James Franklin PETERSON

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Information obtained from Julia B. Grayson

PERSONAL INFORMATION: Jim & Rossie fought quite a bit and Jim was reportedly
mean to Rossie in a violent way at times. He drank quit a bit. He had twin girls
that burned in a fire while cooking crawdad tails. Pansy was pouring kerosene
on the stove from a 5 gallon can when it ignited killing the girls. Jim was
brother of Lee Peterson who married Rossie's sister, Othella.

!SOURCE:Pansy Vea PETERSON SMITH via recorded telephone call 9:00 P.M.,
4 Sep 1994; called Pansy in Plano, Texas from Lubbock, Texas.

!BIRTH:1895, Brady, Texas.

!MARRIAGE:Pansy Vea PETERSON SMITH Abt 1937 in Roby, Texas

!DEATH:

!BURIAL:Resthaven Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX.

!DAUGHTERS: Burned in fire started when Pansy was cooking crawdad tails and
poured kerosene from a 5 gallon can onto the stove that ignited the fire.
Lived at one time at 6122 Ave. R, Lubbock, Texas. Girls died abt 1932 according
to Wille R. "Bill" SMITH, who took care of cemetery.

James married Rossie Lee EVANS on 4 Oct 1914 in Fisher, Texas. Rossie (daughter of David Alexander EVANS and Agnes Emily "Aggie" PAGE) was born on 5 Apr 1895 in Newburg, Izard, Arkansas; died on 21 Nov 1979 in Lubbock, Lubbock Co., Texas; was buried about 23 Nov 1979 in Resthaven Cem., Lubbock Co., Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living PETERSON
2. Living PETERSON
3. "Frank" Living PETERSON
4. Living PETERSON
5. Living PETERSON
6. Living PETERSON
7. Living PETERSON
8. Verdine PETERSON was born about 1925 in McCaulley, Fisher Co., Texas; died about 1932 in McCaulley, Fisher Co., Texas; was buried about 1932 in Swedonia Cem., Fisher Co., Texas.
9. Murna Lee PETERSON was born about 1927 in McCaulley, Fisher Co., Texas; died in 1932 in McCaulley, Fisher Co., Texas; was buried in 1932 in Swedonia Cem., Fisher Co., Texas.