Percy Clifford Peterson

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CENSUS RECORDS

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Percy Peterson
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Lynn Ward 5, Essex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Cecil Peterson
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name: Emma Peterson
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Percy Peterson
Respondent: Yes
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1916
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
Street: High Street
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 5B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 87
Occupation: Salesclerk, retail lumber yard
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $25
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: $1000
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: He is living next door to his in-laws.
Household Members:
Percy Peterson 24
Lillian Peterson 23
Bruce Peterson 1


CITY DIRECTORIES

City Directories, 1821-1989
Publication Title: Danvers, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1945
Name: Percy C Peterson
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1945
Street Address: 158 High
Residence Place: Danvers, Massachusetts
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Spouse: Lillian A Peterson

City Directories, 1821-1989
Publication Title: Salem, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1962
Name: Percy C Peterson
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1962
Residence Place: Salem, Massachusetts
Occupation: Accountant
Spouse: Lillian A Peterson

OBITUARY

Marblehead Reporter, MA; 29 July 2004

Percy C. Peterson 88, of Lady Lake, Fla., formerly of Topsfield, died June 30, 2004. He was the husband of the late Lillian (Call) Peterson.

Born in Lynn, April 13, 1916, Mr. Peterson was the son of the late Cecil Edmund and Emma (Banks) Peterson.

He was raised and educated in the city of Lynn. As a child he moved to Danvers and was a graduate of the former Holten High School Class of 1934.

Mr. Peterson had worked for many years as an accountant for the H. Newton Marshall Company in Boston until the time of his retirement in 1978.

He was a longtime member of the Maple Street Congregational Church in Danvers and often played the piano and organ at the church. He was a long time resident of the town of Topsfield.

Mr. Peterson was actively involved with the reunion committee for Holten High School, in which he was the chairperson for the Class of 1934's 70th reunion.

He is survived by four sons, Bruce and Nancy Peterson of Danvers, Russell Peterson of Reading, Douglas Peterson of Springfield and Donald and Linda Peterson of Rockledge, Fla.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Eleanor Cash of Marblehead and Barbara Clay of Beverly; one brother, Cecil Peterson of Asheville, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews.

His funeral service was held July 28 from the McElroy Chapel of the Maple Street Congregational Church, Danvers. Burial was in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers. Assisting the family with the arrangements was the Peterson-O'Donnell Funeral Home of Danvers.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Maple Street Congregational Church, Maple Street, Danvers, MA 01923 or to the D.A.R., General Israel Putnam Chapter, Danvers, MA 01923.



Birth:
Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970
Name: Percy Clifford Peterson
Birth Date: 1916
Birth Place: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 634
Page Number: 607
Index Volume Number: 100
Reference Number: F63.M362 v.100

Died:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: Percy C. Peterson
Last Residence: 32159 Lady Lake, Lake, Florida
Born: 13 Apr 1916
Died: 30 Jun 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951)

Percy married Lillian Call. Lillian (daughter of Frank Ezekiel Call and Rachel May RUSSELL) was born 24 Aug 1916, Salem, Essex Co. MA; died 27 May 2001, Medford, Middlesex Co. MA. [Group Sheet]

1. Bruce Peterson was born ca 1939, Danvers, Essex Co. MA.
2. Russell Peterson
3. Douglas Peterson
4. Donald Peterson