Charles Henry Peterson (1866 - 1953)

Born 13 Sep 1866 in Peterson, Morgan, UT

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Nelson (Bruce) Peterson — married 22 Sep 1886 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1953 at age 86 in Smoot, Lincoln, WY

Biography

Charles was born in 1866. Charles Peterson ... He passed away in 1953. ^[1]

Charles H Peterson was born September 13, 1866 at Peterson, Utah the son of George Henry and Eliza Wilde Peterson he was in effect the first son as his older brother died before he was two. He probably lived with his parents as they moved from Peterson and Morgan, Utah to Coalville, Summitt County, Utah and then to Wyoming where, while they lived near Almy, he met and married Mary Nelson Bruce on September 22, 1886 in Logan, Utah.They moved to the south end of Star Valley in Wyoming eventually purchasing property in what became known as Smoot, Lincoln County, Wyoming it was there that they raised their family of eleven children. Their house was the first frame house built in Smoot. The property consisted of the home and a two acre lot on the north of the road and a farm across the road along with a store that Charles ran having had some experience as a young man in Evanston. The store was a general merchandise store which had everything in it.Charles served as a County Commissioner for two terms and as bishop of the Smoot Ward for 18 years. Through the years they boarded and fed many people from the hired hands and boarders to the local sheepherders, travelers, government officials, and church leaders. It was a major part of their lives and something the children remembered. They spent much time gathered around the table and piano eating and singing with the family and these guests in their home. They had a large garden and along with the farm raised all the food they used.The children born to this couple were: Eliza and Isabell (twins), Gertrude, Myrtle, Rhea, Rula, Newell, Burnice, Fielding, Harold and Kimball. Charles died January 9, 1953 at his home in Smoot and was buried in the cemetary in Afton, Lincoln County, Wyoming. For a copy of his obituary. obituary {1}

Children of Charles Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Bruce: Isabell May Peterson (Twin) (1887-1895) Eliza May Peterson (Twin) (1887-1976) Gertrude Peterson (1888-1968) Myrtle Ivy Peterson (1891-1977) Afton Rhea Peterson (1896-1977) (link) Afton Rhea Peterson Rula Jannette Peterson (1898-1993) Charles Newell Peterson (1900-1943) Mary Burnice Peterson (1902-1985) Fielding Bruce Peterson (1904-1958) Harold Franklin Peterson (1907-1996) Kimball Wilde Peterson (1910-1926)

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Sources

• Spencer Stucki, firsthand knowledge and from sources in his possession. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Spencer and others.
  1. ↑ Entered by Spencer Stucki, Oct 28, 2012

{1} Find a Grave memorial #80756072 including obituary. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=peterson&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=53&GScnty=3130&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=80756072&df=all&

{2} A family history written by a daughter Burnice, https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/2459369?p=1481846

{3} "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVSX-NPDR : accessed 15 March 2016), Charles Henry Peterson, 1953; Idaho Falls Regional Family History Center, Idaho Falls; FHL microfilm 100,464,696.

{4}"U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 - about Charles Henry Peterson AncestryInstitution.com." U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 - AncestryInstitution.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WorldMarr_ga&h=949048&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6061

{5} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNCT-WKN : accessed 16 March 2016), Charles Peterson in household of George H Peterson, Utah, United States; citing p. 46, family 384, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,110.

{6} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNS2-LK5 : accessed 16 March 2016), Charles H Peterson in household of Geo H Peterson, Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 72, sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1338; FHL microfilm 1,255,338.

References:

{7} "My Ancestral Story" by Spencer E Stucki

Eugene B. Stucki, son of E. Woodruff Stucki (1894-1968) and Afton Rhea Peterson (1896-1977), was born in 1918 in Paris, Idaho. He married Leonora Spencer (1917-2000), daughter of George B. Spencer (1876-1952) and Adelina Horsely (1878-1943). Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in England, Scotland, Wales, Switzerland, Massachusetts, Utah and Idaho. Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes Bruce, Budge, Butler, Hales, Horne, Horsley, Peterson, Rich, Spencer, Wilde, Wilson and related families. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_cD0RgM2INRQW1FcmNscXJweE0/view?ts=576752f5