Maria Albertina "Mary" PETERSON

Maria Albertina "Mary" was born on April 2nd, 1873 in Altona, Knox Co IL and her baptism took place on October 10th, 1897 in S H Lutheran, Swede Home NE.¹   Maria Albertina "Mary"'s father was Anders Petter PETERSON and her mother was Carolina Nilsson BORG. She had two brothers and two sisters, named Emil, Sander, Emma Josephine"Peterson" and Selma Cedelia.  She was the third oldest of the five children.  She died at the age of 77 on April 8th, 1950 in Swede Home NE.  She was buried in Swede Home Cem.^1 1