In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1833
From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
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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 Winzcr and Nds Moe. During the first summer of their residence in Jackson county jmr Peterson and his family lived in a stable. Then he built a little log house, 12x10 feet, in which the fam-
As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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