John Wesley Petersen, b: 1865

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}




^{Annalena Petersen}^{b.1896 d.1960}	^{John Wesley Petersen}^{b.1865 Germany d.1943 Britt, Hancock County, IA}

^{Elizabeth Jane Petersen}^{b.1894 d.1928}

^{Hilda Annie Petersen}^{b.1894 d.1928}

^{John Wesley Petersen}^{b.1901 d.1984}		^{Jan (John) Weiland}^{b.1840 d.1929 Bristow, IA}

^{Grace Ruth Petersen}^{b.1903 d.1994}	^{Rachel J. Weiland}^{b.1869 d.1956 Hamilton Co., IA}

		^{Hilka Siebens}^{b.1840 d.1930 Bristow, IA}