Leona Louisa WILSON ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette July 31, 1909
A FRUIT SHOWER
Last evening Mrs. Nora McKeil and Miss Lucy Stick entertained in honor of Miss Leona Wilson, whose marriage to Andrew Petersen is to take place next Tuesday. Friends were invited to a fruit shower at the home of Mrs. McNeil, and the bride-elect was presented with canned fruit, jelly
preserves, etc. sufficient to make a goodly store for the beginning of housekeeping, They also gave Miss Wilson a recipe book which contained
full directions for putting up fruit, jelly making and the like. The refreshments, very appropriate to the occasion and for a |warm evening, were entirely of fruit.
The decorations were red and white hearts, bells and cupids. Various games were played by way of pastime.

IA MARRIAGES, 1809-1992:
Groom's Name: Andrew Petersen
Groom's Birth Date: 1886
Groom's Birthplace: Handerus, No Schleswig, Germany
Groom's Age: 23
Bride's Name: Leona Louisa Wilson
Bride's Birth Date: 1885
Bride's Birthplace: Alburnett, Linn, Iowa
Bride's Age: 24
Marriage Date: 03 Aug 1909
Marriage Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Hans Petersen
Groom's Mother's Name: Christine Wind
Bride's Father's Name: Robert John Wilson
Bride's Mother's Name: Annie Wickham Wilson
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02697-1
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1704848

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids city, 812 N. 9th St., W.: Andrew Petersen, 28, married, 8th grade education, office work, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, no church affiliation, in US 24 yrs, in IA 10 yrs, naturalized;
Leona L. Petersen, 30, married, 1 yr college, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IA, no church affiliation.

1920 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids city:
Andrew Petersen, 35, 1891, naturalized citizen, b. Germany, parents b. Germany, attendant at automatic telegraph;
wife Leona L., 34, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IA;
dau. Thelma C., 6, b. IA, father b. Germany, mother b. IA;
son Donald W., 3 9/12, b. IA, father b. Germany, mother b. IA;
father-in-law Robert J. Wilson, 75, wd, b. OH, father b. US, mother b. Atlantic Ocean.

1930 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids:
Andrew Petersen, own home $3500, 43, married age 23, b. Denmark, parents b. Denmark, chief operator telegraph office;
wife Leona L, 45, married age 24, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IA;
dau T. Christine, 16, b. IA, father b. Denmark, mother b. IA;
son Donald W., 14, b. IA, father b. Denmark, mother b. IA;
father-in-law Robert J. Wilson, 84, wd, b. OH, father b. PA, mother b. at sea.

CEDAR RAPIDS TRIBUNE:
Friday, May 31, 1935, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mrs. Andrew Petersen, 210 5th-St.SW - is a patient at St. Luke's hospital where she is reported to be in a serious condition.

Leona married Andrew PETERSEN on 3 Aug 1909 in Cedar Rapids Linn Co., IA.¹ (Andrew PETERSEN was born on 6 Jul 1886 in Faudesup, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany,⁴ died on 18 May 1951 in Cedar Rapids Linn Co., IA ⁵ and was buried on 21 May 1951 in Cedar Memorial Cem, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co, IA ⁵.)