| Male/Husband} Peterson, Karl Alma |
Family History} Olson |
| Female/Wife} Startup, Ethel Ruth |
Relationship Type} Marriage |
| Marriage: Date} Exa 30 Aug 1922 |
Place} Salt Lake LDS Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah |
Ended: On Date} Exa 11 Jan 1981
By} Death of husband |
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| 1st Household No.} 763 = Provo, Utah, Utah |
| Photographs} See below |
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Last Updated
by} Karen Hancock |
Date Updated} 19 Jan 2016
Date Created} 26 Dec 2015 |
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| Notes:
Karl Alma Peterson, 21, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Ethel Ruth Startup, 18, of Provo, Utah,
were married 30 Aug 1922 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah, Select Marriages, 1887 - 1966 records their marriage on 29 Aug, 1922, in Utah County, Utah.
Their first home was in Provo, Utah, Utah, where they started their family of four children.
Their daughter Rosalee was born 13 Jun 1923, and son Edwin Karl was born 15 Feb 1927. |
In the 1930 U.S. census, Karl and Ethel were living at 538 S. Sixth West, Provo, Utah, Utah.
They were renting their house for $15. per month, and had a radio set. Karl was a salesman
for a credit system. In the 1929 Provo, Utah, City Directory Karl was described as a
salesman for Startup's, which was the candy business of his wife's family. Ethel was the
manager of the Quick Service Grocery. Their two children were Rosa Lee, 6, who attended
school, and Edwin, 3. Their son Richard Startup was born 21 Jul 1933.
In the 1935 Provo, Utah, City Directory Karl and Ethel are listed at 255 E. 5th North, Provo.
Karl is listed as a candy jobber. The family moved to Price, Utah, where their
son James Max was born 19 Feb 1939.
In the 1940 U.S. census, Karl and Ethel were living at 207 First East, Price, Carbon, Utah.
They were renting their house for $35. per month. Their children were Rosalee, 16, two years of
high school; Edwin K., 13, 6th grade; Richard S., 6, and James M., 1.
Karl and his wife founded the Peterson Candy Company, later Peterson Distribution Co. Karl
was active in many Senior Citizens programs, and was named Utah's Mr. Rural Senior Citizen and
Carbon County's Mr. Senior Citizen. Both of them were active in the LDS Church. They had a
vacation home in Scofield, Carbon, Utah, near the Scofield Reservoir.
Karl, 79, died 11 Jan 1981 in the Carbon Nursing Home, Price, Carbon, Utah. Funeral services were held
15 Jan 1981 at the Price Sixth Ward Chapel. Ethel, age 88, died 26 Jul 1990 at a nursing home in
Price, Carbon, Utah. Her funeral services were held 30 Jul 1990 at the 11th LDS Ward Chapel.
They are buried in the Price City Cemetery, Price, Utah.
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| Children: |
Total # of Children} 4 |
Seq. # of Primary} |
| 1st Child} | Peterson, Rosalee | 1923 - 1979 | |
| 2nd Child} | Peterson, Edwin Karl | 1928 - 1972 | |
| 3rd Child} | Peterson, Richard Startup | 1933 - 1983 | |
| 4th Child} | Peterson, James Max | 1939 - 1999 | Obituary |
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