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William M. PETERSON 1841–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JUN 1841

Birth Location: Lebanon, St. Clair Co., Illinois

Death Date: 28 AUG 1925

Death Location: Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois

Father: William PETERSON

Mother: June FERGUSON

Spouse(s): Mary PEYTON, Rebecca ADKINSON

Children(s): Marion PETERSON, Harry PETERSON, Charles PETERSON, Effie PETERSON

William M. PETERSON was born in 1841 in Lebanon, St. Clair Co., Illinois, the child of William Peterson And June Ferguson. William M. PETERSON married Mary E Peyton, Rebecca Lucinda Adkinson, and had children including Charles E Peterson, Effie May Peterson, Harry E Peterson, Marion Ernest Peterson. William M. PETERSON passed away in 1925 in Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois.

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Biography

  • William M. PETERSON was born in 1841 in Lebanon, St. Clair Co., Illinois, the child of William Peterson And June Ferguson.
  • William M. PETERSON married Mary E Peyton, Rebecca Lucinda Adkinson, and had children including Charles E Peterson, Effie May Peterson, Harry E Peterson, Marion Ernest Peterson.
  • William M. PETERSON passed away in 1925 in Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

William PETERSON
–1850
Birth Location: –
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June FERGUSON
1820–1850
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary PEYTON
1841–1875
Birth Location: Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois
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Rebecca ADKINSON
1837–1896
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Marion PETERSON
1872–1941
Birth Location: Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois
MP
Harry PETERSON
1869–1876
Birth Location: Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois
HP
Charles PETERSON
1874–1957
Birth Location: Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois
CP
Effie PETERSON
1878–1948
Birth Location: Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois
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William PETERSON's Ancestors

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William PETERSON
1841–1925
Birth Place: Lebanon, St. Clair Co., Illinois
Parents
William PETERSON
–1850
June FERGUSON
1820–1850
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William PETERSON's Descendants

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William (M.) PETERSON (2 JUN 1841–28 AUG 1925) m. Mary (E.) PEYTON (15 FEB 1841–10 DEC 1875) m. Rebecca (Lucinda) ADKINSON (1 JAN 1837–19 JUL 1896)
  1. 1. Marion (Ernest) PETERSON 1872–1941 m. Johnnie (LeVada) BAGGETT 1878–1939
    1. 1. Ammon PETERSON 1916–1982 m. Dorothy (Mary) JONES 1919–2004
    2. 2. Marion PETERSON 1902–1910
    3. 3. Catherine (Virginia) PETERSON 1909–2003
    4. 4. Molly (Levada) PETERSON 1910–1978
  2. 2. Harry (E.) PETERSON 1869–1876
  3. 3. Charles (E.) PETERSON 1874–1957
  4. 4. Effie (May) PETERSON 1878–1948

William PETERSON's Timeline

2 Records

1841
2 JUN 1841
Birth of William M. PETERSON in Lebanon, St. Clair Co., Illinois
Lebanon, St. Clair Co., Illinois
1925
28 AUG 1925
Age 84
Death of William M. PETERSON in Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois
Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1841
    Event Place: Lebanon, St. Clair Co., Illinois
    Record Source: GedcomPedigree Chart, Tree for John Peterson-admin by cdjcpet5.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 AUG 1925
    Event Place: Trenton, Clinton Co., Illinois
    Record Source: GedcomPedigree Chart, Tree for John Peterson-admin by cdjcpet5.
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