Mary Adeline Lawrence was first married to Peter Hess, by whom she had one child, Emma J. Hess (1870-1966), in Lowell. After Peter Hess was killed in a farm accident, his widow married George F. Peterson, and they had nine more children in Lowell.
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Information and photo from Rochelle Ellen Bisig Gereg (great-granddaughter of George F. Peterson and Mary Adeline Lawrence) and Robert Bisig Horner (grandson of George F. Peterson and Mary Adeline).
