Newbie with a question
Cec
that I may be able to get some help here. This is what I posted:
For ages now I've wanted to compile a complete family history. I thought
I'd start with my fathers side. My dads father was a WWII casualty from
Minnesota, and he has a memorial in his honour, but I don't have a lot of
information on it. Every time I get so far and then just hit brick walls.
Does anyone know of any free sites where I can go to research family
history. All the sites I find you have to pay for. Please tell me there
are some freebies out there!!
I still have family in MN, but unfortunately we don't speak very often. I
have phoned my aunt/cousin (not sure what she is to me) a couple of times,
and she is ALWAYS so pleased to hear from me, and promises to write etc, and
she has never once called me back, or answered a letter or an email. SO,
I'm thinking that if I'm to get any answers about my family, then I'm gonna
have to research it myself. (And, hopefully save up some money to come to
MN myself to my Grandfathers memorial).
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
TIA,
luv Cec...xxx
john....@gmail.com
I checked the Newcastle Regional Library's web site, and it has
Ancestry Library Edition available. You will have to go to the library
to use it, but that is a great place to start your search. They have
the 1930 US census on line, and you should (I hope) find your
grandfather listed. Good luck!
Photon713
on this group willing to help...
Bob
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L Covey
2) In what city in Minnesota is the memorial located?
As the other poster suggested, please post the information and we can
try to help you.
LC
Mary_...@tvo.org
to get you started.
M
Cec
My grandfathers name is Erving Lorence Peterson, and I know that the
memorial is either in Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, or Fergus Falls.
(sorry I can't be more specific).
My grandfather was born in 1922 (I don't have his date of birth), and he was
killed in action in the philippines in 1945.
I believe the memorial is called E L Peterson memorial. He was a 2nd
Lieutenant, not sure if that helps.
Thanks in advance,
luv Cec...xxx
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Robert Heiling
Just about every town in the US (the world for that matter) has it's own website
nowdays. Here is part of theirs:
<http://www.pelicanrapids.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={A9CF08C6-5C83-4CDC-9E1F-FF1B43F9059B}&DE=>
HTH
Bob
Huntersglenn
Erving L. Peterson was born January 2, 1922 and died Feb 5, 1945. He
was a 2nd Lt. in the Army, and his last known address was 7601 34th
Avenue, South Minneapolis , MN 55450. He was interred at Ft. Snelling
National Cemetery, MN on Sept 16, 1948, Section C-24 Site 13539. Here's
a link for the cemetery:
http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/ftsnelling.htm
Another database at Ancestry.com, U.S. World WarII Enlistment Records,
has the following: Erving L. Peterson, born 1922, Otter Tail,
Minnesota, enlisted on Dec 17, 1941 at Ft. Snelling, MN as a Private.
He had completed 4 years of high school, and was working as a
Meteorologist or Dispatcher Clerk (Crew) (Crew dispatcher, railway.) at
the time of enlistment. He was 69 inches tall, and weighed 158 pounds,
and was single.
Ancestry.com has the 1930 Federal Census online, and this is Erving's
family at that time:
1930 Federal Census, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Pelican Rapids Village
Year: 1930; Census Place: Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail, Minnesota; Roll:
1111; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 67;
Peterson, Bernie or Bennie L., Head, 31, married at age 22, born MN,
father born Sweden, mother born Norway, Farmer on a truck farm
Alvina S., wife, 26, married at age 18, born MN, father born Sweden,
mother born Norway
Erving L. son, 8, born MN, parents born MN
Tyler G., son, 6, born MN, parents born MN
Maybelle G., daughter, 11/12, born MN, parents born MN
(ancestry.com has Erving indexed as Emery)
While there is a Bennie Peterson in Otter Tail County in the 1920
Census, there's also a Bennie Lorance Peterson in Clay County, Minnesota
at that time (that's the name given on his WWI Draft registration card).
Bennie Lorance Peterson was born in 1898, and he and his widowed
mother were next door neighbors to the Anderson family, which had a 15
year old daughter named Elvina -- I think this is the right couple to be
Erving's parents and can supply that information (and go back further to
find out his father's name) if you'd like.
Hope that helps,
Cathy
Cec
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Cec
sure.... if you could go back further, I'd really appreciate it..... could I
email you privately?
Cec...xxx
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Huntersglenn
Xopher
Well, go ahead and email privately, but please let the rest of us following
this know what else you find out.
Xopher
Joe Makowiec
> Does anyone know of any free sites where I can go to research family
> history.
I'm pleased to see that you're making good progress on this. One
resource I didn't see mentioned is the GenWeb sites. They're a
loosely-coordinated group of sites which you can generally find by
searching for [Countryname] GenWeb. For the US, it's
http://usgenweb.com/ Starting there, you can drill down through
various levels of government to get to pages for the locality you're
looking for.
These sites are generally volunteer-run, and the quality and quantity
of information available through them is <ahem> a bit variable. But
many of them will have links to some great information, if the
information isn't there directly.
Another place to start looking is Cyndi's List http://cyndislist.com/
which has, according to their site, 252,100+ links to various genealogy
sites, categorized all kinds of ways.
And a quick hint - your subject line doesn't tell much about your
question. Have a quick read here:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~surnames/goodbad
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rtfm
They should give you some idea about how to post good questions.
Joe
- Who had cousins in Fergus Falls MN
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"Xopher" <christop...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Ditto on letting us know what Cathy sends. I've got some 1900-1930 census
images of Bennie and his adoptive parents and a couple of maybes from
1870-1880. I don't want to send you a bunch of duplicates tho' because
they'll fill up your mailbox pretty quickly. Meanwhile, here's a bunch of
text index entries for various parents, grandparents, cousins, uncles, etc.
They don't take up much space.
Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002
Name: James Erving Peterson
Birth Date: 25 May 1954
Birth County: Otter Tail
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Tyler Gerhard Peterson
Mother: Lorraine Catherine Markle
File Number: 1954-MN-024679
Name: Gregory Erving Anderson
Birth Date: 31 Dec 1961
Birth County: Hennepin
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Emmett Truman Anderson
Mother: Maybelle Gladys Peterson
File Number: 1961-MN-002930
Name: Katherine Elaine Anderson
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1951
Birth County: Hennepin
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Emmett Truman Anderson
Mother: Maybelle Gladys Peterson
File Number: 1951-MN-053383
Name: Laurie Jo Anderson
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1953
Birth County: Otter Tail
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Emmett Truman Anderson
Mother: Maybelle Gladys Peterson
File Number: 1953-MN-046057
Name: Michael Steven Anderson
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1948
Birth County: Ramsey
Birth State: Minnesota
Father: Emmett T. Anderson
Mother: May Belle G. Peterson
File Number: 1948-MN-027020
_____________________________________________
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Erving L Peterson
Birth Year: 1922
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Minnesota
State: Minnesota
County or City: Otter Tail
Enlistment Date: 17 Dec 1941
Enlistment State: Minnesota
Enlistment City: Fort Snelling
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other
emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or
otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary
enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments
of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal
Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Meteorologist or Dispatcher Clerk (Crew) (Crew dispatcher,
railway. )
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 158
________________________________________________________________
U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record
Name: Erving L Peterson
Veteran's Rank: 2ND LT
Branch: US Army
Last known address: 7601 34th Avenue, South Minneapolis , MN 55450
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1922
Death Date: 5 Feb 1945
Veteran Service Start Date: 5 Feb 1945
Veteran Service End Date: 16 Sep 1948
Interment Date: 16 Sep 1948
Cemetery: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery
Buried At: Section C-24 Site 13539
Cemetery URL: http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/ftsnelling.htm
___________________________________________________________________
Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002 Record
Name: Evan O. Peterson
Death Date: 28 Jun 1919
Death County: Clay
State File Number: 002585
Certificate Number: 002585
Certificate Year: 1919
Record Number: 279864
Name: Sam Everson
Birth Date: 24 Feb 1885
Death Date: 25 Sep 1966
Death County: Clay
Mother's Maiden Name: Olson
State File Number: 022725
Certificate Number: 022725
Certificate Year: 1966
Record Number: 1650103
Name: Mrs. Martha Everson
Death Date: 17 Apr 1944
Death County: Clay
State File Number: 002611
Certificate Number: 002611
Certificate Year: 1944
Record Number: 949053
Name: Emmett Truman Anderson
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1905
Birth City: Herman
Birth State or Country: Minnesota
Death Date: 6 Jan 1997
Death County: Anoka
Death City: Fridley
Mother's Maiden Name: Ronell
State File Number: 1997-MN-000967
____________________________________________________________________
Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1854-1957 Record
Name: Even O. Peterson
County: Clay
Reel: 2
Code: 3
Volume: 3
Page: 133
Document Type: Declaration of Intention
Years: 1896 -1906
Numbers: 1-379
__________________________________________________________________
Social Security Death Index Record
Name: Emmett T. Anderson
SSN: 475-07-8396
Last Residence: 55421 Minneapolis, Anoka, Minnesota, United States of
America
Born: 19 Jun 1905
Died: 6 Jan 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: Minnesota (Before 1951 )
Name: Maybelle G. Anderson
SSN: 468-30-4411
Last Residence: 55421 Minneapolis, Anoka, Minnesota, United States of
America
Born: 15 Apr 1929
Died: 7 Jan 1997
State (Year) SSN issued: Minnesota (Before 1951 )
Name: Sam Everson
SSN: 475-40-1931
Last Residence: 56549 Hawley, Clay, Minnesota, United States of America
Born: 24 Feb 1885
Died: Sep 1966
State (Year) SSN issued: Minnesota (1955 )
________________________________________________________________
Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907 Record
Name: Even Pederson
Marriage Date: 05 Nov 1869
County: Iowa
Volume: 02
Page: 0102
(Just a possibility, not certain it's the right person)
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Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Paul
Cec
so helpful, I really appreciate it.
Cec...xxx
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Cec
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Cec
don't have any pictures. I just have one picture of my grandfather. I
didn't know that Ben Peterson was adopted. Honestly, I can't thank you all
enough.
What I do know is that Erving was the eldest of three. (Tyler and Maybelle).
He met my Nanna here in Australia while he was posted here in the war. I
don't know much more about that time (I think that was in 1943/44).
Elvina Peterson came to Australia in 1975, (I was born in 1976). Apparently
there was a lot of fundraising to get her out here to see her grandson (my
Dad). She worked at a nursing home, I think it was Samaritans (not sure
sorry), and I'm sure it was in Pelican Rapids.
I did get a lot of the information above out of a book the Myron Broschat
wrote about my grandfather "The Lt Erving Peterson Story". Unfortunately, I
don't have a copy of the book, I borrowed it a few years back from family
when i was researching. I gave up for a while, but I'm sure glad I was
directed to this group. I should've come here years ago!!
luv Cec....xxx
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Huntersglenn
site for Clay County, MN Vital Records. It's from the Clay County, MN
GenWeb site, and there are links to searchable databases:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnclay/vital.htm
The Minnesota state-wide death index does show an Elvina Ingborg
Peterson, who died in 1990 in Otter Tail County, mother's maiden name
Nelson.
The birth and marriage records require you to download a plug-in to be
able to view the results. It's also mentioned that many Clay County
residents were born in the hospital of Fargo, North Dakota (which is
right across the border). Clay County is on the border of Minnesota and
North Dakota, and Otter Tail County is located immediately southeast of
Clay. The GenWeb site for Minnesota has a map of the counties:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mngenweb/
Good luck,
Cathy
Xopher
snippage....>
> I did get a lot of the information above out of a book the Myron Broschat
> wrote about my grandfather "The Lt Erving Peterson Story". Unfortunately,
> I
> don't have a copy of the book, I borrowed it a few years back from family
> when i was researching. I gave up for a while, but I'm sure glad I was
> directed to this group. I should've come here years ago!!
>
> luv Cec....xxx
I am happy that things are working out for your information search.
Xopher
Tara
wrong with the hotmail.au servers?
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Connection timed out:
retry timeout exceeded
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http://www.mnhs.org/genealogy/index.htm
It includes Minnesota birth and death certificate indexes and a
photo/art database among other things.
Wendy
Cec
Thanks, I'll keep a look out for them :o)
Cec...xxx
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Steve Hayes
wrote:
All the way down, quoting qouotes of quotes of quotes, and you said
nothing!
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Huntersglenn
And in order to make your point, you had to waste space and time by
quoting the entire post? She did reply, but at the top, which is what
some people prefer -- granted, it would have been a cleaner post if she
hadn't quoted everything, but then again, you didn't need to quote
everything in order to make your point, either. A post to her
requesting that she trim her replies would have sufficed.
Cathy