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William Peterson 1835 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1835

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 5 May 1926

Death Location: Barry, Pike County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Peterson

Mother: Bethalinda Shaul

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Peterson, Rebecca Peterson, Rebecka Peterson

Children(s): Mary Peterson, Nancy Winner, Ann Peterson, Bethalinda Peterson, William Peterson, Ann Peterson, William Peterson, Martha Peterson, Ellen Peterson, Lawrence Peterson, William Peterson, Trummy Hulse

In 1835, William Peterson entered the world in Ohio, born to Benjamin Abbott Peterson and Bethalinda Shaul. Years later, William Peterson married Elizabeth Peterson, Rebecca Jane Peterson and Rebecka J Peterson, and the couple became parents to Mary Peterson, Nancy I Winner, Ann Peterson, Bethalinda Peterson, William Peterson, Ann Peterson, William Peterson, Martha A. Peterson, Ellen Peterson, Lawrence Peterson, William Peterson and Trummy Ellis Hulse. William Peterson died in 1926 in Barry, Pike County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Parents

Benjamin Peterson
1811 – 1900
Birth Location: Clark, Ohio, United States
BP
Bethalinda Shaul
1812 – 1888
Birth Location: Columbus, Clark County, Ohio, USA
BS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Peterson
1840 – 1879
Birth Location: Illinois
EP
Rebecca Peterson
1834 –
Birth Location: Indiana
RP
Rebecka Peterson
1836 –
Birth Location: Indiana
RP

Children(s)

Mary Peterson
1858 –
Birth Location: Illinois
MP
Nancy Winner
1859 – 1944
Birth Location: Illinois
NW
Ann Peterson
1865 – 1923
Birth Location: Illinois
AP
Bethalinda Peterson
1867 – 1950
Birth Location: Illinois
BP
William Peterson
1869 –
Birth Location: Illinois
WP
Ann Peterson
1865 – 1923
Birth Location: Illinois
AP
William Peterson
1869 –
Birth Location: Illinois
WP
Martha Peterson
1873 –
Birth Location: Illinois
MP
Ellen Peterson
1864 –
Birth Location: Illinois
EP
Lawrence Peterson
1866 –
Birth Location: Illinois
LP
William Peterson
1869 – 1945
Birth Location: Illinois
WP
Trummy Hulse
1880 –
Birth Location: Illinois
TH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1834
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provos, Year: 1920; Census Place: Barry, Pike, Illinois; Roll: T625_401; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 151, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240235, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 4 S 5 W, Pike, Illinois; Roll: M432_124; Page: 165A; Image: 459

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1835
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Township 4 S 5 W, Pike, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 4 S 5 W, Pike, Illinois; Roll: M432_124; Page: 165A; Image: 459

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Hadley, Pike, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provos

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240235

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Barry, Pike, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Barry, Pike, Illinois; Roll: T625_401; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 151

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 May 1926
    Event Place: Barry, Pike County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 7 May 1926
    Event Place: Barry, Pike County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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