1839–1920
Crawford Couny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Townsend) Peterson
1791–1881
Pike Run, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Rosannah McFadden
1797–1865
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Sutton-Peterson
1746–1837
Elizabeth Abbott
1753–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sutton
1715–1803
Edith Abbott
1716–1803

Silas Peterson's Descendants

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Silas (W) Peterson (Oct. 25, 1867–June 16, 1940) m. Viola (Arlena) Mumford (June 18, 1870–July 31, 1952) m. Varne (Azyl Nichols,) Peterson (26 Nov 1876–24 Aug 1948)
  1. 1. James (Wallace Peterson) Sr. 1895–1930 m. Elma (Sarah Wilson, Peterson,) Swogger 1894–1965
    1. 1. Merle (Calvin) Peterson 1924–1997 m. Veronica (Mary) Hresko 1923–2007
      1. 1. Edward (Charles) Peterson 1949–1999
      2. 2. John (Wallace) Peterson 1948–2014
    2. 2. Thelma (Marie Peterson, Thompson,Dellmedaglia,) Walton 1921–1992
    3. 3. James (Wallace Jr.) Peterson 1918–1977
    4. 4. Robert (Francis) Peterson 1919–1981
    5. 5. Raymond (Ralph) Peterson 1919–1981
    6. 6. Viola (Irene) Peterson 1923–1924
    7. 7. Delbert (A.) Peterson 1928–1983
  2. 2. Thelma (Marie Peterson) Highway 1899–1985
  3. 3. Leah (M. Peterson) Deckerhoff 1905–1987
  4. 4. Wallace Peterson 1896–

Silas Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1867
Oct. 25, 1867
Birth of Silas W Peterson in Fairfield Twp. Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Fairfield Twp. Crawford County, Pennsylvania
1940
June 16, 1940
Age 73
Death of Silas W Peterson in Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct. 25, 1867
    Event Place: Fairfield Twp. Crawford County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 16, 1940
    Event Place: Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
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