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Walter Wilford Peterson 1861–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1861

Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1950

Death Location: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Wilford Peterson

Mother: Margaret Wells

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In 1861, Walter Wilford Peterson entered the world in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA, born to Wilford Forster Peterson And Margaret Elizabeth Wells. Walter Wilford Peterson passed away in 1950 in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Walter Wilford Peterson entered the world in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA, born to Wilford Forster Peterson And Margaret Elizabeth Wells.
  • Walter Wilford Peterson passed away in 1950 in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA.

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Walter Peterson's Ancestors

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Walter Peterson
1861–1950
Birth Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Wilford Forster Peterson
1815–1873
Newberry Co., South Carolina, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) Wells
1829–1880
Newberry Co., South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Abner Wells
1797–1835
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Martha (F. Patsy) Rudd
1796–1836
Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Fields Rudd
1750–1803
Susannah Caldwell
1750–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1861
22 Sep 1861
Birth of Walter Wilford Peterson in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1950
12 Aug 1950
Age 89
Death of Walter Wilford Peterson in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1861
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1950
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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