Peter Warner

Brief Life History of Peter

When Peter Warner was born on 20 December 1870, in Paradise Township, Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Learn Warner, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Beishline Woodling, was 28. He married Ida Adelia Storm on 26 October 1894, in Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Stroudsburg, Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 30 September 1949, in Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Swiftwater, Pocono Township, Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Warner
1870–1949
Ida Adelia Storm
1874–1956
Marriage: 26 October 1894
Edna Martha Warner
1896–1969
Robert D. Warner
1901–1904
Sterling Garrison Warner
1908–1948
Russell D. Warner
1911–1922

Sources (8)

  • Peter Warner in household of James L Warner, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Peter Warner, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Peter in entry for Sterling G Warner and Lois A Waters, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

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Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin) and North German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements war(in) ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’ + heri, hari ‘army’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Warnier (Old French Garnier). Compare Garner and Werner .

English (of Norman origin): shortened form of Warrener (see Warren 2).

Irish (Cork): when this is not the Anglo-Norman name (see above), an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane ), found in medieval records as Iwarrynane, from a genitive or plural form of the name, in which m is lenited.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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