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Walter Lawrence Peterson 1906–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 October 1906

Birth Location: Pigeon Falls, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Death Date: 21 May 1984

Death Location: Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America

Father: Rasmus Peterson

Mother: Inez Peterson

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Walter Lawrence Peterson was born in 1906 in Pigeon Falls, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America, the child of Rasmus Peder Sormoen Robert Peterson And Inez Peterson. Walter Lawrence Peterson passed away in 1984 in Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Lawrence Peterson was born in 1906 in Pigeon Falls, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America, the child of Rasmus Peder Sormoen Robert Peterson And Inez Peterson.
  • Walter Lawrence Peterson passed away in 1984 in Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America.

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Walter Peterson's Ancestors

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Walter Peterson
1906–1984
Birth Place: Pigeon Falls, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Parents
Rasmus Peder Sormoen (Robert) Peterson
1863–1913
More og Romsdal, Norway
Inez Peterson
1870–1931
Wisconsin
Grandparents
Marit Olsdr
1834–1919
Norway
James (Dwight) Olds
1832–1924
Oxford, Chenango, New York
Mary (Ann) Brown
1825–1896
New York County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ole Olsen
1799–1846
Pernille Åsåren
1799–1846
William Olds
1799–1897
Maritta Olds
1805–1863
John Brown
1783–1856
Henrietta (Wepler)
1784–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ingeborg Gjesme
1770–1834
Ole Gjesme
1771–1847
Christen Åsåren
1767–1850
Marthe Breden
1770–
Asahel Olds
1766–1847
Mehitable West
1768–1815
Martin Webler
1756–1837
Elizabeth Webler
1756–1857

Walter Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1906
17 October 1906
Birth of Walter Lawrence Peterson in Pigeon Falls, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Pigeon Falls, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America
1984
21 May 1984
Age 78
Death of Walter Lawrence Peterson in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America
Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 October 1906
    Event Place: Pigeon Falls, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1984
    Event Place: Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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