In the 1910 census, Oscar (age 1) was the son of Oscar E Peterson in Bandon, Coos, Oregon, United States.[1]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Oscar E Peterson
M
White
34
Married
Head
Sweden
Hedwig Peterson
F
White
32
Married
Wife
Germany
Arthur R Peterson
M
White
8
Single
Son
California
Elmer E Peterson
M
White
5
Single
Son
California
Ralph Peterson
M
White
3
Single
Son
California
Oscar Peterson
M
White
1
Single
Son
Sweden
In the 1920 census, Oscar (age 11) was the son of Oscar Peterson in Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California.[2]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Oscar Peterson
M
White
43
Married
Head
Carpenter
Sweden
Heding Peterson
F
White
42
Married
Wife
None
Germany
Arthur Peterson
M
White
17
Single
Son
Helper
California
Elmer E Peterson
M
White
14
Single
Son
Newsboy
California
Ralph R Peterson
M
White
12
Single
Son
None
California
Oscar Peterson
M
White
11
Single
Son
None
Sweden
In the 1930 census, Oscar (age 21), Salesman, was the single son of Oscar Peterson at 315 Linda Rosa Ave, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.[3]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Oscar Peterson
F
White
53
Widowed
Head
Germany
Ralph Peterson
M
White
23
Single
Son
Salesman
California
Oscar R Peterson
M
White
21
Single
Son
Salesman
Sweden
Oscar married Virginia C Mohler on 6 December 1933 in Los Angeles, California, United States.[4]
In the 1940 census, Oscar (age 31), Meat Cutter, was the married head of household in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California.[5]
Name
Sex
Race
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Oscar Peterson
M
White
31
Married
Head
Meat Cutter
Sweden
Virginia Peterson
F
White
24
Married
Wife
Indiana
Georgia Peterson
F
White
3
Single
Daughter
California
Janet Peterson
F
White
2
Single
Daughter
California
Douglas Peterson
M
White
1/12
Single
Son
California
Sources
↑1910 Census:
"1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Bandon, Coos, Oregon; Roll: T624_1280; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375293 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #156403627 (accessed 21 March 2024)
Oscar Peterson (1), single son, in household of Oscar E Peterson (34) in Bandon, Coos, Oregon, USA. Born in Sweden.
↑1920 Census:
"1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_111; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 310 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #613733 (accessed 21 March 2024)
Oscar Peterson (11), single son, in household of Oscar Peterson (43) in Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California. Born in Sweden.
↑1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1930; Census Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 1274; FHL microfilm: 2339905 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #89989004 (accessed 21 March 2024)
Oscar R Peterson (21), single son, Salesman, in household of Oscar Peterson (53) at 315 Linda Rosa Ave, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born in Sweden.
↑Marriage:
"California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980"
California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61460 #900124435 (accessed 21 March 2024)
Oscar R Peterson marriage to Virginia C Mohler on 6 Dec 1933 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
↑1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00240; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 19-454 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #69640910 (accessed 21 March 2024)
Oscar Peterson (31), married, Meat Cutter, head of household in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. Born in Sweden.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209238624/oscar_robert-peterson: accessed March 21, 2024), memorial page for Oscar Robert Peterson (20 Oct 1908–24 Oct 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209238624, citing Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Margaret (contributor 47434896).
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