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William Edward Peterson 1937–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1937

Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa

Death Date: 11 Dec 2011

Death Location: San Leandro, Alameda, California

Father: Christan Peterson

Mother: Emily Lile

Spouse(s): Linda Bernal

Children(s):

William Edward Peterson was born in 1937 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, the child of Christan Hans Peterson And Emily Gertrude Lile. In 1951, William Edward Peterson resided in Iowa. William Edward Peterson married Linda Bernal, Phyllis Jean Chann, and had children including Christina P Peterson. William Edward Peterson passed away in 2011 in San Leandro, Alameda, California.

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Biography

  • William Edward Peterson was born in 1937 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, the child of Christan Hans Peterson And Emily Gertrude Lile.
  • In 1951, William Edward Peterson resided in Iowa.
  • William Edward Peterson married Linda Bernal, Phyllis Jean Chann, and had children including Christina P Peterson.
  • William Edward Peterson passed away in 2011 in San Leandro, Alameda, California.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Peterson's Ancestors

Self
William Peterson
1937–2011
Birth Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Parents
Christan Hans Peterson
1883–1959
Odense, Fyn, Denmark
Emily (Gertrude) Lile
1903–1981
Bear Grove Township, Guthrie County, Iowa
Grandparents
William (Harvey) Lile
1875–1953
Henry, Missouri
Cordelia (M "Coady") Wright
1878–1960
Henry, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1851–1907
Ida Metcalf
1859–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Wright
1825–1876
Susan Green
1830–1912

William Peterson's Timeline

3 Records

1937
29 Jan 1937
Birth of William Edward Peterson in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1951
Before 1951
Age 14
William Edward Peterson resided here in Iowa
Iowa
2011
11 Dec 2011
Age 74
Death of William Edward Peterson in San Leandro, Alameda, California
San Leandro, Alameda, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1937
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] California, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 2011
    Event Place: San Leandro, Alameda, California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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