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William Gerhart Pete Pedersen 1908–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 July 1908

Birth Location: Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 14 January 1981

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Ommund Pedersen

Mother: Beret Tackle

Spouse(s): Lucille Wallace

Children(s): William Jr

William Gerhart Pete Pedersen was born in 1908 in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Ommund Baxter Pedersen And Beret Bertha Oldsdatter Tohle Tokle Tackle. In 1910, William Gerhart Pete Pedersen resided in Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA. William Gerhart Pete Pedersen married Lucille Adrian Wallace, and had children including William Gerhart Pedersen Jr. William Gerhart Pete Pedersen passed away in 1981 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Gerhart Pete Pedersen was born in 1908 in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Ommund Baxter Pedersen And Beret Bertha Oldsdatter Tohle Tokle Tackle.
  • In 1910, William Gerhart Pete Pedersen resided in Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA.
  • William Gerhart Pete Pedersen married Lucille Adrian Wallace, and had children including William Gerhart Pedersen Jr.
  • William Gerhart Pete Pedersen passed away in 1981 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Pedersen's Ancestors

Self
William Pedersen
1908–1981
Birth Place: Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Ommund Baxter Pedersen
1858–1947
Hviding So PR, Stavanger
Beret (Bertha Oldsdatter Tohle Tokle) Tackle
1866–1960
Andalsnes, Rauma kommune, Møre og Romsdal fylke, Norway
Grandparents
Peter (Edward) Pedersen
1825–1910
Avaldnæs S.
Oliva Estang
1828–1918
Nord-Trondelag, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Peder Pederson
1801–1862
Bertha Hansen
1796–1872
Michael Larssen
1792–1832
Elen Christophersdatter
1794–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Baxter
1777–1862
Mary Moorhouse
1779–1850
Marit Sæli
1759–

William Pedersen's Descendants

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William (Gerhart Pete) Pedersen (28 July 1908–14 January 1981) m. Lucille (Adrian) Wallace (24 March 1910–17 June 1988)
  1. 1. William (Gerhart Pedersen) Jr 1930–2011

William Pedersen's Timeline

5 Records

1908
28 July 1908
Birth of William Gerhart Pete Pedersen in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
1908
11 Oct 1908
William Gerhart Pete Pedersen was baptized in Grinnell, Iowa, USA
Grinnell, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
William Gerhart Pete Pedersen resided here in Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
William Gerhart Pete Pedersen resided here in Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1981
14 January 1981
Age 73
Death of William Gerhart Pete Pedersen in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 July 1908
    Event Place: Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records
    [6] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Grinnell, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 1981
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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