Emily Gunver Peterson b. 9 Sep 1903 Minnesota, USA d. 8 Dec 1984 Alameda County, California, USA: Smith Family Tree

Emily Gunver Peterson

1903 - 1984 (81 years)

Name	Emily Gunver Peterson [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Birth	9 Sep 1903	Minnesota, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11]
Gender	Female
Residence	7 Jun 1905	Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA [7]
Census	1910	Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Census	1920	Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Census	1930	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Census	1940	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [9]
	Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census	1950	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [11, 12]
	Gunver; Wife; Age: 46; Wife of Mahlon Campbell
Obituary	Dec 1984	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [10]
	Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 11 Dec 1984, Tue • Page 34
		Obituary-PIGEON Gunver (PETERSON) Obituary of EMILY GUNVER CAMPBELL PETERSON PIGEON • Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 11 Dec 1984, Tue • Page 34
FSID	LRHW-VWC
Death	8 Dec 1984	Alameda County, California, USA [2, 10]
	Age: 81
Burial	Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
		Mountain View Cemetery Oakland, Alameda, California Find a Grave: #8191
Person ID	I25537	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Alfred Ludwig Peterson, b. 29 Oct 1874, Sweden d. 8 Apr 1938, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ella Erickson, b. 27 Feb 1879, McPherson County, Kansas, USA d. 15 Aug 1966, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA (Age 87 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	29 Oct 1898	Victoria County, Texas, USA [13, 14, 15, 16]
Family ID	F10676	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Mahlon Wesley 'Scotty' Campbell, Sr, b. 6 Apr 1899, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, USA d. 31 Jul 1964, Alameda, Alameda, California, USA (Age 65 years)

Marriage 9 Dec 1933 Alameda County, California, USA [1]

Family Residence Jun 1957 Oakland, Alameda, California, USA [17]

Mrs Gunver Campbell

Marriage End 1964 [18]

Death of Mahlon

Children

	1. Mahlon Wesley Campbell, Jr, b. 2 Jan 1935, Alameda County, California, USA d. 4 Oct 2002, Antioch, Contra Costa, California, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Glenn William Campbell, b. 16 Jun 1941, Alameda County, California, USA d. 22 Jun 2001, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, USA (Age 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10705 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Rubin Pigeon, b. 13 Jan 1896, Sant'Omero, Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy d. 20 Sep 1979, Pleasanton, Alameda, California, USA (Age 83 years)
Marriage	20 Jun 1970	Alameda, Alameda, California, USA [4]
Family ID	F11322	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 9 Sep 1903 - Minnesota, USA
	Residence - 7 Jun 1905 - Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1910 - Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1920 - Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Marriage - 9 Dec 1933 - Alameda County, California, USA
	Census - Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1940 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Census - Gunver; Wife; Age: 46; Wife of Mahlon Campbell - 1950 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Family Residence - Mrs Gunver Campbell - Jun 1957 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Marriage - 20 Jun 1970 - Alameda, Alameda, California, USA
	Obituary - Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 11 Dec 1984, Tue • Page 34 - Dec 1984 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
	Death - 8 Dec 1984 - Alameda County, California, USA
	Burial - - Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

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Ancestors

~j Campbell-F
Campbell Female Ancestor

Census

1950 Census-CAMPBELL Mahlon and Gunver
1950 Census - Oakland, Alameda County, California (District 67-451) 1712A Brush St -- Mahlon W Campbell; Head; Age: 51; Cab Driver, Taxi Co -- Gunver Campbell; Wife; Age: 46 -- Mahlon W Campbell Jr; Son; Age: 15; Education: 10th Grade -- Glenn W Campbell; Age: 9

News At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Obituaries

Obituary-PIGEON Gunver (PETERSON)
Obituary of EMILY GUNVER CAMPBELL PETERSON PIGEON • Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 11 Dec 1984, Tue • Page 34

Sources

[S1699] Ancestry.com, California, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;).

California, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941
[S559] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Date: 1984-12-08.
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: T625_822; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 865.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: T625_822; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 865
[S239] Ancestry.com, California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).

California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
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1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus, Anoka, Minnesota; Roll: T624_689; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1374702
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 107; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0178; Image: 936.0; FHL microfilm: 2339842.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 107; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0178; Image: 936.0; FHL microfilm: 2339842
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Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905
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[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_439; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 61-4.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_439; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 61-4
[S1174] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Gunver Pigeon • Oakland Tribune - Dec 1984, (Name: Oakland Tribube; Location: Oakland CA; Date: 11 Dec 1984;), Emily Gunver Peterson Campbell Pigeon Obituary.
PIGEON, Gunver Campbell, of Pleasanton, Dec 8, 1984; beloved wife of the late Rubin Pigeon Sr; devoted mother of M Wesley Campbell Jr of Concord, Glen W Campbell of Livermore, David Paul Campbell of Grass Valley, Arbutus Becker of Sebastopol, Betty Jean Hill of Clearlake, Reuben Pigeon of Newark and John Pigeon of Castro Valley; dear sister of Albin Peterson of San Leandro, Edwin Peterson of Oakland, Alvera Wise of Concord, Arthur Peterson, Wilmer Peterson, Edna Stearns, and Ethel Harvey all of Stockton; grandmother of 19 and great-grandmother of 21. A member of of King's Way Centre of Castro Valley. A native of Minnesota; aged 81 years.
Friends are invited attend services at the Chapel of the Jess C Spencer Mortuary, Wednesday, December 12. Interment Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland.
• Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 11 Dec 1984, Tue • Page 34
https://www.newspapers.com/image/758568477/?article=b4de76f8-b53e-463d-8b42-0611877bf5b9&focus=0.88182855,0.2581846,0.98479927,0.44895798&xid=3355

Obituary-PIGEON Gunver (PETERSON)
Obituary of EMILY GUNVER CAMPBELL PETERSON PIGEON • Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 11 Dec 1984, Tue • Page 34

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oakland, Alameda, Ca.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oakland, Alameda, Ca

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), 1950 Census - Oakland, Alameda County, California (District 67-451).
1712A Brush St
-- Mahlon W Campbell; Head; Age: 51; Cab Driver, Taxi Co
-- Gunver Campbell; Wife; Age: 46
-- Mahlon W Campbell Jr; Son; Age: 15; Education: 10th Grade
-- Glenn W Campbell; Age: 9
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/district-map/62308?selection=-122.276996%2C37.809378&search=1712+brush+st%2C+Oakland%2C+Alameda%2C+California%2C+USA

[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Victoria, Texas; Roll: 1676; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241676.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Victoria, Texas; Roll: 1676; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241676
[S199] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;).
[S6783] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): PETERSON A Ludwig, (Name: SmithLC.com;), PETERSON Alfred Ludwig 1874-1938.
Ella Erickson and Alfred Peterson married 29 Oct 1898 in Victoria, Texas
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38330791/a-ludwig-peterson
[S11526] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): ERICKSON Ella Peterson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), ERICKSON Ella Peterson 1879-1966.
PETERSON, Ella, In Oakland, August 13, 1966, wife of the late A. L. Peterson; beloved mother of Mrs. Eda Stearns, Mrs. Ethel Harvey and Arthur Peterson of Stockton, Mrs. Gunver Campbell, Albin and Edwin Peterson of Oakland, Mrs. Alvera Wise of Lafayette, Paul Peterson of Richmond, and Wilmer Peterson of Hayward; loving sister of Mrs. Tillie Duncan of San Leandro, Mrs. Hulda Fassett, Mrs. Maybell Kerner, Carl and Arthur Erlckson of Stockton; also survived by 22 grandchildren, 52 greatgrandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. A native of Kansas; aged 17 years. A member of the First Assembly of God Church in Oakland. Friends are Invited to attend services at the First Assembly of God Church in Oakland. Reverend Paul Schoch officiating. Graveside services at the Park View Cemetery.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223814219/ella-peterson
[S1700] Newspapers.com: Family Reunion of ERICKSON Family (Alum Rock) • Oakland Tribune - Jun 1957, (Name: Oakland Tribune ; Location: Oakland, California; Date: 9 Jun 1957;), 4 Generations of Family Join in Mass Picnic.
4 Generations of Family Join In Mass Picnic
SAN JOSE, June 8 Four generations of the Erickson family of Stockton numbering more than 150, including many from the Oakland area, held a mass reunion picnic today, at Alum Rock Park. The senior member, of the family, Carl Erickson, 80, of Stockton was presented a plaque which will be handed down to the eldest surviving member. The youngest descendent of the family who came to the picnic was Timothy Campbell, 1-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Campbell, 2467 Hinkley Ave., Richmond. All who attended are descendants of the late Andrew Peter Erickson, wno migrated from Sweden to Texas in the late 1800s. After he died, his widow, Mrs. Matilda Larson Erickson, moved with their nine sons and daughters to Stockton in 1901. Seven of them who survive, including Carl, 'were honored today. The others are Mrs. Ella Peterson, 78, of 2200 66th Ave., Oakland; Mrs. Hulda Fassett, 73, of Stockton; Mrs. Tillie Duncan, 70, of 7328 Holly St., Oakland; Andy Erickson, 67, Mrs. Mabel Kerner, 64, and Arthur Erickson, 61, all of Stockton. The 173 known members of the family were traced by Mrs. Gunver Campbell of 1736 36th Ave., Oakland. She found some of them as far away as Hong Kong, Hawaii and Chicago, Ill. Arrangements for the picnic were made by a committee headed by Andy Erickson, a retired Stockton ice cream manufacturer.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72476200/oakland-tribune/?xid=637
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
[S1708] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Mahlon Campbell • Oakland Tribune - Aug 1964, (Name: Oakland Tribube; Location: Oakland CA; Date: 3 Aug 1964;), Mahlon Wesley "Scotty" Campbell Obituary.
CAMPBELL, Mahlon (Scotty), in Oakland, July 11, 1964; dearly beloved husband of Gunver Campbell; loving father of David P, Mahlon Wesley and Glenn Campbell, and Mrs Arbuts Becker; loving uncle of Betty Hill: also survived by 14 grandchildren. A native of Michigan; aged 65 years. A member of Local 923 Chauffeurs Union, an employee of 19 years with Key System and 18 years with Yellow Cab Company, and a member of the Oakland Revival Tabernacle. Friends are invited to attend the funeral services Tuesday, August 4 at the BAY VIEW CHAPEL, Berkeley. Interment Mountain View Cemetery
• Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 03 Aug 1964, Mon • Page 32
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Obituary-CAMPBELL Mahlon Sr
Obituary of MAHON WESLEY "SCOTTY" CAMPBELL • Oakland Tribune • Oakland, California • 03 Aug 1964, Mon • Page 32

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