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Walter Ernest Peterson 1892–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1892

Birth Location: Orien, Henry County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 21 June 1980

Death Location: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, USA

Father: Peter Peterson

Mother: Amanda Haak

Spouse(s): Antonette Nass

Children(s): Margaret Peterson

Walter Ernest Peterson was born in 1892 in Orien, Henry County, Illinois, USA, the child of Peter Robert Peterson And Amanda Sophia Haak. Walter Ernest Peterson married Antonette Nass, and had children including Margaret Irene Peterson. Walter Ernest Peterson passed away in 1980 in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Ernest Peterson was born in 1892 in Orien, Henry County, Illinois, USA, the child of Peter Robert Peterson And Amanda Sophia Haak.
  • Walter Ernest Peterson married Antonette Nass, and had children including Margaret Irene Peterson.
  • Walter Ernest Peterson passed away in 1980 in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, USA.

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Walter Peterson's Ancestors

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Walter Peterson
1892–1980
Birth Place: Orien, Henry County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Peter Robert Peterson
1867–1948
Orion, Western Township, Henry County, Illinois, USA
Amanda (Sophia) Haak
1869–1938
Camerlan, Sweden
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Walter Peterson's Descendants

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Walter (Ernest) Peterson (29 Feb 1892–21 June 1980) m. Antonette Nass (30 Mar 1892–06 Dec 1969)
  1. 1. Margaret (Irene) Peterson 1922–1972 m. Gustave (Ernest) Hein 1918–1987
    1. 1. Donald (Larry) Hein 1943–2022 m. Edith (Miriam) Stanley 1943–2017
    2. 2. Marlen (Gaylord) Hein 1941–2025

Walter Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1892
29 Feb 1892
Birth of Walter Ernest Peterson in Orien, Henry County, Illinois, USA
Orien, Henry County, Illinois, USA
1980
21 June 1980
Age 88
Death of Walter Ernest Peterson in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, USA
Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1892
    Event Place: Orien, Henry County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1980
    Event Place: Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon, USA

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