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Joseph Albert PETERSON

Male 1891 - 1975  (83 years)


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  • Name Joseph Albert PETERSON 
    Born 19 Aug 1891  Småland, Götaland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 18 Mar 1910 
    Census 1920  Vinland, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 8 Mar 1922  Kerman, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Madera, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1940  Madera, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 14 Feb 1975  Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Arbor Vitae Cemetery, Madera, Madera, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I19318  bmds
    Last Modified 14 May 2020 

    Father Peter C. HANSON,   b. Småland, Götaland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1922 
    Family ID F7690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Selma N. PETERSON,   b. 22 Jun 1891, Småland, Götaland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1973, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 25 May 1915  Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Children 
    +1. Hazel Katheryn PETERSON,   b. 13 Nov 1915, Delano, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 110 years)
    +2. Margaret Christine PETERSON,   b. 20 mai 1917, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 2008, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +3. Milton Albert PETERSON,   b. 1 Aug 1918, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1963, Madera, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    +4. Bertil Joseph PETERSON,   b. 14 Nov 1919, Karman, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 2015, Sacramento, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    Family ID F2380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Aug 1891 - Småland, Götaland, Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 May 1915 - Fresno, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Vinland, Fresno, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 Mar 1922 - Kerman, Fresno, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Madera, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Madera, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Feb 1975 - Orange, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Arbor Vitae Cemetery, Madera, Madera, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Passport application (8 March 1922) : I, Joseph Albert Peterson, a Naturalized and loyal citizen of the United States, hereby apply for a passport. I will be accompanied by my wife Selma, and son Bertel aged 2 years. I was born à Smoland Sweden on August 19th, 1891. My father Peter C. Hanson was born in Smalan, Sweden and is now deceased. I emigrated to the U.S., sailing from Liverpool, England about March 18th, 1910. I resided 12 years ininterruptedly, in the U.S. from 1910 to 1922 at Fresno County, California. I was naturalized as a citizen before the Superior Court of Fresno County, California on Sept 30th, 1915. I follow the occupation of Farmer. Address: Karman, Fresno Co., California.
      Source : https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDF-KL7L : 16 March 2018

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] 1920 US Census.
      Joseph Peterson | age: 28 | bp: Sweden
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH3T-MWY : accessed 14 May 2020

    2. [S11] 1930 US Census.
      Joseph A. Peterson | age: 38 | bp: Sweden | Immigration: 1910

    3. [S7] 1940 US Census.
      Joseph A. Peterson | age: 48 | b. 1892 (Sweden) | occup. farmer
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9WR-3B2 : 27 January 2020

    4. [S4] Obituary.
      Joseph Albert Peterson, loving husband of the late Selma N. Peterson; devoted father of Bertil Joseph Peterson of Burlingame, Hazel Katheryn Nicol of San Mateo, Margaret Christine Benton of San Jose; dear father-in-law of Mrs. Roberta F. Peterson, Charles E. Nicol and Ret. Col. Robert Benton; loved brother of Mrs. Hitman Nilsson of Sweden, grandfather of ten, great-grandfather of eight.
       A native of Sweden, a resident of San Mateo County for the past 32 years. A member of the Burlingame Senior Citizens, S.I.R.S., Fresno Eagles Lodge, Bethany Lutheran Church of Kerman. Concordia Lutheran Church ot Kingsburg. He had been a rancher of Cotton 8, Vineyards In the valley for many years. Funeral Services will be held Monday, Feb. 17, 1975 at 2:00 p.m. at the Colonial Mortuary of Crosby-N. Gray, Park Road, Burlingame. Interment Tuesday Feb. 18, at 1 p.m. at the Arbor Vitae Cemetery, Madera. Calif. Friends may call at the mortuary after 6 p.m.
      — The Times from San Mateo, California, Friday, February 14, 1975.

    5. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 62285382.
      Find A Grave : b. 6 Jun 1891 (Sweden) | d. 19 Aug 1975 (Orange County, CA)

    6. [S15] Internet.
    7. [S15] Internet.
      "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ35-K53 : 8 December 2017), Joseph A. Peterson and Selma Peterson, 25 May 1915; citing Fresno, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,548,481.