Tobias Richard Peterson, 1924–2011 (aged 86 years)
- Name
- Tobias Richard /Peterson/
- Given names
- Tobias Richard
- Surname
- Peterson
- Nickname
- Toby
| Birth | 12 October 1924
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28 Note: Toby weighed 2 pounds when he was born. He was kept in oil-soaked cotton in a box over the wood-stov… Toby weighed 2 pounds when he was born. He was kept in oil-soaked cotton in a box over the wood-stove in the kitchen. The only people allowed in the kitchen were his mother and grandmother, who were his nurses and full-time caretakers. Everything was boiled before being used for him. He was not born in a hospital, but rather accidentally after a taking a bumpy pre-birth ride over a country road in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan (perhaps Liminga). His mother kept a journal of his care, but she lost it in one of their moves. |
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| Census | 1 April 1930 (aged 5 years) |
| Occupation | Salesman and entrepeneur Employer: various Note: Toby sold, at various times, insurance and stocks. He was a registered representative for E.F. Hutto… Toby sold, at various times, insurance and stocks. He was a registered representative for E.F. Hutton for several years. Later he joined with others to start a small water purification business. |
| Birth of a sister | Geraldine Margaret Peterson 3 January 1931 (aged 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Topias Rodionoff 5 October 1941 (aged 16 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Margarette Savela 22 May 1954 (aged 29 years) |
| Death of a father | Arno Peterson 28 September 1978 (aged 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Esther Heltenen 1988 (aged 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Geraldine Margaret Peterson 11 May 1996 (aged 71 years) |
| Death of a son | James Peterson 2011 (0 after death) |
| Death | 1 October 2011 (aged 86 years) |
| Religion | Baha'i |
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1896–1978
Birth: 12 April 1896
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22 — Michigan, USA Death: 28 September 1978 — Hancock, Houghton, USA |
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1924–2011
Birth: 12 October 1924
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28 — Michigan . USA Death: 1 October 2011 — Ypsilanti, Michigan |
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1931–1996
Birth: 3 January 1931
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1924–2011
Birth: 12 October 1924
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28 — Michigan . USA Death: 1 October 2011 — Ypsilanti, Michigan |
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| Birth | Toby weighed 2 pounds when he was born. He was kept in oil-soaked cotton in a box over the wood-stove in the kitchen. The only people allowed in the kitchen were his mother and grandmother, who were his nurses and full-time caretakers. Everything was boiled before being used for him. He was not born in a hospital, but rather accidentally after a taking a bumpy pre-birth ride over a country road in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan (perhaps Liminga). His mother kept a journal of his care, but she lost it in one of their moves. |
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| Occupation | Toby sold, at various times, insurance and stocks. He was a registered representative for E.F. Hutton for several years. Later he joined with others to start a small water purification business. |
| Note | Tanya and Jimmy were the oldest and the children of Toby's first wife, Bobbye Townsend. Joyce, Jill and Jeff were children of Toby's second wife, Pat Mallory. The last three were children of Toby and Sandy's marriage, and Daniel was adopted by them both from Elsmere, Kentucky in 1970. The younger 7 lived with Toby and Sandy in Chelsea, Michigan. |