John A. Peterson

As printed in 1914

JOHN A. PETERSON.

John A. Peterson has since 1903 been an equal partner with Charles Rosen in the firm of Charles Rosen & Company of Ogden, with which establishment he first became identified as an employe a quarter of a century ago. They carry an enormous stock of harness and horse goods and a full line of shoes. Mr. Peterson was born in Sweden on the nth of October, 1867, his parents being Peter A. and Christine Johnson, who are also natives of that country. The father, a farmer by occupation, is now engaged in agricultural pursuits in the interests of the government. He has reached the age of seventy-six years, while his wife is seventy-four years old.

John A. Peterson was reared and educated in the land of his nativity and there followed farming in association with his father until 1887. When a young man of twenty years he crossed the Atlantic to the United States and came direct to Boone county, Iowa, entering the service of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway at Ogden and being thus employed for two years. In December 1889 he secured a position with the harness firm of Goetzman & Company and learned the trade, finding the business so much to his liking that he has remained continuously identified therewith to the present time. The establishment later came into possession of Charles Rosen, and on the 2d of January, 1903, Mr. Peterson became an equal partner in the concern, which has since been known as Charles

Rosen & Company. They carry a very extensive stock of harness and horse goods as well as a complete line of shoes and enjoy a liberal and lucrative patronage that has made the enterprise most profitable. Mr. Peterson owns a handsome residence in the eastern part of Ogden and also has a fine orchard of two acres. On the 17th of April, 1893, Mr. Peterson was united in marriage to Miss Anna Anderson, a daughter of E. M. and Emma Jonson, natives of Sweden, where the father is engaged in business as a butcher. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have four children, namely: Ruth, who is nineteen years of age; Paul, eighteen years old; and Werner Linne and David C. A., who are fourteen and twelve years of age respectively. Mr. Peterson gives his political allegiance to the progressive party, while his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Swedish Mission. The hope that led him to leave his native land and seek a home in America has been more than realized. He found the opportunities he sought, — which, by the way, are always open to the ambitious, energetic man, — and making the best of these he has steadily worked his way upward. He possesses the resolution, perseverance and reliability so characteristic of his nation, and his name is now enrolled among the best citizens of Boone county.

As printed in History of Boone County, Iowa (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.