Nancy (Ramer) Peterson (1839 - abt. 1870)

Born 1839 in Laughery Township, Ripley, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Peterson — married 3 Mar 1861 in Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States

Descendants

Died about 1870 at about age 31 in United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Nancy (Ramer) Peterson was born in Indiana.

Nancy, the daughter of Solomon Ramer and Mary Ann Mattox was born say 1839 at Laughrey Township, Indiana.

In 1850, Nancy is 11 years of age and living with her parents Solomon (35 years, b. PA, occupation Farmer) and Mary (32 years, b. VA) and siblings Sarah (13 years), Amanda (9 years), Vanesa (7 years), Cynthia (5 years), Henrietta (2 years) and William Henry (3 months) at Laughrey, Ripley, Indiana.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Nancy married as his first wife Andrew Peterson on 20 March 1861 at Winona, Minnesota.^[2][3]They had a daughter born at Lewiston, Minnesota:

1. Mary Ann Peterson (b. 24 Oct 1861; d. 12 Feb 1928, Utica, MN) m. 11 Jun 1884 at Winona, MN, Herman Meyer Burt (1863-1934)

The 1900 Census taken at Utica, Winona, Minnesota indicates that Nancy and Andrew Peterson are no longer married. Andrew is married to Katherine (Unknown) Peterson and had married in 1870 at Minnesota. They were living next door to Herman and Mary Ann (Peterson) Burt.^[4]

Death

The death date for Nancy (Ramer) Peterson is not certain. There is no further documentation for her following her marriage to Andrew Peterson in 1861 and the birth of her daughter that year. The 1900 cenus, as mentioned above, indicates that Andrew Peterson was married to 2) Catherine Peterson say 1870. It is not known if Nancy died before 1870 or if she and Andrew were divorced. Given that there are no further records for Nancy after 1870, her death date is listed as 1870 at Utica, Minnesota until further records are found.

research Notes

• Ancestry.com Ross Family tree: Ancestry Profile is not a proper source. A birth, marriage, death or census record is a proper source.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2286118:8054?ssrc=pt&tid=23123043&pid=272008203609
2. ↑ "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-X21K : 9 March 2021), Andrew Peterson and Nancy Ramer, 1861.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Minnesota, U.S., Marriages Index, 1849-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Minnesota Marriages, 1849–1950." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Q4-G7R : 14 January 2022), Herman Burt, 1900.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and photo of marriage record added following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 24 September 2022.