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Wilma Marlene Petersen 1940 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1940

Birth Location: South Dakota

Death Date: 7 January 2000

Death Location: Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States

Father: Lester Petersen

Mother: Ida (petersen)

Spouse(s): Ronald Wuest

Children(s): Keith Wuest, Todd Wuest

Wilma Marlene Petersen was born in 1940 in South Dakota, the child of Lester Allen Petersen and Ida Matilda Hoar (petersen). In 1940, Wilma Marlene Petersen resided in , Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA. In 1950, Wilma Marlene Petersen resided in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA. Wilma Marlene Petersen married Ronald Eugene Wuest, and had children including Keith Eugene Wuest, Todd Ryan Wuest. Wilma Marlene Petersen passed away in 2000 in Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States.

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Biography

  • Wilma Marlene Petersen was born in 1940 in South Dakota, the child of Lester Allen Petersen and Ida Matilda Hoar (petersen).
  • In 1940, Wilma Marlene Petersen resided in , Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA.
  • In 1950, Wilma Marlene Petersen resided in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA.
  • Wilma Marlene Petersen married Ronald Eugene Wuest, and had children including Keith Eugene Wuest, Todd Ryan Wuest.
  • Wilma Marlene Petersen passed away in 2000 in Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lester Petersen
1900 – 1979
Birth Location: Butte, Boyd, Nebraska
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Ida (petersen)
1907 – 1974
Birth Location: Gregory, South Dakota, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ronald Wuest
1938 – 1999
Birth Location: Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA
RW

Children(s)

Keith Wuest
1967 – 1987
Birth Location: –
KW
Todd Wuest
1972 – 2011
Birth Location: Kitsap County, Washington, USA
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Wilma Petersen's Ancestors

Self
Wilma Petersen
1940 – 2000
Birth Place: South Dakota
Parents
Lester Allen Petersen
1900 – 1979
Butte, Boyd, Nebraska
Ida (Matilda Hoar) (petersen)
1907 – 1974
Gregory, South Dakota, United States
Grandparents
Jens (C) Petersen
1868 – 1962
Aastrup, Maribo, Denmark
Anna (Laura) Snyder
1878 – 1961
Avon, Bon Homme, South Dakota, United States
Thomas (Levi) Hoar
1862 – 1937
mineral, point, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
Iona (Marie) Ellis
1873 – 1930
Marion County, Iowa USA
Great-Grandparents
Niels Petersen
1843 – 1905
Jenny Vindberg
1846 – 1931
Robert Snyder
1847 – 1898
Celia Joyce
1846 – 1918
Jesse Hoar
1824 – 1885
Mary Hoar
1829 – 1900
Oliver Ellis
1847 – 1907
Hannah Burton
1847 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peder Morten
1800 – 1868
Ane Jensdr
1820 – 1844
Jens Vindberg
1816 – 1877
Karen Christensdatter
1818 – 1883
John Snider
1802 – 1873
Catherine Smathers
1802 – 1898
John Joyce
1809 – 1885
Arminta Rayburn
1816 – 1883
David HOAR
1799 – 1870
Susannah MONROE
1805 – 1880
Eli Ellis
1810 – 1891
Jane Randel
1807 – 1887
GEORGE BURTON
1806 – 1852
HANNAH LYTLE
1809 – 1876

Wilma Petersen's Descendants

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Wilma (Marlene) Petersen (20 December 1940 – 7 January 2000) m. Ronald (Eugene) Wuest (26 Jul 1938 – 21 Jun 1999)
  1. 1. Keith (Eugene) Wuest (17 Mar 1967 – 11 Oct 1987)
  2. 2. Todd (Ryan) Wuest (8 Jan 1972 – 16 Apr 2011)

Wilma Petersen's Timeline

5 Records

1940
20 December 1940
Birth of Wilma Marlene Petersen in South Dakota
South Dakota
1940
1940
Wilma Marlene Petersen resided here in , Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
, Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
1950
1950
Age 10
Wilma Marlene Petersen resided here in Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA
Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA
1991
1991
Age 51
Wilma Marlene Petersen resided here in Port Townsend, WA
Port Townsend, WA
2000
7 January 2000
Age 60
Death of Wilma Marlene Petersen in Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States
Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1940
    Event Place: South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Martin, Bennett, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03847; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 4-2
    [4] Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota; Roll: 729; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 15-40
    [7] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Martin, Bennett, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Martin, Bennett, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03847; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 4-2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Watertown, Codington, South Dakota; Roll: 729; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 15-40

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Port Townsend, WA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jefferson, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Port Townsend, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 January 2000
    Event Place: Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1907-2017, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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