PETERSON, William E. "Pete" Jr.

PETERSON, William E. "Pete" Jr.

Male Abt 1908 -

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  • Name PETERSON, William E. "Pete"  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix Jr. 
    Nickname Pete 
    Born Abt 1908  , , New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Name Pete Peterson 
    Died
    • Y
    Notes 
    • According to James E. Cashman III, Pete Peterson was a naval architect who specialized in luxury yachts. He and his wife moved to Japan in the 1960's where he worked for Kawasaki ship building and Grace taught English.
    Person ID I6  Cashman Family Tree
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2014 

    Spouse CASHMAN, Grace Louise
              b. 23 Dec 1909, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 7 Oct 1980, Newport Beach, Orange, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married Between 1931 and 1 Apr 1940  [4, 5
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2014 
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S24] Kirkness, Elizabeth, "Ohio Boy Marvels at Grandfather's Burlington 'Monuments'".

    2. [S14] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.) (Reliability: 3).
      William E. Peterson, Birth date:  abt 1908  Birth place:  New York Residence date:  1 Apr 1940  Residence place:  Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
      022 1940 US Census WIlliam E Peterson household
      022 1940 US Census WIlliam E Peterson household


    3. [S23] Letter - James E Cashman III to Jay Cashman, James E. Cashman III (Reliability: 3).
      James E. Cashman, Sr. -- Married to Ada James Grandaughter ?? of Joshua James, inventor of the self-bailing, self-righting boat.

      Sons -- James E. Cashman Jr. born November 22, 1907, died in 1987 of a stroke that was followed by a heart attack a couple of weeks later. Married Marjory D. Cashman in 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio / One child. Me.

      James E. Cashman Jr. siblings:

      - Older sisters Elenor Prunier, married Frank Prunier...no children. Lived in Burlington on 77 Prospect Parkway (going from memory).

      - Marrion Wallace...married James Wallace who was a major in the army and a member of the pre-cursor to the special forces in WWII, a combined force of USA and Canadian. With a red arrow-head emblem that I still have. No children. Lived in Washington D.C.

      - Younger sister Grace who married Pete Peterson...he was a naval architect who specialized in luxury yachts. They moved to Japan in 1960's where he worked for Kawasaki ship building, and she taught English. No children.

      - Younger Brother...Ben Cashman...don't remember the wife's name, but he had two children, Michael and Bonnie. Michael is a little older than me, and Bonnie a little younger. They all lived in Washington D.C. area when I knew them.

      There is a fair amount of memorabilia, most of which my mom has, but I do have some of his salvage items, his pocket watch, a tin-type picture of him as a very young boy (could pass for my dad or me), his high school graduation program, etc. I will try to dig through them.

    4. [S14] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.) (Reliability: 3).
      William E. Peterson, Birth date:  abt 1910  Birth place:  Vermont Residence date:  1 Apr 1940  Residence place:  Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
      022 1940 US Census WIlliam E Peterson household
      022 1940 US Census WIlliam E Peterson household


    5. [S14] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.) (Reliability: 3).
      Grace Cashman, Birth date:  abt 1910  Birth place:  Vermont  Residence date:  1 Apr 1940  Residence place:  Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
      022 1940 US Census WIlliam E Peterson household
      022 1940 US Census WIlliam E Peterson household