Joseph Morten Peterson (1883-1974) - Find a Grave Memorial

Joseph Morten Peterson

Birth

29 Apr 1883

Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, USA

Death

8 Oct 1974 (aged 91)

Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA

Burial

Richfield City Cemetery

Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, USA Add to Map

Plot

A.44.12.04

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Joseph Morten Peterson age 91
Sugar beet grower.

1900 Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah
Niels M Peterson 80
Johana C Peterson 41, 9 children, 8 living
Niels Peterson 19, farming
Joseph Peterson 17, farming
Jennie Peterson 15
Josephine Peterson 13
Rebecca Peterson 8
Leona Peterson 4
Opel Peterson 1
Own home

1920 Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah
Joseph M Peterson 36
Nelda M Peterson 32
J Orean Peterson 13
Helen N Peterson 11
Ruby H Peterson 9
Reed M Peterson 8
Marion C Peterson 6
Leland D Peterson 5
Zell B Peterson 3y 11 months
Eldred L Peterson 2y 8 months
Max G Peterson 6 months
Own home

1940 Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah
Joseph M Peterson* 56, farmer
Nelda Maries Peterson 53
Reed Montell Peterson 28, farmer
Leland Dee Peterson 26, ab
Zell Lyle Peterson 24, labor, poultry
Eldred Verl Peterson 22, hatchery man, poultry
G Ehreml Peterson 17
Verline Peterson 13
Own home, 689 1st West

1974 Obituary Richfield, Utah
RICHFIELD --- Joseph Morton Peterson, 91, a lifelong Richfield resident, died Oct. 8, 1974, in a Nephi rest home following a lingering illness.

Born April 29, 1883, in Richfield, to Niels Morton and Hannah Katrine Jensen Peterson. Married Nelda Marie Busk, Sept. 20, 1905, in Richfield; solemnized Manti Temple.

Sugar beet grower.

Survivors: sons, daughters, Orean, Mrs. Delbert (Neola) Christensen, Marian, Reed, Zell, Eldred, Ehrmel, Mrs. Verlene Wrigley, all Richfield; Leland, Hayward, Calif.; 36 grandchildren, 72 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral, Saturday, 2 p.m., in the Richfield Third LDS Ward chapel. Friends call, Neal S. Magleby and Sons Mortuary in Richfield, Friday, 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday before services. Burial, Richfield City Cemetery.
Utah, Salt Lake Tribune,
Friday, October 11, 1974, page B7.

Sons:
Eldred Verl Peterson 1917-
Ehrmel Gordon Peterson WWII SS

Siblings:
Johannah Peterson Beutler 1876-1956
Mary C Peterson 1879-1880
Niels M Peterson 1881-1957
Jennie Peterson Neilson 1885-1969
Josephine Peterson Christensen 1887-1954
Rebecca Peterson 1892-1906
Leona Peterson Atkinson 1896-1966
Opal Peterson Olson 1898-1959