Researching Katherine Peden
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 605 people with the Peden surname? In that year Peden was ranked number 2974 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Katherine means "Pure, Virginal" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Katherine Peden on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Katherine Peden and the Peden Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Peden Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Peden family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1224 people with the Peden surname in the UK? Peden is now ranked number 2910 for popularity in the UK. |
Peden Genealogy Databases
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Peden Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Peden surname in the USA? Peden is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Katherine Peden. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Katherine Peden
Katherine Peden
Katherine Graham Peden (January 2, 1926 – January 8, 2006) was the first woman appointed as the Commissioner of Commerce in Kentucky. Peden was engaged in economic growth policy-making at the national and state levels during the 1960s and 70s. She was appointed to advisory positions by United States Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson. and Jimmy Carter during a time that few women were selected to serve in these positions. She was the first woman in Kentucky to win a statewide Senate primary.
In 1969 she was appointed to the board of directors of MeadWestvaco, then called Westvaco, becoming one of the first women in the nation named to a Fortune 500 company board of directors. The company credited Peden for their decision to build a major plant near Wickliffe, Kentucky, on the Mississippi River in far western Kentucky.
Source: Katherine Peden, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Peden
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