Hannah Frances Peterson

27 March 1874–29 September 1949 (Age 75)
Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States

The Life of Hannah Frances

Hannah Frances Peterson was born on 27 March 1874, in Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States. She married John Wallace Olts on 15 June 1893, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Seattle, King, Washington, United States for about 10 years. She died on 29 September 1949, in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

John Wallace Olts
1865–1933
Hannah Frances Peterson
1874–1949
Marriage: 15 June 1893
Edith Basha Olts
1894–1982
Wallace Langley Olts
1896–1946

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
15 June 1893
Seattle, King, Washington, United States
children

(2)

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 1

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · Nicodemus is Founded

Age 3

The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 22

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

1 English, Scottish, and German: patronymic from Peter .2 Americanized form of similar surnames of non-English origin (such as Petersen , or Swedish Pettersson).3 In VT, there are Petersons who were originally called by the French name Beausoleil ; in some documentation this was translated fairly literally as Prettysun, which was then assimilated to Peterson.

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

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Sources (3)

  • Hannah Olts in household of John W Olts, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Hannah Olts in household of John W Otts, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Hannah Peterson, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

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