Edna May Petersen

Brief Life History of Edna May

When Edna May Petersen was born on 6 January 1900, in Ovid, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, her father, Joseph Peterson, was 28 and her mother, Maud Mae Oldham, was 21. She married William M. Addison about 1918, in Wyoming, United States. She lived in Lyons, Fremont, Wyoming, United States in 1910. She died on 25 October 1918, at the age of 18, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Lander, Fremont, Wyoming, United States.

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William M. Addison
1896–
Edna May Petersen
1900–1918
Marriage: about 1918

Sources (4)

  • Edna Peterson in household of Joseph Peterson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Edna May Petersen Addison, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Edna May Addison, "Wyoming, Reclaim the Records, State Archives Vital Records, 1908-1966"

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World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1901 · Theodore Roosevelt becomes the Twenty-sixth President of the United States

After the Assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the Twenty-sixth President of the United States. During his first term he didn't have a Vice President but for his second term Charles W. Fairbanks filled the position.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels, Lars, Niels, Jorgen, Holger, Anders, Einer, Aksel, Bent, Gunner, Knud.

Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Peter .

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Pedersen or Pettersen .

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

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