Ole Peterson

As printed in 1916

OLE PETERSON.

Ole Peterson was born on September 29, 1864, in Sweden, the son of 1'er Nelson and Inger Thortelson both natives of Sweden, who spent their entire lives in that country. Ole Peterson received his education in his native land and immigrated to America when seventeen years of age. After his arrival in the United States he located in Clitherall township, Otter Tail county, Minnesota, and was employed on the railroad for a period of one year. Following this position he became a farm hand for two years and in 1885 purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land on which he now resides.

On January 3, 1885, Ole Peterson was united in marriage to Hannah Person, daughter of Per and Anna (Olson) Person, and they are the parents of three children whose names follow: Emil S., who is employed as a ticket agent in Bowman, North Dakota; Oliver and Edna. Hannah (Person) Peterson, wife of Ole Peterson, was born on January 9, 1866, and is a native of Sweden. Her parents were also natives of Sweden and immigrated to America in 1869. They located in Clitherall township. Otter Tail county, Minnesota, and were the second family to locate in that community. They purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land, on which their son, Xels Person, now lives.

Ole Peterson has been very successful in his chosen line of endeavor (57b) and an ardent worker in the Swedish Lutheran church, of which he is a member, having held various offices in that congregation for a number of years. He is now deacon of the church and held the office of clerk for twenty-two years. He has also served his fellow citizens in the capacity of school clerk for a period of six years.

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.