Mary Adeline Lawrence Hess Peterson (1851-1936)
(Mrs. Peter Hess; Mrs. George F. Peterson)


The following family information comes from Mrs. Rochelle Bisig Gereg, great-granddaughter of Mary Adeline Lawrence Hess Peterson:

Children of Mary Adeline Lawrence Hess Peterson

Children of Peter Hess and Mary Adeline Lawrence

NAME BORN DIED MARRIED SPOUSE
Emma J. Hess 1871 1966 1.

2. July 1926
1. Mortimer B. "Mort" Slocomb
(1863-1922)
2. Ambrose Bennett
(Aug.12, 1865-May 7, 1947)

Peter Hess died young in a farm accident. His widow later married George F. Peterson, and they had nine children. Cemetery records at the Lowell Public Library show that Mary A. (1851-1936) and George F. Peterson were buried in row C32 of the Lowell Cemetery. No dates were given on Mr. Peterson's headstone, but he was listed as having been in "Co C 35 Ind Inf." Cemetery records also show a Peter Hess, buried in row R2 at the Creston Cemetery, who also served in the Civil War in "Co G 9th Ill Cav." His stone was also undated.

Children of George F. Peterson and Mary Adeline Lawrence

NAME BORN DIED MARRIED SPOUSE
James Henry Peterson Feb. 15, 1873 July 29, 1943 -- Mary E. "Molly"
(1874-1973)
Owen Peterson Aug. 1875 Aug. 1944 -- Lydia
(May 24, 1874-Nov. 1948)
Harry Peterson Sept. 1878 Apr. 1935 -- --
Elizabeth Theresa "Bessie" Peterson Jan. 5, 1881 1971 Oct. 4, 1900 Charles John Bisig
(Apr. 4, 1974*-Jan. 1952)
George McDonald "Georgie" Peterson 1883 1890 -- none
Edward Hartford "Ed" "Eddie" Peterson Apr. 3, 1886 Nov. 3, 1959 -- Anna Lillian Larson
(1890-1960)
Edith E. Peterson 1888 1919 -- Frank Britton
William D. "Will" Peterson Aug. 22, 1890 Oct. 14, 1918 -- --
Gertrude Peterson Apr. 2, 1895 Mar. 24, 1919 1.
2. Sept. 21, 1914
1. ______ Rodgers
2. Claude Sanders

* NOTE -- Although Mrs. Gereg puts the birthdate of her grandfather as April 4, 1874, his obituary lists his birth date as April 11, 1875. Cemetery records at the Lowell Public Library indicate that his headstone, in row C46 of the Lowell Cemetery, also lists his dates as 1875-1952.


Cemetery records at the Lowell Library provided the following information about the family of Mary Adeline Lawrence Hess Peterson:

NAME BORN DIED CEMETERY ROW
George W. Lawrence, Sr., father 9-13-1813 1-19-1901 Lowell Cemetery B16
Julia C. Lawrence, mother, wife of George W. 11-15-1816 3-21-1888 Lowell Cemetery B16
Julia C. (Lawrence) Morgan 1859 1926 Lowell Cemetery B6
Wesley Morgan 1859 1949 * Lowell Cemetery B6
Albert Morgan, son of Wesley and Julia 2 y 12-07-1884 Lowell Cemetery B16
Julia Morgan, dau of Wesley and Julia 8 d 12-02-1886 Lowell Cemetery B16
Emma Bennett 1871 1966 Lowell Cemetery C32
Mortimer B. Slocomb 1863 1922 Lowell Cemetery C34
Ambrose Benentt 1865 1947 Lowell Cemeter C32
Paul A. Bennett 1902 1965 Creston Cemetery R1
Blanche Bennett 1903 1965 Creston Cemetery R1
Sherley Ann Bennett, dau of P and B 1925 1925 Creston Cemetery R1
Owen Peterson 1875 1944 Lowell Cemetery C46
Lydia Peterson 1869 1948 Lowell Cemetery C46
Charles J. Bisig 1875 1952 Lowell Cemetery C46
Elizabeth Bisig 1881 1971 Lowell Cemetery C46
George McDonald Peterson, son of George & Adeline -- 10-03-1890 Cedar Creek Cemetery R20
Edward Peterson 1886 1959 Lowell Cemetery C29
Anna Peterson 1890 1960 Lowell Cemetery C29
Edith E. Britton, wife of Frank 1888 1919 Lowell Cemetery C37
Gertrude Sanders 1895 1919 Lowell Cemetery C37

* NOTE The cemetery records at the Lowell Public Library list Wesley Morgan as having died in 1949, but his obituary appeared in the Dec. 16, 1948, Lowell Tribune.


Last updated on February 25, 2009.

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