Andrew Peterson, a Norwegian shoemaker born in 1833, took a homestead in Weimer township in 1870, when the only other permanent residents were Charles Winzer and Nels Moe, and his family spent its first summer living in a stable. John Peterson, born at Modum, Norway, in 1837, clerked in grocery stores at Westfossen and Drammen before coming to America in 1870, and in 1872 homesteaded in LaCrosse township, where grasshoppers took five crops in a row. Albert Peterson, born in Sweden in 1857, worked in the Michigan timber before settling in 1891 on the Kimball township farm he had bought in 1885, and Charlie Peterson, born at Christiania, Norway, in 1875, served in the Fifteenth Minnesota during the Spanish-American War and later ran a restaurant in Jackson. Every fact below is cited to the public-domain 1910 history of Jackson County.
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Parents of Andrew Peterson
One of the first settlers of Weimer township
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Andrew w'as educated in Norway and learned the shoemaker's trade. He came to the United States in 1800 and located in Fayette county, Iowa. There he resided four years, conducting a farm and working at his trade. In 1870 Mr. Peterson sold his farm and moved to Jackson county, taking as a homestead the northeast quarter of section 22, Weimer township, when the only other permanent resideiitik of the township were Charles Winzer and Nds Moe. During the first summer of their residence in Jackson county jmr Peterson and his family lived in a stable.
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Pioneer of LaCrosse township
JOHN PETERSON (1872) is one of the pioneer settlers of LaCrosse township, in which precinct he owns a quarter section farm. Mr. Peterson is a native of Modum, Norway, and the date of his birth was March 10, 18.37. He is the son of Peter-Johanson Hugsted and Christie Hugsted. both of whom died in their native land.
John Peterson, after securing a common school education, early began to earn his own living. From the age of twelve until he was seventeen he worked in a cobalt factory in his native town, and was then employed four years as a clerk in a grocery store at Westfossen. At th age of twenty-one years he moved to Drammen. Norway, where for the next twelve years he clerked in a grocery store.
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Mr. Peterson was married in Dodge county, Wisconsin, March 1. 1877, to Jane Holgriem. who was born in Norway and came to America when one year old. They have children as follows: Peter Olof and Oarl Hcnrick, of Des Moines, Towa: Clara Soneva, of Albert Lea, Minnesota: Heliner Orville and Reuben, who reside at home.
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Came from Christiania, Norway, in 1880
Restaurant keeper at Jackson
CHARLIE PETERSON (1880), who is engaged in the restaurant business at Jackson, is a Jackson county boy, having resided here since he was a boy five years of age. He is the son of the late John Peterson and Sophia Peterson. The former died in 1906 at the age of 67 years; the latter lives in Jackson. To these parents, in Christiania, Norway, Charlie Peterson was born October 29, 1875.
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Mr. Peterson was married at Slierburn, Minnesota, May 4, 1908, to Minnie Schwager, a native of Martin county. To this union has been born one child, Ronald. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson are members of the Lutheran church.
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Kimball township farmer
ALBERT PETERSON (1891). who is a farmer and landowner of Kimball township, was born in Sweden December 4, 1857, one of a family of seven children born to Peter and Mary (Johnson) Peterson. Until he was fifteen years of age he lived at home; then he started in life for himself, working out in Sweden until he was of age.
When he reached his majority Mr. Peterson came to America and located at Manistee, Michigan, where he worked in the timber and on the river until 1888. He then made a visit to his old home in Sweden. Returning, he lived a few months at Mooseliead Lake, Maine, and then went to Gardner, of the same state, where he worked on the docks for a while. Again coming west, he worked in the woods about Manistee, Michigan, until 1891. That is the date of his arrival in Jackson county. So early as 1885 Mr. Peterson had bought a farm on section 26, Kimball township, and when he came to the county to reside permanently he located upon that farm, which has ever since been his home.
Mr. Peterson was married in Kimball township July 9, 1892, to Augusta Johnson, who was born in Sweden in September, 1862. To them have been born the following named seven children: Alfred, Gustaf, Harry, Elmer, Albert, Marie and Beda. The family are members of the Swedish Mission church.
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