Edwin (Babitzke) Petersen (1913 - abt. 1994)

Born 15 Sep 1913 in Ashley, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States of America

Ancestors

Died about 3 Sep 1994 at about age 80 in Sacramento, Placer, California, United States of America

Biography

He was born Edwin Babitzke and took the name Petersen after his foster family in the mid 1920s.

Timeline

15 Sep 1913: born to Reinhold Babitzke and Mary Brosz in Ashley, North Dakota.

1920: Edwin Babitcke, son, 6, White. living with parents and siblings Barbara, Viola, Clifford, and Louise. residence on Fourth St., Ashley Village, McIntosh, North Dakota. ^[1]

c. 1926: assumed name of foster family, Petersen.

Apr 1935: at Schofield (Barracks), Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii.

1940: Edwin Petersen, head, 26, White, married. Salesman, Soda Water. 1939 wages, $1900. living with wife Marjorie and son Freddie at 1210 (street ?), O'Neal Judicial Township, San Joaquin, California. renting for $30 per month. ^[2]

3 Sep 1994: died in Sacramento, California. last residence in Auburn, Placer, California. burial next to son at Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, San Joaquin, California. Plot: IOOF Section, Block 2, Lot 272. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Obituary

"Edwin Petersen [died] in Sacramento, 4 Sep 1994. Beloved husband of Frances Petersen of Loomis [Calif.]. Dear father of the late Frederick Petersen. Loving brother of Violet Nichloff of Sutter Creek and Wilma Dennison of Sunnyvale [Calif.]. Grandfather of three.

A member of the Auburn Lodge #7, I.O.O.F.; the Canton #9, I.O.O.F.; and the Placer Encampment. I.O.O.F. A native of Ashley, North Dakota, aged 80 years. Committal at Rural Cemetery, Stockton." ^[6]

Research Notes

Social Security Death Index shows death on 3 Sep, California Death Index and the obituary on 4 Sep.

First wife may be Marjorie Henrietta Strong (31 Oct 1910 - 9 Feb 1968). Her birth is a bit early per 1940 census?

Possible marriage to Frances Davis on 20 Nov 1968 in Plumas County, California? ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8C-DJT : accessed 4 April 2018), Edwin Babitcke in household of Rinhold Babitcke, Ashley, McIntosh, North Dakota, United States; citing ED 183, sheet 5A, line 36, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1336; FHL microfilm 1,821,336.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9D6-1BQ : accessed 4 April 2018), Edwin Petersen, O'Neal Judicial Township, San Joaquin, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 39-84B, sheet 62A, line 16, family 119, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 326.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTHL-TWL : 19 May 2014), Edwin Petersen, 03 Sep 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPSL-YM5 : 26 November 2014), Edwin Petersen, 04 Sep 1994; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134909672/edward-babitzke-petersen
6. ↑ "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99JH-G2RY?cc=2367299&wc=3BKJ-C68%3A1548059301 : 14 August 2015), 100415151 > image 1114 of 5366; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln.
7. ↑ "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6G3-12M : 27 November 2014), Edwin Petersen and Frances E Davis, 20 Nov 1968; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Plumas, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.