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Born 1855
From History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916)
JOHN ALGOT PETERSON.
John Algot Peterson is among the highly respected citizens and progressive farmers of Parkers Prairie township. Otter Tail county, Minnesota, and his unusual ability in his chosen profession has led to a satisfactory issue of his agricultural interests. He was born on August II, 1855, in Sweden, the son of C. J. Peterson and his wife, Sophia, both natives of Sweden. C. J. Peterson followed the vocation of farmer for many years, while a resident of his native land, and emigrated to America in 186S. Immediately after his arrival in the United States he located in Washington county, Minnesota, where he was employed as a farm hand until 1871. He then came to Otter Tail county, Minnesota, where he located on one hundred and sixty acres of homestead land and remained on this property until his death. To the union of C. J. and Sophia Peterson were born four children.
John Algot Peterson moved to Otter Tail county with his father and immediately purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, for which he paid cash. This property has been improved and increased until, at the present time, it is among the best in the locality. It now consists of one hundred and eighty-four and one-half acres of land, and is devoted to general farming and stock raising. In 1880 John Algot Peterson was united in marriage to Mary Swanson, and to this union seven children have been horn. jennie. Alice. Elbcda. Edna, Emily, Harold and Ruth. Mary (Swanson) Peterson is the daughter of Carl Swanson. John Algot Peterson and his wife are members of the Swedish Lutheran church, in which he has served as deacon and trustee for mure than twenty years. John Algot Peterson has been very active in educational circles and served for ten years as a member of the township board, also acting as chairman of the same. He has served as township assessor for fifteen years. He takes great pride in the cultivation of his farm and keeps everything connected therewith in the best of condition. Much credit is due him fur his unselfish interest in all questions pertaining to the betterment of his community.
As printed in History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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