CAROLINE PETERSON (1829-1911)

PETERSON, JOHNSON, HALL

Posted By: Morry and Sandy Hansen (email)
Date: 6/25/2002 at 22:47:57

reprinted from the Ottumwa Daily Courier, Thursday, October 5, 1911, page 2, column 3

AGED RESIDENT DIES

MRS. CAROLINE PETERSON ANSWERS CALL AT BLAKESBURG - WAS IN EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR

Blakesburg, Oct. 5 -- (Special) -- One of Wapello county's oldest residents was removed when death claimed MRS. CAROLINE PETERSON, a well known resident of Blakesburg,Iowa last evening at 8 o'clock at the home of her daughter, MRS. HANNAH PETERSON. She was eighty-three years of age. She leaves to mourn her loss, three daughters, MRS. MARY JOHNSON of Wisconsin, MRS. PETERSON of Blakseburg,Iowa and Mrs. (EMMA) NELS HALL, also of this town.

The remains will be incerred in the Munterville cemetery this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Comments: Death record states her name as L. C. PETERSON. CAROLINE was born in Sweden on Nov 2, 1829 and died on Oct 4, 1911 in Blakesburg,Iowa. Her late husband is NELS P. PETERSON. Surviving grandchildren are: HERMAN JOHNSON, OSCAR JOHNSON, ELLA JOHNSON, IRWIN JOHNSON, MABLE JOHNSON, MELVIN JOHNSON, LAWRENCE JOHNSON, CHARLES EDWARD HALL, FRANK PEARL HALL.