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Selma N. PETERSON

Female 1891 - 1973  (81 years)


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  • Name Selma N. PETERSON 
    Birth 22 Jun 1891  Småland, Götaland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1913 
    Census 1920  Vinland, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    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] 
    Death 18 May 1973  Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Burial Arbor Vitae Cemetery, Madera, Madera, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I19319  bmds
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2021 

    Family Joseph Albert PETERSON,   b. 19 Aug 1891, Småland, Götaland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1975, Orange, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 25 May 1915  Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Age at Marriage Selma : 23 years old | Joseph : 23 years old. 
    Children 2 sons and 2 daughters 
    +1Female. Hazel Katheryn PETERSON,   b. 13 Nov 1915, Delano, Kern, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 2018 (Age 102 years)
    +2Female. Margaret Christine PETERSON,   b. 20 mai 1917, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 2008, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    +3Male. Milton Albert PETERSON,   b. 1 Aug 1918, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1963, Madera, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    +4Male. Bertil Joseph PETERSON,   b. 14 Nov 1919, Karman, Fresno, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 2015, Sacramento, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
     
    Family ID F2384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Jun 1891 - Småland, Götaland, Sweden
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 May 1915 - Fresno, California
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Vinland, Fresno, California
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Madera, California
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Madera, California
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 May 1973 - Fresno, California
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Arbor Vitae Cemetery, Madera, Madera, California
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Passport Application: Selma Peterson (accompanied by Bertel Peterson son age 2 years). Born at Smoland, Sweden on 22 Jun 1891. Resided in U.S., for 8 years, from 1913 to 1922, at Fresno County.
      Source : https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDF-KL7K : 16 March 2018

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

    2. [S11] 1930 US Census.
      Selma E. Peterson | age: 38 | bp: Sweden | Immigration: 1913

      United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCD4-P7B : accessed 14 May 2020)

    3. [S7] 1940 US Census.
    4. [S10] California Death Records (1940-1997), (website).
      Selma N. Peterson : b. 22 Jun 1884 (Sweden) | d. 18 May 1973 (Fresno Co., CA)
      "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHK-Z77 : 26 November 2014),

    5. [S4] Obituary.
      Funeral services were held Tuesday morning in the Creighton Chapel for Mrs. Selma Peterson who died Friday at North Acres Manor after a long illness Rev. George Steffens officiated and burial was in the Arbor Vitae Cemetery in Madera. Mrs. Peterson was born in Sweden. She came to Kingsburg in 1913 and was married to Joseph A. Peterson in 1915. They lived in Madera until 1943 when they moved to Burlingame, and returned to Kingsburg in 1971. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband of Kingsburg; two daughters, Mrs. Hazel Nicol of San Mateo and Mrs. Margaret Benton of San Jose; a son, Bertil J. Peterson of Fresno; ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
      — The Kingsburg Recorder (Kingsburg, Calif.) Thursday, May 24, 1973.

    6. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 62285395.

    7. [S15] Internet.
    8. [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.